The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-02-21
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Coyetnor earnaa. Rnport.

Washington. Oklahomans receive more
inquiries regarding minerals, oil and
gas develope ments, taacs, churches and
schools than any other topics. OF
mines and minerals OF Oklahoma, the
governor says:
80 little real mining has been done
in the territory that the mineral de-
posits should more properly be ciassed
under the head Of undeveloprd re-
sources Copper 10 being probably
mined in the estreme western end Of
Beaver and other mineral deposits Of
value exist there Coal 10 mined to .
limited extent in Pawnes county and
in The Usage reservation, but veins Of
varying thickne's and quality have
been discovered also in Payne, Lincoln.
Logan, Pottawatomie and Garfield
counties and in the Kiowa and CO.
mancbe, reservation. II 10 In this lat
ter reservation that the greatest min
erai wealth Of the territory lies. There
has long been . belief that gold and
silver and other precious metals existed
Ia large qusntities in the western
counties. which occupy q considerable
portion Of the reservation. but a care
full ipvestie alton con,inces me that
there Is little ground for this belief.
aud IL these metals are TO be found
there In paying quantities IL will be In
veins deep in the solid granite noun
tains.
Lewis and Clark, In the report OF
their explorations In the southwest,
tell OF ind'catons OF COBALT aspns't'
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EHce,.snt ,no'es'ons OF 'eso ana
A'ne A'e io"n" j" 'ne ossge Iesef's''o"'
IN the Glass mountains IN WOODS coun-
ana IN several OF 'he eastern coun'
tie. OF the terr'tory, ana Gil OF the min
erals mentioned are found IN vsriou.
beds OF that country being practically
inexhaustible.
On the subject of oil and gas the re.
port says: Both oil and gas have been
found In wells near Granite, Greer
county, Just over the line from the
Kiowa and Comanche reservation. and
in close proximity to the wichita
mountains. within q few weeks. A
good flow Of gas was struck In Q we'll
pu, down In the northeastern part ol
the territory two years ago. and an
eastern company 10 putting down a
number OF wells In the eastern part ol
the Usage reservation. OIL 10 beinG
piped from these wells In considerable
quantities.
I'm Payne and Pawnce counties ar,
several springs where the water 10 pol
iut-d with oil, and in tn. Chickasaw v
nation and the Kiowa and Coma nchs
reser yation are oil springs and rg.
d-posits os usphaltum, which are bu
the residue of great Helds of oil.
AT one point near Fort Sill asphalt
um oozes from the ground aud the liz
uid beds Of oil have been penetrated Ia
diRRing wcila Natural gas also es
cspes from . number OF wells ant
sprinRa In that section Of the country
PayinR wells are being pntting dowr
In all parts Of the Creek country jus,
east Of Oklahoma, aud good indicstioni
have been found in . test we'll being
put down 1t Guthrie.
There can be no DOUBT OF the exist
encs Of both oil and gas In psyinI
quantities In portions OF the territory.
Speaking Of social religious condi
tions the governor says
..The territory rs . rule has beel
peopled with the more active, progress
sivs and energetic element OF the vari
Gus states Of the Union, and they ha I,
con mingied together forming u socia
life A. pleasant, enjoyable aud profit
abe a. that OF any section OF tn
Union All kinds OF social function
prevail sn the various localities; ever!
town of any size mas an opera hous
where excellent theatrical and oper'
troops perform Lecture courses, con
certs and other entertainments are III
orally Patronized; the church social
found here ms elsewhere and there ar
: numerous public and private receT
lions balls ana oanqu-tH' where th
dress OF the participants, the orator
and the social intercourses Is fully n
to the standard OF the most advance