Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-12

cut up t1e DdT. IL WAS q teulOuS pro-
cess, but he persevered until. to his
establishment, he came across a pure
lump OF silver weighing about two
ounces. To say he was surprised is
but u feeble expression of his feelings.
lie mentally went over the operation
again, and could remember of no sus-
picious move on the part of Warren.
Sill his good, hard sense would not
let him believe but hat he had been
duped in some manner. Meeting the
stranger again the next morning, he
acknowledged finding the silver, which
he had at the time in his vest pocket,
bat protested a desire to see the pro
cess repeated. His request vas granted
not only once but a dozen times, and
always with the same result. lie be-
came an enthusiastic believer in the
discovery, and in compliance with the
request of Warren, introduced the SUBJ
Ject to half a dozen more of our solid
men. The same routine was gone
through, and they progressed by the
Identical steps from incredibly to
belief. A month elapsed, during which
time the process was repeated as many
as one hundred times. Warren, dur
ing this interval, bad explained that
the red powder of the composition of
which he only possessed a knowledge
was a costly article to produce, but
stated that with a capital of 50, 900 he
could, by the aid of chemicals, which
it would be necessary to procure, make
enough of it to evolve a quarter of a
million dollars worth of fine silver.
FORMING A COMPANY.
he proposed, if the gentlemen in
the secret would advance him that
sun Of money, to form a company,
allowing them one half of the pro-
ceeds. He was not very particular
about it, as he would az soon establish
a company in Salt Lake, where lead
ore and capitalists were plenty, and
gave them three days to consider the
proposition. He also stated that it
looked rather absurd for the possessor
of such q secret sharing IL with other
people, but explained it by saying that
his costly chemical experiments had
exhausted his means, and he was de
sirous of controlling capital sufficient
to produce enough powder to place
him in IN independent position. He
done considerable more plausible
talking, and gave other reasons,
which we have not space to chronicle.
suffice it to say that there was deep
and earnest consultation for the next
three days. The proposition was ar.
gued in all its bearings, and the fear
that those internal salt Lake fellows
would get away with their avaricious
longings. settled the question in the
affirmative with certain restrictions.
The discoyerer would hear of no watch
being placed on his actions, further
han allowing II of the company To
20 with him to San Francisco and
there await until the time when be
could make the powder, which he
stated would occupy about two weeks.
The money was raised, a check for
that amount being drawn OF the Bank
Of California, and the twain lett fer the
Bay. The money was drawn on the
second day of their arrival and War
rem left his companion, stating
that he was going down To
John Taylor 81 Sons, dealers in
chemicals, to make his purchases.
He must have got lost, for his COM
panion failed to ever set eyes on him
again. IL is probable that he could
not find the necessary constituents in
San Francisco, and left for some city
NneTe ne couIu procure tptiH. Inc
Eureka capitalists are still awaiting his
return with his little red powder and
promised quarter of a million. They
all possess certain mementoes of War
rem in the shape of a number of Jumps
of silver, and have made a grand dis
covery of their own, viz: that to evolve
silver from lead, all that vas necessary
to do was to bore a hole in a piece of
charcoal, put in the desired amount of
silver, plug up the hole, and put the
prepared piece along with the balance
of the pile; then let some outsider
build the fire on top of the lead. The
result would be, that or the reduction
of the coal to ashes the silver would
tall into the melted lead, and would
undoubtedly be found there after The
mass had cooled.