The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-27
PROF. DE Barr
MADE ASSAYS
If Specimens Come from the
Hills Gold Is There.
WILL MAKE OTHER TESTS
Next June He Will Work in
the Field.
WILL MAKE OTHER TESTS

Norman, o. T, April 26.-There were
several assays made by Prof. Edwin De
| Barr of the~University of Oklahoma on
last Saturday, which if the specimens
tested were actually taken from the mines
in which they are calimed to have been
found. certainly demonstrate that there
is gold in certain locations in the Wichita
mountains, in paying quantities.
During the lase week Professor DeBarr.
who holds the chair in the university as
instructor in chemistry and pharmacy, ac-
cepted an invitation from the citizens OF
| Roosevelt to lecture at that place. While
| there a few of the miners in that LOCALITY
| secured teams and persuaded Mr. DeBarr
| to accompany them on an inspection or
| their mines. On this trip Professor De-
Barr personally visited q number of their
! mines about Roosevelt and secured FOR
! himself several samples or specimens. He
made several assays OF ore which had
been sent to him from this same region
but found onl va slight trace of gold and
silver In fact, none of the samples that
have been examined at the university oy
the professor up TO this time had shown
either gold or silver in paying quantities.
Upon his return here the professor made
a very careful assay of some six or eight
of these ores but only in. instance did he
find any gold to speak Of This exception
showed gold s1.75 per ton with slight
trace of silver. However, the miners at
Roosevelt. undaunted by these results,
sent over two of their number with
number of other specimens TO be assayed.
These men, Mr. r. w. Rayle of Roose-
Welt and aIr. J. B. LenertZ of Granite,
arrived here Friday and spent that after
noon and all Of the following day in the
laboratory with Dr. DeBarr watching him
make the assays. Mr.. DeBarr was very
careful in his work and saw to it that
every specimen was given a fair test
The ores were brought over in rock form,
not crushed, and in the doctors opinion
were genuine samples and not 'doctored
In fact Professor DeBarr was as much
surprised as any one about the institution
when the actual results were learned.
There were in all some twenty samples
tested and gold was found in every one
of them ranging from 90 cents to SIG. The
640, 50. 60 s4S and 500 per ton
The best ore was claimed to have been
taken from the Hester mine which is To-
Gated on a school section half way be-
tween Wildman and Roosevelt. The ore
was taken from dyke which is found in
lead that extends for seven or eight
miles s-~-9-
Professor DeBarr when seen by your
correspondent said:e .'All that l know
about the matter is that in March / Wis
tied Roosevelt and gave an address there
before the miners and at that time mmet
Mr. J. b. Lenertz and Mr.. r. w. Rayle.
who insisted that / visit their mines but
owing to the fact that l had to leave L
only visited a few near by shafts AS
left Roosevelt these two men told me
that they would come themselves to Nor
man at later time and bring with them
samples of ore from a number of their
shafts. which they did and on Saturday,
April 23 l made careful assay of twenty
specimens which they submitted to me,
and found gold in the quantities as above
stated in this article. These specimens
were. in my opinion. genuine ore and the
minerals in them would indicate to me
that they were of the same formation as
is found in the shafts of the mines in the
region about Roosevelt and Wildman.
where these samples are said to nave
been taken. AS TO whether these ores
were actually taken from these mines l
do not know ! only say that Messrs.
Rayle and Lenertz brought me these
rocks and that found the above results"
Signed and corroborated by Prof Il. De-
Barr
Prof. DeBarr as soon as school is out in
June has promised to make trip into the
Wichitas and will give this matter his
careful investigation not only 10 satisfy
himself but also to prove 10 the miners
in their own laboratories or assay offices
that they either have or have not the
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