The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-29

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1seo ths DsbsqIs 1ias. April III.
The gold excitcmsnt It Iowa Falls setl
continues The ossi - eso lang has In
wrote In regard 70 the early colonists Of
Virginia, their whole thought = upon moth
ing bnt how to .-diS gold-wash gold-and
Tclins gold" 6taid clss1ymen ard digni.
ned merchants, ard-dsied mechanics and
adolescent schoolbeys, I'll dream Of nothing,
think Of nothing, talk Of nothing bat gold
Even now, Ne are informed, eager specula.
tori, ready % grasp the golden opportunity
arc talking Of stalking the whole country
out inlO mineral lots, and, II the present OK.
element continues, We shall expect 10 0e<
the scenes Of Sutton's mill race, and the f..
NOUS quartz lead of Idaho repeated. In
the way Of sensation and excitement moth
ing like Il WAS ever known In Iowa Falls
before. !. = G~r". -.
Those Of our readers who perussd on.
Iowa correspondence, published some days
ago, are already familiar with this discov::
that place shouldercd their guns one 6ne
morning and started out IN search Of game.
Along Ii the afternoon, meeting with but
indifferent success, and becoming some
what weary, they concluded to indulge in :
breathing spell, and accordingly stretched
themselves ont on : sandy plateau, near the
river. While reclining here, joking each
other on their ill-succes6, their attention was
suddenly attracted by some aiming parti.
clcs in the sand beneath them, and upon
scraping some Of It in their hands the whole
mass Vas found to glitter with tiny specks
resembling gold. Hardly knowing what It
was. and hardly daring 70 trust th6 evidence
Of their own senses, the young men hurri-
edly gathered up quanty Of the sand and
took i home with them, when the shining
particles were submitted to the most search
Ing examinations, and pronounced to consist
There would seem to be NO humbur
about the matter. A specimen Of tho aurif-
erous sand has been received at this oGace.
and yesterday few particles of the glitter
ing ore were submitted 70 the inspection of
Mr.. II. d. Adams, the well-known jcweller,
who pronounced the same to be pure gold.
There d no doubt In regard to the nature
Of the metal; the only question now re-
naming Is, can It be found in quantities
sufficient to pay working. II oil Of the sand
is g RICH ~ that sent to this Office . . san,-
pie, It would work out from . to 80 for
every pan. .t r'.
A quantity of the sand has already been
sent to Chicago, and the auriferous metal
therein contained is said to be the simon
pure article It Is what Il called float gold,
and Is plainly visible to the naked eye.
Some Of the spocks are SO small that the
breath will watt them away, while others
again are - large - the head of . pin. The
sand seems TO 10 thoroughly impregnated
with It, and taking up . handful and hold
ing 1t in the rays Of the sun, thousands Of
little spccks can plainly b distinguished.
YYNA ,.>ns~ AsnAsnn =
their discovery getting famous, have deter
fused to divulgc the locality of tho gold.
bearing sand. But, stimulated by their
success, other parties have since started ana
equally successful, finding gold
on dats, in sand banks, and even in the bed
Of the Iowa river. Ono gentleman. cler-
gyman 1t Is reported. who left his flock to
take care Of themselves. succeeded in ind
ing nugget worth go, and says he can
lind dozen mere In IN hours walk. This
part Of the story, however, 10 probably
stretched little.
It - gold! Gold has been found to exist
1t Iowa Falls, but in the meantime We
would advise our friends there to keep cool
and mot lash themselves in . fever. lit
b good thing It will DO developed soon
enough; It Z. sell, the disappointment will
BE much better TO bear, when you redsct
that you did not make fools Of yourselves
over the discovery. In tho meantime 10
On, dig it out, and If found In paying quan.
titles, Dubuke may organize = railroad
to transport the golden sand here
and work It clean in tho waters Of tho
Old Mississippi. Who knows At al
events 20 on and dig, friends, and let the
world know what you have got
III that should turn out to be mica, what
Iowa falls there would bc.)