New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-23
GOLD IN MAUCH CHDNR.

MINING OPERATIONS TO BEGIN AT oNCE-THE DE.
MAGNETIZING" METHOD.
TAMAoUA Penp Dec 19.-Tbe movements of a
stranger in North Penn township have been watched
with suspicion for the last three weeks. To-day the
mystery is clear the stranger is Martin johns IN OF
Sweden mineraogist, who has had extensive expert
ence in the gold fields of Sweden, Norway, Australia,
and California His services were secured three weeks
ago by Taylor & Co., of Bingbamton. n. " aud ho
was sent here to prospect for gold Norh Penn town
ship comprises a valley eight miles long and less than
a mile vide The Mauch Chunk mountain is on the
east and the head ridge on the west side of the vale.
through which the Schuylkill River flows. Johnsons
prospecting and the results of his assays prove highly
satisfactory to his employers and they have leased the
mining rights the thirty farm OF Henry Hart
Tantt for period Of nineteen years The llaitranft
farm is about two miles below II and is much Of
it mountain land and unculya ted The character Of
the soil is shae The leases OF other lanos sdion-
inc are being negotiated by tie same company Mr..
johnson says that he has made many assays OF dfer-
ent specimens OF taken from the Mat oh Chunk
Mountain and that they show high as So4 ton,
and none less than SPA. TIE mountain also contains
silver, specimen assaying $50 ton. driit Will
be driven into the mountain side and operations ON
large scale begun and the company Will erect large
furnace 10 March. In the meantime mining will be
pushed forward with rapidity.
The history OF these gold fields is curious one. In
the spring OF 1880 O stranger calling himself Pro-
lessor Hail. and claiming New England as lis home.
came to Tamaqua Accompanying Hall was Mrs.
Stearns, celebrated spIrituaIstic medium OF New
York City. Professor hall possessed an oily tongue
and talked himself into the good graces OF some
of the most prominent and substantial men. 1t was
said that the spirits pointed out to Mrs Stean the
medium the exact location of rich deposits of gold,
iridium and silver, also a metal called by the spirits
motor metal / he richest deposits placed by the
medium in the mountain the HartTant farm. SAM
pies of ore taken from these were sent 70 the iha-
dephia mint and to chemist at the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA to be assavcd The former chemist re-
ported that trace of gold found III the specimen
him. bit the latter replied that he could ind not
the slightest trace of any precious metal in the sample
forwarded t. him. Upon the receipt OF the favorable
report from the first chemist, company was formed
nd Professor Halls services secured by the pay
meat Of a liberal salary. Mrs. Stearn was also re-
tanned ut eXtravagant salary spirits ayOrs con ng
high she said lie medium asserted that the deposit
gold existed in a magnetic state. and could only be
detected by demagnetIZing them. Ibis power, she
also said, could be enjoyed only through the grace OF
he spirits.
An effort was made to purchase The Hartranf farm,
nut the old man refused to SELL even at such tempting
t.uIos offered, $4,000 and SO 900, preterring 10
lease the land and exact high royalty on each ton OF
ore Operations begun at once with q large
force Of men drift driven iatO the mountain
side and OF sO-calei taken out. In the mean
time costly machinery put up 70 Gemagnetlze the
ore and for this purpose large cylinder was maue
with dynamo attachment. The cylinder was re-
yOved bv q steam CINE at great velocity. magnetic
current passing continuously through the ore IN tho
CYLINDER This it was said would demagnetlze and
yap0rize the gold in the and they proposed to
rocondense the yapor and collect the gold. After
revolving the cylinder continuously tor SIX days, was
opened aud the contents carefully examined, bat not
the least sign OF condensed gold vapOr was found:
The company CIsbGndcd Ia disgust. and Professor nan
and Mrs Scarn hastily LETT thet0Nn it'll the remaining
capital Of the company Two OF the most enthusiastic
members OF the company, not willing to give w ther
dreams Of ealth easily vOrked the dIt Tor year
more but they too lost faith tor they found n)thhS
valuable IN the mountain. To-day II ls made known
that this Drift is t. be worked on larger basis
than ever.