The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-04

Many Settlers are Doing All They Can
to Keep the Excitement Down.
Ell. Perry OF Perry, O. T., was in
the city yesterday. having with him
several samples taken from the mines
at Perry, and also the reported assays
of the minerals discovered. In speak k
ing Of the reported find Of gold, silver
and other minerals near Perry, Mr.. Per
ny said:
There is nothing fu-her from my in
tentions than to build up a gold boom
at Perry upon any fake whatever 1
would rather state every fact below
than above the actual find. It can
readily be seen that every boom founded
upau anything but actual facts would
result to the detrifnent Of every settler
in the vicinity Of Perry.
For this reason many persons are at
loss at the present time as to what steps
they should take OF course many
who have filed uDon the land under the
agricultural law viii be required when
he proves up on his land to subscribe 10
an cath that the land contains no min
erals, and for this very reason many OF
the settlers are Directing TO prospect
ing being done upon their claims and are
doing al in their power TO cry down any
gold or mineral boom at this time which
is perfectly natural
ED Worth, who has a claim one-hah
mile southwest Of Perry, has discovered
an Old tunnel on his claim, which goes
to show thar At some time there has
been a mine on his place, and that the
same has been filed up. OF course Ed
will not allow a shovel full Of dirt to be
removed in the old tunnel until after
he has secured q patent to his land
Thus you viii see that the interest Of
our citizens is altogether opposed TO
what many Doubling Thomas would
suppose. Our only object is to state
facts just as they are and not to start
crazy boom.
Il have here a lot Of samples. every
one of which ! am willing to make afii-
davit to, were taken from the mines
near. Perry. The mineral is found all
the way from one-half to fifteen minIes
south and southwest Of Perry in the
spur of the hills extending from Fort
Scott and Galena, Kan, through the
Territory.
THE white sandstone which I hand
you is a piece Of the same rock which
was analysed by James |. Eddy of New
York. who for many years was connect
ed with the mineral schools at Rollo, |
Mo. According to Mr.. Eddy's assay
the mineral PANIED out $500 in silver
and s1SO.25 in gold TO the ton, or S275.45 !
tc the ton in both gold and silver, with |
silver at its present value.
IS. A. Hemple and Ed Howendoble |
sent a very poor sample of an ore to |
Cripple Greek for the purpose of having |
IT assayed. / was disguised with the !
sample they sent and declared that they |
would never hear from il, but imagine |
my surprise in reading in this morn
hng's Eagle the following report of the |
assay of the sample sent:
Certificate Of Assay and Analysis.
Pueblo, Colo, Feb. ?, 1896.
Pueblo Smelling company, w. w. Allen.
General Manager, 5. r. Richie, treas
urer.
S. A. Hemple:
Silver, ounces per ton, II; gold. lead,
per cent .OO5; copper. per cent II.
Assay by E. ", approved w. H. J.,
Chief assayer
Received payment. S. A RICHIE,
Treasurer.
The Pueblo Smelling and Refining
company
S. A. Hemple. Perry, o. T:
Dear Sir:--Your letter of Feb. 10 and
samples of ore duly received / enclose
herewith certificate of assay showing
D. ounces of silver. y per cent lead and
~ per cent copper.
This ore would be worth approximate
Iy $24 per ton on board cars at Perry.
rut of which you would have to nav the
freight and treatment charge of sometA-
Ing like 81 or So per ton. depending on
the way the ore would run in large uuan
titles
1t was matter Of regret to me that 7
mid not see this ore in time TO screen 1t.
All of the values are found in the coars-
Pr pieces; the fine dirt interminCled with
IL is Of no value whatever and should
properly have been screened out before
nssaying. l think. perhaps. it might |
ne 10 your advantage to send another |
Sample Just like the one You sent before.
We will screen it. weigh each part |
end assay both and find ont just where |
the values are. Yours truly.
W. W. ALLEN.
General Manager
''It has been claimed by few of the
counting ones that in a few dayS the |
gold and silver excitement in Perry
would be a thing of the past and the
marvellous stories about the wonderful
discoveries Of valuable ores near Perry
would be forgotten in the onward march
OF commerce and amid the surround
1ngs Of other environments. but such 5
rot the case. Monday the interest. was
greater and than ever and is increasing
The flush Of the wild excitement that {
characterized the first days discoveries.
has somewhat cooled il Is true. but this
fas only been put aside for a more Sc
Tlous interest which comes Of the know
ledge of the great value - the citizens {
Of Perry and the surrounding couptr,
OF the wonderful richness Of the discor-
cries which have been and which are
being made daily. Hundreds visited !
the mineral 1eidS yesterday and retl~D- .
ed animated with the prospect and fUIIN- :
assured that q very rich mineral region (
has been discovered near us. and mail \
the statements made nave not gone he
yond the line Of truth some of the
richest specimens of silver and lead ores I
Yet discovered were brought i'm today [
and tested by expert miners and m.ner> q
ologists and SO declared
Mr.. Gates. VINO owns 4 farm within y
the mineral belt. sent ten pounds ~ ~. I
ore t. New York City and had an ASSAY :
Ias ie by one Of the most expert chemists
and mlnerolcCiSJS in the United States Z
" no says; The ore VIII run $500 10 the
ton; lease all the land you can and If The
ore Is in sufficient quantity you can have !
ali The money you want to operate the 3
mines. This comes from the h.Shes; :
and Is jndispuJa6la s
An old miner from Cripple Creek ar, I
rived yesterday and IS bUsily engaged I ,
looking over The mineral lands and ex- l
the ores. We understand he -
much interested and feels confident that
the find IS a good one; that paying ores
have been discovered. z
c. W. Cooper. on whose farm some Of i
the discoveries have been made. was Il, y
Perry Saturday and eNhihitatFa l9~ea a