The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
MAKES FORMAL REPORT
Result of Test Runs in the To-
peka Mill.
Prominent Men Who Employed
Him Satisfied.
VIII at Once Begin Erection Of
100 Ton Mill.

There is gold in Kansas shale, accord
ing to DR.. Ernest Fahrig, of Phila-
delphia and he has invented a process
which viii get it out.
Dr.. Fahrig's long expected report was
made public last night. The average
amount Of gold and silver extracted
from twelve different ton-runs Of shale,
was $3.50 per ton. 1t is estimated that
the cost of extracting the shale in a mill
of large capacity will be less than 81
per ton. leaving a minimum net profit Of
so cents per ton.
The syndicate of 26 men who put up
500 apiece to pay for the Fahrig test
mill. are confident that Kansas shale
is a safe business proposition, and are
making plans to erect a 100 ton mill
Without delay. Under what terms this
mill win be built has not been decided.
DR.. Fahrig's process is patented. He is
the only man who can give authority for
its use. He has agreed to appoint a
representative before leaving Topeka
VINO will act as the local manager Of his
process. and arrange terms for its use.
Another meeting Of the 26 men in
terested in the Fahrig process will be
called within a few days. A proposition
for the organization of a company and
capacity viii be considered Those in
the original 26 viii get the nrst chance
TO invest in the mill. If any more money
is needed. outsiders will be offered an
opportunity to subscribe. 1t is believed
that plenty Of money will be subscribed
without going outside of the 26 men now
in the enterprise.
The probable cost of mill to employ
the Fahrig process is not known. 1t
win be q costly mill, because electrical
power must be generated to carry out
the Fahrig process.
AVERAGE REALLY So. 100 PER TON.
DR.. Fahrig states that his first mid
run Of ton Of shale was practically
failure, because the shale was pulVer-
lied so fine that it caked in the watts.
He Immediately sent to Chicago for an
other style of crusher. and his subse-
quent tests were all satisfactory. Ex
elusive of the first test, which DR..
E'ahrig includes in his report and in the
average result, the average of the eleven
other tests was exactly So per ton. This
would leave a net profit IN each ton Of
shale handled of 81 per ton.
1t now seems to be only a question of
multiplying the shale mills as rapidly
as possible. The shale exists in unlimi-
ted quantity. Several counties are COW
cred with it, and it extends down to an
unknown depth. 1t apparently gets
richer the deeper it goes.
The shale which was tested by Prof.
Tahrig was obtained from various To-
caIities in Ellis county.
DR.. Fahrig's report is characterized by
the most extreme conservatism. There
is nothing in it which can not be fully
substantiated. The hackers of the pro-
cess have the most implicit confidence
in the report.
The meeting of the shale men was
held last night at the Copeland hotel
parlors. It was behind closed doors.
Prof Fahrig read his report, and was
then kept busy for an hour answering
questions He was put through cross
examination such as a witness would
get in court Such men as w. H ROs-
EingtOn, Chas. Blood Smith, Chas. Hay
den Of HoltOn, Eugene Hagan and other
prominent attorneys, asked question af-
ter question concerning the process, all
of which were satisfactorily answered
by Prof. Fahrig.
on the table in the room were the
handsome buttons of metal which DR..
Fahrig had extracted from the Il mill
runs. Some of the buttons were as
large as a dollar, composed Of part gold
and part silver.
Men of experience unhesitatingly say
that this ore can be handled in mills
with 100 tons or more daily capacity at
a cost of 81 or less per ton, which would
therefore dispel any doubt that Kansas
shale is a commercial proposition with
the Fahrig process
PROF. FABRICS REPORT.
t'In response to your request Of max
ing a practical demonstration of Kansas
shale by use of a special designed test
mill, using my electrolytic process
now beg to announce the results OBJ
tanned.
THE machinery was shipped from
Philadelphia. Pa during the months of
February and March. 1902 My son ar
rived in Topeka on the 18th of March to
superintend the erecting Of the plant.
left Philadelphia on the goth Of March.
arriving in Topeka on the oath, when I
inspected the work thus far installed
and Immediately after completed the
electr0lytic portion Some unavoidable
delay was caused by necessary change
in the crushing After the mill was in
thorough working order and several
minor tests were made, we decided to
put through twelve mill runs, which
have been completed up to date.
-Four distinct species Of shale We're
treated and their character is specified
in tests one to nine from car load lots.
Number ten your committees selection.
Number eleven and twelve selected from
two different deposits and their test re-
suits are given in the following table:
Friday. April IL, i value per ton. o. ESQ
Monday, April IA. . value per ton. . so
Tuesday. April Is. 3 value per ton. 6.75
Wednesday, April Is. 4 value per
ton -..-.---.--..- -..-....-... ? SO
Thursday, April II, value per ton 2 80
Friday April IS, 6 value per tom. $50
Saturday Anrfi 10 value nor TON en