Daily Arkansas Gazette from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 8

5 7 Srbncb August-15. 1S06. ITY, -pike The New Metropolis of ArkansasOnly yThree Mjles from the'Geographical Cen-ter of the'-County 722 Fcct'Above the jLevelof the Sea The Richest-' County in Natural Resources in Arkansas. Resources Worth More Th'an; All the Gold Ever" Found in the of CalifbrniaThe V-l- frs'rt J1 it -W r. -V.

vi-: Railroad Has Passed Delight and Is Making Rapid Progress to .19 Only. .133 Miles From Little Rock Pike City, the Permanent Tcrminus. Pike City's BusinessTerritory Large Than Ahy Other-Point in the State It Is 35 Miles vyesi vi uic iron lviouniain rtauway, zo iviues vvsi 01 vrKaaeipniar25 Miles --r-- f-i jFrom Nashville and 6q Miles From Hot Springs. Reserved Prices. Business Lot, $75.

Kesidence lot, $10. Term of Silei One-third cash and baltnce $10 per month at eight per cent inter est. 3 a I c. 3 You tap reserve both Business and subject to the Auo Slle nder tion Sale, whlclj will eommence September 3. The call for the march on cashl Pike City has been and the rush is now under way, Don't delay getinoatheroupdfipor, DIUC fITV nrL un 1.

PIKE CITY. PIKE CITY. Ill3'" tm4 lathe Center of Pike County, the Richest of All Sections in Natural Resources. Excursion Kates September 3, 4 and 5. 1 AN EXCITING SCENE, The above may be truly designated as such, but not more so than the scenes in and around Pike City, The Streets are now being cut out, the Court House Square put in shape and everything in readiness for the great sale Sept.

3. Write for plats. Write for Plats. Copies of Fike City Herald free. B.

IB (ft IS a A r' Write us for particulars about the Kaolin, Gypsum, Plaster, Ashphaltum and Clays of Pike City. Much of the Kaolin land has already been cornered, but there are other large tracts on the market. Finest pine timber in the State of Arkansas.and enougrrof it close to Pike City to run the mills for years. For plats, copies of the Pike City Herald and all information, call oh or write THE RAtEIQH COMPANY, Everybody knows our office. IIrTlE) ROCK.

ARK. aiIIM) PIKK CITY OX TIIR 7VT AT. ARKANSAS NEW3. Who wants To take charge of an established ptofitale general agency with the New York Life for Arkansas, headquarters in their offices, Masoni Temple, Little Rock. For particulars address Hamilton Cooke, Director, Southwestern Agent, Little Rock, Ark.

For Bicycles, Guns and Fishing Tackle -See DIGKINSGNRMS GO Bicycle Sundries, Sweaters, Etc Aleuts GOLMBia CRESCEHTS. Cut Tills Out pertalnjnr to a specimen obtained by the wjfjjer from under an upturned tree, jn one-half mile- south? quartz enow traces of galena and zinc blend. The above statement are facts and are written tnat perhaps competent and enterprising men may be induced to invest-gate the mineral resources of Hot Spring county. p. it, KOCH.

r-' Layinr the Trwk. (Track-laying was begun on Tuesday mornlsg at Wilton' on th new White Cliffs Branch railway, now beting constructed from Wilton to the famous White Cliffs in Little River county. Engine No. 10, of the K. and O.

railway, was the first to run over the new steel. A large force of men are pushing the work and It Is expected that the road will be in September 1. The work of extension north from Horatio: to the yqnhg city of Mena, irbelng pushed as rapidly ns posstWe. Men'and teams -work "JKitnt'atsd altvalonr the lA brogreWng nicely. "7.

i.mi p-r Exclusive WLoleaale 0 IfvV uv CoBntTiiis. Coupon- STOVES; JLiCHISEKY and IlfPLElf ESTS." Mod -r 222, 22 and 226 Main Streo-Corner Third and Main. Uttle Rock, Ark. BT. fX)UI3 AND MEMPHIS PRICES DUPLICATED Wlnshlp Gins and Cotton Presses, Smith Gms and Cotton Presses.

