The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-31
THINKS HE'S FOUND SILVER
Judge Fox of FL Reno Talks About Mineral
in the Territory.

Judge Fox of FL Reno Talks About Mineral
In the Territory.
Last summer a party OF the most
prominent business men of Ell Reno
went down to the Wichita mountains
on camping trip and one of their num-
Der at least kept his eyes wide open. OF
course the others went merely for the
fun OF the thing-to camp out in the
higher altitude afforded there, TO angle
for the speckled beauties in the cool
mountain streams and to make them
selves famous TO coming generations
who could say in the future that their
father, or grandfather or great grand
father, when no one dwelt in the region
save numberless hordes of wild and
savage Indians, who killed every pale
face they met with the unerring aim OF
their assagai which they could hurl
with terrible force for nearly a mile,
killing their man or deer or buffalo or
chipmunk every time-had gone on m
exploring expedition In that wild and
trackless wilderness and had climbed 20
the very top of the highest OF the mat
terhorns in their wonderful, majestic
awe inspiring and grand group of hills
called the Wichita mountains.
This party looked over a large portion
of the region in their mad search after
the elusive specter called pleasure which
is prehaps a substitute for certin well
known remedy, which can be purchased
al any second or third-class drug store
in Kansas, or next door 10 the churches
court houses and election booths in Ok
lahoma; and which remedy Is so highly
recommended for ennui, stomach frOu-
bic, liver complaint and snake bites
especially that Of the garter snakes.
Among the party was one who was
not satisfied with the summers outing,
and he has been travelling about these
mountains more or less all winter. Judge
John Fox, ex-probate judge in Canadian
county, Is that person. Mr.. Fox il
quite an energetic sort Of person and
he goes at things with considerable
vigor. He was one OF the judges in the
agricultural department at the worlds
fair and IN that capacity he spent SON.
siderable time in the fair grounds dur
ing the time Il lasted. He managed
TO spend a large majority Of his time
in the mining building. making close
study of the different samples which
resembled the findings In and about the
Wichita mountains.
He has been up from a recent trip
down there few days ago and was
seen by a reporter for the Eagle who
whether or not any minerals existed
there. He seemed ready to talk. and
not a particle retIcent as TO telling what
he knew and stated what he had seen
HIS first move was 70 seek the back
room Of drug store near by and then
he a drew a bag from his pocket and
poured a double handful % rocks out
upon the table. These samples he ar
ranged in rows and taking each one up
at time with the air Of a cnno.seur
he explained the meaning Of each. From
float 70 pay dirt he explained the differ
ent stratas which he had found. The
outcroppings. he said, were very mac
curate and misleading but ne had delv-
ed deeper into the ground, and az sever
a. points he had found much better sam
pies than at the surface. He told
great number OF interesting things con
corning the lay OF the land and several
stories OF the experience OF others who
had visited that neighborhoOd- He
showed one sample which he stated vas
q very fine sample OF chloride OF silver
and that he found itabOUt 50 feet below
The surface. This suggested a shaft %
the reporter. and he asked him about =.
and Mr.. Fox replied after some hes.ts-
ton that he hadn't intended 70 mention
anything about 81. but az he had unin-'
tentionaIIy mentioned i be would tel
the rest
The guide which he had was an indian
who knew the country perfectly. and be
seemed u Sight shy % taking him %
certain locality. this only Increased The
natural i1Guisifivsness % Ar. Fox. who
concluded 70 go q alone HIS guide
finally told him that The Indians would
XIII him Il he wandered around n there
very much. and that II he took Inn a
there they would murder him Jpo1
being questioned. TIE guide Eaid
that there were a few PLACES IN there
mat the Indians were guarding: that
they would allow no one. except the 9th
p Indians and q few Mexica1s 70 enter
Tbs rcreassd the e-d0r of Mr. Fox .
such an extent that he determined 70 g
there and search o.. some % these