The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-12-17
THE GUCGENHEIMS GET
NITRATE AND POTASH
ercuRE LARGE TRACT ALONG
line OF PROPOSED BOISE
wINNEMUccA RAILROAD.
fBoise Capital Nows)

(BOiSe Capllal RcWSj
The Guggenheim interests are now
- nossession of a large area of the
citrate and potash lands in the yicin-
nv of Succor creek, parallcling the
right of way of the proposed Boise
nvinnemucca railroad, having quietly
honyht them up since the recent dis
oovery of these valuable deposits, and
when the new road is built will furnish
Il with heavy tonnage. This is the
yalnable information that has been re-
oaivaa from authoritative sources in
Boise. Railroad men close to the
present activity in railroad develop
n,ent in this part of the state assert IL
10 for this reason that the Guggenheim
interests will furnish financial back
ing to the Boise Winnemucea.
Rare Deposits.
The discovery of potassium in the
Succor creek country created unusual
interest because of the rareness OF the
danosits. News of the discovery was
carried back east, it is said and placed
in the hands OF the confidential agents
Of the Guggenhcins who lost no time
in ordering a scientific investigation
made of the deposits. This investiga-
ton has been in progress since short
time following the discovery with the
result that large amount OF the land
was either staked out or purchased
outright. The Guggenheims are now
said to have in their possession a
strip of land containing the deposits
from four to six miles wide for dis
lance of IA miles in the Succor creek
country and close to the proposed right
of way OF the new railroad. The de-
posits will furnish tonnage for the new
road from the day it starts operations
for a period OF a number of years.
Investment of Significance.
The investment of the Guggenheims
as claimed by those who purport tc
know is looked upon with unusual
significance 1t is said that they lost
no time in securing possession of the
land as potassium deposits are very
rare, but two fields now being in OPP
Grafton, one in South America and the
other in Germany. Samples from tht
Idaho field were sent to the Smithson'
ian Institute and the report on the de-
post is said to have been the mos
flattering. The deposits are of grea
value and, knowing this, it is claimed
the Ciuggenheims lost no time in Sc
curing possession Of a large part 0
the territory in which they were dis
covered.
Where Deposits Are Located.
Succor creek has its origin in lax
west of Sheaville, Ore, at a poin
north and west of Jordan valley an
flows north and west through Shea
willie and Rockville in Malheur coun
ty to a point west of Homedale, Idaho
where 1t crosses the Idaho Oregon lin
and flows into the Snake river jus
west of Homedale.
Potassium is a soft, light silver
white metal of the alkali group, occur
ring abundantly in nature but alway
combined in the chloride nitrate SUI
pilates and many silicates. Metall
potassium was discovered first
1907. 1t is prepared from certain
its compounds by heating with a RI
ducing agent, as carbon, aluminium,
iron, or electrolysis. 1t oxidizes raj
idly In air and with water 1t reac
Violently evolving hydrogen, whit
takes fire; hence theF metal to be pr
served is kept under kerosene or OIL
ed hydrocarbon liquid. 1t is used I
making glass, gunpowder, fertillze
many drugs and chemicals as well
for many other purposes. Natural q
posts in Germany constitute the chi
commercial source of potassium cor
pounds.