The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-08
BURYING GUILD In INDIA.
IMMENSE SUMS OF THE YELLOW
METAL HIDDEN BY THE
NATIVES.
From the PHILADELPHIA TELEGRAPH.

more conference OF the M. T.. cnuTcn,
tells an interesting story regarding gold
in India which is especially timely IN
the general discussion of that country's
financial policy. Rev. Mr.. Rudisill was
for several years in charge of the Metho-
dist Episcopal publishing house at Mad
ras, India, and three weeks ago returned
to this country to raise money with
which to carry on the work. He says
that silver is almost the sole currency OF
India, and is greatly deprecated, as
nearly all the gold is secured by the
wealthy and buried in inaccessible places
as the people will not trust the banks.
Says Mr.. kudisill: "The intrinsic val
ne of gold is proven by the fact that it is
so sought after by the people Of India.
Silver is the currency of India, and gold
is never known to circulate there for the
reason that all the vast amount of the
worlds gold which enters India is bought
,.p by goldsmiths and rich natives to be
worked into jewelry. The amount OF
gold thus annually consumed is very
large. for the balance of trade is largely
in India's favor. The gold she receives
for this balance of trade never returns
into the worlds currency. No native
will ever put his wealth into bank
The purchase of gold to be hidden is his
only way of keeping wealth. A rich
b,,xy
stones or gold, hides them, inscribes
upon a piece of parchment the descrip'
ton of the place and the manner in
which he has hidden his wealth, and
wears his description upon his person.
When he dies his eldest son takes the
parchment and wears it.
NO SAVINGS BANKS TRUSTED.
SIN the condition of society in India
the natives would consider it absurd to
trust their money to a board Of directors
of a savings bank. know wealthy
native at Bangalore who consented to
place his money in a bank. At the TIM
a majority of the directors were English
men. At the next election majority of
the directors were natives, and as soon
as this became known the native at once
withdrew his deposit and hid it, saying
he could not trust a bank the majority
of whose directors were natives. This
explains why there is no bank system in
India in use by the natives, and this is
why they bury and hide their gold. In
my experience in India never saw a
piece of gold in circulation; there was
nothing but silver. The silver rupee of
India is nearly the size of the United
States half dollar 1t bears on one side
portrait of Queen Victoria, and is a
very handsome coin. AS midas exports
are much greater than her imports, and
as this has been true for many years,
there is no doubt that a large part of
the worlds gold is hidden away by the
natives, and II never will again enter the
worlds commerce. One paper mill at
aolyoke. Mass, ANNUALLY imports from
INDIA so. 600 worth of jute to manufac-
ture into paper. and this is paid for in
gold. II has often occurred that rich
man With his record Of riches hidden, is
killed by wild beasts OF lost, and then
the buried treasure Is never found. The
consequence is that India's literature is
rich ia stories of lost treasures.
'sTo show the care they take in bury
ing their riches | will tell you thing
which occurred not more than ten wears
ago in Cashmere. Cashmere is in Indi
aud outside of the English dominion.
The Prime Of Cash mere had collected 50
much gold that it took ten strong men to
carry it. Allowing only 100 pounds TO
man he must have had considerably over
$500, 600 in gold. He and his prime min
lister, whom he could trust, determined
to hide this large quantity of gold in
sequestered place. So the prince in
structed the prime minister to employ
ten coolies, or Chinese, to carry the yes
sells containing this gold and hide them,
and then cut the threats of the coolies,
saying, Dead men tell no tales This
was actually done
MYR0RE's GOLD MINE.
''In the district of Myrore not far from
Madras, there is gold mine that is pay
ing we'll Thousands of skilled miners
are at WORK in the Myrore gold field.
The discovery of this field is very inter
esting. There was MANN England who
was great Biblical student He heard
a sermon preached in which the preach
er claimed that the gold mines of King
Solomon, of Israel, were not located, as
some supposed in India. The Bible ac-
count is that once in three years the navy
of King Solomon came bringing gold,
silver, etc. This Bible student m ade up
his mind that he would prove that Solo
mon did get this gold from India Being
rich he was able't to carry out his plans.
Through his travels attention was called
TO the fact that gold does exist in My