Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-26
GOLD IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Great Excitement an Bucks countu

Great Excitement an Bucks County.
A discovery has been made in the hills of
Plumstead, Bucks county, Pa, that seems
more important than true. It was claimed,
about a year and half ago, that gold had
been found in this locality, and within the
past few weeks richer finds have been re-
ported. The owners of the mine are en-
thusiastic, and ready hear the jingle of the
gold in their empty pockets. Eighteen
months ago, while digging a we'll on the
farm of Isaiah Kitchener, streaked rocks
were found, and in the sand shiny PARTICLES
some of a whitish and others of a dull color.
Kitchener thought there must be something
more than iron there, and large particles of
the rock were sent to Prof. Lee, of Phila-
delphia and to chemist in Newark, N. j.,
both of whom declared that there was gold
in it. This declaration so excited the people
of the neighborhood that they could hardly
| sleep, and spent days of useless digging
into the hills and wading in the streams
The excitement continued for two months,
and every man thought he owned gold
mine.
The Newark chemist refused to tell the
| farmers where the discovery was made, more
than that gold was present, and when two
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fornia miners, and asked if they would sell,
they began to smell a mouse. They refused
| to sell, and Kitchener took quantity of the
excavation to DR.. Shoemaker, who analyzed
it, and was rewarded with button of gold
for his trouble. Shortly after this two
Philadelphians offered to furnish the neces-
| sary machinery to work the claims, if they
| were allowed to share ia the proceeds, which
was agreed to. The scheme fell through,
because the analyzers would not tell all they
knew, unless they were accommodated with
an interest. The result is that the place
where the prospective gold mine lay is now
a big hole, two feet deep, and half full of
water, in which the ducks swim and quack,
| utterly unconscious of the enormous wealth
| beneath them.
| While some doubted the presence of gold
others had faith, and family by the name
of Swarz kept their heads at work. They de-
cided to start a we'll at another place, and, as
| they had time, work it, in the hope that the
outcome would be profitable. A man named
Holster came along, and advised them to
select spot on the top of the ridge, where,
| if gold would not be found, other valuable
minerals would. They looked upon him as
kind of fraud; but, like many Others
when in the same fix, they consented, and
are now as happy as can be, for what he told
them they think has been verified. Some
thing has been struck, but, as they are
ignorant of geology, they don't know what
it is. They are sure, however, that it is not
oil.
To find out what it really is, reporter Of
the Philadelphia Record was sent for. He
climbed down the dark abyss, which is now
seventeen feet deep. He found that from
one fssure alone there had been taken ove1
a quart of sandy appearing earth, which wal
carefully laid aside for a chemis
to examine. The farmer-miners hav,
reached the point where, they ar,
reliably informed, they may ever,
moment expect to find an independent for
tune. They are now anxious to find GU
how much gold really is buried on thei
farms. Thus we see, "man never is, bu
always to be, blessed"