The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-09
The BIood-red Hematite Is
Found in Paying Quantities
AT G W E N DALE.
Arrangements Being Made For Its
Development on Large Scale
Contracts for Coke For Use in
SHELTERS.

Present Indications are that almost
within the gates Of our city 10 indus
tiy is springing Into being which Will
make Vinita not alone famous but
wealthy. For years cow-punchers,
hunters and fishermen have climbed
the blum on Pecan Creek just west OK
the Gwendale mail crane, and many
OF them have observed the unmistak-
able appearance Of iron which the
rock disclosed, but gave II no further
thought.
Mr.. Wolfe, the owner OF the prem
Uses, thought enough o. the discovery
however To incur the small expense
OF an assay, and armed With the
chemists figures has been able TO in
terest a miner OF world wide exper-
ience, in the development Of his find
That the gentleman alluded TO- Mr..
Charles II. Hallett, whose recent ad-
dress has been Kansas City, Is man
OF affairs in his line OF life will be APP
preciated when II is known that be
has been miner, not alone 10 the
United States, but la Mexico, Alaska,
Russia and the province OF Manch-
uria, China which II reports be true,
the Car is just now very desirous OF
auuexiug to his already very ample
domains lie is accredited as a man
N wealth aud we believe has recently
sold Klondike mine Tor the modest
sum OF 5000, 600.
Ne has recently returned from Mex
leo ana although a number of other
matters we're pressing upon his time,
he concluded. after brief inspection,
--thatthls iron duo was of sufficient
Importance to warrant bis taking an
active interest 10 It.
Mr.. Hallett has found the volcanic
upllft to which the Gweudale iron
ledge owes its existence 10 be some
600 feet vide, aud il has been traced
indistinctly about fifteen miles, the
general course being northwest aud
southeast. That the lead should be
so circumscribed in extent as this,
seems incredible, and we may reason
ably expect its discovery 70 be an
n0rnced at other points.
The specimens taken are from the
surface and very rich indeed, and de-
posted II hematite lredl ore, some
times called specular iron. IL may
Be said Ia favor Of those deposits that
the reduction Of hematite ore and its
conversion 20 the merchantable pro-
duct, is accomplished at less expense
than any other form.
Whether the iron exists 10 mer-
cnautable quantities 10 OF course an
enigma. 1t Is the belief Of Mr. Hal
lett and his associates that such Is
the case auu tney have taken leases
and made ample preparations for
development OF the project on large
scale.
Ordinarilyit is the custom TO re-
duce the ore where mined but exist
ing conditions sometimes make IL ex-
pedient TO ship IL TO the fuel. II Il
should prove TO be the case that our
Pawpaw beds yielded smelling Icoke-
ing) coal, nothing could be more for
tunate. as they are scarcely two miles
away. As a precaution, extensive
contracts have been made with the
ownerslof the Dawson coal mines, ia
the western part Of the nation, con-
tlngent upon their product proving
to be cokeing coal.
In any event We are assured that
extensive works are TO be erected at
Gweudale as soon as sIl the lease
matters are arranged, ana then, In
the parlance OF the street, there will
be "something doing" The impor-
tance Of this iron discovery to Vinita
int sustains expectations, it is hard-
" possible to imagine, but like most
everything else in this world will de-
pead in a great degree ugn our own
efforts