The Florence tribune., 1899-05-27
ELECTRICAL MINING.
Great Secrets Revealed which Lead to 3
 Stampede.
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 The Arizona Scientific Society held 3 meeting last Thursday night in the back yard of the corral of J. D. Thomas, it being considered by the members to be more seclusive than the location heretofore chosen and oc- ] cupied for the purpose.
 The interest evinced by the public in these meetings had assumed immense 1 proportions, resulting in an attend ance larger than could be accom- modated at the old meeting place, and something had to be done to subdue the crowds that insisted on listening to the words of wisdom uttered by the eminent members, explaining the re- suits of their scientific researches.
 The atmospheric conditions of this place of gathering were considered sufficient, and the audience was some what abated.
 The chairman called the society to order. The minutes of last meeting were read by the secretary and ap- proved.
 Mir Bostiek, chairman of committee on program, announced that the sub l ject for tI.e evenings discussion would 1 be electricity as affecting ores in their natural state"
 On notion of Mir. Mulhatton it was ordered and allowed that the discus sion might be extended so as to en- brace subjects collateral with the one announced.
 Professor Thurston was first on the program, and gave the society the conclusions drawn by him from the facts shown, gathered and condensed during his perambulations through the 1 fields of science It was demonstrated beyond question that currents of electricity had the same trend as veins or lodges of gold-bearing rock; that at the intersection of these veins the lines of electricity became polarized. He held that ignorance of this fact was the only reason why every mem Der of this organization could not hire a hall instead of being compelled to make his public appearance and shower his words of wisdom in the damp oppressive and untempered even ing air, unprotected from wind and exhalations. He wondered why elec- tricity had not been taken as the guide to gold deposits, it being so easy to follow current to it's point of polarization and there to dig, where one would surely find the object of his search.
 Time and space will not allow the full text of the lecture, but it will be sufficient to state that the excitement was intense.
 i Several members knowing where to find electric currents, silently climbed over the rear wall and started in mad haste 10 get on q current 1 lt seems that noted scientists from i California had oeen listening 10 pro ceedings through crack in the wall, actively alert to take advantage of the wonderful information they had so surreptitiously received, and seeing some of the members stealthlily de- parting, they followed the footsteps of the escaping chaplain of the society, knowing that he, if any one, was onto a current.
 The next paper was to have been by Prof. J. Green on electricity and placer deposits" but some one sug- l gested no quorum, which was found to be true, and the meeting was adjourned without prayer by the cha plain.
 We expect the next report will be astonishing to the world, for a new era in mining has commenced.