The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
PEARLS BY THE CAR LOAD,
a DIEZLfxG FALB OF WEALTH
rom mr. UBD mn JORDAN.

The Aged prospector HIS Gone for
Wagon Iond or Two-They Are Real
Indin Pearls, WI Are AAsnred-A Pretty
story irom the wiIds OF Western k"nsns'
fron the Rdnsc, ctiy World
There 10 o man living IN 81. Joseph who, haw
Ing u reasonable competence and being one Of
the oldest settlers In the Western country
spends his winters there In n modest though
comfortable home. and with tho ndvent OF
spring starts regularly on n prospecting tour
that takes him to the mountains and only endi
when the snow nics. lie has Just embarked IL
a prairie schooner on his annual voyage across
what wac. In preadamitic days. the bed OFFS
great Interior SEQ, but is now commonly knows
rs the treeless plains NJ the trans Missouri 70
Hlon. IL his quest shall prove successful. hii
story viii Hurpass those related Iy Slndbnd tn,
Sailor. while his fortune will exceed that of th.
Count OF Monte Cristo.
That his exp Expectations have n substantial bastr
he Ia prepared TO prove to the satisfaction Of thu
most ekepticnl Of men. lie makes no boast Of
his discovery, but regards II as but the reward
duo to dilipent research covering n period Of
twoscore years IN n portion Of the world whose
resources, while they have attracted the at
tention and excited the admiration OF all the
nations OF earth long years ago. he believes are
even to this day comparatively unknown and
their development scarcely begun. This man,
whose name Is Peter Jordan. and whose home
is located near the site OF the trading post e..
tablished In the blncksnake Hills by Louis
RobidouN, who was snintel when tho city that
now bears his rnme had grown beyond the
period Of its swnddling clothes. prior To his de-
parture this week for the foothills and tho de
vide In eastern Colorado revealed 10 n few
. ~ ""u II opleoo . hs
tourney th'a year. lie produced evidence THAI
he WAS on no wiid-Roose chase, though It was
not part of his policy to give the cxnct attitude
and longitude al which he OK pectel to cast nm.
| chor and load his bark with treas ure trove.
At the outset he exhibited a two.ounce vial.
dlnsry size and beauty. Extracting tho love:
~ crsa.ure rom 10 pr'son' IN "h'ch u hnh
been Dramatically sealed. Its snowy coat was
body. dry as a mummy. was broken in two.
in form and iustr,' and s,ch - 70 Ja - roms
mcrcial value in any market on the two heml-
spheres. He then brought forth . second tiny
potu', nan hlleu win the same DAINTY treas
ures. but OF greater size. There was no mis-.
,.o,. Th.r - ..ae ~
erss, iney were pearls tnan witch none
the bottom of the Oriental seas.
the white moth tn and hts via, %It of pearls pee d.'p to hts
friends was the 80 iior member or the most
reliable tewslry establishment in the city of
st. Joseph. who. at the old mans request. first
waa, the .1 3GPd'losinS s' tory, in October last =
came to our store on Edmond street. and. show.
knew what to say. and While i h%csitat.dd shss
said she would like to exchange it for a plain
Vas quickly accepted. and the gem M ones
passed into my possession. Nc" o"''
ty baubie abe snjd ,hn, .bn hal sp.nt he liz ~
nIer in a tour throns !" western u Rs snsns al and I% ONE
skirting the dry Fed of An ole 'p liver pi s + o bai
seen Something shining in The SAND. and.
with her foot, picked It up. and afterWari
brought it home With her I mmonnteti that GEM
case Alongside q" Il diam,o MAJ ' emsrn1 ii 10 al q sh nnsi
rings of inuch greater yaiue' and norhed ihs
paid for no thr Sc setting tim "n Wb.p Dn n,,s s,tane m" nsI tnf a
and admired the ring and would have become
R"r Sad fe.n | a i%M the To m s,ory t6 Of Il d', Sc very *
something more than its intrinsic va,ue.
no SIR. nobody would buy a stone
tired out OF answering questions and seein@ tS:
lack of Appreciation ON the mart Of custoners'
i took the pearl out OF its setting and sent It +:
Tiffany. In a few days / received a check for
reset rat and sold 4 for Sn more nTw ,S fa1,'f tw,c mi tho IL , wss
paid me-"
nance. He said that after prospecting for
years in the Rockies lie had made up his mind
the sake OF enjoying their beauty ali that sea-
son and proceeding westward at HE leisure
He was accompanied by his wife. the wnmnn
who a~fterward b~artered with the ieweiIer. and
upon reaching a point rather well nm in The
foot hills they went Into camp, determined to
rest for a week or two. being amniv nro,t-
stoned for such a lay.over. One evening as is
was lying down In the wagon, smoking his pipo
and reading by the light Of a lantern n Inree
white moth flew in under the canvas. II was
so pretty that he caught It and placed IL be-
meath a glass sugar bowl. where he and bs
wife continued to admire Il for several davs'
and long after lite death. At length he. being
about TO move on. took the moth from ,tndns
the glass ana WINS about 10 throw IL awnyr
when the creature crumbied in his hand. and
to his astonishment there p0ured ont frn,n tna
cbryssiis a dozen Of these uaerIs H ron nnu uh7
not account for an adventure 40 closely resem-
bling those chrohjclei in The Arabian Njgbts
bnt resolved r. trrrv n ii,ttin 1onger Misnr.:
reason he did not mention The cfrrn instance 10
his wife. or the following night a half dozen