The times., 1897-07-05
Apparent Supernatural Powers
Of Dr.. A. w. ). ROthermel.
SUCCESS In LOCATING ORE
Reads the Language of the Native
Rocks He Locates Ledges in the
Depths of the Mountains "ith
Unerring Accuracy How He
Made the Holy Terror Pay.

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realistic attack by nuans and the timely
rescue 10y the cowboys of the plains,
has contributed To the fame OF this great
mining town it is difficult 10 say. BY lhe
men VINO pioneered this region, Col. Codys
| portrayal ) regarded as Drue to life in the
early days, which were full Of privations'
/ peuis ana adventures.
Ine lnCIauS were hostile, and disputed
| the rignt Of prospectors To enter the nils
! in search of gold. Many good man sue
| cce,ied Ia eiuding the watchfui Indian long
enough To fill his belt with gold from
| tue placer pans, only TO give up ms HE
az u penalty Tor Eis inJrepidity. Not uhth
| 1876 did the whites, in any c0nsidefabi5
! numbers, penetrate the wlids OF the rugged
hills Many remarkable characters drlICed
! into the djggings and the lives they leu
and the deeds enacted earned for them
! II renown winch must endure TO the eud
/ of time,
/ 4 recipal of the story OF recent discover
! les in the Ragged Top district Is no less
/ sensational than was the nrsy news oI
! discovery OF rich placer deposits way back
in '76 Then it was hazardous under
taking To 20 into the hills; now the "trip
]
! the riches, mining region in the United
states, it rGade III palace cars over ono
/ of two trunk luies OF ailway. The first
stories OF these latest discoveries We're
not widely credited. Even the raIis)ad
/ managers were unwilling 30 rely apon
current reports in determining whether
t. build branch lines into the Ragged Top
district.
They knew that Tich ore had been found
there, but they could not be certain that
the district promised TO afford tran C
enough 30 warrant the expense of CON
struction of Stub lines until experts had
made a thorough inspection Of the dis
tiict So the Two great railway com
panies whose lines penetrated the hills
pooled issues and employed DR. A. W. ).
Rothermtl, a mining engineer, who pos
sesscs a most wonderful faculty for 10
eating ole deposits with uueTing ac-
| cuIaLy
The doctor made a thorough inspec-
tion of the district, and upon his report
the railroads determined TO build their
tracks. Time has abundanuy justdei
the Doctors predictions He says there
are millions yet awaiting the miner in
the Black Hills The work ne did and the
prophecy he made are largely responsr
bIe for the general revival OF the mining
industry in this region. Yet the future
greatness OF the Black Hills mining GiS-
trjct does not rest upon the testimony
of Or Eotnernel alone.
1t is, indeed, the richest hundred miles
square in the world" It's wonders may
not be known TO the world at large, but
ii cannot be long unti its fame shall
I Of tod
States. The activity Of citizens through
out the hills in the movement TO put a
great exhibit in tue mines building OF the
Trans Mississippi and International Expo
sitiUn at Omaha next year promises the
highest degree Of success. Every district
in the hills viii be fully represented. Mass
meetings with this object in view have
been held in every mining district Of tue
hills the past month,
bl. .-yovr.DcI Us a Neiitable wizard Of he
uines. He IS known to The ndneIs OF Col
Orldo quite as well as fe is TO the men
ol the hills. His almost supernatural gifts
have won for him fame and fortune and ne
i>in great demand II mining circles all over
the West. Today he is EeIe engaged in d
most important work and promises an1;hor
sensation before lie leaves again 10 elter
upon the performance of large contract on
a claim in the farfamed Camp Mckinney,
B. @
His mos notable work in this region was
that on the Holy Terror property. The
owners of this mine, W hich had produced
large quantities of valuable ore. were
in despair by reason OF the fact that
the vein, which ran along the edge OF
the claim, struck off into the ad Joining
claim, and of course could not be fol-
lowed by the owners of the Holy Terror.
Thew hoard Of the doctor sniarvelous powers
and sought TO engage his services in an
effort TO find q led ge on their claim
which 'gt.t be tapped by a cross cut
from one OF their levels
A contract was entered into. The doctor
took several samples of ore from the mine
and d casual survey of the surface of the
claim. Then he locked himself up and be
gan to work In ten days time be was
ready to make a report, yet he had not
entered the shafts of the mine, but made
his deductions solely from a study of the
, rock and ore samples taken from the various
+ levels of the mine. He told the owners just
where they would find another vein OF
gold; gave them instructions how TO pro
> ceed at the least cost TO get il, and also
/ | outlined the drift of the deposit, showing
r It's extent and depth.
2 The owners, not without some misgiv
2 ings, proceeded with the digging of the
e tunnel according to instructions, an in the
exact spot measured in feet from the
7 starting point, the miners ran into Il vein
S of fabulous richness, placing the Holy
Terror again in the forefront of great
producers of gold ore. Dr. Rothernel was
| given an interest in the mine as a re-
ward for his labors.
II is little wonder that this rema rka ble
doctor became the idol of the miners
heart. There was one man, however, dis
posed to rob the doctor of any credit
which might attach to his work in the
I Holy Terror. This was Ed Blackwell EL
toOS il upon himself to 20 about Dead
wood and bcrate the doctor, sa wing tina
anybody might have done the same thing
3 that the finding of the new vein was bu
: the happy elimination of an intelligent
=. guess Rothcrmers friends told him ;=-ha
blackwell had said and grew Impatient
with the doctor when he did not express
some resentment
Let him Say what he pleases I'll fl
him later on responded Rothernel
a The following week a small party o
prospectorS Went up the gGlch 10 lool
; after their claims. Blackwell was a merG
d Der OF the party, which was later joine,
l by RotherInel. A tent was pitched au,
: the LUNCH set out, While they sat eatin,
] the doctor spoke to Ed.