The Harrison times., 1915-06-26
MINING NOTES

NNNNlbl plbJNl NlNS ~ w. ''N'N' $3.50
section are being brushed up for
business,
The Mcintosh Mine now leased TO
!. { Shepherd, will be running with
the next thirty days
The Jack Pot at Zinc has en-.
countered a good run OF ore in their
shaft at the 100 foot level
A car load OF concentrates from
the Coker Hollow was one of the
shipments from Zinc last week
The ore hopper at the Philadelphia
mill collapsed recently, under a
burden of $50 cars of mill dirt which
had been dumped in from the mine
! during the day and previous ulght.
Fortunately no one WAS hurt.
Teams have been reaching HarrI'
son this week with ore from the
Panther Creek mine Of Newton
county, which as a result Of develop
ment work done several years ago,
has over 100 tons on its dump.
Lon Brown has established a local
ore market at Zinc where he pro.
poses to buy marketable ore in large
or small quantities, paying the cash
down. This will be a great ad-
vantage for the small producers OF
that ncighborhood,
The highest prices for zinc ore last
! Saturday in Joplin was 81, 5per ton.
This was for the highest grade ores,
! Carbonates and Siicates sold on n
40 per cent basis for $50, Lead is
beginning to cIimb with zinc, the
settlement basis being $72
Four miners were rescued last
Tuesday from a deep underground
| drift in "A Joplin mine attcr being en-
toned Ave days by the caying Of
ground between them and main
shaft. The men had been without
| food or water during the time and
when rescued were in sluSh waist
deep
The Attorney General Of Missouri
has brought suit against 2Ssmcltcrs
which he charges as being in COM
bine 20 control the price Of zinc aud
lead ores It is charged that buyers
for the smcltcrs have q secret agree
ment on what they will pay for ore
aud make purchases without compe'
tition
President {, NJ, Cooke, Of our
Commercial Club spent last week on
business in Marion count incIdently
visiting the mines OF the Rush creek
district He says things now in
dichtc permanent activity in that
sectioua as well as elsewhere through.
out the zinc producing territory Of
/ North Arkansas,
The Sure Pop zine mine, on Water
| Greek, was sold the latter part OF
last week for $4,000, 70 John
Shepherd, who has been working
the property for several mouths,
under 4 lease When Mr. Shepherd
leased the property he also took an
option ON same aud the sale was
merely the closing of The deal at che
option price MawhaH Republican
The mine operators Of Rush creek
have formed an organization 20 be
known as the Zinc Ore Producers
Association of Arkansas, Ed Iim.
mermon Of the Red Cloud, was elect
ed presidents W, Mcdaniel Of the
Ben Carney mine, vice president and
! G v Chase Of the Morning Star,
Sce.TreNs Their principal object
is to protect themselves from the
discrimination Of the ore buyers,
I'D Zimmerman, in charge OF the
Red Cloud operations on buffalo,
spent Sunday and Monday with
home folks here, He says activities
throughout our zinc field are greater
than ever before, and more extended
than even the enthusiastic ones
know unless they visit the various
districts, It seems likely that the
summer of 1913 is to bring hundreds
Of profitable mines TO the front IN
the North Arkansas field
The rich strike made at the Bcn
Carney zine mine, that oins the
Morning Star in the Rush camp is
developing an mmcnselfcc orcbody
II W Mechanics, who is operating
the property is highly clotcd The
ore was loundin an oldunderground
water course and LAYS ia slabs be-
tween stfatas Of tallow clay, Many
OF these immtncr slabs Of pure ore
weigh as much as 500 pounds. A
shipment will be made FROM The