The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-05-06
From Colorado.

EDITOR SALINE COUNTY JoURNAL-DEAI
SlR:--Allow me TO correct 4 local in your
last, that should return soon 10 your
city accompanied by an assaycr. | shall
probably return in three or four weeks
on business but have neither written nor
said TO anyone that / should bring or
send an assayer. There has been moth
ing found in your county that would
warrant or pay for the. location OF one.
! have with me two Salina boys, Mr.
Crawford and Mr.. Davis. The latter has
just arrived and reports that more or
less excitement prevails.
Some 81 vuaAks since had specimens
sent me which | gave to an assayer and
the result of one was S36.25, the other
S2S.75. The latter was believe, from the
common sand rock, so abundant through
ont your county. Upon sending the GER
tificato | emphatically requested my
friends to make no excitement, as the re-
suit very much surprised me. AS soon
as heard of the excitement went to the
assay Office and questioned the result F;
that perhaps some mistake had occurred,
but was assured it was correct and if
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that effect. A few weeks since | recoiv-
ed specimens Of one hundred pounds,
eight or nine different ones; and had each
carefully sampled and assayed, upon
which some three or four control assays
were made Of each, and carefully done,
a part of which compared with the for
mer assays; except tho sand rock of
which | had none in that lot. | sent
specimens of the three latter by our old
Saline county friend, w. S. Collins, to
Denver and the answer was nothing. |
leave it for the public TO draw their own
conclusions rs TO the result. The assay
ers of the "Ohio d Colorado Reduction
Works." here, are considered competent
and reliable, as also the assayer OF the
mint at Denver. | have no interest in
tho matter but the general welfare Of the
county, and would advise the public to
let down about FIVE hundred per cent, as
any undue excitement leaves the county
in an unhealthy condition; hence, | say
that il may be true that the precious
metals exist in some few localities, but
not of sufficient value 10 pay.
On the 26th inst. | received another
lot from Saiina Kas., and Of that lot a
ten pound chunck of the golden side tcalk
there, the whole OF which have placed
in the hands oftwo practical metalurgists
and chemists of Boulder; they will first
find the properties and value Of each,
then the manner of treatment Of the
same, the result OF which will give
when known. | will say further 10 your
readers; however, they can take my ad-
vice just as they please, that the farmer,
mechanic and professional man drop back,
each ~ their old channel of business, let
the farmes plant his crops-tor the soil
will yield hlil tho gold and silver, the
mechanic tend strictly 10 his business
and respective trace, tho merchant and
manufacturer 10 thelSs aud YOU will
maintain q mere healthy and prosperous
condition for your county than any gold
excitement As to The professional class
they are a kind of hangers on that ike
excitement and allow me the expression,
there are several classes, and let them DO
the prospecting and propel the excite
ment. OF course | make some excep-
tons and will let the public deiermlae
Nbp thtN arc NttN tH4fu it-ECA AUt
condition of things in Saline county, oc-
curing as il did from result Of assays
sent by me, which viii in all probability
react detrimental to the general welfare
Of your county. / understand that land
owners have withdrawn or desire 20
Withdraw their lands from market. npou
The supposition that they have tons Of
too precious metal in the aoat sand rock:
better sell your farm or any thing yoa
have at reasonable prices, er cultivate
your land, which will give better and
surer returns than yoa viii ever extract
from Your sand rock. The character 81
the county does not denote the presence
Of mineral 20 any great extent, - the
character az the sad rock IS primitive
and can only l-o called in miners pbrsse
foai PORTIONS Il The coEa'v '03ica,e