The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21
Ragged Old Miner Says 1t
Exists in Wichita Mountains.
RUNS EAST AND WEST
0utcroppings Which Prove to
Him It's Existence.


ploring and prospecting those noun
tains for seven and half years. study
ing ats many formations, and delving
into the mysteries of the earth And
with pick. pan and shovel-and a de-
termined viii power and an undomittabie
pefseveranee-I have accomplished my
object. The main chain of mountains
are situated on the great porphyry belt
or what is termed the mother ledge. It's
breadth is about three miles. so far as
known. 1t crops out very bold. on each
side OF the mountains and keeps its
natural course. viz: easterly and
westerly. from one end Of the territory
TO the other and runs eighty degrees
northwest and southeast. The rock is
brown, and yellow color porous and
honey-comb quartz burnt black in
places. showing very plain that it has
undergone the action of fire in the
bowels Of the earth and changed it's
nature. Geology and minerology teaches
Us that fact; also by practical and sCien-
thc explanations The rocks arc what
is termed igneous. or metemorphic origin.
There are millions Of tons. crops out
on the surface. consequently the cost in
labor would be nearly nothing 70 mine
Those mountains have been carved by
volcanic eruption, the same as all other
mining regions. viz: Colorado. Arizona.
California. Montana, South America and
South African fact. all over the world
The Creator has established only three
kingdoms-the animal. the vegetable. and
the mineral, and He has placed His
signs and colors in the heavens and the
earth so that We may read his laws Now
l want TO tell the world and all man
kind that We have got the most wonder
tui mineral deposits that / have seen.
Situate as We are on the center OF the
great mother ledge. establishes that
fact The mother ledge signifies and
means that it is the breeder. and the
feeder or producer of all other minerals
and veins which intersect its ore body.
This is another evident fact showing
that those mountains have been caused
by volcanic eruption. Another evident
fact is that we find deposit Of lava on
the surface, in large chunks. which deea
away with the theory that those rocks
have been produced by water formation
If the lava deposits is not sufficient 20
convince our book-eGucated biologists.
can show them tons and tons OF yellow
and brown and rose-colored agate quartz
scattered on the surface and veins Of
some material. which can be very easily
traced in many places. Also veins OF
magnetic iron ore. some or which is
glazed black. which assays well in gold.
We have also the brown hematite. which
is rich in gold and silver: also the iron
band rock-in fact. we have all kinds
Of iron rock including the red hematite
Three miles northeast from the town Of
Wildman. there is an iron mountain
from three to four thousand feet in
length. north and south. and about two
thousand feet across, east and west
where vein of pure magnetic iron
crops out Near this spot discovered
"A chunk OF grey hematite iron, so large !
and heavy that il took two men. VIM /
Smiley and myself. 10 lift II out Of the /
hole. The hole was only two feet deep
The chunk was buried half way IN the /
ground. and in washing off the dirt I /
could see considerable gold on its sur /
face. and in pounding It up fine with d I
pestel and placing same in a gold pan 4
and adding a little quicksilver. I banned /
out a nice sized piece OF amalgam 4
That iron had undergone the action % /
FIRE in the bowels Of the earth. the Same /
as the lava but had not undergone the /
same degree Of heat. The lava IS burnt 4
almost to a cinder. similar 70 that
which comes out Of a hiscksmifhs
forge. Now. want 10 tell you. my
friends. and the world once more before
/ pass away to ether worlds unknown
49,
for minerals as there are IN the Wichita
Al along the main range or
the otter Creek Mountains. east 70 Fort
Sill and beyond, and west from wndman
10 Devils Canyon. Quartz Mountain and
beyond. is complete network Of veins
Of minerai-bearing rocks The surface
rocks assay from Il 70 $ per ton IN gold
and silver. M De Forest gave me an
assay OF - per ton from ny agate quartz
5eposit. Then again another evident fact
is that those Wichita mountains have
undergone a volcanic eruption IS because
I discover that tie black iron silver
carbonate quartz Is soWn or scattered on
the surface which adheres % the grass
cots which assays 90 god and sI9f sl-
-er. besides lead. making a total o. flss
So says Captain J. c. Price O Wichita
lame and according 70 an asssyer n
Chicago Those batter deposits are ciose
10 Wudmau. This same material also
contains lead and platinum. DID say
lla unum7 Yes sir. Vow want g. ten
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