Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-10-21
THE OWNING ROD.
Denver Mining Industry.

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coverer of the secret boards O
nature in the way of the precious
metals is a Scotchman named
Norrie. Mr. Norrie claims tha
his indicator is constructed OF
strictly scientific principles, and il
the result OF hundreds of expert
ments and years Of study. In
attempting to give an idea of tn,
apparatus used by Norrie, 1t will
first be necessary to give something
Of his notions in regard to quartz
veins and the mineral deposits they
carry. 1t Is well known fact that
nothing in nature is ever in a state
Of perfect rest. All things are
either in process OF growth or pro-
cess Of decay. In the animal and
vegetable Kingdoms this is ap-
parent to even tho most ordinary
observer. Though the fact is not
so evident in the mineral kingdom,
owing to the great periods of time
occupied IN tho processes of growth
and decay, yet there is in it no
more OF rest than in the other
Kingdoms.
Rocks and minerals are either in
process OF formation or of dissolu-
ton. Changes are continually
taking place in the soil, and in all
rocks and minerals, there Is CON
slant motion among the particles
or atoms of which they are COM
posed. According to Norrie these
changes and motions, chemical
and mec hanical, produce emana-
tions Of various kinds from the
mineral deposits IN which they are
taking place. When wood or coal
is being consumed by fire it sends
up smoke and ilame or heat; also
sends up emanations in the shape
OF gases which we do not see,
though they are as much the pro-
ducts OF combustion as are the
visible smoke and flames.
Now, Norrie holds that in the
same wsy deposits OF iron or
copper pyrities, silver sulphurets
and the like during decomposition
or other changes, send forth
gaseous emanations and also
electrical currents-for there is no
chemical change or mechanical
motion OF atoms that Is not at
tended with electrical disturbances
of greater or less force. Mr.. Norrie
claims that bis instrument-which
is something like a steel-yard-is
charged with certain chemicals
hat are affected by the electrical
and gaseous emanations from
deposits This being the
case Its vibration and loss of
equilibrium tell when q mass of
IRE is reached. He then claims to
% able to tell about the depth and
'ichness of the deposit by the
Imount of certain other chemicals
which he is obliged to add to
estore the equilibrium of his
and place it on an even
,eel. All this looks much like the
'dowser" in another shape.
Norrie is of the opinion that
hough the chemical and electrical
manations, which may be called
he PRECIPITATION OF the laboring
ocks, are invisible to the eye they
re none the less real and present.
'hough they escape the visual
rgans they do not wholly escape
he other senses of certain human
eings He says there are persons ,
such delicate organization that !
hey are affected by the effiuvia .
sing from large bodies of mineral :
lntter in which chemical changes :
re taking place. Such persons !
omplain of nausea and dizziness ),
hen in the midst of the exhsls- :
ons of mines. He thinks nearly ,
j animals are more or less affected :
V the effluvia of large mineral :
eposits. Both the dog and thu :
orse show signs of uneasiness |
hen passing through exhalations !,
ON subterranean depth. The 6
lsceptibility of these animals to i
lch influences il so marked that !.
trough them some valuable mines :
ave been found in Germany and
other European countries.
He claims that his apparatus is
ore sensitive to both electrical v
irrents and evolved gases than I
e the senses OF any person or II
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