The record-union., 1896-05-24
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causes There is no spiritualis.n nv
other superstition about it.
The Professor also claims that tho -.
cent discoveries on the Comstock ar.
due to the use of his Instrument. wbich
located new shoots of ore in places tha,
had never been exploited.
The apparatus which Professor Kim
ball uses somewhat resembles in shans
the old-time forked divining rod. Thera
are two adjustable rods which meet y,
a socket the free ends are held in the
hand and the battery is inserted in tba
socket at the junction of the two rods
According TO the metal which the pros
pector is looking for he inserts ar the
apex Of the rod a particular kind of bat
terry. This battery looks like a long bul-
let, but has at it's broad end a Tight
fitting screw, not unlike the flask IL
which quicksilver is stored. The con-
tents of the battery constitute the secret
of the Professor. Into each battery GER
tain chemicals are introduced, which are
attracted by certain metals or fluids in
the earth
To use the Professors own language:
"A nugget of gold is ball of fire. so
far as its rays are concerned. All min
eral bodies are electrical conductors and
impart a magnetic force distinct from
electricity. They produce effects upon
the batteries used in the divining rod by
magnetic induction. The needle or
battery is caught by this inductive force
and is spontaneously directed towards
the ore body. The greater the mass OF
ore the greater the effect upon the bat
terry and the more decided the attrac-
ton" In this way the Professor says
he is able not only TO indicate where the
great body of the ore lies, but the direc-
tion of the vein. its spurs and pockets.
He has been working ON the appa-
ratus for over five years, but has only
been practicing with it for three years.
as serious illness confined him to his bed
for two years. He expresses the utmost
confidence in his own ability, plus the
magnetO-electric battery, and declares
that it would be impossible for him to
travel over a body of ore in q railroad
train at the rate of 100 miles an hour
without the apparatus indicating in the
most positive manner the location Of the
buried metal.
To-day Professor KimbaIl. accompan-
led by Messrs. Guthrie and Hitler went
out to look at the Muller & Walling
claim, about two miles west of this city.
and try the apparatus. Professor Nul-
Ter, one of the owners of the mine, was
also of the party. The apparatus was
brought into play and by it's aid Pro-
fessor Kimball located the main ledge
and followed its course and gave the
location of all the ore shoots. the indi-
cations of the battery being correct in
those instances. of which the owners of
the mine have positive knowledge. Pro-
fessor kimball pointed out from the
surface where the ledge was found larg-
est and where the richest quartz was
struck. The instrument indicated every
thing exactly, SO far as known, although
the inventor had never been on the
ground before and knew nothing about
the mine. 4 cross ledge that the own
ers were not aware existed there was
pointed out, and the character and ex-
tent of the ore deposit in the undevel-
oped portion of the mine was indicated,
showing that the property is undoubt-
edly a valuable one.
Professor Muller informs US that he
was astonished at the accuracy with
which the instrument indicated the ex-
tent and course of ore shoots and the
description of the ore given by Profes-
sor Kimball.
After finishing the examination at
this mine the gentlemen went to Grass
Valley to examine mines for parties at
that place.
Alexis St Martin digested broiled ven
ison steak in an hour and half.