Progress Self-Tramping Cotton Presses, Farqubar Baw.Mir Chattanooga Cans Mills. Buckeye Force Pumps and. Wind Mills, Oliver Chilled Plows. Studebaker and Linstroth Wagons. L.

and D. Wood Split Pulleys. Rubber and Leither Belting. Fittings and geniral Mill Supplies. Gold In ATkantu.

Arkansas Gazette Correspondence, SftBtters, Ark August 12. Biimi-aof recent tjlaeovrales of gold-beailn; roclf lu Pulaski county induce me to say that gold does exist In Arkansas, and probably in paying quantities, notwithstanding the adverse report of our late state geologist In 1810 the United States surveyors, engtiged in sectioning our state, camped near a certain spring in Hot Spring county, and one day accidentally found some float quart, containing a few particle of gold, risible to the eye. That tbey find- tbe-rJoeaHty again, tbey preyarod a plat of tiie eur-rounding country, having as a starting point the above mentioned spring, showing the direction and distance from the spring to the place- of discovery. I have not been able to ascertain if at any. time thereafter any of them But in thelf employ waa a youth -aiKHrt 1850j said ihtn- aitn ister the Gospel, and in company with Dr.

Rogers, of Arkadel-phla, prospected a good deal in. the ruin effort to find the right place. Keithet of- rh- partba being om-peteat Judge of mineral bearing rooks, they Anally abandoned their task after sinking one two shaft. In the year 1873 a certain John a farmer, undoubtedly rediscovered the the right locality; several gValns of gold the also of a wheat grain picked up by him were carried to Little Rock by bis brother and there pronounced virgin gold. John T.

died and with him h's secret, as he always nefused to divulge the locality, he most Important find of old-bearlng qnartz was made by another farmer some years ago-a large float rock, -weighing probably went y-flve or thirty pounds, containing' numerous small nuggets and particles of gold in the crevices. It tood the test of knife, Marnier, ud this obtained a large specimen of the rock, brought the same to Hot Springs and It was pronounced gold-bearing. Quite a number of smaller floats were afterwards plckedjip, The honey-combed quartz, with considerable yellow ochre attached. A well defined rein -of quarto or quartalte shows foe some distance along the base of the mpuptaln, where the discovery was made. A specimen from the rein submitted to Prof.

A. S. Fuller, of New York, wa prononnced by him to be gold bearing. Dr. Branner, our late titt geologist, made the same report prior to his departure from our state, (4 Id KMMfCaUdai' Coupom will be published daily estil SeptnbeT3j and th little white girl under 14 who brings or tends to us the greatest number of these coupons will receive a Full Nickeled BUCK'S JUNIOR RANGE-complete.

Bring coupon! ia daily to' our store, 420 East Markharn Street, Further particulars will be announced later. Notes. Fort Smith will soon have a new hos pltal. The Portia.Free Silver Club sent a slx-y-pound-flf lau- ther-past bonor, W. J.

Bryan. ,:) A heavy hall storm paed over a portion of Woodruff county Sunday evening, doing considerable damage to crops. Miss Clara Beane had a narrow escape on Monday. While heating water on a gasoline stove her dress caught flre. The flames were extinguished before she was seriously burned.

The Clarendon Gun Club have received their outfit and will. soon be ready to shoot, The outfit consists of three expert traps with North's electric pull and 3. E. C0ATES. H.

It. 2IIZELL. H. B. MIZELL 60.

Do not Buy Your Ginhouse or Saw Mill Machinery Until You Get Our Prices. Fire and Tornado Insurance 2.000. hlue-roc fc-plgeonsr H. Bizot, 0 fDeVall's Bluff, exhibited Scncy Established I BB. A new botel with bathrooms and every convenience and twenty-flve.

cottages nave-been ut-thl year at this wlk known resort The aprlng has been highly Improved. A ve-acre lawn baa been fenced In. A ten-pin hall, billiard room and lawn tennis court have been provided and large pavilion erecetd. An. aMni hmiil been eneazed to Representing the following standard and fire-tested companies) New Tork Underwriters Atrency.

