The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-29
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In Two Months = The Cois
2 8 bPronouneed th6s Rurest Cole
Ever ,Rutdna Grucible.S ss5a5
lFrOm the San Francisco ehfob irle. Aneust1l.
The following story, as reported t.
u.s. has much of romanee in itpbatlth
future may demonstrate it's truth, rev
Z olutionizef comnerce,; and make tn,
tpossessors of the Tlarvelous talismaI
J the xeritable Midas Of the nilieteenti
2 century! ultEis no less than the discog
4 cry of efemical II process, which
4 when applied to- base sinetals, trans
mutes them into gold-pure, shining
veritable gosdsa TheDFumoPsofth the di
almond discoveries lin bAfizoniaa have
somewhat pteeipitated dthe disclosures
4 of thefacts we areaboat to relate, yani
q though lat the risk of bfeakiag g9faitl
with our informant, we consider hi
4 statement limp portanf to DE with.
| held from the public ssss1g9d 20 eaDol
zaa ss0BEas A1ib5A IS. AZA -, ha g
! Some fhree MOUTHS ago q plain,
looking man, of American birth, pre-.
sented himself at one OF our leading
banks aud solicited an interyieW with
the manager. The banker, was very
much occupied with his. cares, over.
! fhrdeIed with 0ff.aes@ nf nan farA Az.
cunt snd barsasssd VIII tbe nr1s. ns.
meets of losses on leans for y b;cb ,fsp he
heid coilateral sfbo fbe 1shsn3a III m;n;S1
stocks. seamiv flfescaSn dingB 20 IN II
/ hands i3e s,,rceyad his sSx sSnnora1 s,s1
IN, erl ma IL HI I; g.
Wnr,ist III sainfdt ~, / fsiia5 fra,r
tbS Sswscon,a, 81 i; = III sssd fso'''
GNo Or csnt hoi y W. sd, so,ry q
a,i hs1a ~ oo,,s heyaa ", a., mn; III =,
ns III, I. ]. Iii a,s ~. "
sS IN III, ~ {, Z. sSsSH ~ ~
ans n0tn .e.aa =" '"o ou'sluo 'o-''"y, ~ -
Any ~. SsaJs .sszif ali 10 .yllsgaI
e ssts.ss Iia.ss IS nP geR ous uec
Pvsd.su s 1,, vtsiise ~ On ihe pank
opgsile y. hilq ~ soSA lro,
mass ding inetaf. LOOKING ok half II llke
copper and haipliks brass, md md band and;
ed II 20 hi fne Ipsg OF OF money : ex1
am.ned its errlo,lsiys and returned, IT.
~ ss a.o Juqss y nislleEal .ils'
thss !. q floSfH
Is,1s...I 3D. aao
Mi rlsDs'1-ff5 III 4Eiyf ~ olps9As e
| The stranger asked him II be W0Hid
knew gold 1T he sawl itiapdF il not,
| Would he be kind enough to- send for
some confidential person, ion whose
judgment he could rely, to assay and
determine equality and value of his
lump Of metal. The proposition was,
reluctantly aceeeded to. 10 One ,ofroar
most prpminent assayers, wasi sum-
moned, and after examining the cub.
stance and inquiring, with visible ex-
citement, where It came from, aud re-,
ceiyiag no satisfaetion, departed, tax
ON It. the next day by enel att Roens-
Punctually at the appcinted Itimel
the three men met atut the Ibankas The
assayerg prodpced the metabsOW Whichl
had been crgn into the form 0fia Ebary
and had all the appearance ofthe ordie
nary gold ingot of commerce.
sThat looks like gold" said the
banket y. .....-.... so.aaos i.lo1
Ut IS gold said the assay eg, NEARLY
] 2. hoaaRn< fane-fhe purest have ev-
ers put ms cruel Die. .....:. issg
aa ANOTHER sEARcHiNe TEST, s5sIIas s,.II.1,s
!, The stranger said nothing. The
Others Piled him with questions y eonsel p 3
ceernlng tne source from winch u came.
sHe, eivIliy put .nrmlya deciined 70 fnf- r.
nsn any in.ormaLon, requestng tnem
- sesl u US geL W
seHr ~. - " ~ tne L.tns, IN E1ts cllys Io5
cplnage R nttsS tntsS tneyi assenlhsea ls anq ,sli
treI 1ar Wqs sent With otnsf Psa9F ilS i
.ls ~ ~ iMaS .nesS sgAlh s sa aAl T fa
tsus ls 70 ~ ing sssts rs.Ai I'LL sucn Sasses,
anu tn9 hSAs Iay;slss y uea was arsi
tqaneu IN &c 1nS ~ tssJJ-5l-sso " is13ntn
81 snau ap q ~
~ tne SL5uis VI sle nS tns
.leIesH5ing Hg :. stralng er' H0F heariy al
sa1, 'I ~ &c =, ~ nll ~ jorI