The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-07
THERE Is GOLD IN THEN.
Geologlst Takes Up the Wichita Noun
talns and Examines Them.

u. II. Brown, geologist who has
spent eleven weeks in the Wichita
mountains in Greer county, writes Of
these mountains as follows:
"rhey are the last mountain range,
or part Of it, for the Texas and Ark
ansas mountains belong to the same
group-upheaval, and following the bis.
tory OF other ranges they should be
the richest. The oldest, that is the
FIRST upheaved rocks, are in British
America, north of the Great Lakes,
extending from northwest TO south
east and as far as l know contain no
mineral.
"The next upheaval was that range
Of granite hills extending from Labra.
dor to Massachusetts,, including Green,
White, Hoosatonic, Catskill and other
mountains containing little mineral;
number three was the hppafgCtiBn-
range, including the Alleghaaies aud
Blue Ridge, containing more mineral
than either Of the other two ranges.
Number four wac the Great Western
range. from Alaska to Darien, rich
in mineral. These bordered a great
inland sea, from the Gulf of Mexico 10
the British American hills. The last
remnant of this sea is Lake Basin,
now drained by the st. Lawrence.
Slowly and by successive stages, as
shown by ancient beaches, this range
Of Wichita mountains has risen and
been ground down until the great and
fertile region of central United States
has been formed. Now, following the
rule tins fifth aud last range should
be the richest, 1t would take too
much Of your time to give other rea-
sons for this opinion which 1 give to
the world, through your columns, that
more expert geologists may develop IL.
NOW, do facts warrant these con.
clusions2 Yes theory and practice
here agree. ! have no hesitaucY In
saving, from my knowledge OF miner
Alogy; from rocks in my possession;
from those 1 have seen in the posses
sion of others; from the testimony Of
many reliable parties concerning
regions in which have not been, and
by the testimony OF chemistry in the
assay OF mineral rocks, that there lies
| in the KioRa- aad- -ceaanehe- -reseEHa-
tions one OF the most valuable OF all
the mineral regions of the United
States.
$50 peculiar, so unlike other mining
regions, who follow precedent, will
miss the leads and tenderfoot miners,
who do not know what to look for, SO
look at and assay every thing, those
will be the ones to successfully open
that region. except that now and then
thinking original prospector, who
can adapt himself TO new conditions,
will assist in this development
THE experienced eye sees indica-
tons of this mineral wealth very soon
after crossing the South Canadian II
is not only very rich in gol and silver
but copper, lead, antimonY and zinc
OF all these have many specimens.
believe also that arsenic, nielSle and
tin will be found in paying quantities,
"The crust OF the earth had become
so thick by the time the mountains
rose, by contraction caused by the
cooling Of the earth's mass, that it re-
quired many times the force TO pro
duce fractures, not produced there in
the earlier ranges. When once pro.
duced all the rich mineral stores
within the globe burst forth, giving
us rare specimens Of all her manifold
treasures.