The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23
4 saoNI TNsfALLMENT.


'eCtness ot this latter conjecture chat
le was OH the point OF advertising the
possession by him, Under peculiar cir
:Nmstaroes, of large Quantity Of 70.
Iinel gold. when the deposition appear
d, bringing with him 4 much larger
piece Of tie SAME metal as formerly,
which, with some ceremony and dig
nifty, he submitted for inspection. This
was done. and then the stranger inQ,lir-
ell If the banker was entirely satisfied
Of It's gennllleness. Perfectly, per.
factlv,n was the answer. ut Il gold.
Where did you get its" The answer
nearly caused him to faint. lie sat for
a few moments like one IN trance.
Ills ears were filled with strange
sounds. His eyes grew dim. His
hantis trsmbletl nefvonsly and his
heart beat a queer tattoo which alarm
et him for his personal safety. 1t was
a very brief answer, yet In II were in-
volved the most m0mentOlis conSeqllen-
ces to commerce. to the vast system of
labor and capital employed in tile min
Ing enterprises Of the State. TO the
precious metal basis of trade III every
land, and to the maintenance even Of
Government itself. 1t contained rev.
olution within itself.
.siMADETT MYSELF"
IL IL no wonder that the amazing
disclosure almost unnamed the listen
er. The stranger quietly said. II made
it myself and aftera pal,sc he added:
Il can make 1t by the ton. can
freight ship with 1t within a month
from the time | have enlarged my
present laboratory. as am now about
to do" The banker piled him with
questions as to its locality and with
prayers to be permitted to visit the
scene of his marvellous labors. but to
no purpose. lie then held before the
dise0yerer the power which they could
WELD in the community. the vast pos
sessions which they might acquire and
the certainty Of making together a
fame nne1ualed since the world began.
lie represented to him the impossihili-
ty of co'lcealment, except with the aid
of one situated like himself, who conld
turn this new accession into the now
steady money tides Of commercial ex-
changes and swell without destroying
them. He attempted to show him the
danger to himself from the chagrin of
those whose values he might impair or
destroy. and the need of caution in
utilizing for himself his terrible secret.
TIE SECRET NOT DISCLOSED.
His hearer sat with imperturbable
cOuntenance until the close Of the BAN
ker's haranguc, and then replied: Il
will make you the depository of my
gold. You may control its issue, and
we will together share the power it
brings. But my process must remain
forever in my own heart. shall never
reveal it. will bring you in a very
few days more than you have now in
your vaults. MY laboratory il near
the New Park. in a building which
would attract no attention, save from
its dilapidated appearance | was at
work there during the most Of the past
winter, and have by degrees succeeded
in making myself quite comfortable
without attracting attention. | have
several ways Of access to II, and never
lise the same way twice in succession.
| admit | have experienced some fear
of discovery and attack; but my
guards are my dogs, and they are faith
fill ard silent. There is now more
danger than ever in the increasing
volume of my product, which will
need other means of transporting raw
and bringing it back in the
;lmpe Of gold tlnn this old valise and
ny hands
4 SEALED ENyEL0P.
lie then turned to 4 convenient table
ind wrote a few lines which he sealed
n an enyelop and handed to the bank
r.. There is the direction to my re-
reat. shall return in week with
more gold, and if | Eail to come you
nay know some evil has befallen me.
Then come to me-" The banker prom
sed faithful observance Of the injunc-
ion. and with many protestations Of
mutual fidelity and good will they
,arted. The paper has never been
'ppiled and the manufacturer of gold
MS steadily and pnnctually reappear-
4, bringing his weekly enormous ad-
itions to the bullion Of the bank.
IL Is said that more than halfa mil
ion have been manufactured within
he last two months, and deposited in
he bank: Some of it has been convert
d into coin and put into circulation.
Iany Of OUR readers WHO believe they
re handling the products of our gold |
Zines, now daily receive and pay out
lis substance. created from base met |
Is BY one of olr most unobtrusive
tizens. Some OF 1t has been run into
ars, and. stamped with the brand and
.corls of our most famous refinery,
as been shipped abroad, for the basis
exchanges for a banking institution
n a collosal scale, to be established on
ne comparatively small beginning of
ne Of our noted banks, and the effort
i'll be made to make San Francisco
le center of all commercial exchanges
nj the great depository Of the pro-
nets of the world. The scheme Il
ast, proportioned to tile power which
yo men hold in their grasp. It Is
.ightful to reflect what nlay be the re-
ut Of their ambition, ifit should pass
pyond its present reasonable limits.
10 human Imagination can conceive I
le end to which the wealth Of our
lolern Midas and bis banker may
ring all established modes of doing
llsiness, and, indeed. as we have said,
le Government ITSELF
The above extraordinary story Is
I'D upon the authority Of gentleman
'l0 Is q stranger TO the editor of the
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