The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-13

The Lost Louisiana Gold Mine, of Ar
kansas. has been inc subject oi much
speculation. and the OBJECT oi 'as.
deal Of vain search. IL b. supposed To
exist somewhere within score oil miles
OF tie city OF HOt Springs. 4 mine no"
being operated at Bear CITY, IN MONT
gJmery county sixteen miles "es, 81
Hot SPRINGS, under the name OF LOST
1 Ouislaua, Is not believed TO be the oilll-
nal.
Pioneers in these valleys and II The
country between lot Springs and the
CuoctlW country tell interesting stories
of early days. Many years aeoAe' I'D
frontier times. a- carly CAS- lDt, uold "t-
Venturers from the province OF SoulA-
DIu Louisiana tfdNtiltu over lll- eLictch
oil country i'm search OF precious NM
erals. That they succeeded boo their quest
b. evident from the fact that they carried
back with them 20 New Orleans guam
titles OF gold nuggets. On their return
trips 10 this part OF the country tnese
breasts the sight of the gold excited Gu
pIdIty. The route was up the AlSrla-
sippi and The Washita NOW the Ouachl-
ta, rivers. and the post That is now the
city OF camden ihere. empaiNed iu
boats Of hide they continued 20 make
their way up the Nashiu 90 place
called Lone pine. near the confluence OF
the taadO. From This point they ptnc-
trated into the tdodC country ln toe
RANGES drained rs POLK creek and Ils
Fork Iu this wilderness the success
ful gold hunters managed 10 elude the
vigilance OF those ON their trail 10 the
mine. and the place is supposed 10 ba
l t,,,t.r- er.tIffiali- dfsqnma9ra.i
died. perhaps. and the exact locality of
tle place from which Che gold nuggets
came was never revealed. Hence oilsl-
r.- o.iti.ir fbD memory of fha nroule vino
set I've at Hot Springs, some time IN
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fle Rock and PEW TONS MAJ str,r. rf
f.r.I 10 take him ia tb, Mac ~ .oil
NUGGETS hut the latter vs. d.sfrii.+
nm and mover. would go with him N h.
foId that on his last hin r.fiurni,'.- from
Now orleans Stuart p0f INFO IA t.r
room ir4v.f ~ .Iftlo Rock and Lin,J ,
mn d. was arrested and tried rc
made ii BARGAIN with lam. attorney Who's.
name fh. writer does ND know. thai III
fI. latter would clear him of The murder
be- would share the secret of his hidden
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Ne wv" mn .l.'u ti i',ii- ~ ~ i,'Er teA.
rfbt s,,ier oi 7d,,,mir 't,.ll i
n bar-ro0m neht. and the secret aied
with him. The attorney came 10 Hot
Springs. hoping 10 find some clue among
STUART '"''t' lh ms .anAl Wy WHICH, 70
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~ the eold hidden away I'm a biicl,.i.,in
sack.