Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-10-26
the NEW GOLD FIND.

the new GOLD FIND.
The Facts Connected with Rassom Caun-
ty's Rich BONANZA.
Lisbon Star.
The Star i to-day enabled to give the
sequel to oestain mysterious movements
Of strange mon in this vicinity. For the
pass six weeks the Headquarters hotel
has been the stopping place for Chi.
cago gentleman named H. w. Griswold.
His arrival on the noon train from the
east has invariably been followed, in the
afternoon. by his departure in livery
rig for some heretofore unknown point
up the Sheyenne valley. Sometimes he
had friend or two with him, but he
most frequently Travelled alone. Within
the last ten days other strangers have
appeared upon the scene, stopped ut the
same hotel, and then disappeared in the
Same quiet and suspicious manner.
Further up the "gulch" (which term we
can now appropriately apply to our cele-
brated Valley the mystery surrounding
the movements of Mr.. Griswoid and his
friends seem to have been greatly inten.
sified. The settlers in the neighborhood
of Wisner's mills, and along the river 40
far up as Fort Ransom, have wondered
and speculated as to the cause of the
presence OF 80 many strangers. a month
ago small clubhouse on the Harris farm.
on section 10. 1857. was occupied BY .
queer piece Of machinery which made .
terrible noise. Tho neighbors held an
indignation meeting. and decided that
gang of illicit distiilers had taken
up their abode in the community,
which had hitherto acquired some
degree Of notoriety for the Temperance
proclivities OF it's inhabitants. A Mr.
Madigan did not agree to the whisky
theory. He believed the strange men
we're either bandits or connterfeiters.
Our esteemed cotemporary took it for
paint mill. Aud so the whole thing has
gone uEsolved. aud it remained for the
Star to lay before Its readers to-day the
true inwardness" OF the mystery, with
its detailed developments. In July last
gold mine WAS discovered by Mr.. Girls.
void and his associates on the northeast
quarter OF section 10, town l35, range 81.
An association was Immediately formed.
composed of George G. Fry, Edward P.
Baker, W. T. Sargent and a. W. Girls
void, all OF Chicago, and representing a
considerable amount of capital. The
west half OF section 10. belonging to
man named Harris, was purchased,
complete outfit Of assayer's Implements
and chemicals was obtained in Chicago,
and quietly taken to the "diggins," and
other preparations and arrangements
we're perfected, preliminary to opening
up the mine. In the meantime samples
Of the mineral were sent to well known
assayers and systematic
prospecting campaign was in
augurated. Other tracts of
land were acquired either by purchase
or BY mineral rights being filed thereon,
and everything being in complete readi.
ness it was decided to give the people Of
Lisbon and the rest of the world the plain
unvarnished facts and let them take
their course. We have before rs the
certificate of Walter Lee Brown, ono Of
the leading assayers of Chicago and
author Of . work on assaying, which is
in use in most Of our schools and colleges.
Prof. Browns certificate shows $40 per
ton OF 900 pounds as the result of an
assay made BY him from rock taken from
the mann lode on section ten. Prof. W
A. Baldwin, also we'll known Chicag
asssyer, made twenty assays, most o.
them from the same lode. The lowest
assay WAS two dollars and sixty-tws
cents and the highest forty.thre
dollars aud forty-eight cents per tor
Assays by Prof. Baldwin, which wer,
from samples taken at different points il
the valley as far up as Fort Ransom, an
one OF them from sand and gravel take
from the mouth OF a gopher hol
showed S2l0 in gold and thirty-seve
dollars in silver-which is just abou
enough to make ones head swim to thin
Of the possibilities OF our gllt.edgee
valley. James A. Dodge, professor i
chemistry in the Minnesota universit,
got fifteen dollars per ton as the resul
Of an assay. Several twenty dollar q:
} says we're made ut the Northwestern
, university in Evanston, Illinois. Pro
G. A. Mariner, analytical chemist an
sssayer of Chicago, obtained simils
results. and about 40 assays mad
on the ground by Mr.. Griswol
show figures in keeping with those a
ready given. The original, or ''mothe
lode" OF this new Ell Dorado crops OF
on the west side of steep banked gulcl
down which the Tower City and Ores
Southern railroad company has ju,
completed tho survey for new lin
The ledge is composed of dark era
, rock. very brittle, protfuding from IL
earth for distance of 1000 feet mort
Snd south. An expert now on the groun
says the rock will work very easily.
Besides having purchased large bod
OF land in the vicinity on which patent
had been issued, thus making titles I
/ lands secure, and over which miner,
claim will not hold, the association ht
surveyed and staked out numerous loo
and placer claims on adjacent unpatene
lands. The country has not been pro
3 pected above Fort Ransom, aud as I'll
. character Of the formations further u
I the valley north and west OF the For
9 closely resembles those where gold an
!, silver are now known to exist, futul
I developments in that section will /
, watched with deep interest.
!. Thus it would seem that Lisbon's sta
: already high in tho heavens of prospe
{ ity and grand opportunities, is burnishe
e anew, this time with gold, bright an
4 glittering as a celestial sun. Lisbon wi
e be tue great supply poiut for the ne
b ''diggings" and our merchants aud bus
2 ness men are now upon the brink of
t new era. for they have been uncopeciou
/. ~ hit with big "bonanEa," which cs
e not fail Of yielding large results. As '
60 to press number Of strangers fro
abroad, who have been advised of Il
Ia "Rood time coming" by their friend
:, have just arrived in town, and it is g,
u dent the grand rush has already COZ
. menced. Later developments will
10 Given next week