Cutthroat GAP, Gold Prospecting in the Wichita Mountains iN the 19th Century

[jeff of pa]

The Wichita daily eagle. (Wichita, Kan.), 18 Feb. 1900.

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[jeff of pa]

The Wichita daily eagle. (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, February 18, 1900, Page 10, Image 10 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[russau]

Now everybody and their brother is going to be headed that way !!!!!!!!!! BUT just don't bump into my truck or cut me off on the way out there ! this article is very interesting to read ! THANKYOU for posting it!

 

[jeff of pa]

year later

The Guthrie daily leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), 26 Sept. 1901.




http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l...oley&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1


odd Otter Creek is coal ?

The Guthrie daily leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), 18 June 1901.



The Guthrie daily leader. (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, June 18, 1901, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

earlier note on Cooley

The Beaver herald. (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]), 25 March 1897.



The Beaver herald. (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, March 25, 1897, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[Clay Diggins]

And then reality struck:

Economic Possibilities of Mining in the Wichita Mountains PDF Download
Like so many other bonanzas the wealth found there was in mining investors - not minerals.

Other than some small silver deposits it seems none of those miners managed to make a profit from the many minerals found there.

It might be a good place for the small prospector to make a few bucks on a weekend but we will never know. It's all either private property, Wilderness, Wildlife Preserve or military reservation. With the possible exception of the Wilderness areas, or permission from a private property owner, it's all off limits to prospecting.

Here's a MAP.

Heavy Pans

 

[okbasspro]

Clay I have buttered up all the land owners on the only creek that has color and locked it up this is in my backyard.

 

[Clay Diggins]

Clay I have buttered up all the land owners on the only creek that has color and locked it up this is in my backyard.

I knew that okbasspro but I wasn't going to blow your cover. It's a special thing to be able to mine gold in Oklahoma.
In the future you are going to have to check your truck for GPS trackers before you go dredging.

Heavy Pans
Barry

 

[okbasspro]

Nothing to see here folks move along