The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21


| that It is seldom that any portion can bo
seen in its original position There are
veins OF quartz. greensboro and porphyry
running through the granite. similar 10
those which characterize the gold bear
ing formations in California. New Mex
leo and elsewhere. This fact in connee-
zion with our having found gold in the
detritus Of the bed Of the creek may Yet
lead TO the discovery Of important aurif-
erous deposits in the mountains"
The belief in auriferous deposits, It win
DE seen. was strong nearly half a century
ago. Marcy further says; Among the
border settlers Of Arkansas aud Texas
the opinion has long prevailed that gold
was abundant here but the Indians have
always opposed their operations 50 that
no thorough examination % the noun
tsins has been made"
It can be seen from this report what a
deep root the belief Of Wichita mountain
gold has. The early Spanish claims and
prospects are not surprising. The Spany
ish quesc was always FOR gold. One
mountain to the Spaniard was as allur-
ing as another. He came upon the Wich-
5ta mountains and believed them valu-
able because they we're new 10 him.
But a United States army officer Of eX-
perience finds gold in the bed Of a creek.
and that is another matter.
Since Marcy's report there have been
many stories about the Wichita noun
tain1s treasures. There is an old story
that Phil Sheridan in the sixties sank
shaft near Fit Sill. surreptitiously, and
many are the variations Of a similar na-
ture. The intense Jealousy Of the Indians
for these mountains has always been en-
phasized and. profered as proof that the
Indians knew of the gold and were
guarding it from the white man.
Since the opening Of Oklahoma there
has been a regular recurrence OF in
terest in the mineral value OF the noun
tains. The communications in the Eagle.
one from MI William Cooley published
recently. mark the beginning Of another
such period. one Of the oldest communi-
cations on the Wichita mountains ap-
peared five or six years ago from Profes-
sor H H. Brown in the FL Reno Globe.
wherein he advanced a novel theory. He
said: Il have passed the last eleven
weeks among the Wichita mountains
mostly in Greer county. I am not a min
er save what | have learned in thar time.
have no claim and no mining interest
whatever u sell 1 will speak dispassion-
ately Geology. has been "a recreation
with me for years To a geologist these
mountains offer a most interesting study
and from my knowledge Of geology I
have no hesitancy IN saying that in
these mountains YOU have one Of the most
valuable regions of the country. Briefly
will tell you why. giving You an orig
inaI opinion. No one. TO my knowledge
has ever grasped the situation. They are
the last mountain range. or part OF il. for
the Texas and Arkansas mountains be-
longing TO the same sroup-uphcavai. and
following the history OF the other ranges
they should be the richest The oldest
that is the first Upheaved, rocks are IN
British America. north Of the great lakes.
extending from northwest 10 southeast
and as far as I know contain m min
eral The next upheaval was that range
of granite hills extending from Labrador
to Massachusetts, including Green, White,
Hoosetouic Catskill and other mountains
containing little mineral Number three
was the Appalachian range including the
and Blue Ridge containing
more mineral than either of the two other
ranges Number four was the great
western range from Alaska u Darien.
This is rich in mineral These bordered
a great inland sea from the Gulf Of Mex
leo 10 the British American hills. The
last remains OF this sea Is the lake ba
sin. now drained by the ST. Lawrence.
Slowly and by successive stages as shown
by ancient breaches this range Of Wich-
tia mountains has risen and been ground
down until the great and fertile region
n Central United states has been formed
Now following the rule. this fifth and
last range should be che richest II would /
take too much time Ia give other reasons !
for this opinion which more expert ge- I
oIogists may develop. Now do facts /.
warrant these conclusions? Yes theory I
and practice here agree. have no hes /
fancy in saying from my knowledge ~ +
from the rocks in M pos
session. from those I have seen IN the {
possession Of others. from the testimony 4
Il many reliable parties concerning re-
gi1ns I'm which I have not been and hT
he testimony Of chemistry in the assay
II mineral rocks. that there lies In the
-[fOwa and Commanche reservations one
lf the most valuable Of all the mineral
-eeions Of the United States 50 pccu-
Jar. so unlike ether mineral regions IS 81
hat miners from other regions who fol-
ow precedent viii mise the leads and
enderfoot miners who do not know what
% look for and go look az and ASSAY ev-
.rvfhfnr. those VIII be- The ones 20 sue
essfuIy open that region. excepting thar
lov. and then a thinking. original pros
rector who can adapt himself % now
ondIdons. viii assist in this develop
nent The experienced eye sees indir1-
ions rf this mineral wealth very soon
.fter crossing the South Canadian. Z f.
ot only very rich with gold and silver
ne copper lead anthony and zinc
VI an these 7 have many specimens 7
erieve also tha. arFer.c. nickel and tir
sHI ha found FRI paying oJartitier S1t
chg familiar wien t1nsa ores ard hav-
NJ no specimens 1V me car NOT de-
de r some rocks have really posses
hese minerals 0- not. C1at and aerhas
r are also reliably reported ard Z see
irus ~ petroleum. there are r.ca beds ~
isr -Hat tsJ~e ~ BE- eas, ig rt5uer4 fa-
seir aluminium : a~ etrrglv N thr
nsriau taaf t1z--th and -aarf. Hth
1auv pure minerals also rzlrf T1era are
.-h fese - ynsre-7I e18 arlra] rhaz-
a7-es TIE cr-vt - -rr sa-th had -
ONE 81, thirk ty ere tna fha 17ran-
1irs a-ose Pr ~1rf-artf1r. -a-el HT tns
-~Hng - the ea-r-.r -rar th=f ir re-
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