The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-13

Brownfield and Meadow. Texas.
The Fort Worth Nitrate Products
Company Of Fort Worth. has pur-
chased from Messrs Ainsworth, Lind
sley and Gurley the deposit known as
Big Salt Lake, situated on the line
between Lynn and Terry counties.
Il covers three sections Of land. Test
wells were sunk in the bed OF TINS
lake and AZ other points. Samples
which we're taken Of the water and
other material received from these
holes were analysed by the Fort
Worth laboratories, and in several IN
stances they were shown TO run high
in potash. Basing the estimate for
the entire 1920 acres, which the lake
covers, on the general average OF
the samples that were analysed, the
following results were obtained; On
an assumed depth of 20 feet, al
though wells were sunk 40 feet and
the conditions found the same as at
20 feet. there are 53,317,i3O tons OF
potash bearing material IN the lake
Of this total amount, 3I,656,33o
tons. or 65 per cent, are mud; 49,
666, i04 tons. or 80 per cent, are
brine. OF the total amount of brine,
9.fO5,l42 tons, or % per cent, are
salt, and 20 per cent, or 6,93l ,267
/ tons, of the mud is salts. The tests
showed that o per cent, or 246,326
tons. Of the salts in the brine is pot
ash. and 3 per cent, or 554,501 tons,
of the salts in the mud is potash. This
makes a total Of S00,S27 tons OF
potash in the lake, on 2O-foot basis.
The analyses were carried out still
further and show that 60 per cent, or
6,O32, OPS tons, Of the salts is com
mon salt; 20 per cent, or 2.207.39l
tons, is EPSON salts. and 10 per cent,
or l,l0s,670 tons, is globular salt.
All told, the value Of the potash and
other products OF this lake is esti-
mated at more than s125,000.O00.
Potash Bearing Basins.
I Another saline deposit that covers
about six sections Of land on $40
acres each is situated about seven
. miles west of O'Donnell. II is
known as Frost Lake and is situated
on the ranches Of ~ S. Frost and 5
r. Singleton. The crystal-covered
surface Of the lake embraces only
small part Of the big depression. Sew
eral test wells have been drilled in
the deposit with most wonderful re-
suits. il is said One Of these wells is
situated a few hundred yards from
the border of the lake itself. The
hole was put down TO a depth of 20s
| feet and the deposit was found to be
I rich in crystals all the way from the
surface to the bottom.
I Another well was drilled in the
basin. on the land Of Mr. Singleton,
at distance Of One-half mile from
the lake A sample that was taken
I from this well was analysed and
showed solids. $50 per cent; potash
Of original basis, IS per cent; potash
dry basis, 1895 per cent. The tests
Of the contents Of this basin covered
big area and the results lead 10 the
belief that the whole basin is potash
bearing. The total quantity Of avail
able materials. both briny and mud.
7 in Frost Lake and surrounding basin
5 estimated to aggregate more than
200, 100000 tons.
AT a distance Of about two miles
northeast from Frest Lake and upon
the ranch Of Mr. Singleton is Gooch
Lake. Test wells in exploration of
potash are also being drilled at this
lake and basin. One well. which was
drilled on the edge of the lake to
depth Of sixty feet. struck a small
artesian flow Of brackish water. An
analysis of sample of this water
showed some potash. The Gooch
Lake is of considerable size, and in