, 1877-07-07

a FOOlt MANS DIG BOSANAA.
Placer tGdf.) Fttro!d.
Tho richest strike madc In this country for many
years, And u Fich perhaps ~ was cvcr made. wo
hero have the pleasure Of recording. A. o. Dell,
commonly called Pike Bell, who, With his family.
Ina resided for many years OH Iald I'LL. q few
mics north Of Auburn, Us many know. In daunt.
lees ptospcctos. Though occastunafty making
4 strike Of some considerable importance in
tho past. be hA8 managed, like most mod-
crn prospcctors. to keep poor. Last
winter In particular he was in very stra!t-
encd circumstances, and. haring no money
and tho merchants refusing 10 credit him, he Of
fercd Ills only 1lnrsc. worth about $50. for $40,
that be might buy bread for 4,ls children, and,
failing in hr efforts to sacrifice hIshorre, be pawn
I'd The ring on ha wifee finger to oba,n the necee.
rearcl,ca for .l.e g1iestng trcasute, and whetter
the paroing 4ay lad rexcaied = culor or not. his
eptr!is were alwsys jnbi1ant. apparently kept up
doing better on tho ntarrow. At last the lucky
day carnc. 1t wxs abuut three weeks ago. when
in!u a little mound which rcseu,b1ed Romcwhst In
appearance an aat-hll. and to his delight he un.
ssfthsd sons pieces Of dceom;poscd 1uaF'z' M at.
on liz nav Ind, s.d WA . rewarded Gy
aty ns .s. dete.ni is'' 1.s :ea saturday !:
Isa reached depth Of about thirty feet, snd had
taken out in sinking M That far rock estimated to b
rotten. or what il called BY 1uasts.mtners decon.
posed. he had with little eifots pounded out in =
s5 s y y p% Il he G
miac, and on last Monday Morning they went 10
,surk A. ahaai: The ruase, a. We wont call It, as
discovered by noon 10 hase bccomu sulidcn,y sich-
et. tu she afternoon chunk. Of almost pure Ro!d
were taken ont. and the deeouposed atud that
Aed tho interEttces baswcen the rocks WAS 90 rich
IL gold that Pike began to wash Il cut With pan.
From three, panfa'is Washed Monday attcrnoon
Il. eoo % Ind j. co. Fiat " eseainx se % hs '|nsne e"ao
1aa POI. Invited u to 20 ons aud zee i; On
Cotn,ick, We visited tho mnc. We found He'll with
9 pan Ut gold 1n hts hands Woofth lron' 3l.coo to
~n'i .:' ID u: ~ AN "nt dt9 M pr
ii, will warh another p;!n and show. you" Wc
lo'd hin, 10 wash. The pan WIS .cat down In the
nudity. rocky stuE thai spAtked iii ,oYcr wish
pieces Ut gold. Thf*was washed out and found TO
cuntain fully ~ much ut Tho PRECEDING metal II not
we ss ever .aw. md Mccormick. who nd miucd ia
spats % Sa Scent % oas
richness Vt his milne: took us to hin house 10 sbaw
that We might ho convinced of what kc .had
toll us. The sight wns une more ea.lty imagined
go @ before to we thought oi Aaaain and biz magic
lamp, and wondered whether tho htnry had mt
W. On Wednesday evening Mr. Urll 1T to ''str. !"
nu1 since he hna l1ts af enlA.tt was Pike betorc}
was In toWn again. and he informed us That what
wo saw was nothing: that ho had taken nut 310, 600
IN three pans that day; That l,s lind tskcn ont, oil
told. up to that time, hetNccn SO e3 and 3E 00.
and TINT hs had Ot1cr and was about 10 seIl fur
s.G, OO4l. When asked his nottoa for selling, he
said he would get away with abuut so. COO. and
that was snurcy enouGh for him. TO be- suts 1t Is
good zsake. and when NC consider thAt 1t was
made In three days. II must bc confessed that tho
'chancus<or making sudden fortuna tn California
Are not ali guue.<