The copper era., 1901-12-05
The New Process for Gold Creates
 an Immense Sensation.

an Immense Sensation.
 Denver, Colorado, Nov. 3O.-Wha' may be described as the Wynn proces. of treating ores is causing greater cx- citement and consternation in Cobra do than the repeal Of the Sherman act In spite Of the universal skeptieism with which the first reports of it. sue cess were met, no one has been able to account for the huge gold buttons ob- taincd from day to day from castaway and supposedly valueless materials of the mines and mills.
 One of the leading metallurgist5 of the State, who has followed the experi- ments. cynically admitted today that he believed one of the greatest discov- cries of modern times had been made.
 IT the discovery i7 what is asserted, and what many conservative men deem already proved the imagination io too feeble to grasp the monetary revolu- tiou it fOrcshadows. As an illustra- tion of the actualities Of the experi- ment the experience Of General Man ager C. ". Holdredge Of tho Burling- ion may be cited. He tested 325 pounds of tailings from Owyhee county, Idaho, where he i- interested in mining. The fire assay Of tEe lot showed value Of sl in gold and thirteen ounces Of silver, or less than so 10 the ton. The Wynn process yielded button from the ship ment weighing 42 G in gold, or s262. .2S a ton.
 The treatment costs from $50 to $50 ton. Almost pure gold is obtained, much of it running yS9 fine. The Uni ted States mint gives .93I fino on one recent lot, and local refner .9s6 on another. The standard gold coins are SO fine.
 "Thc process gives to Us practically tho control Of the gold output Of the wOrld," says the discOverer. The man who makes this astounding assertion, Professor Wynn, is 49 years of age. Of corpulent body and large frame, he manifcsts no excitement on account of the yellow treasure accommodating in the safe of tho company. He is Nir- ginian of no especial scientific attain ncnts, makes no pretcnse to superior chemical knowledge, and for many years lived prccariously from the pro- its of patent inhaler. His attention was attracted to the possible gold value concealed in the tale of mineral veins by an Irish miner of Boulder county. He began experimenting on small pieces of the mineral with chemical solutions. One day he observed that scum gathered on the surface of the liquid, and he transferred the contents of the vessel to another, where it curiosity aroused, he gathered the float and had It assayed. The result was almost pure gold.
 When Wynn enlisted the interests of Willard Teller he was destitute. That was several months ago. Mr. Teller and his associates, Sidney Williams. practically experienced in mining like himself have eXperimented with and investigated Wynn with as much persistence as they have the discovery. With tho aid of detective bureaus they have procured the history of his life and know that he is indigent-posi- tivcly without resources. They are well assured, and have been for some time, that he could not "salt" them fl he desired.
 The locator of a mining claim locat- cd any time this year has until Decem- bcr 3l, 1902, to do the $lOO worth of assessment work required to hold it. On unpatcutcd mining claims located prior to January l, 1901, there remains but forty days in which the requisite work must be done. A mining claim located on January l, 1901, does not re quirc assessment work in the year 1901. Assessment work must be done in 1902. The claim, unless assessment work is done in 1902. becomes forfeit and is To- catablo again on January l, 1901, but not before then. Assessment work done in 1901 does not save doing in 1902. IL must be done in 1902 for that yoar.-