The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-18
CRAZY OVER GOLD.
story of a Great Find of Wealth
Near Blaine.

George Weber. a United States customs
Inspector. arrived in this city last night
from Blaine; and tells Of a great excite
ment among the people there and across
the British columbia line over a gold
find" Mr.. Webbers story sounds Ike
tale Of Notion, and while there is nothing
romantic about IT, there are exciting sCg-
. gestious of wealth to b. gotten from the
earth. Mr.. Weber says that a rancher
named James Goodfel.ow. whose acqudint-
ance the Inspector made while on duty at
Point Roberts. came 10 Blaine aud asked
him to return TO Point Roberts with nm,
and pass an opinion on what G0odfellow
considered gold. In the sand and Dirt ia the
hills In the ueighb0ThoOd of the cannerIes
Of the Alaska Packers Association. Mr..
NNetGer who was at first skeptcal having
had number OF years practical experience
as a miner. at last consented. and hiring a
team ACCOMPANIED BIZ GOodfcllow. made
the fourteen-miie drive To Point Roberts.
He procured n pan and went TO the hills,
directed by 7he excited ranCher Good
fe3low pointed out the place where he had
first made his discoveries. and Mr. Web
her. scooping iup pan of the dirt. went 10
creek near the place and began washing
II. The FIRST thing after the soil and surface
DIRT had been removed was a black sand
lying AT the Bottom Of the pan. After this
had been washed out. Mr.. Weber states
he could hardly believe his eyes. FOR The
bottom Of the pan was covered With shot
gold Having In mind several sailing
propositions. AIR. Webber again took up
pan OF earth at a considerable distance
+ from De place where Goudfell0w claimed 10
have made his. discoveries This second ran
was even morn prolific CT the yellow metal
than the nrst and upon convincing HIM
self that Goodfell0w had told the TRUTH he
Jumped into his buggy and fast as pos
sible made Tor Blaine from which place he
proceeded 10 Nhatcom, where he record j
two mining claims, ard then returned TO
Point Roberts In the meantime Goodfel-
low. who IS not a c.t.zeu Of the United
States had started his son 10 Whatcom 10
take out his naturalization papers IN or
Der 10 be able 10 NE upon claims FOR him
SELF When passing through Blaine young
Goolfellow told the story and In less than
an hour half the pOpulat on az mat town
was on its way o. the now Eidorado.
''Nut only Is Blaine represented in the
mines" said Mr.. Weloer. "but the ma
iority Of the men from I.alucrs Landing.
across The British COLUMBIA border. are
pouring across and panniuS oft the dirt ~
the Point Roberts hills. These are not the
only discoveries OF gold that have con-
lrfhute3 10 the contaglon 81 fortune hunt
/ ing in the northwest corner Of the state.
Another ranehvr. whose name ! DO not ro-
member. while sinking a wei at his place
ou.I.uln island. after reaching a depth OF
thirteen fcet. brought 20 the surface dirt
chat Planned o!lt Sl3H 70 the ton. lie is
stal digging the wen. hat 1t IS not COR
water"
'-rhose who had already squatted and
! etakpf olt claims. FL ronnre tioa with the
Ge1lfeuoNs ard my SELF. held a meeting
/ Thursaav ana named their NM the Cll-
tanyo ga uine t'stritt which name the new
papcrs recognizing the nliugs viii bear,