Mineral Kingdom. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1905 Page: 2 of 4
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MINERAL KINGDOM
July 27, 1905
MINERAL KINGDOM
LAWTON. OKLAHOMA
FORMERLY TIIK MOl'NT SHERIDAN MINER
DAVIS <0 BOYD. Publither*
F. C. Davis, Editor and Assayer
T. 0. Boyd, Foreman of Printing
Office located at 323 Sixth Street. 'Phone 359
Published Every Thursday.
One copy, one year *1-00
One copy, six months 50
One copy, three months 25
Entered as second-class matter October 10, 1904,
at the postoffice at Lawton, Oklahoma, under the Act
of Congress of March 3, 1879.
PAST AND PRESENT
At the time of the opening of
the Kiowa-Comanche country to
settlement, it was the belief of
many peoplethatthe Wichita Moun-
tains posessed, hidden away in their
depths, untold treasures of pre-
cious metals. This belief had been
brought about from the fact that
prospectors had visited these moun-
tains for years, although prohibited
from so doing by the government
and subjected to the ravages of
the Indians, in fact many a pros-
pector lost his life at their hands,
this being the ground upon which
the government sought to restrain
the white man from entering this
country, consequently very little
development work was done.
In August, 1901, under procla-
mation of the President, the coun-
try was opened to settlement and
likewise the mountains to prospect-
ing. the mineral laws of the United
States being extended over it, since
which time the miners and pros-
pectors have passed through trials
and privations that would cause
men in other walks of life to shrink
from the undertaking.
They have weathered the gale
of experts and knockers, have stood
the criticism of those who knew
nothing whatever of mining, and
less of the mineral deposits of the
Wichitas, have worked many a day
with a very scanty supply of food,
and the matter of neat dress was
something they thought not of.
Today the scenes are rapidly
changing. Mountains which at one
time were inhabited only by roving
bands of Indians, are now being
rapidly developed and proving to be
a very rich mineral field. Nearly
every day furnishes more proof
to the outside world of the existence
of pay mineral. Not thatthe miner
and prospector has ever weakened
in his faith, but there have been
times when the general public re-
garded the miner of the Wichitas
as an object of pity, and a being
who should be discouraged in their
vocation. At this time this feeling
is rapidly giving place to one of con-
fidence, and even in the city of
Lawton, it is safe to venture the
belief that mineral in paying quan-
tities exists in the Wichita Moun-
tains. Smelters are now being
erected at several points, and the
mountains have taken on activity
such as they have nevei known be-
fore. Properties are being devel-
oped which bid fair to prove rich
enough to interest even the ancient
Spaniards who dug for gold.
Our prediction is that ere another
12 months roll over our heads, the
Wichitas will be regarded as one
of the substantial, producing min-
eral districts of the world.
This paper has now nearly com-
pleted its second year, and we do
not claim perfection, but have fol-
lowed the mineral interests accord-
ing to our idea and ability. There
are people on our subscription list
who claim they are unable to pay
their bill, yet these same people
comedo this town and spend their
cash for purposes that are no credit
to them or their posterity, and pass
us by with only well wishes. Treat
us right, gentlemen, and we shall
always work to your interest.
In a previous issue of this paper,
the subject of the diamond drill for
prospecting was discussed, and we
wish to again urge the necessity of
this plan for determining the values
at a goodly depth. With it pros-
pecting can be done at very little
cost compared with sinking a shaft,
and the formation and values can
be determined with just as much
accuracy. Let some individual, or
party of individuals, take up this
matter and they will find they have
proceeded along proper lines.
When there is one mining prop-
erty in the Wichitas developed and
placed on a paying basis, then will
it be that that the fact of the ex-
istence of pay mineral in the Wich-
itas will be established. Why not
ship a quantity of such material as
the copper ore at Wildman. and at
once establish our mineral values
to the financial world. The ben-
efits derived in way of capital for
development would be strongly felt.
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Lots in New Town of
Wildroar) Now por Sale
The town of Wildman is located 45 miles northwest of Lawton,
20 miles southeast from Hobart, and is 2 miles east of the Frisco
railroad. Wildman is destined to be one of the liveliest mining
towns in the west in the very near future. The location is pic-
turesque, being surrounded on all sides by the Wichita Mountains,
with Otter Creek running through it, with plenty of fish and bath-
ing facilities, with its beautiful parks and groves of timber, and
plenty of the finest water for drinking and domestic use.
To reach Wildman you can get off at Roosevelt or Cold Springs.
Mining on school lands and forest
reserve has been decided by the
authorities to be legal, cases of the
miner vs. homesteader have been
decided in favor of the miner, and
all we now desire is a test case on
the right to mine on Indian allott-
ments, when the miner will be able
to mine on all classes of land in the
district without being molested.
A great difference is noticeable
as regards the attitude of the citi-
zens of Lawton toward the mineral
interests of the mountains, and we
sincerely trust that before many
months pass, such a thing as a per-
son in this city opposing the devel-
opment of these mountains will be
entirely unknown.
The cyanide process for obtain
ing gold and silver from ores, is the
invention of Messrs. McArthur and
Forest, who in 1887 first introduc-
ed it into the United States.
A ton of what is known as Pitts-
burg gas coil w 11 produce 1,000
f e . of g3.s. ! 303 poinds of coke.
4- pounds of ammonia and from 12
to 14 gallons of tar.
Address all letters regarding the townsite to
E. E. MOULDER, Townsite Manager,
Cold Spriogs, Okla.
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THIS DRILL WILL
OUTDRILL ANY 2
HAND-DRILLS ON
THE MARKET IN
SOFT ROCK. AND
IN HARD ROCK IT
WILL OUTDRILL
ANY 4 HAND-
DRILLS.
One of these machines
at work on SW. '{ Sec.
19. 3 N. 14 W. I. M.
Send for pamphlet to
E.W.Allen
Agent
lQdiahon)a,Okl
INVESTIGATE!
MINING CLAIMS AND MINING STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD
NOTARY PUBLIC IN OFFICE
Records of Otter Creek Mining District always open for inspection
J. D. HUTTON, Roosevelt, Oklahoma
THE RED BARN
LIVERY STABLE flND FEED YflRD
Horsetrading and sale stables. Good conveniences for out-of-town
people staying in Cache over night.
J. LAYMAN, Proprietor, Cache.
W. N. HUBBELL
Groceries and Fresh Fruits
Miners' Headquarters Roosevelt, Okla.
Get Ready for the Boom!
Get your claims surveyed and platted by
B. F. THOMAS. Cache, Okla.
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Davis, Frank C. Mineral Kingdom. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1905, newspaper, July 27, 1905; Lawton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc227099/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.