The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-31
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL MONDAY 1899.

to the biologists to locate the place
where the ore came from have known
for several years that there IS no more
gold in TregO county than in any other
county in Kansas Gold can be found in
most any river bed in the state and in
other places but not in paying quaint
ties and gold in paying quantities can
not be found in TregO county. Prof.
LoveWen is a life member of the Acad-
eTny Of Science and 1 have absolute
confidence in his assays and assertions
Trego county rocks sometime contain
baryta in considerable quantity, also
black oxide Of manganese in small
quantity, giving both weight and color
to the rocks and causing calcites to
sometimes resemble to some degree
zinc ores; but the capitalization is
very different, and biologists are never
deceived"
Following are expressions from peo-
pie interested or said to be interested
ia the Trego- Ellis gold fields:
P. L Bonebrake said: This Trego and
Ellis mining scheme is just like a lot
terry. There is one chance in a thou
sand to make money. have no land
out there but have friends who have"
] Edwin Knowles said: Yes, am in
the mining business to the extent of 1886
I don't know anything about it but am
willing to risk that much to find out.
The stories that there is no gold there
does not discourage me- have been
told that Prof. LoveWell denies that he
said there was no gold there. POpenOe
has him sworn to secrecy and barred
up in a back room where he cannot be
SEEN
John r. AIcManus said: THE papers
do not do the gold fields justice. They
should investigate further. 1 went out
there and got two sacks of ore in places
six miles apart and brought them back
myself. They yielded s. and $50 to the
tom
Archie Williams said: There is gold
out there. 1 know that a Kansas City
chemist got gold out Of the ore. Wait
till the mill is started"
Eugene Hagan said: Il have no land
there and know nothing about it,
W. A. Smith said: Il think it is
great scheme and am sorry am not
in on it,
Ed Lange said: 81 have been to the
gold fields and gotten specimens of ore
which 1 sent to Chicago and had as
sayed. They showed $50 and S425. I
know that this ore was not handled by
any one but myself until sent to the
chemist"
A. c. KIingaman said: ct am a firm
believer in the gold fields but have
bought land upon hearsay- I have the
utmost confidence in gold being there"
k W. BIa1r, attorney for the Union
Pacific, said 1.-THE Union Pacific has
not sold any land there on the strength
of this gold boom. The land is still
classed as agricultural land and rated
at from "a to S12 per acre to be sold
in ten payments. Some of this land has
been bought before and forfeited by
nOn-payment but the land that is sold
on contract must be bought b y the par
ties signing the contract if they have
the means. If they fail in their pay
ments suit can be brought to compel
them to buy it, so the idea that a pay
ment can be made and then the land al
lowed to go by default is erroneous
H. @. Rust said: I have no land to
SELL believe there is gold there and
will hold all the land I have"
G. K. Holiday, Jr., said: Il have had
seven months experience in the Trego
and Ellis mining lands and have
bought on the strength of assays made
by Prof. LoveweH and myself. Gold ex-
lists there in paying quantities and be-
fore snow flies we will have a mill get
ting it out BY that time land will be
worth as many thousands per acre as it
is dollars now