The Arizona champion., 1891-01-03
A YANKEE IN RUSSIA. An American Gets Gold From
 Refuse Sand.
CAPITAL kRD SGIEaGE SUCCEED.
The Natives AstOnished Beyond Meas
 ure.-Millions in it.

together WltD the great awe the average Russian feels for the czar. be cherishes a like respect fnr,the clever Yankees In l 1885 the city of Ekaterinburg was visited i by two strangers-a certain Russian capi- talist. Zeenkof. and an American chemist. All efforts of the professional gossipers of the town to learn anything about the strangers were utterly useless Nothing was known of them save that during their short stay they were frequently seen around the mines in the suburbs of the city. in the adjoining forest. as though engaged In some geological re- search One fine morning however. they were gone and nothing was of 1886. when they appeared again prepared for business Almost the very day of their arrival they were seen on the outskirts of the city, and the number of various apparatuses which they had along soon exposed their secret. They were testing and experimenting upon some of the enormous quantities of iefel or sand spread all over the field, which is re- jected by the mine owners as useless Such an apparent absurdity was enough to arouse the whole town The jokes. comments and general amusement at the expense of the ''cranks" knew no bounds. ''One may as well test the mud of the street.-the result will be the same. |" Such remarks were heard on all sides. The ''cranks, however. entertained diff ferent opinion about the matter After having completed all the necessary exper iments. they called upon Novikof. one of the most prominent mine owners in Ekat- erinburg
 "If you remember, said Zelenkof, i've had the pleasure of meeting you year and a half ago, when, with your kind permission. we filled a bag full of your iefel"
 ''Of course do. batiushka. We'll, do you wish to have some more of it3 You are perfectly welcome to all you can gather and more. " sneeringly added Novi. kof
 "You are very kind, Indeed. At the same time we should prefer to sign a con tract by which we bind ourselves to pay you certain amount, say 400 roubles per each pood of gold Ia pood is equivalent to forty poundsl. that we may obtain from yoar iefel
 Novikof stared at them for a moment, as though scarcely able to realize his whereabouts, and then remarked.
 Well, now. gentlemen. do not wish to be made fun of
 Not at all" interposed ZeIenkof We mean business We. wish to pay you 400 roubles for each pood of gold obtained from your iefel. and to that effect we wish to sign a contract"
 MILLIONS IN THE SAND.
 A few more words brought Novikof to terms A similar contract was at the same time obtained from another promi nent miner The first step having been accomplished the next was to break the ground and erect large factory with all the modern improvements Men. women and children were frequently seen in crowds viewing the greatest wonder of the age-that of manufacturing gold out of iefel Of course. opinions as to the suc- cess of the enterprise varied Novikof himself thought. and he did not at all hesitate to express his thoughts. that the "cranks" would fail before long He changed his opinion. when in the course of year the strangers succeeded in produc ing eight poods GAO pounds) of the high est grade of gold. while he himself, after ezpending fortune and using what he considered the best gold ore, produced only ten poods
 This occurrence created quite a sensa. tion in Ekaterinburg. Millions in the sandl Millions that DO one ever thought of Millions spread all over the feldl What discovery" Both Zelenkof and his American companion. especially the latter, became the heroes of the day They were frequently called upon by the miners of the surrounding towns and villages, who in the most simple manner urged them to disclose the secret" Five hundred thousand roubles and a written agreement to keep the secret to yourself" was the discouraging reply which they received from the heroes.
 The successful enterprise of Zelenkof & Co. has undoubtedly proved to many of the Russian capitalists that capital and science combined go much further than such an uncertainty as luck" The sue. cess that this firm met is waiting for many About five years ago poor Ger. man graduate from the mining school leased a few desiatins of worthless land. He is said to be worth 200, 900 roubles now.
 And still the czar Is in need of funds and his sole advisers are devising all sorts of means to borrow money and to tax his subjects.-Philadelphia Times.