The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-09
Is IN OKLAHOMA

MINERALS III OKLAHOMA.
OF the mines and minerals of Okla
homa, the governor SAYS:
So little real mining hes been done IN
the territory that the mineral deposits
should more properly be classed under
the head Of unjeyeioped resources.
Copper is being proh ably mined IN the
extreme western end OF Beaver county
and other mineral deposits of value exist
there. Coal is mined to a limited extent
in Pawnee county and I'm the Usage reser-
walton, but veins Of varying thickness
and quality have been discovered also ia
Payne, Lincoln. Logan Pottawatofnis
and Garfield counties and Ia the GSiowa
and Comanche reservation II IS in tbs
latter reservation that the greatest min
eral wealth ~ the territory Hes There
has long been belief that gold and sill
yer ana other precious metals existed I'm
large quantities IN the western counties
which occupy a considerable portion 81
the reservation, but a careful Investipn-
ton convinces me th8t there is little
grounds for this belief. ami ~ these
metals are to be found there in paving
quantities It viii be in veins deep In the
solid granite mountains
Lewis and Clark, In the report Of their
explorations ia the southwest. tell Of in
dications Of cobalt asphalt zine. iron
and copper in these mountains. and there
Is no doubt # the existence Of these and
other mineral deposits which were de-
eiared to exist there By The officers Of
various army expeditions made into that
country during the first half x the cen
fury. This country win be open 10 settle
ment and subject to the United States
mining laws within the coming wear.
however, and It viii then soon be known
whether the deposits Of these metals are
extensive enough 60 make prosperous .
mining region.
Asphaltum IS 20 be found az various
places in this reservation. several wells
having penetrated great beds OF II. and
evidence az OH and gas are found ON
every side.
Excellent Indications of zinc and lead
are found IN the Usage reservation. n
The Glass mountains IN woods county.
and IN s've a. OF the eastern counties of
the territory. and an Of the minerals
mentioned are found in various parts of
The Indian Territory. the coal beds NJ
hat country being practically inexhaus-
db-e.
OIL AND GAS
Both oil and gas have recentiv besn
.ound in wells near Granite. Greer coun-
~ just over the line from the Ki3wa am
-omanche reservation and IN close prox-
nifty 70 The Wichita mountains within q
ew weeks
good flow Of OF was struck IN well
'ut down at Pawhuska in the north
astern part ~ the territory two years
go and an eastern company "a putting
own number Of wells 10 The eastern
art Of The Usage reservation. OH is he 3
7g niped from these wells IN consider
Die 1uanuty
~ PAYNE and Pawues counties ara sew
raj springs where the water is ncfIufas
''th 81, and IN the Chickaeau natter 2
nd The Kiowa and Comancha rrser-a 8
'ns are oI SPRINGS ard lafar fruozfs &
asphaltErn. which are bat the residue "a
great fields ~ OH
as one point near Fof2 sH a-ahat+a-, r
7zss from the ground ana lf1u's htds ~ "a
have been penetrated iu drqfng YES q
Natural gas also escapes from rrrr- y
of Wfie and springs fri that ee-ffg- y
ths country Paying wells are being n
lt Gown ~ 7li narts - fhe Greek conn e.
y fast east of Oklahoma ard good f-ff- q
tons have been found Ia fset esr p
ing put down az Guthrie
There can be 70 doubt az re srtst.--. ~
oofn ol ard gas in paving auartlHes 81
portions ~ che territory ~