The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
NEARLY RICHEST OF ANY
BUREAU EXPERT DECLARES
Report Contains Much IniQTma-
ton Concerning Economic
GGUlOgy Of the Area

Washington, June 29.-The geologi.
cal survey is finding that Oklahoma is
very nearly the richest In mineral de.
sources Of any state IN the Union c
q. siebenthal, geologist of the geo
logical survey spent about six weeks
last year in the strip OF territory eX.
tending eiElty-flye miles oast and west
and l0l miles north end south. includ.
ing the northeastern part of the Creek
nation, the whole OF the Cherokee ma
tion, and practically all of tie Seneca,
Wyandotte Ottawa Shawnee, Modoc
Peodia and Quapaw reservations. He
devoted his time chiefly to determin.
ing the relations of certain geological
formations. Incidentally he obtained
much Information concerning the eco
nomic geology of the area, aud in his
report he has briefly summarized the
results Of his own Investigations end
he has given all available data from
other sources. It is expected that the
deport viii supply the needs OF those
interested until more detailed surveys
are completed and fuller reports can
be prparod. The topographic maps OF
the Five Civilized Tribes survey OF the
region were available for Mr Sieben.
thals work, and although they were
somewhat out of date as degards 'cul-
ture" CHE mapmaker's name of the
human features OF a region) they
proved adequate for reconnaissance
purposes. The geologic map that ac-
companies the present report contains
considerably more detail than other
maps that have preceded IT,
The lead and zinc deposits now
known occur only in the northeastern
part Of the area covered by the report
and the districts where mining has
been carried on or where the inGics-
tons have encouraged extensive pres
pecting are described by Mr. Siehen-
thai In chronologic order The depos-
its of the Peoria district in which the
miues were opened nearly twenty
years ago, have first place. and those
of the Sycamore, Creek, Quapaw and
Miami districts follow. the mines OF
the Miami district being less than a
year old
Areas that have yielded oil and gas
are briefly discussed and are outlined
on the geologic map The most pro
ductive areas are the Allnwe-C CoOdys
Bluff or shallow sand" field, the Bar.
tlesvillo or deep sand" field. and tle
eileen pool near Kicfer Smaller
pools lie between the Bartlesvillc ana
G-een fields. in line with them, at
intervals so close as practically 10 CON
stitute o continuous field irCm Kiefer
to the Kansas line. New but prcm!sing
areas are the Delaware, HoSsh0o;er
and Morris-Baldhil fields Many other
smaller outlying areas, most cf them
gas bearing, are indicated on tAc
map
Most Of the coal beds OF the district
are not of great linear extent. but seY
eral have been worked to supply q
marFet t-at IS more than purely
lDcal az
Krhe rock formations of this section
% 40 state include alternating series
Of liilestones and sandstones with in.
leryening shale, the whole dipping
gently TO the forth or west AS the
iimestones and sandstones are harder
than the shale and thus offer more
resistance to weatheriug, they tend 70
form long. gentle. westward slopes
with steelnr eastern slopes of shale
the harder rock coming to the surface
along the crest of the ridge Where
the rock Is limestone that has been
protected from weatheiing by a thin
covering of shale the essential mater
ials for cement are found In a favor
able position for sites Of cement plants
Where. in addition. adequate supplies
OF fuel. especially natural gas and
good transportation facilities are avail
able, the climax of advantageous posi-
tiQn for cement manufactures has
been reached. The rapid increase In
the number Of cement plants in adj
Joining parts of kansas IS due 10 just
such a fortunate combinati0n OF aivan
tages and it can scarcely be doubted
that a like development VIII take place
ia Eastern Oklahoma.
The afea Is well supplied with build
ne stones limestone. sandstone and
granite: flefn4,f b can BE- found almost
anywhere within a mile or so OF the
place where ii IS wanted. Surface
class that ere suitable for the manu-
facure OF common brick and shalcs
that are adopted TO use for making
yuriiied brick and tile plants are IN
operation az Barilesvllie. Tulsa. Mus
kogce and elsewhere Ia the area.
MIR. Siebenthal made no special in-
seEtisation of artesian conditions IN
the region but he has added TO his re-
port q Few notes on such wells as came
under his observation The Alton
Biuciacket. Chelsea aud other places
are briefly described
These days ii seems that no sort az
controversy can come up that there a