The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-07
Rich Deposits Of Gold
Discovered in Randolph Co., Alabama.

A party of prospectors headed by Prof.
Samuel Aughey, former metallurgist at the
Pinetucky mines, and Col. +. p. Snow, an
expert' mining engineer of Wyoming, have
struck an exceedingly rich body of ore in 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 dc
| posits to their source that Colonel Snow open
ed up the lode.
The Goldberg Mining Company has been
Incorporated to operate the claim, with Col.
+. P. Snow as president, Prof. Samuel Aug
hey as vice president, and MIR j. +. Fiscus as
secretary and treasurer.
The capital stock of the company is one
million dollars with
The company are now Offering Fifty Thou
sand Shares NJ Ten Cents per Share, full
paid up and worcestershire, this is done in
order to realize additional capital to com
mence operation at once. Contracts have
been closed for a twenty-five ton plant which
will he in operation within the next forty
days. The field is attracting much attention,
capitalists are Investigating its resources,
and prospcctors arc docking IN.
Regarding the richness of Tho property, an
incline shaft has been sunk to the depth of
over 100 feet with gratifying results, showing
Il constant improvement Ill DOtn ptdut dut
size of ore body as it deepened.
The ore body already opened up is practi-
cally lneXiaustible, 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 he value of tho
property from the opinions Of experts who
have visited the field, to the effect that with
the necessary machinery, the company is ca
pable of payin. Il dividend of IS per cent per
annum on It's total capital, which would rep
resent TO Investors at present 80 per cent
profit ON their investment, and stock will at
least be worth tlrce times its face value:
Three Dollars Per Share.
We leave it TO the public to Judge of the
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, tho 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 sanguine expectations,
and we have every reason to believe that as
soon as tho first mill run is made, which will
be inside of sixty days, this stock cannot be
bought for less thsGh its face value-One Dot
l0F per Share.
Do not let tho opportunity slip by. Secure
your stock at Ten Gents. This is positively
the only chance. Apply at once as the stock
will soon be taken.
All orders for stock must be accompanied
by remittance to cover the amount, len
Cents Cor each share. Upon receipt of same
we VIII mail you your certificate of stock.
Correspondence solicited Prospectus Civ
ing full particulars will be forwarded free on
application.
Address all communications to The Gold
berg Mining Company, No. 2 South Broad
Street, Atlanta, Ga.
For full information apply to {. J. Thomp-
son Real Estate and Loan Agency, sole agent
for Opelousas, La. IuOvll