The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-10-13
MAKES GOLD FROM SILVER.
Il New York Scientist Has the klcndikc
Beaten Out Of Sight

Il New York Scientist Has the klcndikc
Beaten Out Of Sight.
Of the Inter Ocean.
The director of the mint, Mr., Pres
ton, has had his faith in gold as the
royal metal somewhat shaken today.
Mr.. Preston has been for some
mouths chief Of gold bugs at Wash
ington, and as a hod-oyer from the
Cleveland administration he has
talked gold in season and out Of sea-
son, presumably to show that the
gold democrats saved the day in the
great national battle at the polls.
AS director of the mint Mr.. Preston
is looked upon as an authority on
this question Of gold and silver
money, and his numerous interviews
have repeatedly pointed out the de-
cline Of silver and the increase
of the gold product to enable
all the nations or the world to adopt
the single gold standard and have
plenty Of money. Today, however,
Mr. Preston has had a gold shock
which will disturb jlis dreams for
some days.
He had just figured out for the sec
rotary Of the treasury that there has
been a gain OF $l1 ,73S, ,209 in gold in
this country by mining and importa-
tion since the 1st Of July, when in
walked a stranger who introduced
himself as DR.. Stephen IT. Emmens
Of New York, and the discoyerer Of
nargcntaurum'' gold. Director
Preston has had some experience with
Professor Bryce Of Chicago, who
claimed to be able to manufacture
gold, and he was ready to look upon
DR.. Emmcns as a crank who was try
ing to discover the philosophers
stone, or sharp bent on beating the
government. But he soon discovered
that his caller was the coolest man
who ever rolled a gold bug,
| DR.. Emmens is a wcl[knoWnrc chem
ist Of New York, member Of the
American Institute Of Mining En-.
ginccrs. a mining export, and ar
owner Of gold mines. He is also tho
inventor Of the high explosive called
: emmensltc. adopted by the govern
;mcnt for coast dcfenscs, and after he
had talked half an hour with Mr.
Preston, that great .authorityon golc
and silver began to feel that there
was charge Of emmcnsitc or Other
!. explosive under his clrai,' Whicl
might blow go]dbugs into dust with
out a moments notice,
DR.. Emmens is not unknown anC
hc is not a wild theD-ist looking foi
the philosophers stone, but he pro
fesscs to have machine which vii
transform silver into gold. What i
more, lac has since last April beer
selling this man ufacturcd gold to th'
government at the New York ASA,
office, and the records Of that ollict
showed Mr.. Preston that it had pai(
DR.: Emmcns about $4,000 for thi
! material since April l3. lie expect
20 supply the assay Office with abou
81 900 this month, and promises mex
year to produce $4,000 ounces o
his gold month,
This statement disturbed Dirccto
Preston, especially when the docto
said he would produce it from Mcxi
car dollars. Mr.. Prescott wanted t
know how the doctor would Prove hi
product was gold. but his visitor sal
he would leave it to the goAcrn9mcn
7assaycr, just as he had been doing Il
!, summer.
He did not care whether the
called it gold or silver or some nc,
metal. lie called it argcntaurul
gold, but the name did not troubl
him so long as he could put Mcxica
silver dollars into his force cngin
and produce thcrcfrom amctal Whic
, the government assaycr would pll1
, chase and pay the price Of gol
, therefor. Dr. Emmcns said:
"Thc gold producing work in OF
argcntanrum isaa piece Of pure man
mon-secking. 1t is not being carrie
on for the sake OF science or in
PROSECUTING spirit. No disciples al
desired and no believers arc aslt
y for. We arc making gold because
pays. We buy Mexican silver do
liars because that is the cheapest 81
:, yer we can Buy and with my engir
! can take 100 ounces of silver tn;
costs $50 and produce from it sixt
ounces of argentaurum gold, #
which the government pays Sl3 q
n ounce or $3.50 for the whole and ha,
V about 40 ouhccs Of silver left.
V cit costs me about $3.50 to do tt