The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-24
30 ID 10 cold sUPPLY.

Most Generally Dimused OF All the
Precious Metals.
From MoOdy's Magazine
The worlds gold supply is abSo-
Iutely inexhaustible, no matter what
demands are made upon it Hitherto
the attention of miners has been en-
tirely directed to comparatively rich,
easily worked deposits But 1t has to
be remembered that gold in small
quantities occurs in enormous masses
OF rock throughout the world
Almost all volcanic rocks and the
formations derived from them, such
as granite, serpenCine and rhyOhte
contain appreciable quantities Of
tary rocks derived from such vOlcan-
ic formations contain gold in concen-
trated form, and are today in some
localities probably worked
Experiments have shown that gold
is regularly falling to the earth, in
association with cOsmic dust, and day
and night it settles all over the land
and sea. Some OF this gold, when con-
centrated by wind or water, or dis
solved by acid surface waters and re
deDOsited in q more concentrated
form, is recoverable
The waters OF the sea, also, are
auriferOus. and there can be little
doubt that. If ever in the remote fu-
nary demand for gold, means could
be found for probably reducing the
gold in the sea water
The area Of the sea bed is much
larger than that OF the land Its com
position is similar in every respect
with that Of the land 1t is composed
OF mountains. plains. and plateaus, Of
igneOus. metamOTphic and sediment
ary rocks which contain great areas
Of gOld-bearmg and other mineral
viens-
only in a circumstances, however,
where the submarine gold fields are
close to the land. viii IL be possible 70
work them as the submarine coal
fields are now worked But those
oceanic gold fields on which the veins
outcrOp at the surface are subject %
constant attrftiOn by the waves This
causes the shedding Of gold. which IS
concentrated by the sea and washed
Cold deposits thus formed exist IN
many countries. and they are remark
able in that they are renewed or en-
rfched by almost every storm tna'
passes over them These deposits are
known by various names. but the term
aurfferous beach sand sufficiently de
scribes them They occur IN the "a.
cfhc beaches from Alaska to Terra de
FuegO. and throughout the coasts Of
Australia and New Zealand where
they have long been worked VIII
profitable results
The gold output from the gold
hearing beaches at Nome. Alaska this
year. is expected to reach &4,Oo0seVU
The coast between Cape Nome and
Point Rodney for a distance OF more
than twenty miles Is being worked
for gold by hundreds OF men
The beach IS IN places aurnerouS
for a width Of 1000 feet inland from
the tide level. and sometimes TO 8
depth OF fifty feet From the western
base OF Cape Nome there IS a series
OF graveIly sea beaches extending IN
land sreraI miles which contain gold
and are places being worked today
These deposits yielded gold 10 the val
ne Of $4,000. Gee In 1903 Szs1S5stgt
in 1904. and S2.850,0oo in 1905
The earth has also immense oe-
posts Of auriferous sands ana Gays
These are chiefly in the arid regions
In many countries they are pronrao-
IL worked by dry blowing processes
But the experiments IN AUSTRIAN
have shown that much Of the gold
can be extracted In these cases By
special adaptation Of sold oreQElae
known as the paddocking procesz
These deposits are formed BY the
ero5srn Of auriferous rock -1orz1ls.tioi
80 the concentration Of the gold b.
the action Of wind and Ealn-