The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-17
THE HEAVENLY GOLD.
A THEORY WHICH FITS WELL
WITH Mr. TRoUT-s FACTS.
DIR. Hutchfson Explains the. Phe-
nomcna Observed in Alaska In
Accordance With Prof. vaiFs An
nuIar system Theery-Rings Like
Tho~e of Saturn Descended i'm
Dust, wherein Gold Was Mingled.

The paper published IN Fridays Post
Intelligeneer. from the pen OF Peter i
Trout. presenting the ''Aste0rlc Dust
theory OF the origin Of Hour geld II the
Pacific Northwest. has excited cons-dera-
bic conmsut- Rev. A /. Hutchlson, wao
has for many years been q student OF the
question OF the e2rth's formation, believes
that the facts observed IN Alaska oy Mr.
Trout confirm Prof. Yails annular sys-
tenn theory or the earth's forna ion, which
would also agree with Mr.. Trout's theory
that placer gold has It's origin in
meteoric dust DR.. Hutchinson explains
his theory in the following letter 10 the
Post-Lngelligencer:
Il was deeply interested in the paper on
aiming oy MF. Peter l. Trout, published
Friday morning IN the Post-Intelii gencST.
i was Interested because OF Intorma tlon
concerning PAGER gold deposits. and more
especially because Il comes from one WAC
speaks from practical observations, De-
cause Il is remarkable conF1r ma ton or
the 'Nallian Theory Of the Eartn's For
nation
Il nave been q student OF Prof Walls
'annular system theory for several years
To my mind II supplies the very ln1or ma
ton 80 much desired by Mr.. Trout. ana
goes far also 10 support his view that
placer gold does not necessarily, II ever.
come from quartz veins.
According 10 the 'annular theory the
earth has passed through the various geo.
logical ages BY series OF rings similar
10 the ring system OF Saturn kach OF
these rings formed a geological age oy De-
ing preciplIaI upon rhe intensely heated
glooe, perhaps milleaniums ago. and at
intervals OF long duration.
Ile ring con tanning the heavier mate
rails would naturally be the first 10 fall.
This would act like smothering IRE in
the stove with fine fuel; an explosion must
necessarily follow. and II the merry energy
= IL Esf II
throw the finer or lighter particles or de-
hrls far out into space. This is what oc-
CURED after each annular precipitation.
These explosions carried into space great
volumes OF matter in various degrees OF
density. This telluric mass became sus-
pended in space by the natural laws or
centrifugal force and grayitation.
Meanwhile the earth continues TO re-
volVe upon its axis and the suspended
substances form a canopy and then ring,
and thus take up the motion OF the earth
a a retarded rate Of speed. The velocity
of the earth's surface decreases al We ap-
proach the poles from the equator. Hence
the suspended canopy would naturally
drop TO the position of lesser motion, and
By and by lose the centrifugal energy and,
yielding 20 gravity, would IN due time
come to rest upon the earth. first at the
poles.
This opens to me a delightful field for
study, but / Will pass Ii by for the pres
ent and come 10 the placer gold. Now no
tlee; IL great eruption took place, as L
nave INDICATED, the result WOulQ De ludI
a great volume of mereoric dust would be
held ia suspense in space. II would con-
tain atomic particles of granite sub
stances perhaps the ruby sand among
which would be found minute particles OF
gold-one OF the most indestructfole OF the
known metals. This meteortc dust would
be present in all OF the earlier annular
systems. and hence VIII now be found In
different geologic formations.
Now. the first precipitations OF the
ovenhangtng canopy would occur at the
eaTth's polar regions, and take the form
OF snow. This would assume inestimaoie
proportions; possibly miles in depth. This
snow now contains our placer gold. The
next annular system extends over the
earth in suspension. The temperature
rises. The polar snow of the former pre-
cipitation now gradually melts. ana when
bhe succeeding system falls our vast nelds
or snow become the Beginnings OF the
great glaciers. This process is repeated
until the Noacnian age aawns upon the
earth.
According 70 the 'annular the6ry,' the
antedlluvians lived in dollhouse climate,
under the deluge canopy. After the deluge,
which Was simply the nerce precipitation
of the annular systems. slaciation went
rapidly forward. and many. IL not most,
of the glaciers now in existence are the
products of the last age. Now. the older
or dead glaciers We should expect TO rnd
covered with telluric substances, Ike me-
teoric dust. This is In tact the very con-
dition Mr.. Trout describes in his excel
lent paper. As time passed on, many OF
fD2 glaciers were DOUBTLESS carried DN the
newly melted SHOWS to great distances
from their original homes. The rushing,
eddylng currents OF the great ocean. and
the ceaseless movement Of the tides would
gather these glaciers into groups, piling
one upon the other. and leave them IN
some protected section along the great
shore line of the ancient oceans. or carry
ing them equatorward, as the laws OF
earths motion would require. These vast
ice fields were deposited in the suhsiding
oceans or lakes. with their treasures OF
gold TO 1oe hidden away in the sands of
mountain ravines or 6rled-up ocean beds.
just as Mr.. Trout tells Us IS the fact in
all this Western Country-or al least IN
Eastern Oregon. Washington and British
Columbia.
wherever placer gold is found st may
DE worked for what IL is worth. for in
% per cent Of instances il Will have no
direct connection with quartz deposits or
lodges. but viii be found 10 be the un-
loading of some ancient glacier or Ice
field. which vanished from the earth in
that region.
This theory alone explains the vast de-
posts OF gold in South Africa. OF this
particular feed of gold Prof VaA, author
OF the 'Annular system writes "a follows:
In this plan OF gold deposition. we
look back into Permian tine and see a
great vapor canopy laden with its golden
wealth. hanging Ike molten heaven
over The earth. See II part al the equator.
One-haf OF IL rides slowly TO the north
world. the other grsvitafes slowly toward
the south world. Thus in the course of
centuries II fallS amfc the snow piles or
the arctic and antarctic continents.
AS time rolls this continent
OF SHOWS becomes a continent
Of ice piled mountain high. .
We see In Imagination thousands Of grea
southern icenergs borne 10 This spot Of
ancient Africa. as IN an eddying sea. Just
as we see them gather today of the banks
Z Of Newfoundland. There. in warmer wa
I tiers they melt and drop their load
Now. ] am not a mining expert but
Mr. Trout's facts and my theory seemed
20 III so beautifully that / could not re
/ frain from recording these conclusions.'