The record-union., 1894-10-25

ruo the string with rancid butter. and set
the whole away III cool pantry, cellar
or dairy house.
Gold saved by this method requires no
SAT- ana Will keep indefinitely. The
cheesecloth, besides furnishing ample
nentilatlon. VIII enable thieves TO detect
the yellow color of the substance inside,
WhiIe the buttered string will confirm
u thelr suspicious as to the true nature Of
the contents OF the pail. Thieves have
never Deen known TO purloin pailfui of
pungent butter. The annals of thievery
are painfully silent on this subject.
Inc cheeseciuth win also prevent the
troublesome bluebottle fly from deposit
ing us larvae on the gold. 1t has not
peen definitely settled yet by scientific
men whether these larvae feed on gold or
not; IL is certain that the bluebottle's
pack frequently shines like gold, and
tnat many other insects or their chrysa-
lldes are beautifully decorated with
golden tlecks, spots and bands 1t is
equally certain that men who consort
much with bluebottles are often forced 10
take the gold cure.
Hence II is best to be on the safe side
1Aose who DO not approve OK the lore
gong method OF saving fine gold will no
DOUBT be delighted to learn that many
still prefer the Old ''sOur owl' process.
winch IS carried out as follows:
Strike and land buck etiul of speci-
mems its before; run them through a COM
mon lfult-grauer ana salt them down by
layers IN copper jar. placing the coarser
specimens on top and using plenty OF salt
| between layers; then solder on the lid Of
the Jar ana bury it by night in some Sc
questered nook where nobody but your
self VIII be able 10 find IT,
cold saved by the ''sour owl" process
allalnS lis finest flavor when times are
haruesl-say just after some mighty rev.
olution or invasion has swept on flaming
pInlons over the country ami with one
Ilap OF It's tlamooyant wings wiped up
all OF your visible earthly possessions.
Then, Ii you have not forgotten where
you buried your jar, go dig it up, and
you VIII probably find use fur it,
The lower course OF Bear River and
the clrcumambient foothills is a remark
able place Tor fine gold
l. nave read somewhere that a wood
chopper found good prospect well up
under the bark of u blue gum tree. Now
! there is nothing strange about that. for if
nne gold viii fly up III smoke | don't see
why IL shouldn't climb trees if il felt dis
posed TO do little monkeying.
l washed out fifty cents worth of gold
from the ashes OF a rattlesnake's skin ND
on Bear Biver this summer, and the
bones OF COW, which in life had drunk
considerable Bear River water, panned
out 81 80.
1t Is related for fact that man who
herded sneep in that region for many
years became so heavily charged with
tlne gold from the dust which his sheep
kicked up that the whites OF his eyes and
the nails of his hands and feet were
finally transmitted into pure gold. His
burden at length waXed greater than he
could bear, and death came merciflllv to
his relief. [ don't know where be was
buried.
had liberal and active young man
for partner when l mined up there He
was liberal because he paid for the car
rlage which hauled US up and active be-
cause 1t made me chale to keep up with
him when we walked back a distance of
about sixteen miles. He couldn't come
away fast enough.
We mined with what is called ''Ionp
Thomas" Had we known that piece of
gold the size ola quail-shot can be beaten
out into circular sheet that will cover
the bottom OF a common miners pan. or
had we known even that 1t takes three
fingers OF line gold in a whisky glass to
make as many dollars worth of gold. we
might not have been as wise as we are
to-day.
The knowledge is paid for, however. as
hole IN the ground. a ditch, long string
OF dams and other red-hot expletives
VIII attest for many day.