, 1879-07-09
flint he bnd ioun1 traces Of tl,o orc III West vtr-
rInla, The following letter from the iaelae
Hfatn cArnn 0n Thi1fbIAYt

1etscr 10 ansvar. thnkina would b batter 9p.i.
s sSn ~" e. 70 e ~.
Years. In repty would NY that platinum i tound
n must Of the placer mines on ths cohst hnt snno
t. ast Seeso 1Iefas tnat knov of ciee where ,he
metal csitta in the s.ne manner = fo'd aa afhsnt H.
nshott tn,c ngo md csrc nc directions fnr nnd'nE
II, bnt am In 70 fcdneod eltcnmstaness .nnt ~
even e to ,ro tSs1a me vbst
w ascord4na 10 my information tho ledge !: ssous
Co. J; bod + i, ss
An ordinary ton.stamp quartz mii wonl,! rsdTcs as
len fans pur day, md, allowing =, ner cent cent @ ,or
1c*s n rosnsloH won'a 1fnse c:, what wopa
II be wonl, to you!
To th,s letter bfr. Edison madc tho Following
reply: "
il you will locate the milne ard ilnd M Z a'l HSht,
will furns, capital, nut mp flAnp !nil! anu gave
yuu ii por cent oi. every ounce nined. How much
money do you rc1ute 70 90 anu 'oea'e '''' 'n''''
Mf Edison i,as already received SAMPLES and
+ tcsle from al,ont 100 H,incrs to whom no has
sent lila platinum carsls. They arc now o1os.
pectg for TIC precious metal; I y ~. u INC m'1a.
| yantp: saws he can coon discover method OF
| rctluri1nn ii he can lind lntne.
| sEAnCulaH THE VALLEY or THE cHAuhfEhE.
Nut sattstlcd with these efforts TO ttscosera a
bed Of orc tic Chcyallcr sent Frunk Mclaughlin,
tn i,sc goId rcelon oi Canadn, where tc Ind heard
Hint platinum had becsl lound IN blnck saflu'
Sir. Mel.auehlin Taft this city on Mar ~ and ro.
turned fortnight ago. i. gives an 'nsefesstne ALLIE
Valley Ia only about st1ty miles from tancnGc,
the country ID little known. 1t was with dial.
| Guilty that he could learn the nearest route 10
the valley BRITISH capitalists & RI mno ,s uetosi ha
kept tie world IN ignorance OF their richness.
The native miners madc fight for their rights.
md they were finally aectlscl under the leader
| shin OF Col William Smart and Louis nt'h Jof1'l
81, Oncc. Mr.. McLaughlfn speaks In glowing
terms Of tho richness OF tie gold folds. Ono ot
tic St. Onga claitls yields about u, oo0 week.
Two brothers roulin' Wh1 went INTO in.o tia county
cd 70 be wurth $l00, 100 apsccc., a poor CathoIic
clergyman was IN waut Of ltttlc gold Tor h's
nliar, and ono Of the brothers offered to give
him cuouah 10 cover lbs church. Old prospects
ora Claim 10 hive discovered true assure voins,
md Here Isl universal ery Tor cap'tal 10 aaVcl-
Mr. Mclaughlin secured letters from Jules
rauchtr 10 St. Maurice, Of Quebec, aud Was re-
vctyed b. the st. Ongcs and o.her French ca
nat!iap miners With 0pen arms. Nc found many
slulcc-boxes consa!n!ng BLACK sand almost a asnfe
Indication oi platinum. lie Visited d,.ea m!nes On
and found block salnl on the St Ongc claim. a
Of pay gravel was struck. A barrel OF tho gravel
VnFFiEu d nail bA B}HEk EnllAs 1Alh oaNIt was
loalcd with gold. Theru were traccs Of platinum,
hut not enough to work up. Traces were a!so
found OIL tile upper River du Loup. on ule
, lower River du Loup McLaughitn saw ieuge
Ut tsIu orc. Col. Smart is to prospect Tor Us
metal in tho branches Of tho Chaudierc, aud Mr
, | Ellison 6!,ntes TIC expense.
