The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-06-11
The BIood-red Hematite Is
Found In Paying Quantities
AT G W { N DIAL E.
Arrangements Being Made For lts
Development on q Large Scale
CONTRACTS for Coke For Use in
Smelters.

Present. Indications are that almost
within the gates Of our city aa indus
try Is springing into being which Will
make Vinlta not alone famous but
wealthy. For years cow-punchers,
hunters and fishermen have climbed
the bluff on Pecan Creek just west Of
the Gwendale mail crane, and many
OF them have observed the unmlsta X
able appearance Of iron which the
rock disclosed but gave IL no further
thought.
Mr.. Wolfe, the owner Of the prem
lses, thought enough OF the discovery
however TO incur the small expense
Of an assay, and armed with the
chemists figures has been able to ln-
terest a miner of world wide exper-
Ienee, 10 the development Of bis lind.
That the gentleman alluded TO, Mr..
Charles H. Hallett, whose recent adj
dress has been Kansas City, is man
Of affairs Ia his line OF life will be APP
preciated when IL Is known that he
has been a miner, not alone 10 the
United States, but Ia Mexico, Alaska,
Russia and the province OF Manch-
urla, China (which II reports be true,
the Car Is just now very deslrous OF
annexing to his already very ample
domalns.l He Is accredited as a man
Of wealth aud we believe has recently
sold Klondike mine for the modest
sun Of 5000, 600.
He has recently returned from Mex
leo ana although a number OF other
matters were pressing upon his time,
he concluded, aftera brief inspection,
that this iron hnn was Of sufficient
Importance to warrant his taking au
active interest In It.
Mr.. Hallett has found the volcanic
uplIft 20 which the Gwendale iron
ledge owes its existence to be some
200 feet Wide, and it has been traced
indlstlnctly about fifteen miles, the
general course being northwest and
southeast. That the lead should be
so cireumscrlbed ln extent as this,
seems incredible, and We may reason.
nbly expect It's discovery to be am
uonnred at other points.
The specimens taken are from the
surface and very rich indeed, and de.
poslted In hematite tred) ore, some
times called specular iron. 1t may
be said In favor Of these deposits that
the reduction Of hematlte ore and its
conversion TO the merchantable pro.
duct, Is accomplished at less expense
than any other form.
Whether the Iron exists 10 mer-
enantable quantities Is OF course an
enigma. 1t is the belief Of Mr.. Hal
lett and his associates that such il
the case ano tney have taken leases
and made ample preparations for
development Of the project on large
scale.
Ordinarily u Is the custom TO re-
duce the ore where mined but exist
Ing conditions sometimes make ID ex-
pedient % ship II 60 the fuel II 1t |
should prove 10 be The case that our
Pawpaw beds yielded smelling lcoke-
lugl coal. nothing could be more for
tunate, a. they are scarcely two miles
away. As a preeaution, extensive
contracts have been made with The /
ownerslof the Dawson coal mines, Ia |
the western part Of the nation, con-
tlugent upon their product proving
to be eokelng coal.
In any event we are assured that /
extensive works are to be erected at
Gwendale ss SOON a. ell the lease
are arranged, aud then, ia
the paFlance OF the street, there will |
be sssomethlng dulng.n The impor.
tance Of this iron discovery to Vlnlta |
II IT sustaIns expectations. II Ii hara- /
" possible to Imagine, but like most /
everything else Ia this world will de-
pend Ia great degree upou our own
efforts