Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1937, Page 44

GOLD ONCE LAID ON CONDUIT ROAD Ore-Bearing Quartz Used on the Street Now Is Basis for Thriving Industry. Conduit road once was paved with gold. But don't let it get you excited, be- eause that's technically speaking. When first paved, golo-bearing quartz, some containing as much as $16 of gold a ton—was used in ma- eadamizing the surface. The latter was an observation made by S. F. Emmons of the United States Geological Survey in 1890, and that same gold-bearing quartz is now being | developed for its gold values in the neighborhood of the present road at | the Maryland mine and across the river in Virginia at the Bull Neck Run mine. Approximately $20,000 worth of gold was taken fro mthe Maryland mine during 1936. But don't let that ex- cite you either, for that figure rep- resents just so much ‘“gravy” ex- tracted in the course of development work, but doesn't equal that already sunk in by the firm developing the mine. “Tourist Trade.” The Bull Neck mine is even less developed and E. J. de Sabla, sole | owner, said today: “Whatever we're getting now rep- resents the raisins in the country- cooked rice pudding. The proof of the pudding is in the edting, and we've only tasted it. “Show me the man who can make & gold mine pay for itself during development and you're showing me the greatest mining engineer on earth. In any mine, before it gets going, more money goes down the shaft than comes up.” He added, however, that if he didn't think he had something worth going after, he wouldn't be sinking his money in it. Both De Sabla and O. R. Turner, | vice president, general manager and mining engineer in charge of the Maryland Mining Co., said today re- oent published reports of their find- ings had brought a considerable | “tourist trade” down about their ears. Started in 1867. “We had to put a man at the gate of the Maryland mine to keep out the kibitzers,” Turner said. The mine was started in 1867, at a time following the Civil War when considerable Northern capital was be- ing placed in Appalachian prospects. It was closed down after the shaft had been sunk 150 feet and reopened by the present owners when Presi- dent Roosevelt pegged the price of gold at $35 a fine ounce in 1934. ‘This pegging caused reopening of many mines throughout the East and J. T. Pardee of the United States Geological Survey and a staff of ge- ologists made field trips through the area in 1934 under a P. W. A. allot- ment to scout possibilities of further Surrenders JOSEPH CONSUGAR, Son of a coal miner, wan- dered into the Pottsville, Pa., police station and told police he killed his father because he mistreated his mother. The boy is 17. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. BARGAIN WIFE SCREAMS AND WINS ANNULMENT | Peasant in Bosnian Village Loses $50 of $75 Deal as Result. Shopping for a wife proved unsatis- factory for Atchif, a peasant in a Bosnian village, according to a report received in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Atchif went to a neighboring town with $75 to buy a bride. It was not enough, he knew, to buy a really beau- tiful mate, but enough for his modest need. He was introduced to a girl of 12, whose parents by “mistake” gave her age as 16. Atchif bought her and they were married. Two hours later the couple ap- peared in court for an annulment. The groom said that as soon as they were left alone his bride began to scream and shout and threaten sui- cide rather than go with him. The marriage was annulled and when At- chif tried to collect he found the par- ents had spent $50 of the purchase price in celebrating. Fiancee Given $50,000. Eighteen-year-old King Farouk has presented his bride-to-be a check for $50,000 as a gift for her 16th birth- day, which was celebrated at the Montaza Palace in Cairo. Announce- ment of his engagement to Mile. Sasi Naz Zulfikar, who is to be known as “Farida,” was greeted joyously by his subjects. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, REGULAR $119.00 Chippendale Sofas A graceful period design, covered in an attrac- tive damask. All webbed bottoms. Carved solid mahogany feet. A very distinctive offering. 359 50 Removal Sale price.__ [ ] D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER _ 30, ONLY (7) MORE DAY WINDING UP “ZZag, One of Washington's Greatest Sales in a/% 1937. The stage is all set for the final thrilling epi- sode of one of Washington’s most dramatic sales events! Still further reductions effec- tive at once on the entire remaining stock of Evenings & Saturday Until famous W. B. Moses & Company furniture. REGULAR $19.95 . Serving Tables Just twenty-one of these Genuine Mahogany have cross-baned fronts. * Veneer serving tables. 3.9 Removal Sale price [ J J reviving the industry. The Bull Neck Run mine also is an outgrowth of the increased price of gold. Both lie in what is known as the Southern Appalachian or Becker gold belt, which runs through eight States —Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Gracefully reeded . . . legs Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Caro- lina, Tennessee and Virginia—and fol- lows the Piedmont region, underlain by ancient crystalline rocks, flanking‘ the easternmost ranges of the Appa lachians. Spanish explorers were shown nug- gets from the Georgia end of the belt by Indians as early as the six- | teenth century, and the Spaniards themselves mined the precious metal there during the seventeenth century. It wasn't until after 1700 that Eng- | lish settlers began working the de- posits. Mining increased throughout | the area until after the Civil War, | after which there was a decline lasting | until 1934, | Geological work, done chiefly by the | United States Geological Survey, | shows the deposits in all cases to be relatively small and pod-shaped, with the veins following a general north- eouth line. However, none has been examined to a great enough depth, it | has been pointed out, to determine ! their exact nature. | As early as 1836 William B. Rogers, | geologist, wrote of the local prospects | in Maryland, of which there were a | number at one time, that they were “destined, under proper management, | to become an important branch of the | systematic industry of the State.” Veins May Enlarge. However, by 1890, Emmons observed that local mines, as well as those farther south, had been closed due to bad management, inexperience and in- sufficient knowledge of geological con- ditions, The present developers of the two mines near Great Falls seem qualified to make a “0g” of both. De Sabla has had a lifetime of experience in the California gold fields and has in his employ a staff of experienced mining men, while Turner is a grad- uate of Yale in mining engineering, besides having had considerable ex- perience in mining regions. 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