The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-14
Rich Deposits Of Gold
Discovered in Randolph Co., Alabama.

A party of prospectors headed by Prof.
sSamuel Aughey, former metallurgist at the
I Pinetucky mines, and Col. +. P. Snow, an
expert mining engineer of Wyoming, have
struck an exceedingly rich body of ore III Ran.
dolph county, Alabama, in what is described
by Prof. Smith, State geologist, as the gold
belt.
The party were attracted to the field by
| very rich paintings that were made in the
vicinity of surface deposits, in which this sec
ton abounds, and it was in tracing these de
! posits to their source that Colonel Snow open
cd up the lode.
The Goldberg Mining Company has been
incorporated to operate the claim, with Col.
f. p. Snow as president, Prof. Samuel Aug-
hey as vicc.president,a ana Mr.. J. f. Fisfns as
secretary aud treasurer.
The capital stock Of the company IS QUO
million dollars with
shares AT One Dollar Each.
q The company are now offering Fifty Thor.
sunR Shares at Ten Cents per Share, full
paid ny aud n-assessablc, this is done in
order to realize additional capital to com
ncncr operation at once. Contracts have
been closed for a twenty-five ton plant which
will he in operation within tho next forty
days. The field is attracting much attention,
capitalists are investigating its resources,
and prospcctors are hocking in.
Regarding the richness of the property, an
incline shaft has been sunk to the depth OF
over 100 feet with gratifying results, showing
It constant improvement in both grade and
size of ore body as it deepencd.
The ore body already opened up is practi-
cally ,nexhaustiblc, and pans from $40 to
$40 and as high as 500 to the ton, showing an
average of over twenty-five dollars.
An idea can be formed of the value of the
property from the opinions of experts who
have visited the field, to the effect that with
the necessary machinery, the company is ca.
pablo Of paying a dividend of 25 per cent per
uunum on its total capital, which would rep
resent to investors at present 2JU per cent
profit on their investment, and stock will At
least be worth three times it's face value:
Three Dollars Per. Share.
We leave it to the public to Judge Of tae
safety of the Investment and the immense
amount that can be realized, in a short time,
on a small Investment.
We feel safe in saying that from the present
Indications, the richness Of the ore and the
increasing size of the ore body, development
will no doubt disclose wealth that will sur
pass even our most saDguine expectations.
and we have every reason to believe that as
soon az the first mill run is made, which will
be inside Of sixty days, this stock cannot be
bought for less than IFS face value-One Dol
lar per Share.
Do not let tho opportunity slip by. Secure
your stock at Ten Gents. This is positively
the Gully chance. Apply at once as the stock
will soon be taken.
All orders for stock must be accompanied
by remittance to cover the amount, Ten
Cents for each share. Upon receipt Of same
we will mail you your certificate of stock.
Correspondence solicited. Prospectus Civ
ing fnl particulars will be forwarded free on
application.
Address all communications to The Sold
berg Mining Company, No. 9 South Broad
Street, Atlanta, Ga.
For full information apply to G. j. Thomp-
son Real Estate and Loan Agency, solo agent
for Opelousas. La. NOV Ill