Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-16
Omaha Bee June %. 1905
SOAP MINE
NEAR ORLEANS
COLORADO TRAVELLER MAxps THB
DISCOVERY WHILE CLEAN -
ING HIS KNIFE.
Company Is Formed to Develop rina
eeyserits Soap, which HAS Proven IT'S
Merit, II Bssult Of Investigation
by Scientists and inventors.

Orleans, Neb.. June &-CSpecial THE
limitless possibilities for mankind that lie in
nature herself has had new exemplification
recently in the discovery OF a deposit of
laya-perhaps centuries old-from which a
Nigh grade, genuinely pure soap can be
made. Heretofore 1t has always been
thought that a soap could only be made
from animal fats, oils, etc. II thus adds
weight and credence to the old saying that
man can find everything he wants In
Mother Earth. The finding OF this sapona-
ceous deposit Is especially interesting in
this period of chemically prepared articles.
The discovery, romantic though II sounds.
Is not myth, but geological fact. The
superstition is that the lava was deposited
by an extinct geyser centuries ago. 1t is
situated near Orleans.
No doubt thousands of prospectors and
ranchmen In days passed camped near this
gate It. 1t remained for some ranchers from
Colorado who camped there to look into
dent, deed Of curiosity m tRSt s prompted mi d'
member of the party to take some of the
mud to clean knife blade. To the amaze
magic. They rubbed II in their hands and
their hands became clean They tried 1t
in cleaning. other articles and It worked
equally well.
Capitalists Are Interested
When the party returned to Colorado
they told of their find. The saponacsous
qualities OF the lava were not dreamed Of
at that time, the finders believing IL
merely had strange and unusual securing
properties, just as nearly all mud pos
sesses some such properties. Denver cap
ogist to investigate. He reported that
the deposit was undoubtedly left by
once active seyser. The matter was then
submitted to chemists. and their analysis
of the lava gave the first inkling that IT
possessed the properties of soap in pure
and natural state.
The extending a aid
cradle number of acres, was bought out
right from the original owner, and
company was formed in Denver to manu-
facture a commercial soap with this lava
as a base. The company was named the
Geyserite Soap company, and the article
erected at Thirty-frst and Blake streets
in Denver, and the manufacture OF the
soap was begun on large scale.
Company Finds Demand.
lively short time ago, the company is re-
ported to be in a very prosperous condi-
ton. and the soap is being sold in all
mand for 1t is increasing steadily withoJe'
the expenditure of a cent for advertising.
The promoters, however. hope soon TO
compete with the other well known soaps
by launching an extensive advertising
campaign. 1t seems that nowadays moth
ing can be made to go hugely without ex-
Frank A. Joslin of Denver the presi-
dent of the company, recently made
trip to the property In the company Of
expert, and he reports that the deposit Is
well nigh limltless. An attractive feature
from the commercial standpoint is that
Geyserite costs the company practically
nothing in comparison to the material that
other soap manufacturers are compelled
to buy, and that the GeyseT1te can be
shipped into Denver, ready to be converted
into soap, at less than one-half cent a
pound. This gives the company tre-
mendous advantage over other soap man
ufacturers, as owing to the peculiar mex
pensiveness of the article, it can be sold at
a lower figure than other soaps while
giving a better profit. The wholesaler and
jobber sells what he finds the most profit
able, 50 1t is certain that Geyserite Soap
will have the friendship of the men who
sell II.
Pure Natural Soap.
Chemists claim that Geyserite Soap is the
only pure and natural soap that has yet
been marketed. 1t Is said to be uncom-
bined and to contain no free caustic
alkali. 1t is this latter ingredient in the
cheaper soaps that plays such havoc with
the skin.
The successful sale of the soap is re-
markab BILE, because 1t has depended entirely
upon one person recommending II to an
other but even by this primitive method
the sale has been extended into several
countries. The commercial Importance OF
the find is admitted by rival soap manu-
facturers, and other sections of the state
are being prospected for similar deposits.
At the present time II is believed that the
Geyserite Soap company has a world mo-
nopoly of this soap deposit