Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Mr.. Hanna Tells of Oklahoma.
Lawton, Oct. u, 1903.

Editor Republican,
In previous communications mention
was made of the Wichita Mountains
prehistoric remains of what is sup
posed to be an extinct race of men,
mountain boomers and mining enthus-
lasts. The two former are no longer
with us, gone to the states for their
health, and that the uninitiated might
see some of the wonders of the south
west, the boomer and the miner are
still here, more in evidence and in
creasing daily, occasioned by new dis
coveries of untold and unknown wealth
to listen to the stories you would be
led to believe that after thousand
years, King Solomon's mines of
which Rider Hagaard writes so enter
tainingly, had at last been found, not
in South Africa, but in Comanche
county, that his landing was along
the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, his
long and weary trip across the plains
OF Texas, over the fertile lands of Ok
lahoma, you will recall that Haggard
lost some of his men on the way.
Possibly the remains petrified and
mumifed found recently near Crater
vile, are those of Haggard's company.
Recently the Big Four Mining Co.
shipped car load of ore from the
Little Bar, lone of their claims) to
Denver and sold the same at s1l.S0
per ton. This report set things afire
and many of Lawton's population
that had been knocking and doubling
the reports could be seen going
towards the mountains looking for
mineral location and wanting to get
in on the ground floor. AS result
nearly all the Forest Reserve has been
staked, and some of the properties
many times. What will be the final
result time will tell. Mr.. Beam of
Denver, looks on this locality with
sufficient interest that he has sent his
SON here to establish an assay Office,
and II the son reports favorable mill
will be located at once for handling
the ore. At this time no doubt re-
mains but that the Wichita mountains
are rich in mineral, but whether of
sufficient richness that it will pay to
work is yet mooted question. 1t
may prove of low grade and of such
kind that the present methods will not
suit the conditions. The cyanide
process is the one so far giving the
best results and is what made the
home stake winner, and its owners
millionaires. Such may be the final
outcome here and we hope it may so
result as the writer has located
claim. People say that it is rich
one and good one, worth lots of
money, million or less. Am not
Offering it for sale neither has there
been any assays made of the material,
however there is in stock on the mar
ket, some offered cheap, Others very
high, and which is the better is hard
to tell, as many have formed COM
panies and done very little work
whereby the values may be determined.
To give you an idea of the excitement,
no less than five companies were or
ganized last week, mostly by local
parties, a few however by people from
Ohio, ILL.,, Mo-, and Colorado. Some
assays are reported as high as $1,000.
per ton in gold, per cent in silver
and trace of lead and copper. 9th
ers are claiming as high as 600 pounds
Of silver to the ton. 1t would be a
nice trip for some of the Audubon
county people to come down and take
look over the situation and see for
themselves. The 10th inst would be a
good time to come to see good
country, fine city and visit to the
mountains would be nice outing.
Yours, III. W. HANNA.