The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21

These amaigan balls or chunks were
worth from Sl.eo0 TO 1900 each Did he
get rich from that fifty foot space2 Yes.
SIT Now here we aye il these Wichita
mountains with 1850 feet in length OF the
very same material and not a mill 10
crush cur rocks WY Because the
people say there is no gold here. They
even have the impertinence to tell US So
and our government and territorial gsoi-
ogist makes the assertion that those
mountains and rocks are a water forrra-
ton. but admits there IL gold here but
not in paying quantities. wish 10 say
10 those book-educsteG gentlemen that
they hsG better pull OF their gloves ana
coats and take the pick. pan aac shoves
and dig into the bowels OF the earth. as
the old ragged miner has done for forty
years experience. They wiz doubtless
gain little more light in the rniasrai
world. Practice makes perfect Without
that practice. your book education
amounts 10 nothing I hope and trus.
that the next time cur government ap-
points United States or territorial geoio-
gist. that a practical. Woodworking
miner viii be appointed. All our United
States biologists did. when sent 70 this
territory 20 examine our mineral deposits
in those Wichita mountains was 70 sit
and squint at the rocks which vera sivcn
TO them 10 examine and pronounce them
no good. and sent in their report 20 the
government and gave this wonderful min
Grad deposit in those Wichita mountains
a black eye. And Of course our territorial
geologist had TO follow suit. thereby
causing Us miners much trouble and
pains and damaging our mining interests
to a wonderful extent. which makes II
very hard for a poor old ragged miner
to convince the people that We have the
mineral he-e IN paying quantities. II
any further proof IS required : can show
them a plate Of gold which came out OF
q certain vein which runs directly
through the town OF Wildman. Also (
have seen other specimens which came
out OF same vein. three inches In length
and two inches in breadth I can also
show them solid bodies OF mineral.
washed bare by creek. ninety feet In
length. and crops out in places on said
eight 10 fifteen feet across. also another
one ten TO twelve yards across. washed
bare by creek water; also big boulder
of maiikite copper. Weighing from l5e TO
200 pounds. Seeing is believing. What /
see / know what 7 don see. / don't
know. Now. in conclusion. / will say We
have the mineral there waiting for cap
italists to come here and investigate our
mines. We want mills in here 70 extract
those minerals We want reduction works
here. and concentration works. We want
smelling worAs here. we also want the
cyanide process here. and above al other
processes We want a chemical process. so
that We can save the oxide Of gold. The
FIRE process viii not save il: IL is so nne
and lisht that it vo'atilzes Ike quick
silver. The fumes must be condensed, for
the reason that the oxide Of gold or gold
glance or chloride OF gold cannot he
saved by FIRE process is because our
minerals AID rocks are imprsgnated or
coated with oil. conseG aently when the
oil ignites. the oxide or gold. which adj
heres 10 the oil volatilizes and Is lost ga
smoke But I am not a chemist. nor
book-eduCatcd gentleman + ara a poor.
old ragged miner. and a practical one
'' va 'tN ' '-'i''.. '-'-f va f''i'N'- VA
those western plains, having crossed them
three times. always lived on the frontier.
looking at the noble red man. straight In
the face watching his movements. never
turning my back towards hiru-sincc
1853. NOW in n nut-sher I viii cay that
the town OF Whitman is situated IN the
center Of the great mother ledge er
rorphyry belt. running side by side. OH
Of which rests in peace on its mothers
breast. I remain rs ever. The Old Rag
sed Miner. NM. COOLEY.