Arizona republican., 1902-08-25
GOLD IN SOLUTION
Wonderful Discovery of New Values
 and How to Save Them.

The Leadville Herald-D Democrat in Q recent issue publishes what purports to be a very important discovery by a mining man of that city relative to what is commonly called water oil or the oily film that rises to the sur face of water when banning gold. The discoverer is O. R. Neubarth, senior member of the well known firm of gro cers, doing business at Eighth and Harrison avenues, Leadville. MT. Neu- barth has been engaged extensively in mining for a uumlNr of years past, and in the prosecution of his mining undertakings was led to make a series of experiments on this water oil, '" With the result as claimed. that the oily substance is not oil at all, but gold in formation. There is nothing to sub stantiate the claim more than the as- sertion made by the Leadville paper that MT. Neubarth has made this dis cOvery, and the account of it is given herewith for what it is worth, in tine hope that a discussion may be pro- vOked and a further investigation along the same lines carried out. The Herald-Democrat says in part:
 "The discovery of the process did not come as sudden revela ton or by in spiration. It was by patient careful work along certain lines or research and experiment. based on theory which has all the elements of plausi- bility.
 The subject was first taken up six years ago, when he was in a lease on the Lillian mine. He noticed that the lessees on d block of ground adjoining his were taking out pay ore, while his ore, which to the eye was exactly simi- lar. gave no results whatever, running possibly a trace in gold. He secured samples of boUn ores, and banned them. \ peculiar thing which was noticed in banning his own ore was the presence on the surface of the water of filmy substance, and presenting the charac- istics of oil On the higher grade ore the presence of this oil was not so pro- nounced. He inquired of the m Gars what the substance was, and they told him it was water oil.
 "' I never heard Of water oil said Mir. Neubarth. and the explanation did not satisfy me, so l decided 10 make an investigation for myself. That oil, as l am now convinced. is what may be called oil of gold. It is not gold in it's metallic state, but gold in process Of formation. and by the use of proper chemicals I am able to bring it to its mature state, perfect metallic gold
 According to MT. Neubarth S theory the metals are originally in a liquid condition, mixed with the waters of the ocean. They were afterward precipi- tated by chemical action, and are found in the shape of ore. But the original form of gold and silver still exists in nature, in the shape. apparently, of this peculiar oil, which seems to be present in very low grade ores, but which can not be detected by ordinary methods.
 "The experiments which led up to the conclusions have covered period Of six years, and the results are certainly astounding, and the more so, as decep- ton is entirely eliminated. Professor Wynn, with his machines and his ad- vertisements, created distrust from the start among intelligent people. There is no question but that MT. NeuDarth has obtained startling results. and there is no deception about it.
 Ringing the bell Of the cash regis ter. MT. Neubarth drew therefrom small button of gold. He had never weighed it, he said, but judged that 1t was worth 60 cents, or it might be a