Mineral Kingdom. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1905 Page: 4 of 4
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MINERAL KINGDOM
June 22, 1905
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O. O. Milliken Mining & Developing Associatioo
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Properties investigated and honestly reported on
0. O. MILLIKEN. Mint*" C. H. MILLIKEN, Secretary
Oil and mine raj Iniei nd stock* Capital solicited tnd investors protected
Hea.dqu*rler> lUnkin Hotel, 325 E Avenue Lock Box 413. LAWTON. OKLAHOMA
It is our purpose in presenting this circu-
lar to present a few facts concerning the
natural resources of Comanche County,
Oklahoma. Prior to the opening of this
country. August 6. 1901, the only inhabi-
tants here was the cow boy, the several
bands of Indians, and a few soldiers. No
where on its broad valleys or fine rolling prai-
ries could be seen any thing but mother na-
ture, the waving plains of grass, the lonely
howl of the wolf, the fleet-footed deer, and
the cow man. The Government through
Captain Marcy had made in 1852 a report
giving the soil's probable natural resources
as agricultural, and the mountains as min-
eral bearing. The Government established
in 1870 a military post at Fort Sill: also
erected at this fort a weather observatory.
As early as the discovery of gold in Califor-
nia in 1849 prospectors had passed through
these mountains, always reporting a highly
mineralized formation in this range of moun-
tains. Owing to the fact that these moun-
tains were in an Indian reservation and that
no Indian reservation is subject to mineral
prospecting under the U. S. mining laws,
any one who sought to prospect and learn
the actual value of these mountains were
quickly ejected by the soldiers. The min-
eral laws of the United Stateswere extended
over this country August 6, 1901, the date
of the opening of this country for settlement.
On August 6, 1901, hundreds of men and
women, excited over the gold fields, rushed
to the Wichita Mountains. The majority of
these people were amateurs in mineral and
structural geology. They came expecting
to find the precious metal scattered about
upon the earth's surface in easy reach.
Their excitement was at once greatly in-
creased on finding great beds of black sand
along various streams running through and
at the foot of these mountains.
We entered the mountains on August 12.
1 900. We had not been on this formation
three days till we frjund we had set foot on
one of the oldesi, formations of God's foot-
stool. This being the case we saw our
duties were great. For the marks of age
after age had defaced and carried away and
redeposited a great many marks of the
ancient formation. It was not long till we
had our first clue. We discovered in the
cinyon on South Medicine creek a fissure
vein 32 inches in width. Running westerly
200 feet from this we found another fissure
vein 90 inches wide, running parallel with
the first discovered. We find these veins
capped by granite except where the water
of ages has disclosed them in the bottom of
this canyon. We found by careful study of
these formations that the water had receded
thousands of years on the south side of these
mountains before it had at all receded on
the north of the same range. We also found
the ice and water had passed over the entire
surface long after the volcanic action had
ceased. We studied these works of nature
and work of ages, the direction of the earth's
waves, the cause of the breaks, and were
finally enabled to locate the main formation
with her concentrated ore bodies.
We began the analysis of ores to find the
values and what those values are. In every
instance except one or two, we find an amal-
gamation of metals. On one contact we
found free gold and silver. To locate this
contact on account of faults and slides took
two years time. From time to time as we
notice the discoveries of these ore veins we
have purchased various properties and have
now established the fact that the Wichita
Mountains in the next five years will'be one
of the great mineral-producing camps of the
United States. On another page we give
you various assays made from time to time,
also smelter tests.
In order to develop these properties we
have organized and had others to organize
various companies. We have always tried
in these organizations to interest honest
businessmen. We have always protected
our investors. All of our companies are
co-operative except one. All our stocks are
non-assessable, retaining at all times 40 per
cent or more of the capital stock in the treas-
ury of these companies for future develop-
ments from time to time as the directors
deem necessary. We have no preferred
stock. Following we give a list of some of
our properties.
CAJALVO MINING COMPANY.
This company has 10 claims or p ospects.
the first. Lucky Strike No. 1, and the Lena
and Cora, on which we are now c ompleting
a 65-foot shaft. This shaft wili place us
below the surface 500 feet. Th.s vein car-
ries gold, silver, and copper. This ore will
pay for working by putting in a concentra-
tor. as the mill ore is 300 feet in width, with
a vein of 30 inches of high-grade ore. This
runs 100 pounds copper and $10 gold per
ton. The Black Giant group of claims con-
sists of the Black Giant. Deliverer, and
Eureka, Eureka being a free gold proposi-
tion, running by 5-pound tests as high as
$96 per ton. Black Giant, on which we
have the main shaft, we here pick ore that
runs as high as $896 per ton, with an aver-
age of $4.23 cyanide ore. This ore is quartz
flint, marquesite, pyrites, galena, gold, and
silver. Cajalvo group of claims consists of
five in number—Blue Bell, Richest Yet,
White Surprise, Cajolvo's Own, and Prince
William. We have a tunnel here 45 feet.
