, 1880-10-01
TIC1IENOII.
Tho Dlsc0vorcr Of Chloride Of Gold nt
CatlstoEn@ t.titiornln+ and tim Uiacuv.
erer OF 1otroloMfsl on Spring Creek,
inlrn. In l2Hi. -

Tho Discovorcr of Chloride Of Gold Mt
EntlstoEn% Gtitl0rnlit% ami tim UiAeuv.
erer OF rotruloiifsl on Spring Creek,
IOWA, In 12His
Spttiai Corr,pond<nee NJ 77k Chicago Tribune.
1'Es MONIES, H., Sept. .7.-Early IN tho
month Of january, lssi1. twD wcit-trcsse,l,
intellgcnt-appcnril,E nlcn sauntcrcd leis,re-
ly Into Tho Savery House, in this city, und
PIT tlioir ilnnles upon tlle register If tho
tustelry.-ane ny 4. G. Tielicnor, tho other
ns Il. II. GamD. They sa1,i,tcretl nhnut tho
corridor, and occasionally made exits, and
absences Of days and iIalf-tlays. Tlluy asked
few questions, md kept their own counsel.
Yet they wero apparently. 10 the obseryant
niNl somewhat lnuuisitive c1crk md master
Of tho register. very busy; they ila.l nj, air
Of business about tflcnI. But whit. say yut,,
lIus this to tau with tho discovery OF chloride
Of gold In Catistoga? dnn't know.
Every day tho livery-stubckeepcr got n
job Ill furnishing tho two mel. u team "to 30
Into the c0,trtry for Il few hours" al.d iio
questions asked.
One. tlay two strangers were seer by
farmer living OH Spring Creek hunting up
and down tho ravimcs ind rugged balllss.
lie inquired Of them whit they were hunt
ing. "Proapectlng for petroleum." WIS tic
reply" ''Do you find any?" "Ycs; tic
surface Indications urD rich, Do you SEQ
thosu glo!>lles I[Untt.ts OIL tho surface of
tint sprlng:" And tho stranger jabbcd his
cane Into the ooznx mud of the sprlns-bog,
when thcre hroso olcngiMous glubulcs.
1lM Of Its ] i", a. he! % Il up pDG 10 te q; asal td
i,rntubcFAllce nf tic iuqutsItiyo ugrlc,lturist.
'llow .toea That snell?" "qucrle.l tho pr.,s-
leesor."t " It smells very mitch like cnnl.Oil."
i'oss With lis ' sleeve. - ":rhat'$s i 9 *:
IT, rhercs eo''e& o"s&s Of a'e IT, ~! rannlas
away hero IL make 4 ina,l r1ctl." Tho farmer
Noticed tte grcasy stalf III tlle springs along
tllu creek fDr II long tiiIte. The ,r0st,eetUrs
re,iired: Tl!e discovery quickly riMcllea the
Se!ty, nnl excltenent wus rife: Ston after
OH the discovery wns 'nu,lc,-whiel, partially
confirmed tic sen1tIlelless Of tic riltll0ra,-
and gave notice thnt they we're going to CHI
caEo 10 srs1lte nHcl'l'lery tn 'leyslol, tic dis
fIotcl., Stltl theru were tt!osa WIN Meru ill.,
crGttn!ous,--one OF them hinted to Tieen0r
tint he st'lellea stlinbigi wllerenpon Tlcile-
nor arose @ on his aHrlsuIar appen!!aIe, rs +
the landlord, nnh have n committee up
rnintcd to, investigate. anl 1t 1t wefa
not T.. satlsfiGA tint petroleum oXistGd
tlie 'io,,ltef saad taks lie % 1"oi'sS. IS' tilt
wis II sluelcl,er. Immediately 1t was dis
covered that petroleum WIS llnot'l.s on every
hDK~llolc md stream til Polk County. Fnrin.
rags Hltl expressing itinto NJ conceivable
vessels. Latuls worth n few dollars MI aero
went up tn fabulous PRICES.
