The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18
Topeka TregO ShaIe Owners
Are Losing Confidence.
Beginning 20 Have Doubts
About Gage Process.
1T FAILS TO WORK.
When Mr. Gage is Not Present
Tests Fail.
Some of the Members Still
Stand BY Him.
Hunting For Other Processes TO
Extract Gold.
, FAILS TO WORK

There is q growing distrust among
those Interested in the Kansas shate
development The promoters are losing
confidence in the Gage process Of ex-
tracing gold and silver from the s1ale
This IS the process which was invent
ca b. Mr.. Gage. the Galena metal
lurgist, and which has produced such
wonderful results in many Of the tests
which have been made OF it recently
here In Topeka
The trouble seems to be that Mr.
Cages process does not succeed very
well when 8lr. Gage himself IS not
present to supervise the work.
When Mr.. Gage does the work, or IS
present when someone else does it. the
result Of the tests is always from $40
to $50 a ton OF precious metal But
other. people who have tried to do the
same work without Mr.. Cages help
get only a dollar or SO to the ton
Mr.. Gage thinks that the reason
other people can not get good values
IS because they do not understand the
processes which he has discovered
But others claim that the process IS
perfectly simple, and that there IS no
Possibility CT making mistake III IT,
whether Mr.. Gage is present or not
process is the solution OF the kansas
gold problem seems TO be still open.
Some Of the results secured by Mr.
Gage are marvellous. and exceed any
thing heretofore accomplished. Out OF
fifty and one hundred pound lots OF
shdle he has secured handsome soi4
and silver buttons, indicating rlch
values to the ton Of shale- FROM an
entire ton lot which Mr.. Gage tested
in his workshop in the Veale block ne
secured O. pound of silver and lump
Of gold worth $40 Mr.. Gage is now
working on another big lot Of the shaie
and expects to get another eneouras-
Ing result.
Several members OF the company
which is investigating the Gage pro-
cess have made secret tests Of shale
without Mr.. Cages assistance and
have been able to obtain only meager
showfugs Of precious metal This has
done more than anything else to hurt
the confidence which has heretofore
been felt in the Gage process
Mr.. Gage asserts the utmost cOuh-
dence in the process which bears his
name. and has siguifed his belief in
the value Of the shaIe lands by invest
ing in large tract. Several n embers
OF the company still believe that Mr..
Gage has found the open sesame to
untold millions. and they want to go
ahead and rush the work on the shale
mill
The members Of the company who
are MOI so sure bout the value OF the
process say that they are not going to
build a mill just yet. They say that
they expect to keep Mr.. Gage at work |
here in Topeka and keep him taking /
gold and silver out of the shale till |
all doubt is removed. They state that /
If the shaIe is being sailed. they viii |
make it expensive for whoever is do !
ing the sailing.
Meantime several other processes for /
the gold are being tried. and !
some Of them are producing almost as |
good results as the Gage process. The /
chief advantage OF the Gage process IS /
that it Is exceedingly cheap. Shale +
can be worked for about 81 a ton BY /
the Gage process.