Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-22
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GOLD.
A NEW DISCOvERY-AN ISLAND o
THE PRECIOUS METAL.
lFrum San Francisco Chronicle, AprilI5J
i Yesterday afternoon the scloone
Nautilus cleared from this port for
voyage to the Northern Pacific. 81
goes on gold d-hunting expedition, bs
not in search of pirate treasure ar
E. gold-lad wreck or any such hopeles
enterprise, as We learn. It appear
dat fow months ago o Captain John
son and a Mr.. .La1.gstein returned +
San Franciaco from . whalfme voyag
and with them they brought sfev
pieces Of gold and silver ore and SOM
specimens of galena. To Q few friends
in whom they had confidence, the,
told that while Oh their voyage, Nj
johnson being first officer Of the yes
sci, they came upon certain island IN
the Japanese group, and went ashore
Having had experience IN mining;
they ere long recognized the signs Of
gold, and, armed with hatcllct, did
such prospecting as they could, and
found rich gold and silver. bearing
lodges. Returning to the vessel they
kept their own counsel. The reader
may ask how it was they did not en-
rich themselves there and then by
bringing away quantity of gold. To
this Mr.. johnson replies that to do 20
he would necessarily have had to take
his captain into his confidence, besides
which, all the gold with which the
vessel might be laden would belong to
the slip-0wners. His tale told to his
friends in this city, they combined to
send an expedition to this island of
gold. A company with 5000 shares
was formed BY numbero of well known
gentlemen, who contributed cash to
the enterprise. The schooner Nautilus
was purchased and fitted up with all
the necessary provisions, Implements,
arms, etc., necessary for long voyage
and mining work. Captain johnson
was put in command and Langstein
was made mate. Both of these serve
without any compensation, and give
their time (which will certainly be six
and may be morc) gratis. This
the gentlemen consider one of the best
of good faith, as the only
reward which the men will receive will
be 900 shares of the company's stock,
should the information which they
have impaired prove correct. The ore
which they brought assayed: Gold,
81, ,243 50; silver, @153 Is; total, o..
496 "A per ton; the galena assayed,
s36 II per ton.
Ten men mako up the expedition,
including two mining experts, and the
schooner is only of forty five tons bur.
len, SO that the quarters will be pretty |
close, but all went off in high spirits
and confident of riches in the future. |
One of the stockholders Denny the
Dainter-has put some of his work on |
he little vessel, which will add to the ]
pleasure of the voyagers. In the cabin,
or instance, upon the hunks, are two
veil executed marine views, one OF the |
Nautilus becalmed, the other of tho
Iame little crapt seudtling cheerfully |
,efore brisk gale, homeward bound
md elsewhere about the cabin and the
lows, ETC., are touches Of the same
all nted brush. If in six months or 50
he "Northern kPacific Enterprises"
'essel comes home successful, then
here may be fresh complications, for,
Though the island is uninhabited and
> apparently never been visited by
human beings, it nevertheless belongs
o Japan, and that wide-awake govern
nent may have a word or two to say
bout shipment Of precious metals
rom it's dOminions. But the treasure
lunters do not care to meet difficulties
alf way, and hope that at tho worst
few cargOos Of ore may he safely |
ousetl in San Francisco before tho
APPS take q hand in the game. l.