Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-02
REPRESENTATION
 OF METALS.
A Partner of Or. Emmens, the Dis cOyerer Oi the Process Of Mak- ing Gold From Silver
 Visits Prescott.
He Gives Some Interesting Facts Concerning the Process as We'll as Cites to It's Success
 in the Past.

Prescott has had distinguished visitor during the past day or two,
 being none other than Fl. A, Strong, a partner of Dr. Emmens, she emi- nent scientist of New York, who recently discovered the secret for the transmutation of silver into gold, which has created such a furore among the scientific world.
 MT. Strong is interested in mining
 properties in Mohave county, and came over 10 Prescott, to visit D. c. Thorne, who during his stay in New
 York had office rooms in the same
 building with Dr. Emmens and Mir. Strong.
 A JoURNAL-MINER representative called on Mir. Strong to secure an interview in regard to the wonder full process which promises to reyo- lutionize the Financial conditions of the world He stated that there
 was little 10 be said in T, gard to the process whereby silver Is trans
 formed into the yellow metal, that
 has not already been said, sxcepl that they are now manufacturing 5000 worth Of gold every month.
 He spoke of the ineredulity in regard to the process expressed by very many people, as well as bv a number of sclentists, but stated that the inventor, or discoverer of the
 process. neither asked for disciples or believers. He has tae satisfac- ton of knowing that he IS accom- plishing the results right along, the product being sold in New York for coinage. A company has been or ganized to work the process Every share of stock has been taken, aud many applications fer IL had to be ienif d, as there was not enough to supply the demand. There IS no stock on the market ahd none for sale, hence neither DE. Emmens. his partner, or members uf the com panv, care what the public may think about it.
 It required eight months for the company to get machinery manu- factnred whereby the process of transmutation might be carried on for commercial purposes. The ma chinery required for tba purpose had also to be invented by pr. Emmeus. The result is that now, as stated. the company IS turning out $2,000 m gold per month. Of course. as far as the manufacture is coucerued, it Is only in it's infancy yet, and with the experienced acquired, improved machinery. whereby this output can be largely increased, will be invented and manufactured. Mir Strong pro duced some sheets Of the gold man- ufactured by the company for the the inspection of the newspaper scribe.
 Speaking further in regard to the discovery of this process MT. Strong said it was not new theory by any means. 1t has been the dream cf alchemists of all ages. Scientific men have always acknowledged the possibility of it but have always fixed the date for its accomplish ment away in the future.
 NIT. Strong said he was convinced that it was not only dream but had been a reality in the past although the secret had been lost. He stated that recently he rau across a little book giving an ac- count of the meeting, in Boston, of numismatic society a few years ago and prior to Dr. Emmens' dis covery. Among the pro ;eedings of that body was very interesting paper on alchemy read, by Prof. Bolton, somewhat noted scientist, in which the doctor stated that he had personally examined forty-three specimens of manufactured gold in the shape of medals and coin, and had seen the recorded. history of their manufacture. In this paper 1t was founl that during the six teenth and seventeenth centuries belief in the possibility of converting lead and silver into gold was almost universal. Believers in the theory of transmutation had, however, far more satisfactory and authorita tive evidence than mere question able specimens and 10 which they could point with assurance.
 These evidences, says Dr. Bolton, "were medals and coius of both sill yer and gold, duly stamped with the records of their .transmutation, commemorating the power of the adept and honoring his noble patron. A great many of these are still in existence, having been stamped by government authority, and are now rsasured and foundin coll sctions of metals and coins m many of the leading family collections on the continen nt of Europe"
 The thirty years war having been finished, the Emperor Ferdinand III, l of Austria, called before him a man 1 named Richtbausen, who had the of being able to make gold of a. certain powder. The em peror induced him to give the neces- sary information of the process, to- gether withzsome Iof the powder used. Then, to bis own amazemeni, he produced gold. The Elector,J John | Phillips Nave lse, IA. 1858, induced Richthausen to Jet ihim have some of | powder, and he, too, made gold of the very purest kind.
 "Both Emperor Ferdinand II and this Hector caused gold medals to be struck recordlngthese astounding and they are still pre- served in the imperial collection of coins at Vienna, where Dr. Bolton was permitted to see and examine them.
 Another instance of an instruct ve kind is furnished by Edward III, of Engla d. He called from the continent of Europe to London, a individual named Ray nond Lulby, who professed to be lble to make gold. On his arrival It London, an elegant suite of apart nents was placed at his disposal, md be was treated as an honored guest of the king. He was author zed to call for anything he might iesire to accomplish the object of ransmutation, and to the astonish- nent of the king, LuIby produced ,old in large quantities. It is rec ,rded that this. was coined into money of the realm of the time to he amount of 6000,000 nobels, each 'eing worth more than three pounds terling. Lully, in his last testa- nent, declared that while in London le converted twenty-two tons weight