The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-16

betect!ve Mcpherson. who was sn e.
aLAs Tying 10 get cit. to the ssss,s.l,v
o. me rsez ~hs awin6sed HANGER A.
Srs4of out OF siI.es Oh the gold hr4rr
ehssina1 AZ Esveistoxe. T. G. LEI. ,hT
.as yesterday Tor parts unknossn WITH
STOKE Herald OF August Ill IN xgssrE !.
sne conpists history OF the gwsngla Tna
Herald says: -"
Week before last the friends In This
place Of J. j. Young, EDITOR OF the o.
gary Herald, were exercised fu .hs.r
MINDS 10 know the meaning OF seve-al
mysterious trips male to Eevsl.tok. hv
1hst gentleman. Three sinses during IN.
week he arrived here In tie dead nos,rs
OF the morning by freight returning 10
eaigary by the No. 2. On shs tast s-ex
son ne Was accompanied by q. G AZ
Grsgor, MANAGER OF the Calgary branch
OF Aoisons bank AMI a vaissa guI ~
money, afic IL was understood that hig
deAi nrd bsea pulled of. Ia which an old
ffom Aiont&na, WAS the third party.
Last week the facts OF tho biy aea,
came 70 light. and IL resolved Itself in a
gotc-ofick sell OF the most old-fashsonee
type. Il appears Fowler turned up IN
calgary 10; long ago and explained to
Aeofsgoy tiiat be was looking FOR q
man from Medicine Hat. called Hank Nc
Gregor. who was a cousin OF a partner
OF els In valuable mine, which was sit
uated on the Big Bend trail north OF
EsVeistoxe. This partner had died and
Fowler wanted to transfer the dead
mars interest 10 his cousin. He procue-
ed nuggets from the mine. which he de-
clared To be OF sach extraordinary rich
ness that they were producing bricks OF
gold out OF IL by the simple process of
nammering thu free geld together which
came out OF IL.
These tales excited McGregor's curl
ossty .<sd induced him to take J. j. Young
into his confidence. That gentleman made
flying trip TO Revsistoks and Fowler
produced one Of the gold bricks at the
Victoria hotel. an well as some specimens
OF ore from the mine. Every thirg looked
all right, the trouble was TO get an as
sayer. as al tne untimely hour Of the morn
Ing necessary TO conduct these important
transactions without the ouside public get
ting wind OF IL. there WAS nobody about In
town. They started out 10 rouse Up Guy
Barber when Fowler excused himself for
a moment.
During his absence very civil gentle
man appeared. and engaged Young In con-
versation, during the course OF which 1t
ifansplred that singuiariy enough his GRO
fessson Was that OF al assayer. BY this
tlne Fowler had returned and was de-
lighted To find that the hitch In the pro-
cesdinss. owing 10 the difficulty OF getting
the gold asSayed was al an END. The civil
gentleman. who gave his name as @. l..
Scott. OF Spokane. took the party and gold
up TO his room. where u blowpipe AID 9th
or necessary adjuncts OF the sssayer'5 art
were produced and test OF the brick and
ore. both OF which were pronounced to be
eIninentiy satisfactory. Was made Young
returned 70 Calgary to report to Nc
Gresor. and the next train brought them
both back 70 ReyeiStoke with a yali3e con-
v-s.. g..a
paid down as first tnstalment On the mine,
IL being agreed that the gold brick. which
Was valued at n.oa. was to be left IL the
hands o. the Calgary men rs security. On
arriving here they registered az J. j. Youns
and friend AZ the Hotel kevelsEoke, and la
the gray of the morning set out with Fow-
Ter up the Big Bend trail.
Alter proceeding some distance they
came upon an Indian IN a tent by the trail
who assured them that Il WIS fact that
there was heap plenty gold In Fowler's
Feine. This unsolicited and unexpected
testimonial TO the bona fides OF the prop
erty seems TO have been regarded as sat-
Ting she matter MeS;regor presented the
untutored savage with his walking cane
as slight testimonial OF regard aud es-
TEEN. and returning TO the hofe! handed
ever the sll. ss1 to the gentleman from Mon
tana. and left or the No. for Calgary
with The gold brick. Needless To say.
Mr.. Fowler. II Montana, lid not stand up
on the order OF his going. but went at
once. emitting the useless ceremony Of leav-
ing his future address When subjected
90 expert scrutiny in Calgary. IL soon be-
came apparent that tAs assay made by q.
u. Scott OF Spokane. contained a consider
able element OF imagination. The brlc!'
went about slDo ia gold and the balance
brass filings. An inspector IS In charge
Of the Calgary branch of the Nelson's
bank. The banks solicitor. J. 4. Bangs.
ana q mounted police detective. STAFF
Sergeant +. Brock were IN Revelstoks on
Friday. seeking traces Of the Ingenious Mr.
Fowler of Montana. ard instead % re-
cordiag one Of the biggest mining deals
Ia the history Of the country. as the Her
AID hoped 20 90. al there = 20 tell is con-
tanned IN the round. unyarn!Saed tale
given forth above