The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-17
THE SEA A KLONDIKE.
A Baptist Preacher Who Can Sift
Gold From Sea Foam.

n commercially profitable process for the
extraction of gold and silver from sea
water by the Rev. Prescott +. )ernegan,
formerly pastor of the Baptist Church in
Mitldetown. Conn. has created great
interest in the scientific world. rs the dis
covery tends to revolutionize the present
ratio of value of these two metals
The process was discovered in the sum
mer of 1896, and has been perfected by
nam berless experiments made siuce then
in the Irish Sea, German Ocean, English
Channel, Long Island Sound, NarraSnn-
sett Bay, Passamauuoddy Bay and the
South Pacific Ocean. In all 100 tests
have Deen made, showing no appreciable
difference in the quantitive presence of
gold and silver. The average amount is
fl ON one hal to one grain of gold to ii ton
of sea water, or $4,000, 000,0J0 Of tons of
gold in all the waters of the ocean. The
amount tf silver is from one TO two
grains pei ton OF water.
Mr.. Jernegan associated with him in
these experiments a. b. Ryan. of Middle
town, Il deacon in his church, and for the
past six nj ouths they have been perfect
ing the apparatus for the extracting of
the metals. They have purchased two
tide mills on Passamaquohdy Bay, and
have now fifty hands engaged in sur
rounding their plant with n ten-foot
fence, SO as to keep out inquisitive call
erS.
The process is close secret, but the
water, which at high tide, is twenty feet
above low water mark, -eceiles as the
tide flows out through IL series of twenty
identical pieces of self-cperating aprar-
atus, leaving the gold and silver ut TIE
bottom. One hundred and fifty of these
gold traps are to be erected at once in
addition. So easily operated are these
machiueS that three men could handle
$50 of them and the cost of obtaining the
metal is very small Each tide brings
new wealth, and the supply is mex
haustible. 1t is expected that within n
few weeks this plant will yield 800 IL
day, and before next spring 81 900 per
day, as new machinery is being con-
stantly put in.
The process OF securing the metals
from sea water is so simple that if the
secret were revealed any person Mt II
small cost might operate his own gold
mine on sea shore. The works are being
closely gual ded by armed watchmcn,
and the Electrolytic Marine Salts Com
pany has been incorporated in the State
of Maine to develop this discovery. The
'apital stock has been placed at $40, 000,
GOO. so confident are the company, of
which Mr.. Ryan is president, of the
value Of this discovery that they have
Already refused 81 100000 for the secret.
The French say sit is the impossible
that happens" This has proved to he
the case with the Mount Lebanon
Shakers. The whole scientific world has
been labnring to cure dyspepsia, but
every effort seemed to meet with defeat.
The suffering from stomach troubles has
become almost universal. Multitudes
have no desire for food and that which
they do eat causes them pain and dis
tress. Sleepless nights are the rule and
not the exception, and thousands of suf-
ferers have become discouraged.
The Shakers OF Mount Lebanon re-
Gently came to the 'ropt with their new
Digestive Cordial, which contains not
only food already dgested, but is di-
gester of food.
1t promptly relieves nearly all forms
of indigestion. Ask your druggist for
one of their books.
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