Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-06
GOLD N rHs IfEAar or ,aAIsB.


The Old fever TO 60 far in search Of the
precious metals has not diminished one whit
sipce the famous California crusade of the
yesr 1919 and there are just - many nos -
there we're then who would be Wiling 70
brave all kinds Of misfortune, hardship and
danger for the sake Of reaching land which
held ont gIi,terins promises Of precious gold
and silver hidden deer msyh hap 10 the depths
Of the earth. aes baving fne business
stands paying them handsome yearly incomes.
Men possessing sdvasced salaried positions
or those expert in tie arts and sciences, all
succumb to the overwhelming desire To
an,ass an immense fortune IN few short
weeks.
Just such iibds a. are calculated 70 beckon
men 10 their scenes and scores, Hundreds and
thousands flock 10 the favored locality.
Other States are generally the scenes Of
these exploits but Why not Maine. Herein
lie. tale in which prominent men Of our
osn city play 30 uncertain parts.
T-o years ago two veterans Of the gold
erazeef 1919 residen, on the East side in luiged
ia fond hopes that suriferous ore might BE-
found in the old Pine Tree State - veil a.
elsewhere. Ia consequence, they packet the
camp kit and being not overbardened with
tina, which they went TO seek, started for
Northern Maine on foot. Weeks went by
and still they j9urneye.i on, their gaze bent on
the hill. and streams as they threaded the
solitude Of the vast Maine forests, taking in
with the eye Ut oil miners the favorable or un-
favorable conditions as they pissed. Finally
"a they joarneyed up the valley Of the turbu-
lent ) wifi river. they say that " hieh giaddened
their eyes and told them that fortune had
blessed them with smile, the CLINT Of shining
metal The quartz rock about them betoken-
ed that the precious gold vas surely there.
Patiently they toled and worked until a small
amount Of the dali yellow dust had bee q
collected. Then the tiresome return march
vas made. They arrived here in due season.
old their story, exhibited the phisl of dust,
hal the latter tested by chemist
and then af'er all this the people failed to
enthuse and for want Of capital the scheme
was abandoned. The two years passed
swiftly by and the old timers gathered
their children about the arm, chair ~ an
evening. and told them tales Of the old days,
the little bottle Of dust would be produced
and the incidents attending tn securing Of
it faithfully recired. AT last, but a few
weeks ago. a small gathering Of young
anil enthusiastic business men of the East
side hearing Of the story, determined to
have 4 consultation about the matter with
the principals The old miners were called
IN and asked to give a minute description Of
the locality of the find which they did,
The young men inanlged In several nights
rest upon the idea and finally eight Of them
came together about four weeks agb and
organized ~hat might be called Joint stock
company to raise money to send the two
miners once more ,nto the heart Of Maine
for further Investigation after fame and for
tune. Something like forty Ave dollars
wa pledged and the men started Nothing
definite Ina. been heard from them ss yet but
the yonng men daily expect aigces ami in
tbe event of their bcins encouraging will at
ones ~ 10 the iocalitj Themselves and stake
out The claims for prosperous mining camp
an the hear, Of Maine The opinion of the
veterans is that there is gold there sufficient
TO ysy handsomely for mining it and should
this opinion prove correct the credit of I'M
car,hing the golden treasure. of the Pine
Tree State will be given the eight enthusiast
ic young Augusta men who are now pushing
these inyes cations.