The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-26
condemned by the experts is wholly

condemned by the experts IS wholly
erroneous.
To be fair about the matter the for
nation of the camp was not favorable
to opinion as TO the possibilities of the
camp by experts. The territory is al
most wholly covered by wash" and the
vein outcroppings few. 1t was mostly
cattle ranch covered by breccia and
decompoSed granite and other rocks
with thin top covering Of grass. This
fiat containing gold was found in many
places, but in the absence OF vein out
groupings no one could tell whence It
came The fact also is, that the condf-
ton Of completely covered velns-cov-
cred by waSh-waIS an unusual cond!-
ton, peculiar to the camp and calculat-
ed 10 missead the expert who must pass
judgment upon external conditions and
appearance. Once open the earth and
diclose the vein and the expert viii give
a fairly accurate opinion for mining has
been reduced somewhat to science. II
IS not a complete science The condi-
tons under which ore may be found
that is the conditions under which veins
and dykes are produced and the veins
or dykes mineeralized are known, but
demonstration by mining only Will de-
is where you find IT. has truth IN min
ing TO this extent. Actual mining and
smelling proves the richness Of your
already known mineralized vein matter
You may have vein matter mineralized,
but II you don't find an ore chute (shoot)
you are not likely TO have q pay propo-
sition-
A word on the production OF veins and
ores may here be IN place. A volcanic
or erupttve condition precedes the ore
producing condition When the volcano
breaks through the earth'S crust IL
leaves broken seams and weak places
in the territory surrounding the rent
1t Is through the seams, cracks and
weak places 0nes of practure) that
vein matter IS deposited largely by re-
placement, that IS by solvents enabling
other matter 70 replace the original II
is not 10 be supposed that large cracks
in the earth stood open while vein mat
ter was poured in. Then followed the
naturalization Hot water from below
with certain solvents for gold carried
gold in sovatiOn and precipitated IT
along the course TO the surface under
change of conditions The places in the
vein Of greatest weakness-of easiest
replacement and exit for the water and
vapor-would be the places OF the larg-
est flow and richest ore deposits Hence
the ore chimney or ore chute. They
may be frequent, scarce and in some in
stances the ore IS disseminated through
the veins without chutes-or at least
evade discovery. The ore chute nav
be very deep in the vein and il account
ed for IN this way. AZ the surface is ap-
preached the superintendent pressure
lessen. Tor rryfA
exit IN many directions tends 70 spread
the ore through much matter wftaout
All this illustrates that
mining has It's risks The ore chute
may never be found though thousands |
be spent IN the search.
man 20 mine for gold should have
money that he can afford 10 lose. To |
buy sure thing gold nine he must pay |
ne price To buy a prospect" how
ever good. IS 70 take chancs-s HIS
prospect may make him a fortune and |
-hen IL may n0t-rather cost him 3. 90 /
and $500 besss1es. No one can say with /
certainty what a mining prop-osltior, vii Il
Yield TIL he gets his return from the
smeiter and has paid out his expenses
Since the fire shere has been call for
= great deal OF sign wiring that basf-
ness men may note Their new place OF
business Orthograpfy doesn't sem u /
b IN 4 with the Amateur sign writer's
For instance: A restaurant was made
% say. We have not RACED prices since
ne fire"
a saloon has tbs new sign: TX Raves
schooner lo-c- Again. -'Chas. Fr-4-1orf.
Contractors and Builder" Anoebz-
avs, FIRST Cas- Dining Room sur
-lce' One mans attention vas calls-i
p his = L