The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-31

cut about Is feet, and In ten hours work,
with 4 men, raised 5000 pounds Of ore
averaging 90 per cent, leaving more than
as much again In small broken chunks,
aud nodules, aggregating some z or
tons, or about 1900 pounds to the foot.
lie also found extensive deposits OF SINH
lar ores aud clays at various other places
on the property, notably at the Douglas,
Ball, and Winn leads, showing the great
diversity or the deposits, these four main
leads being miles apart.
SProf. Wm. Il. Cummins. who was, dur
ing four consecutive administrations OF
the Statcs Government, in charge OF the
geological bureau Of the state of Texas,
and who subsequently examined the
property, confirmed Prof. DE Ryee's re-
port, and said: "The copper ore Is prac-
tlcally on the surface. No great shafts
10 sink at enormous costs, no flooding OF
the mines by water TO contend with the
ore, instead OF passing through different
metallurgcal processes, passes through
only two inexpensive ones, and instead
or yielding only two TO five per cent. OF
copper, as In some of the great paying
mines, it yields from GO TO 20 per cent.
while the clay alone, running from eight
inches to eight feet thick, yields ? to %
per cent. an average of perhaps quite Is
per cent. aud instead OF requiring mill
ions Of dollars for a plant to extract the
metal, IL will be lixiyiated and precipita-
ted by chemical means at Insignificant
expense"
"After the most careful and thorough
examination OF this property at different
times for years past, my conviction Is
firm that no rational reason exists why a
very great mine may not be developed
on the property. that would very soon
return most gratifying results to the
stockholders"
The Federal Government at Washing
ton, having learned Of the existence of
this copper ore, the Secretary OF the In
terror sent an exploring commission un-
der charge OF Prof. Roessler, a most
competent, experienced officer, who
made as complete an investigation as the
hostile Indians would then permit. His
report was exceedingly interesting, and
fully sustained the positions taken by
Profs. DE Ryee and Cummins. IL can be
found in extcnso i'm the geological re-
ports OF the u. s. Government.
Major G.. Nelson Smith, atepaymaster-
general In the u. S. Army. and for n
number Of years a Senator from Phila-
delphia, In the legislature OF Pennsyl-
vaDia, visited the property several times,
hauled hundreds of tons Of copper ore
from the surface of the ground n distance
OF several hundred miles by wagon TO
the then nearest railroad, and then
shipped 1t by rail about $500 miles TO
the copper smelters at Baltimore and
Ph9nixville, where 1t was pronounced
the finest copper in existence, and sold
for from $3.50 to S400 per ton.
Prof. II. A. Genth, then consulting and
analytical chemist Of the University OF
and afterwards its presi-
dent, assayed about 81 900 pounds Of ore
out of different shipments made by Scna-
tor Smith, which he certified averaged
about ca per cent. pure copper.
The land Is also valuable for farming
and stock raising. The soil coDsists Of
dark, chocolatc-coloredlo loan, remarkably
fertile and producing vast crops OF corn,
cotton, sorghum, wheat, oats and other
cereals, potatoes, fruits or every variety,
and grapes equal to the best in Califor-
MIA or Italy. The climate Is almost per-
fection, being a happy medium between
the long, bleak winters OF the north, and
the almost perpetual summer OF the ex-
treme south. The elevation above the
sea is about 1000 feet, assuring perfect
comfort and health the year round, such
a thing as sunstroke or postration never
having been heard Of.
The property was profitably worked
for several years after the discovery OF