The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-07

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After weaving 10 aud ont among The
men for more than an hour J sudden
" came face to face With the 'stran.
ger again don't know Why
looked for him; I don't know Why he
spoke 70 me when we met, but / ia
know that our meeting broughi about
the discovery of the richest zinc mines
in the world Il caused to be written
one Of the most interesting aud I'M
portant chapters il tho history Of the
great West
1--WE sat down together. IS II BY
c0mmon consent, although neither 81
a. had said ar yet more 'tban good
morning. For moment neither
spoke. Then he inquired il Twas q
detective / replied that was not
that was simply passing thnagh the
country on my way to Indian Tern
tory. I asked him his name but he
pretended not to hear me. / asked
him where he lived, aud be looked
away and began talking Of the pros
poets Of finding ore where the men
were working / was more than ever
interested to know something Of the
stranger with whom j had met, and I
made repeated attempts 70 ASCERTAIN
his name or residence-ah with the
same unfruitful result.
when he SPOKE of the geological
formation Of the place, where the
greater part Of The work wax being
done, / Irealized ia a moment that he
MAS man Of high culture His
language was pure and beautiful. He
seemed, moreover, 20 be a profound
scholar, especially along the line Of
geology. He did not try 10 bewilder
me with long geological terms, but
talked SO simply about everything.
and yet so learnedly. that / almost
fancied that he was looking into the
very ground as be spoke A we sat
there talking q great crowd gathered
about as, aud we became the observed
Of all observers. The stranger for
such have always called him,
although he proved 10 be most
beneficial friend TO mel said that the
people took us for rich mining pro-
moters He expressed the opinion
that they we're digging in the wrong
place to find minerals. He seemed
very positive in his views. Do yon
know, said he, that this country has
regular geological formation, and
that rocks and minerals are in place
here just as much as they are in the
great camps Of the Rocky Mountains?
Even though mineral has been found
here only in pockets, there is one law
governing all the deposits, aud things
have not occurred here by chance, as
most people suppose
1--WE separated, after talking for
perhaps two hours. On the following
day / met him again in the crowd, ana
we sat down together as before /
noticed that his eyes we're red as II
from weeping, and his face seemed
very sad. lie did not talk much, but
looked away, as If 10 avoid my gaze.
It was evidcut that he had sustained
great grief. and 1 determined 10 know
more OF his history At this time ]
said but little, aud he soon arose and
walked away from the crowd After
while he returned, and this time &
was quite evident that no had been
weeping
"He sat down beside mo and r
asked him II he had received bad
news from home. AT this he looked
away, and made no reply. 1 could
not get him to reveal even 50 much as
a suggestion as to his past, excepting
only as his scholarly conversation
proved him to be a man Of great learn
ing.
This is not the place to dig. be
said rather impulsiyely. i know the
place to dig, aud it ia quite a distance
from here.
Can you prove to me that this
district has aregular geological forma-
tiony / inquired. "A formation by
which veins may be traced and the
location Of minerals be more accu-
rately determined2'
g j eau, was the laconic reply
"At this time a belief came 70 me
that the man was trying 10 enthnse
me with his mining talk for the sole
purpose Of obtaining money from me
j therefore resolved to be cautious.
asked him il he would show me where
rock was IA place in the district, and
where / might myself trace an abso
Lutte geological formation at the sur-
face. After studying q moment, be
replied that be would.
How much will yon charge mc?'
I asked.
Again he studied, turning his face
away. Suddenly be arose aud started
to leave me. His actions were very
strange. He had not goae further
than three OF four yards, when be
turned suddenly about and came back
10 me-
"sWould So be too much2' he in
quired hesitatingly.
II was thunderstruck ] bad ex-
pected him to say at least 800, and
perhaps much more. / told him that
/ would gladly give him s. 70 show
me where the formation was plain ai
the surface.
Shall we go Govg' I asked.