Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-08-26

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did me more good than all blooc
medicines and other pills." write!
Geo. II. Jacobs, of Thompson
Conn. Prompt, pleasant, never
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clear brain and a healthy appe
tite' J'C'FarleY.
It has now come to show, down
in the Gold Diggins. An exchange
SAYS:
F. Burleigh johnson, one of the
main pushers in the gold mining
enterprise, passed through Wa
Keeney Tuesday morning enroute
home from his trip to Denver. He
SAID that while in Denver the com
pany in which he is interested had
contracted for the machinery for
their plant and that they would
commence work on mill - miles
south of Ellis next week.
This is a direct assertion. If they
now 60 to work it shows their
faith, If not, it shows even they
don't care to invest any more. The
people watch with anxiety the next
move.
They say that Kansas, bleeding
Kansas, where the Pops tried to
raise -''hall," has some gold, val
Ter gold, hid away down In her
shale. No more sowing: no more
reaping; no more crops to fail; just
have to take a pick and shovel and
go out and raise some shale, but,
old Kansas, joshlng Kansas If, after
all this fuss there's no ''glld," "yel
low gild," then there's another
''hoss" on us.
The K. c. Star, and Topeka
Journal gave the gold diggins here
bad name-quoting Prof Love
we'll freely. 1t was so rank be comes
out in the following signed card
which shows there is some gold
down there. He says:
In the report of the results of my
recent assays of Kansas shales it IS
eroneously stated that no traces of
gold have been found. On the con
trary more than half of my last
so assays show traces of both gold
equally deslrous of ascertalning the
facts. Many assayers throughout
the country have tested these shales
and as well known have como to
different conclusions
These discrepancies in results
may be explained in different ways;
First. It Is not likely that gold
Is uniformly distributed over large
areas and we should expect differ
ences on this account.
Second. The combination in
which this gold exists require spec
ial and careful treatment otherwise
the gold will not be discovered
and silver and while these last as
saws show no large values, they |
confirm as do the earlier assays,
the opinion that gold may be found
in the shales of Ellis county.
The presense of gold and its ex-
lstance in paying quantities are
different propositions. 1t is to help
IN solving this interesting problem
that I have devoted much time SIN
ce last January to the study of
Kansas shales. l have no reason
10 doubt the honesty and integrity
of the parties who have brought
me the specimens, or that they are
Third. In all gold eXcItements
there are temptations to fraud
and it would be strange if tricks
ike sailing ores" did not exist to
some extent.
It is best to 60 slow and not get
wild IN these spcculations.
If gold exists in Kansas shales
in any such quantities as has been
thought, there is time enough and
for every body in Kan
sas to get rich.
AS regards to my aarller work,
the men who brought in samples
Of shale to assay from the very be
yinnlg of my work to the present
time are gentlemen of the highest
for integrity and honesty
in Topeka. L secured good far
values of gold and zinc for these
gentlemen, such as l consider would
make il a good commercial pro
position My work is still IN prog
ress and to the present time have
made no public announcements.
It IS best to wait aud see the end of
the matter before making reports
There IS yet much to be done and
when my work is complete [ shall
be ready with facts and figures to
fohlich NV commissions