We find free-milling ore running $3.85 per
ton. This vein matter is 24 inches in width.
We are pushing development in the Black
Giant and Lucky strike group of claims.
This company has a capital stock of 3,000,-
000 shares, 1,500,000 being for developing
purposes. These shares are worth $ 1 each
par value, non-assessable, fully paid. Shares
are selling at present at 10 cents, but only
a few will be sold at this figure.
0. O. MILLIKEN MINING COMPANY.
The 0. O. Milliken Mining Company has
various properties throughout the range of
mountains. The Dennis Flynn is at a depth
of 40 feet through mill ore. the ore avera-
ging $4.25 per ton. This is a cyanide prop-
osition. At one wall at the bottom of the
shaft we have a narrow vein of pitch blende
which we have not fully tested. We have
experimented some for radium, uranium,
and other metals of this group found in the
pitch blend formation. The Maney group—
the main shaft being on the Maney claim,
is a vein running northeasterly and south-
westerly with the red oxide of mercury
distributed well on the walls. The vein
matter is a conglomerate. This claim lays
the main ore body of the Wichita Mountains.
The Floradora is in quartzite and a contact
at the bottom of this shaft. We have just
entered sylvanite ore. It is now 1)4 inches
and shows high values in gold and silver,
This company has a capital stock of $100,-
000 shares of $10 each, retaining 40 per
cent of the 'capital stock for development
purposes. Its management is thoroughly
scientific and business like. Its develop-
ment so far has been made by the sale of
some of its mining properties, in every
instance but one retaining 10 per cent of
the same in the treasury of the 0. O. Milli-
ken Mining Company by the treasurer of
said company. They have recently placed
on the market 10.000 shares, at $2.50 per
share. You will remember that the par
value of these shares is $10. The Wich-
ita Marble Association consists of marble
claims, the vein outcropping, which is 60
feet in width. This surface marble was
pronounced first class at the exposition at
St. Louis in 1904.
GOLDEN AGE MINING COMPANY
The Golden Age Mining Company has a |
group of 7 claims, the main fissure vein e
being 30 inches in width, running $7 in |
gold. The Crow Foot claim being in quartz- |
ite ore body, on which the recent develop- fj
ments have been, is an amalgamated ore, |
running gold, silver, coppe/traces.lead, iron, §
and zinc. Some assays of this ore are as c
highas$55perton; withasmeltertest 1600 |
pounds shows an average of $3.78 in gold r
and silver. The capitxl stock of this com- \
pany is 2,000,000 shires, one-half cf said \
capital stock being left in the treasury for |
developing said company. Stocks in this ?
company are selling for 10 cents per share. j
We believe you can readily see we have
an established value. In the near future {
we will be a great mineral-producing camp. {
You realize the fact that those who help j
develop our enterprises reap the rewards <
of their labors. Men make and take advan-
tage of their own opportunities, thereby
making a success of life. You often hear |
it said, he is lucky, or the world owes me a |
living. Neither of these are true. Pluck j
with knowledge gives success and you and ,
I, and every other human being owe to hu- |
manity and God Almighty our best efforts,
guided by our best ju igment, morally, finan-
cially, and every other way for our existence
on the earth. We always endeavor to tell
the truth and let it go for what it is worth.
If you become one of us today you will re-
main with us through life, for we realize
by the proper handling of the investors'
money that you will always be one of us in
our enterprises. Mining with us is a life-
time business, never wasting a penny, al-
ways investing our own money and time on
properties that are tried.
The soil of Comanche County is first class,
producing fruits in abundance. Trees only
two years old bear some fruit. Wheat, cot-
ton. corn, oats, and broomcorn grow in abun-
dance. We also have oil and gas. So you
can see why wepresenttoyourconsideration
the grandest opportunities for all investors.
When coming to Lawton to investigate real-
estate and agricultural properties, see Pow-
ers Land & Loan Company, over the post-
office. Always mention you were directed
there by the Milliken Mining & Developing
Association. When investing in the min-
eral always see us before you go farther, and
we will show you why we are here.
0. 0. Milliken Mining & Developing
Association.
0. 0. Milliken, Manager.
C. H. Milliken, Treasurer.
Box 413,
Lawton, Okla.
Headquarters Rankin Hotel,
325 E Avenue.
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For the economic extraction of
gold in a refractory ore, fine grind-
ing by the tube mill before cynida-
tion is gaining favor. The tube
mill consists essentialy of a long
iron tube, ranging from six feet in
length. The lining of this tube is
usually made of quartz or iron,
diameter by eight feet in length to while the crushing is done with
five feet in diameter by 22 feet in flint pebble or steel balls. France
and Denmark supply the flint peb-
bles, which ars the best for tube
mill work, as they show the least
wear.
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