The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-02-15
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| From the Leuisvilis CourierJousual.
Considerable interest has for some tim
prevailed Ia certain circles In this city re
gsrdlng gold region of fabulous richness
said 10 have becn discovered In one of th,
wcssern Territories.
c. A. Robson. who arrived In Louisvill,
two or three months ago, claims 10 he thu
6rst and only explorer Of this ls,es. Fl DIR
dorado. The statement which he has given
of himself and Of his discovery IL briefly ..
follows:
In lS47 he firsl crossed the Rocky noun.
tains. and has lived on the Pacific sl"pe
since thst year. Jn 1858, while travelling Ia
one of the Territories In the Far West, In
making his way through dense forest rem.
dered almost impossible by underground,
l'e CHANGED 10 cnme into region incompar.
ably richer In gold and silver than his wild.
ct fancy had ever imagined. No fewer
than thirty veins Of gid bearing quartz ami
silver ore prUtrudcsl frnm the soil, some .,
them rising to the height 1T thirty five feet
sd'vc tho ncight'IinG ground. while oil
sr''uod werc indications 1T placer diggings
ut the sichest kind. Ho found the land
withsl well watercd - the Garden 1T
Eden Mr. R,i'eaon possessed himself 0f
specimens IT thssuriferousq quartz sqd silver
ore. and with oil speed hicd him 70 Wash.
inKton, fs the purpose Of laying his
treasures 1t The feet If the Federal Govern.
n'ent for the immediate liquidation Ut the
national Indebtedness. with the in6ipg prv.
viso tist the discoverer ct % much metallic
wealth should not Ike forgotten by l,sttrnsl
administration. Mr.. Seward, the Secretary
OF State, after considerable dcA,y, replied
that the matter WAS on. 1T his province. but
referred Mr.. RolHson to the head Ut the
Land Office, who also declined to take action
on the subject. From that day until the
arrival Ut Mr. Robes0n in Louisville nothing
hes l'ecn done whereby this mineral wealth,
whic; its discoverer estimates Ut over three
thousand millions of dollars. may be brought
into the markets Uf the world.
Mr.. Robson IL now, however. making
arrangements for the formation 1T com.
pany To consist of one hundred persons.
each Of whom II required 10 pay him fif,y
collars In casl, now, two hundred when the
mining purity 10 taken to tho reefs In the
Spring. and It 10 found tia, the region IL q
hes been represented, and each Of the inves
tors alec binds himself, on the location Of q
claim. " give his note II twelve months,
with . per cent interest, for e25 QUO, and IL
execute . mortgage on his claim for Mr..
tsobesons security. The latter. on bic part,
agrees. II the investor 70 wishes, to purchase
the lot at the expiration Of the year for
81. 900, and 10 return The note.
The inquiry has been addressed to Mr..
Robson, "Whst security do you give for
the correctoess Of your statements on
1T the frst installment 1T go"
The prompt reply Wa, III my face 10 not
sufficient security, you hsd better have moth.
ing to do with the enterprise" It Is said
that Ia several instances the security hes
been retarded - euilicicnt.
Several Of the California diamond men
happen 10 be hereabout just ut this time.
md It 10 suggested TINT they have specu.
lation fully - promising - Arnolds mesa.
This 10 undoubtedly the same notorious
blk. R.'0eson, who has lived on that myth.
|csl mine and gulls money for tho last five
years. The crOp Of fools grows each year,
md the only end likely tn Ike put u bis up.
ssstions 10 that some Of his dupes will hang
him.