El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01
RICH GOLD
DISCOVERY
Not Far From Abilene, Found
BY Accident In a
Pasture
$1,000 IN GOLD PER TON
And a Showing In Silver. and
They Say There Is An
Abundance Of the
Rock Around
Special Correspondence of the HERALD

Special Correspondence of the HERALD
ABILENE, Texas. May 80 The dis
covery of what may prove to be
rich gold mine has been announced by
&. B. Cook. former rly sheriff of this
county. The find is located on Mr..
Cook 'sranch In the extreme southeast
ern portion of the county on Jim Ned
creek.
Some weeks ago an ex miner who
happened TO be passing through stop
ped at a neig boring ranch to re-
mein for a time, having secured en-
plOyment as ranch baud. While
passing through Mr.. Cooks pasture
mis- attention was attracted to certain
rocks in q hill side. Upon investiga-
tiOn he pronounced the rock to be rich
in gold. He at once stopped rancbing
and began to reduce the o in primi-
tive fashion, securing small quantity
OF gold as the result OF each days
labor.
The examiner apprised Mr.. Cook
of hat he had discovered and fur
nished him specimens to be sent off to
be assayed. These specimens were
sent TO the London and Colorado
Gold and Copper Extraction company,
OF Denver, and in few days the
asssyer's certificate. signed by the
presider of the com pany, was received
which stated that simple tests show
ed value OF 1920. in gold and s7.4O
in silver to the ton.
Mr.. Cook Gays there seems to the
an abundance of ore similar to that
asssyed to be found in this pasture
ana On the land of his neigh bors. This
is in the vicinity Of au old Spanish
mine. Further investigation will be
made to test the paying quality and
the abundance of the ore
NEW FEATURES FOR THE FAIR.
The directors of the West Texas
Fair Association met last night and
arranged a program for the fair to be
held here September 25 to %. The
premium list was also partially COM
pleted. The premiums offered this
previous year OF the fair. Special
efforts will be made TO make the live
stock department q success, especially
the fine cattle show. An interesting
race program has also been srrsn-
ged.
There will be two races that promise
to be Interesting and somewhat novel;
Que is fifty mile running race, open
oaly to native Texas horses-srained
race horses being barred. The rider
Is allowed to change horses as often a.
he pleases but must make the distance
10 three hours to entitle him to the
prize money. The other race is q 25
mile trotting race for single torses.
governed by similar rules and reeula-
tlons as the long distance running
race.
The officers of the Fair association
this year are T. S. Rollins, president,
H. Pickens, secretary, and Henry
James, treasurer.
FINE CROP
The season has been unusually fine
this year for crops and the heaviest
crops OF small grain ever known in his
tory of the country are now ready to be-
harvested. The harvest how ever, Is be-
ing retarded on account Of too much
rain during the past week.
SIMMONS COLLEGE.
DR.. o. @. Pope, president of Simmons
college. has let the contract for the
erection of brick cottages to be built
On college campus. The money for these
buildings was principally donated by
citizens of New York. Efforts are
being made to raise $50, 900 as an addi-
ton to the endowment fund of the
college, S250CO of this fund to be raised
IN Texas, the remainder being pledged
from people in New York City when
The Texas portion Is raised. One fifth
Of the amount to be raised here, $4,000,
has been already subscribed by