The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-08-18
A YANKEE IN RUSSIA.

4 CLEVER AMERICAN GETS GOLD
FROM REFUSE eAND. '''
The Natives As4e1ishod Boyend Geasure.
The 10 Called 0rank Makes Contrast
with Frosainsas Mine ovnss-Capital
and Scienco euooooA.
Together with ths great ave the average
Rassian feels fo1 the esaz. he ehseishss .
IKE respect foriths ''eleveF Yankees In
BY two strangers - cssaain Russian capi.
talist, Zelenkof. and an American chemist.
Al efforts Of the professional gossipsrs Of
the town to learn anything about the
! strangers were utterly useless Nothing
was known Of them save that during
their short stay they wczs frequently
| seen around the mines in the suburbs Of
the city, in tie adjoining forest, -
though engaged In some geological ~
search One fine morning, howsver.
they, wers gone and nothing was
heard Of them until the spring
Of 1885. when they appeared again
and at this time evidently fully
prepared for business Almost tho very
~~y "! sAsoAL 4Isv - s00y WeIo ooeu On t10
outskirts Of the city. and the number of
various apparatuses which they had along
soon exposed their secret. They wers
testing and experimenting upon some Of
the enormous quantities Of iefel or sand
spread Ill over the field. which is 70.
tected BY the mine owners - useless
to arouse tho whole town. The iokes.
comments and general amusement 1t the
expense Of the ''cranks" knew no bounds
Zone may a we'll test the mud Of tho
! street-the result will be the same :
| Such remarks wers heard on ill sides
| The ''cranks, however. entertained . diff
ferent opinion about tho matter After
having completed ILL the necessary expe1
iments. they called upon Novikof. one Of
the most prominent mine owners In Ekat,
erinburg .... .. 4. ~.
If you remember. said Zelenkof, I'VE
had the pleasure Of meeting you . year
and half ago, when. with your kind
permission. we alled . bag full Of your
iefel."
''Of course I do, batiushka. Well. do
you wish to have some moro Of it1 You
are perfectly welcome to all you cal,
gather and more. " snesrtngly added Novi
kof -.., Z
"You are very kind. indeed. At the
same time We should prefer to sign . con
tract by which va bind ourselves TO cav
you certain amount, say 400 roubles pei
each pood Of gold "a pood Ia eouivaIent to
forty poundsl. that We NAV obtain from
your iefel"
Novtkof stared at them for a moment.
~ though scarcely able to reslixa ii: +:
whereabouts. and then remarked.
"Wen. now. gentlemen, / do not vish
to be made fun Of
Mot at all, interposed Zelenkof We
mean business We wish to pay you 400
roubles for each pood Of aold obtainad
from your iefel. and to that eject we Vish
to sig gn q contract.
! kuLloNs IN THE aArn
A s.~no-. -uo,, \. .....-s. N.-
town. 'o.J : s,~,1s wHsus orougnt Novlko1 70
ss.aa serms +,a os.n; ual contract was at the
~ re,t ra;ne, .ne o''nea Ms ~. 1som ahotner prom
.con,nni;sh.a o,.. u ths 10 urst step naving been
o,omnS Sl.sueo and a sne nekt wae 70 break the
H. ta ...aa... u sg 1-ect large factory with all
snd oh;7d.., P.ove"en1s M men. women
cro~Ss gI .,aEs. "Gae .sequently seen u
sr.N*h.. ~x sno no9e1.est wonGer OF the
M, r., a.,..sa u..n8 s8 8olo out OF
ce.e -, - se. ~..e oPan'ons as 70 tne sue.
him..it tho,sh. ~ ehesPliSe vaEeo. Novlko!
. h..;te+. *aoaSnt. ~ sno ne old not ct ~
..crsns. - siS e1pss q, a,' tnou8nts. that t6e
chsn1ed III" oa;r,on - -tsn. pe.1re long he
s1anI ~ w oPmon. wnen N the course OF
yeL s.-s sne stlsageo @ succeeded u produo'
esf oreds ~ oolX b;,a hn ,',.,ss. =. sne n,gn
srrsnd;nes " 7% .t,n wune . 10 Mmseti. e1tef
oonsidare5 tho hsst IA nu ~ us.ng .nas %