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

case of some ores, especially TeIluride's,
is in extreme cases and is only a very small
portion of the gold present in the ore.
there is a loss because of small quantities
of the precious metal going in to the Stag.
But as in the case above, these losses are
always a very small part of the total gold
present in the ore
During the winter I visited Denver for
the purpose of learning from the asSayer
of the works in which Kansas shale was
treated the assay methods by Wnlcn ne
965aanlfed gold from opr shalss and Incl
by which the ore was treated. 1t is per-
haps sufficient to say that his assay meth
patented process was the worst take L
have ever seen These people are build
to cost Kansas company $1,000
There IS no gold nor zine in Kansas
shales beyond traces"
Prof Haworth of the University of Kan
the shaIes OF the Smoky Hill district. He
has prepared a geological report which IS
that the claim that there is gold in the
Smoky Hill shales is 50 ridiculous that he
passes it by in his official report with the
simple statement that it is absurd.
Officials of the smelling works in Argen-
tine do not believe the shales contain
gold One of them said yesterday:
around Haves civ had reISindIed sFain-
seven or Sight samples Of 9shale from that
of precious metals could be found There
was, perhaps. a faint indication of the
presence of silver. but there was nothing
in the shale to give it any more value
than the soil around Argentine. can go
out on the hills around Kansas City and
find samples of earth with a small percen-
justify the expense of assaying it.''
In spite of the fact that the university
professors have said time and again that
there gold in the shales, a COM
pany has been formed in Lawrence for
the purpose of developing the lands. The
company owns 500 acres, has options on
2,400 acres more and leases on seven or
eight sections The men interested are
very enthusiastic over the showing that
mas been made ana nearly every one
The Lawrence company includes s D.
6ishoP OF the law nrHl OF Glsa9P e MI Il
ell, and his partner, A. G. Mitchell; I'D
Carroll, the LeaVenwOrth politician and
hRaRhs = swP deGer express SoanS e attor
ney of this city; W H Sears, private
Fred Fisher, conductor on the Union
Pacific railroad, whose home is in Law
other Union Pacific conductor and others
Among those in Topeka who are fnan-
Frank Willard Of the Merchants National
bank. who has LOO acres; Edward
Knowles of the Central National bank;
A. c. and Frank BIingaman, Robert Blair,
the Union Pacific attorney; John McMan-
Edward LANCE, travelling man, who paid
$40 cash Friday for eighty acres; c. K.
Besides there are some well known rail-
road men and attorneys Who are not ad-
Beethard of Fairberry and T. L. Jones
Of Henry who paid $500 for sixteen acres
last week The Norman Brothers of
Winchester, Ind. who bought largely in
the first excitement have Investigated
and are anxious to sell now. An Indiana
company has 1900 acres for which il has
agreed to pay s. an acre J. H. Thorpe of
Omaha, travelling passenger agent Of the
Pennsylvania railroad, has 100 acres
The people Of Ellis and Hayes City and
other towns in Ellis and TregO counties
have faith in the claim that gold lies
in the rock beneath their feet. They say
it is all a land boom, a scheme to sell to
innocent purchasers a lot Of poor land A
dozen people in Hayes City said last Fri
day to a reporter for The Star that the
very worst thing that could happen the
county. would be to have a land boom as
a result of false reports of gold discover
les.
The four cars of shale shipped last week
to the new mill in Denver may end this
latest gold excitement more quickly than
it began But even If these cars of shale
produce nothing it may not discourage the
enthusiasts, for there is no craze like
the gold craze, and once man becomes
infected with it nothing except a financial
drop will shake his faith or disturb his
dreams of wealth. This was shown in the
case of the Rev. Prescott Ford Jernegan,
who built immense tank on the coast
of Maine and claimed to get gold in pay
ing quantities from the waters of the At
Iantfc ocean. Even after his swindle was
eX posed people sent money to him for
shares of stock and he fed to Europe with