Arizona republican., 1898-06-06
A THEORY OF GOLD.


scientist and do not claim that my
ideas on this subject are beyond
criticism; yet 1 have been reasoning
and specializing somewhat upon the
cause why the gold deposits in Alaska
and the Klondyke country are so much
richer and more abundant than in
other parts OF the world.
1t is well known that gold is widely
diffused throughout the world, though
not in paying quantities. l am a be-
lever in the nebular hypothesis that
all the matter that composes our solar
system existed in a vaporOus cond1-
ton, caused by intense heat. 1t has
been estimated by some scientific men
that these vapors extended half way to
the fixed start; that their density aver
aged about two ounces of matter to the
square mile of space; that it revolved
upon it's axis with immense velocity,
and that in time it commenced to lose
it's heat by radiation into space; that
it contracted and became less and less,
and its speed increased upon its axis
until it's centrifugal force became SO
great that the planets were thrown OF
from the great nebula and assumed or
bits of their own. The planets still
retained their vaporous condition and
immense heat; they possessed a corona
like that of the sun at the present tine
which is aid to extend out from the
body of the sun from 80, 900 to 100, 900
miles, which is caused by commissions
and explosions from the body of the
sun. That the physical condition of
the planets at the time they wnre
thrown off from the great nebula was
in somewhat similar condition that
the sun is now.
1t is conceded by the scientific world
that our solar system is composed of a
certain number of original elements:
that these elements existed while the
planets were in their Semi-nebular
condition of immense heat in an anal
gamated form; that one OF these is
gold: that all of these original ele-
mentS came to their melting and va
PORTING points at different degrees OF
heat; that the elements that vaporiZe
at low temperature will still retain
their vaporous condition, while the
elements that require a much higher
degre of temperature to vaporiZe them
will separate from the elements that
vaporiZe at a lower temperature, and
assume the condition that we find
some of them in at the present time
pure gold being one of these That in
consequence of gold being one of the
heaviest metals, it would settle near
the center of the planet, while it was
in its semi-vaporous condition. also
believe that the vapor of gold would
be heavier than the vapors of other
elements that vaporize at a lower de-
gree of heat, and would take a position
according to its specific gravity.
NOW come to explanation why gold
should be found in greater abundance
near the poles than in any other parts
of the earth. 1t is an established fact
that the earth is an oblate spheriod;
that it is about twenty-six miles less
from pole to pole than it is through
the equator; that the centrifugal force
created by the revolution of the earth
upon its axis caused the elements to
recede from the polar regions and ac-
cumulate and pile themselves thirteen
miles farther from the equator to the
center. A natural consequence would
be that the lighter material would Aow
toward the equator leaving the heavy
material of which the earth was COM
posed behind. Gold being one of the
heaviest elements, greater proportion
would be left near the poles than would
flow to the equator, just the same as
the sands in the rivers flow slower
than the waters flow.-John Patten in
Salt Lake Tribune.