On hs return to Montrcn! p5 Maf!,nsItom, R o,.S q
I | lIu d saucer lltd wifi scales OF platinum. incl
: can.c from the Slnikauieen Ki7cr, in Br'sls1
: Columbia. 4 gentleman attached to tue geo
s III Gnssd y ,be h,e The
we're 20 convinced that 1t Vas worthless tnat y
Ind to ,,ay ic,n to snve him sAllccr iul!. a
fast an Mr.. Edison receives SAMPLES OF ne 70 or
l from hE8 prosprct0rs, Mr. Mclaughlin Will 7isl
= the rla!nls AlIl report upon their value
= 4 SEARCH IN JERSEY. -.
:. 'Ehc ChcvnlicF Is terribly lit earnest. ii
~ wants to Iiut tic orc where It Will he tlasket
nbr. ut,d rs near ns posslD'e " hss !a9o.n.1Mt II
\. experiments to tile search Tor platinum. II
spc,lt TN. night Of Juna 20 IN sGientiftc czpcr
r. r. s.rnta ills faithful assistants, Bnchu'or Gri
a. a,,, Baci.clor, worn OUT with work, slid for hon
n nlout u. nj. An liouF lnscr McLalighlin tric
~, ~ 10 follow them. He met tho Chcvalicr at y
y. ,loor Of The laboratory Mr.. Edihon Ing an o.
~ spads With IN .cdgu cursed like conibln
~ ~ breaker. Ills eyes wore bright, despite h
- ri!nt Of toll, and he bccmcl rs fresh as dais
r.. "Eome. MacR,' balu Aes lcIa ~ Wv fto
=. pcciinE.n ...-- ..,-. :,
,r -. There Is IN abandoned copper mine some d.
- tapct back OK the laboratory. Some valley
~ ,yesseytnan had worked 1t seventy years ng
IT, yanIy fancying Tint he might make . fortuu
": ". Sumo one told the Chcvalier that he had sc
M hluck sanl iii the working. 1lIs native encr
IL. Ill. wns aroused In IN Instant: 1lo saddicd u
,le atuche4" MelauellI'! and vent IT. 1os tl.s 81 sun
~, lcuce Once III ttr gully the Chcyaiicr picls
~ ~ o,1t u spot, saving, 'sDlE tllerc, Aack."
"'' Mack sally planted n curner Of tho Spade
nm | the spii, AMI began to heaVe the Garth into
~ ~ mjilipa,. Occaslonally tho ChcYnlter stoop
s ns nuI I,c,,cd Il leaf ar m old clan,-shel from
Wv sw slpyrl. Whcn tho pan was Tiled By Hadcd In
o. u BRONX, and shook away for dear lile. The
nts3 suit waa not encouraging Thurc Here notEa
~ pf black aatI bark llo came, mora eager Il
III, hia ever. " dig nwaY, Mack," ho said. Well l
nj It vet: we'll get Il yet"
"u 10 Mack dur, aud the Cl.eral!er panncd
two hours. Tie great inventor caught MI
smiling, nntI wns nlout to suy, Never III
'ct- be servapf of nine" when a viii Of black 81
Mt attraytel his attention. ltlay on tho bott
lied of lie pui,. "We'vu rot IT, ho toyful!y N
the nMrct,, usni Mclaughlin joyfulay uhouldercd
w. shovel. go.
red i'he black sand was carried to the laboratt
ot u.l,l nut through careful analysis, The CHI
ln, Iet te,n,rtell tilt 1t was al llllo specimen
I Is uut,,etaIhc Jersey mud as he lad ever seen,
ncs Mclaughlin bestowed a parting bona,lic1
ycr, UPON ijIc llcil of the great inventor, and
vial vet uni weary feet sought ILLS presumably
.nle tun,ls couch,
i III
hc Tho Emperor or Germany In OH Ago.