The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-01
Will REPORT FRIDAY.
Prof. Ernst Fahrig to Then Give
Results Of His Mill Runs.

At 5 o'clock Friday afternoon, DR..
Ernest F'ahrig will put into the hands of
the committee which has been employ
ing him to test the Kansas gold shale,
a complete report of what he has accom-
plished at the little test mill which for
several weeks has been in operation in
this city. No one viii know. up to that
time, the results Of the experiments and
tests.
Friday evening the twenty-six Topeka
men who put up $100 apiece to set up the
mill and employ Fahrig to conduct his
test. win hold a meeting at the Copeland
hotel. The report will be read at that
time and if favorable, there will no
doubt be a company organized to build
a 100-ton mill in Ellis county.
The State Journal today received the
following dispatch from Hays City,
Kan:
Prof Gage-and party arrived this
morning and started the Beatty mill
south Of here on the Smoky river, to
grinding shale. A thorough test is to be
made The mill is in complete order
with crushers, watts and electrical ap-
planes"
This dispatch refers to the Gage
process, which is entirely independent
Of the Fahrig process.
There is war between the two gold
shale factions, as represented by the
rival processes Of Fahrig and Gage. The
F-ahrig people claim that efforts are be-
and lead people to invest their money in
gold shale stock" of doubtful value
They assert that some of these COM
panies offering stock for sale have
neither land nor process, and are simply
waiting for the report of DR.. Fahrig
If the report is favorable, the companies
will it is said, claim it as a vindicatiOn
of their advertisements, and viii put
forth extraordinary efforts to sell their
stock under the impulse Of Fahrig' 5
reDOrt
why should we come out and attack
these companies 2" said one well known
Topeka man who is interested in the
F'ahrig experiments. Probably we
could split their scheme wide open by
allowing our names to be used, but it
would not do US any good. People
would say that our statements were IN
spired by jealousy. The only thing 1t
would accomplish would be to save a
lot of people some money, and protect
the state of Kansas from getting credit
for any more wildcat schemes. While
we like to protect people and the state,
if people viii foolishly jump into a
thing of this kind. These companies
have no land, and their process is
worthless. They have nothing to offer
even if DR.. F'ahrig's report is very en-
couraging. The tWenty-six Topeka
men who put up 500 apiece TO test this
thing did SO to satisfy themselves. We
have nothing to sell. We have no COM
the Fahrig report is unfavorable, we
have burned our money. We will not
kick. I have no more idea than you
have what the report will be-
DR. Fahrig will enbody in his report
a statement to the effect that he has
patented his process and that no one
but himself has the right to use it. lie
viii state that he has authorized no one
to use his name or his reports in any
manner to advertise Kansas shale COM
panies, and viii warn investors not to
speculate in shale stocks under the i'm
preston that he indorses the stock.
That there is great and widespread
interest in the Kansas gold shale is
shown by the number Of inquiries re-
Ceived by Topeka men from out of town
parties, asking advice about buying
stock in these concerns. A great many
of such inquiries come from st. LOUIS
and Philadelphia.
It is generally the impression that DR.
F'ahrig's report viii be to some extent
encouraging, but will indicate that the
process for extracting gold. to be OF
commercial Importance, must be still
further improved. DR.. Fahrig is today
engaged in the final extracting of the
gold values from the runs which have
been made during the course of the ex-
periments.