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Show STRUCK WEALTH. Dig Find or Gold and Silver la tbe Indian .. Territory. , 8t. (Lotus, Mo., Oct, 18. Advices from the Indian territory are to the effect that a rich mining district will soon be opened up in the Arbuckle mountains, Chickasaw .nation, two shrewd 'miners having first made the find, and then quietly overcome the deep-rooted Indian prejudice to allowing allow-ing whites to work mineral claims. It is learned that the work on this matter began four months; ago; when twp old experienced miners went to the oountry from , Colorago.:, They quietly set to work near: Tishmineo, on Pennington creek. Their - investigations proved successful beyond their most sanguine expectations, and they soon began to set on foot' a scheme by which their discoveries could be made available. They had assays made of samples of ore which ran very high, they intores'ted a small circle of influential citizens, including in-cluding Indians and white men, and those took the first steps in getting the Chickasaw laws nmended so as to permit per-mit the working of the silver and gold claims. ; A charter was then obtained granting the company formed the exclusive ex-clusive privilege of working gold, silver and lead over twenty-five miles square for a period of twenty-tiro years. The concern was divided equally between twenty-two members. No stock has yet been placed upon the market, but some of the members have been offered large sums for their shares. All this has been dono so quietly that only recently re-cently has the news leaked out, but now it is authenticated, and it is understood under-stood that active work will soon be in progress. . . . |