Mechanics and Trader Insurance Co, Philadelphia XInderwrtters. Hartford Fire Insuranca Co. ytioenbt Insurance Co. National Fire Inauranea Co, Bprlngfleld and M. Insurance Co.

give concert every evenings The toe. Telephone, 4Sa No. 114 Louisiana street, Little Bock. Ark. tion and accommoaatioui i Aruimrong Springs make it a very desirable place to.

spend the Those suffering from stomach or kidney troubles, new qua prostration or malaria will be cured or permanently benefited by these wa-om Wo havs nna of the finest dfnina BCD ED.0 CRAIG on Tuesday mornliig a pan containing 125 dead eporrowv which be had picked up under bis jhnde trees, by-the igtorm of the night before. There seems to be isome kind of an epidemic raging among the cattle of Newport and vicinity, and a number, of the best milk cows have already been hauled off: "The disease is thought to be murrain, Mr. Espy showed us the other day an ear of pop corn grown In bis garden on which several kernels iiad been popped open by the heat. If that is not a alga of warm weather we -would like to see something that ls.T-DeVall's Bluff EnWr- prise. The White River Stave at this place, is rec eiving greater "quantities of stayea and bolts than it has ever done In any summer since it was located here nine years ago.

Everybody seems to be In the woods getting out timber for It The expenses of tbla company tor- the past" few weeks have exceeded 1,000 per day Ttils money goes Wgbt Into the Jiands of laborers and persona who "are bringing and sending timber. Some of it in sent away, biyt the greater bnlU is paid to people wjio trade Jn Clarendon, Major Carter say bis receipts of timber tblsyenr.ls. anything but indicative of an exhausted timber supply. Monroe' County rooms In the state, and the attention and THE BEST ON EAKTfl. Wh not go to Potash Sulphur Sprragv? It la only three hours' rid from home, with telephone connection with the city.

The n'ghts are delightfully cool (blanket alwaya being neceeeary). Spiendld bathing and boating. The hotel accommodation are first-class and the water the finest on earth, K. WOODCOCK Proprietor. MOTHERS! MOTHERSl MOTIIERSI Mrs.

Winslow'a-Soothing. Syrup has been used for oter fifty year by mil ltona of mothers for their children, while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums and allays all pains, cures wind colic and Is the best remedy for diarrhbea. Sold by drugglgta in 47ri paftof the woridllkanrB jnd ask for Mra. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind.

85 cents a bottle. The "lnauranae." We ask persona contemplating the purchase of a gasoline stove to Investigate fully the principle upon Which the "Insurance" la made. A child can operate It Fonea Bros'. Hardware Company. parties wanting to rent the naphtha launches for excursions.

Ashing trips, apply to Fred Bayleas, telephone T43, or leave word with the Janitor of the Athletic Association. i- The latest discovery In metal plates in dental work has been received by Drt, T. Y. M. Cooper, tbey being tie very first ones to buy it of the Inventor.

Commerce and Uarkham Streets. UEIIICLES and IUTEIIS. accommodations are nrei-eiass. nates from 7 to $10 per week. For further particular addreas, CAPT.

W. H. ELGIN, Center HIU P. Ark. E.

S. McCABTY Proprietors. y- KEEP1SS ABEEAST Of THE TIMES. Improvements to Be sd In the Popular Re-y: sort ol Mr. James Somt ol the moat attractive Improvements that have beeq mads in thla city for some time ar tbcae contemplated by Mr.

Jamas Garibaldi. HI popular resort on Markharn treira.r Ctnter. tippoalt tin Stat House, will soon ovarhauled and will ba mad one ot the moat Inviting- business atabllsments In the city. Mr. Oarllwldl oarrlea in stock His flnent brands of whla-klea and other liquor and clears tn the State.

It ts the oldeat of the kind tn tho titate, and one ot the most popular an well, v.Y.f Ky ft. VI A Success filter, stone and porcelain. A meritorious low price filter. Fones Bros'. Harwara Comnani..