Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-02
sTEGALHs SAFFRON sTUFF.
A Barlow Man startles His Friends
With a Display of Gold.
From. ths Cnrtsrsrilla tGn.l Courant.

With a Display of Gold.
From the CdvferSgilIe (GG.l CoardAt.
For several months Mr.. John P. Stegall,
who lives near Car ersville, has been
making periodical visits to the gold miu-
ing district of Northeast Georgia. They
were made so quietly that he threw his
most ultimate friends off their guard and
few knew the nature of his visits until
very lately. The rumOr leaked out that
Mr.. Stegall was interested in gold mine,
and from his quietness it was conclusive
that something unusual had taken pos
session of his mind. Last week the
COaTdnt got hint from the Dahlonega
Signal as to the clever genteman's ac-
tiOns. From it we learned that he mad
purchased from the Thomas estate some
valuable mining property near Aurarla.
The paper also stated that the prospects
were very flattering and spoke OF some
beautiful nuggets, weighing from two to
twenty pennyweights. BY properly open
ing the mine, which goes by the name OF
Minnie" it was thought by the best
miners in that section that the claim
would pan out better than any in the
country and would soon place the owner
IN possession of immense riches. Mr.,
Stegall has spent considerable money in
preparing to operate on an extensive
scale, and will work the claim for all 1t is
worth.
lie is now at home resting up and shak-
ing hands with his numerous friends.
A reporter met the lucky man Monday
and had pleasant chat with him as 70
his prospects etc. He was all beside
himself, and from the recesses of every
pocket that his clothes possessed he pulled
out the glitterng gold in the rough for
solid quarter of an hour. The scribe was
bedazzled and his head has not quit swim
ming yet. From an upper right hand
vest pocket MIR. Stegall produced an innus
merable number OF two, three and
four pennyweight pieces. while from q
capaciOus pants pocket he hauled out
shot bag laden well with the precious
stuff. While our bedazzled eyes were
gazing with wild establishment at thIsS
display, good big lump was produced
from somewhere of his person. TOis
lump settled the scribe, which weighed
thrty-two pennyweights, and was OF a.
most beautiful oblong shape and about
two inches in length. ''i
Mr. Stegall informed the scribe that
when this nugget was found the Old min-l
ers OF that section came for miles around
to see it, and all were wild with eXcite-,
ment. These old miners. who have
worked claims in that section for years,
say the evidences of an immense vein 10
the immediate locality OF the "ind" are
innumerable. they claim that the vein
is not over thirty feet distant. Mr.. Ste
gall has been working steadily in the
direction of it for several weeks, and the
fact that the nuggets are found in larger.
sizes and 0ttener as the work pro-
crosses, bears out the assertion fully. it
is what is called ''hroken Vein' by
miners, and huge stratas OF rock carry
out the belief. If developments continue
as they have in the past SIX weeks, Bar
tow county will claim as a citizen one oil
the wealthiest men in the South. Mr..
Stegall is extremely gratfied at the re-
suits, and went into the business fully
expecting to lose a considerable amount
of money before any paying results would
be accomplished. AS it is, he has been
rewarded with the handsOmest OtincOmes,
so much so that he Is now preparing to
drop his farming interests here and 90
back to the mines and give them his un-
divided attention.
The mine bears the name of Minnie"
named for the clever little daughter of
MIR. Stegall. We, together with the peo-
pie OF the county generally, extend to Mr..
Slegall the heartiest Congratulations.
He has always proved a true and upright
citizen-true to every friend, and very
soc able, aud this good luck Defa ling him
is very gratifying to his old friends. He
will probably leave the early part OF
next week, and his friends her are anx-
iously awaiting the results in the future.
Mr.. Stegall himself informs Ups that it
would be a hard matter to eXagger ate in
referring to the mine.