mrk ,ha a!nsr yor cIIie"go rqnstastHr
!,ld rot travelled inael, tleli, 5ior bsva 10
Congress. lio wAs sampled by 'rtehenor,
but tlldn't takn THO ba1t ut iIrFt; mid lila Iaper
alter.,aictl daily between faith md .imere.
an fkkhn ii t1St4 IL Hsltn I NJ 1Stf1
George II. .ClGyeland, ,.J0n Browne, and others,
went out to tcst the 1l.nttur. Palmer bruugnt
home II Jug Of the stuff. md SIT It III ts ncG,
aud the next tlay l,e declared TINT "Tl,o MI
hnngst. Tlleroucausion IL, TINT WI have IN
polk County ~ rlch tleposltss; Of petroleum
rs ranwbl Ere 70 II to9a ebeSsT aSwsGs n Ind rctre
TO Clllcago to, let tlio, thing work. FHb. 20
they returned, ami viii, ti!um ca,ne II. n.
!lIbbar:l md several other Chicago capital-
ists. bringing With tllen man nailted SSsott.
visited the creek, mud, Alr. Scott declared liz
was ST, satisfied wIll, the result that e would
70 home mn! get nny;hlnery, aMl at oneo @ be-
cti. Tllcy returned to Chicago. Still there
were those wlio did mt bel1tye 1t was "a
waals." Af;@mE ;E !hesV WIS @ ths then soTrsi
Tint ,an "ox'~rt si.uIlcr" hug declared thut
tio discovery of nj wns nnlo,tndsd. Tint
wns \ blallket likely 70 absorb tllo Whole
,"tlal" ut Chicago. somcho!ly went t, SEQ
T'lE Tribune, TINT lte desired to correct tho
statement iilattu BY iii '.expert sniellGr," "hy
snying that, 10, had t'ccn tn SEQ fur
ss 1Srt ss,r n tst Mcra ,a ,S s"slas!0as s'y St t
iii fr"I,l water" Tiut corrcspol,ticnt corr Is IT,
.lay tito IIolttcr Of several shures OF stock III
s1arri, Q 'l'iehcnor appeared hero ngaln.
lpase!l II lot Ut land on thu creek, AM! pro-
p!'srtl to cltizH,,s t9 p!lt down four wells. be.
| ginning April |. Just why lle Should se!rct
u ,course ett!xens were exptctcd. 10 llelp fl
| so important ntut valuable iii enterprise, by
subscribing llbcrally tn tho stock Ut COLL
1y wl:l w"S to ,o f"rs; ,!,,s ri, ,,o. t,,aro
| and iii mfstake. Immediately IMrties were
nut prOspecting up sliMl dOwn tue l)es Atninca
Valley. Excitement Increased. I.ong Hines
"t x M%ESs m u nf fr snFxss r. , %st f@st9"tly @ ,9sty
thy discovery Of oil on his farYl. Every tn,al.
I Within e!car!nE WIS Nturt. 'lluv0 yOm really
| struck ilu ~ 4utrlcA title.
thu groullI, Iike imwtler."
| April {signl laGnnt ,late ng.1in) Tl1E Tls1It-
"SprinE Greek Petroleum AlInh.g aud Manu-
fae,nrlns Company Of Chleugo bud been
formed, With office ut N9. i@ Soutii H. &Watgr
street. Capltal stuck, SlM,ooo., Thu otl
Aln!nes Valley, Ign lliIIcs southeast Of l!es
NulMrs, IL. embracing $50 ;!cres. On t!lls
latNl uso JUltr H0lnlhu nfl-sl'rtnVs. Samples
rX Xbl b. Si i T iate tes pss as!s Of E '9 ot tf| "
better or N,nrn abuINlant!ntlieatloIlsnr n!turnl
derclnpnWntsn nt petroleum Gun hG fDtInu nny.
where IN thu wor!!l than exist ost t'a lands af