The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-21

TIE cpeuinE Of the rev gold fesas opens
also field OF romance ami incident tAzc
the noyeaisSs and many who are net nov
eslSts are going to take advantage Of.
How much has been written about the
Gays OF - ard. II fact, all OF the Califor-
MA days. nov many plays Of stlrring
scenes % TIE same t1zaes have been en-
acted and h0w much the literature OF the
world has been enriched BY me stories
OF the diGsl1ss and the people Vno lived
a0oaZ them. The times furnished raauv
quaint and original Characters and 50 il
VII % IL the case 81 the klo1&lke ard
tnease other places that yet remain 10 se
made known and pens are already drip
pins Win l1tI0n and reality Il The tell
inS Of tbs stories OF the far Northwest
and the people who have gene % Ave IN
Ger ina golden aurora IN taking mining
as is theme for an interesting arsleIe
the London Standard reviews a tale Of
some Old mines and TIE limits Of values
PLACED on mineral producing properties
both in England ana America. tha- dove
tails well vita the later accounts o. fab
Elo3ls riches that are u0w on every
tongue The Standard article IS COM
piie4 from old-tirne records and Is as FOL
lows
Towards the latter end OF the seven
issnta century there existed certain mines
IL Wales worked By Joint proprletors. Tha
partners in TINS Undertaking numbered,
amongst others, a2ke, four peers. : loTd
mayor OF London. and baFonets and
knights galore Sueh a venture with suca
a board should succeed. but in the opinion
a. least Of the steward OF the sad mines.
one william Waller, gentleman. the capi-
tai Was insufficient TO meet working ex-
peuScs. Possibly the remuneration OF the
steward Or manage was not as REGULAR as
might De wished, but be the reason what
II may this enteTprtslng gentleman issued
prospectus 70 procure additional capital:
10 vulgar production such as those Of the
present time, bat an Essay on the Value
o. the Mines. allar.ng without with the
glories u morocco and gold, and attractive
within with the GagteE4ng tale Of hope.
Inc eplstle dedlcatory introduces the
author, who being much concerned 10 see
50 great treasure lie dead and TN
wrought, merely fer want OF a stock. and
4 rlgat constitution FOR the management
thereof. and finding that the partners
We're qt4rrels0me body, without J. head,
thought II his duty and interest TO discover
a suitable president or managing director
Apparently this was no easy task, for AR
" aliar found that some had money bur
10 skill others had skill but no money:
some. again, had both skill and money
(which was very rarel. but vet wanted that
generous and public spirit that was neces-
sary in this case and strangely enough
any person Well disposed in the general and
We'll qualified was either wanting in juag-
ment to understand the state of affairs
and how 10 amend them for the public
good.
AT length the paragon was found. the
httest person TO set the wheels aeofngy.'
Who. moreover. was possessed Of mining
secrets. which the author remarks. L must
forDear 10 mention However. We are in
.ogmed that he made use OF a new method
Of coffvring out the water from his shafts
and also OF 'new sailing wagons for the
cheap carriage OF his coal 10 the water
side, whereby one horse does the work az
ten al all times This gentleman Is SAID
10 have first set Up sailing engines on
land. driven by the wind. not for any curl
oslty or vain applause bur for real profit
The steward u1agnanimously offers 20 ac-
cept, in lieu Of ESQ per annum, present
salary. E188 for every 10000 a year clear
profits Certain ministers and gentlemen
In town are given as references and as
surfing his patrons that they viii and that
he stands upon an honest bottom the
writer closes his Introduction and launches
forth On the prospectus proper.
THE public has lately been shy az min
Ing investments by reason Of several dis
appointments that they have met withaI.
some - which have been Cccasioned by /
the ignorance of common workrnen mis-
taking the sprigs Of a vein for the main
body. which vet an experienced artist
can easily distinguish at first sight. Some /
by the knayery OF miners who have
lodged a quantity Of ore in shaft or
drift so artifcially as might deceive an !
ordinary spectator sailing apparently |
IS an ancient device.
''The modest stock Of slo0ooo "a oonsId-