Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
A SEARCH FOR AN HEIR.
a Georgia Gold Mine Which Canno
Yet BE Worked.

Zad0ck bonner was a mOulder in
Carol; County, away over in Western
Georgia, when the war of the rebellion
broke out. He had a farm of 1900
acres which he titled with the al of
his family. Zadock Himself had some
skill at the forge also; an@ when war
was declared, and everything that
could possibly be pressed into use for
fighting purposes was wanted by the
COnfederates, he assisted in the manu-
facture OF these Implements. For do
ing this, tradition in Carroll County
has IT., he was arrested and shot by
Federal troops. Whether or not the
tradition is true IS unknown, but he
was killed in some way.
After the close OF the war his chill
dren continued to live on and off the
farm for year or two. Then, az they
got into some legal trouble which re-
suited in the seizure Of their farm for
the satisfaction of debt, they shook
the dust of Georgia from their feet and
have never been heard OF since by
Georglans.
In 1867 one George r. Zinboth came
into possession of the Bonner farm,
principally because lie sQuatted there,
and no one disputed his right to the
possession. Ten years later he went
away, and its present owner took
the farm, which he has held now for
nearly seven years. He, too, used the
property for agricultural purposes, and.
as a means OF adding to its productive
ness, cleared away some of the timber,
in which the property was rich.
1t was while preparing some OF the
denuded timber lands for cultivation
that the owner discovered gold in the
lot then in process Of clearance. y
further investigation resulted in the
discovery of more gold hidden away
down under the loan, and gold in suf-
iicient quantity to pay to work it.
He kept the fact of his discovery of
the precious metal a secret, and started
out two years ago in search of the Bon
ner heirs, in order to perfect his title
He went to England and tried to fiLd
some trace of the missing heirs there.
He failed and came back to this coun-
tyy on the Oregon when she made her
last trip, which ended at the bottom OF
the ocean. Then he searched again
through this country, and got Lawyer
Henry d. Garrett, of this city, to as
siSt him. hir. Garrett went to Cali
fornla in search of some Bonners there,
but found that they were not Of "a
docks branch of that somewhat uu-
merous family. Now the search for
the heirs is necessarily at standstill.
But Georgia laws compel the advertise
ment of the desire to find the heirs,
and this has been done far aud wide,
Mr.. Garrett has been oSerrun with
Boomers who come from Georgia, but
has thus far failed to find the right
kind. and unless some turn up in four
months time the Georgia authorities
will give the present owner whose
aGcla IS Lort a sIeret foE obri.s-s rea-
sons, perfect title.
ANo gold mine is being worked on the
property, 1t isn't in the market, and
the owner won't reveal his identity nor
the location OF the property. He IS a
peculiar searcher for heirs, because he
only wants to get an honest and clear
title, and has money enough Of his
own to work the property. SO this
search is peculiar, as it lacks all the
elements of shrewd advertising
scheme.