The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-26
GOLD DISCOVERED
ON CANNON BEACH
4. j. COultrie Finds the yellow Metal
10 a Greek on Bells Ranch.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE FIND
The Deposit Thought 10 BE n Rich one
Lucky Ppspcotura WIN Com
mcnec Mining az once.
EXCITEMENT OVER TIE FINn

Gold has been found al Cannon
lIearh,
Mon are at work and th" yclio~' inrtaI
II Dcing washed out Of the sand and
gravel.
Yesterday 4. ] cloutrle arrived frOm
Cannon Reach and stopped In astoria
ror few hours. before taking the
night boat for Portland He was here
long enough to sell story and show
enough giittcring evidence 10 bsslr out
It's truthfulneas. that fairly set his lis
,eners wild with Joy and surprire.
Mr.. cloutr4e has discoyerd gold az
Cannon Beach. and exhibited To- n mum
her OF persons pouch containing a
large tablespoonful NJ gold dust and
nuggets. This was washed nom the
sand md grayea al point where a
small stream ,anpties onto the beach
n few yards from City EngInetr Bells
house. and Oh the land owned By thaa
gentleman.
Several day ago Henry Tohl. ~ Ne
halem. arrived in the city from Neha-
lem via Cannon Beach. and meeting
Mr Bell. told him that sDme one had
posted a mineral claim n1tice on his
gatepost. Mr.. He'll took the whole
story Rs joke but when Mr. CloutT1e
Rppcarrd upon the scene yesterday and
not only confirmed thc story, bu, frank
~ acknowledged thas he Ia the guilty
party. and showed his pouch OF gold
ms evidence of the truth ~ his STORY
Mr. Bell could not help hooking al the
matter IN more serious HIGHT.
Mr. Cioulr1es story Is practically as
follows. Accompanied by nn DID miner
and proSpcCior Of long experience. ne
was walking up the beach looking here
and there about the patchcr Of black
sand when he came a.ross the small
creek near Mr. Bells housc ilcrs the
miner found evidences of goid and was
not long In washing out quite a respect
able showing That the gold Is not
from the ocean, but from somewhere
back In the creek ls evidenced 10y tn
small nuggets found They examined
the mouth Of ano;her cr,s.k a mile fur
thcr down the coast. but could find
no traces ~ gold, m returned to their
his, discovery with what rude appli-
ances they had AT their command they
washed the gravel until fully convinced
that they had struck rich deposit.
and forthwith MIR. Cloutle posted a
notice ON convenient pos, to the ef-
feot that he claimed thai part OF MIR
Bells ranch by right of having dis
covered valuable minerals thereon, 1t
was then decided that Mr. CloutIae
should proceed az Once to Portland and
purchase complete plarcr outnt.
About mile back of Cannon beach
there ts an abrupt and high backb bone
Of mountains, and old miners who have
visited that section say that lndlca-
tions Of mineral deposits can be traced
in several places, Probably somewhere
up this creek where MIR. Cloutrie made
hts gold discovery a valuable ledge
lies awaiting the prospector's pick II
~ II Will not slumber long undiscovered.
for alreahy numerous parties are wad-
ing the creek, and crawling through
thick underbrush making careful
search for the moaher lode,
Mr.. Cloutite and his partner are
highly elated over the new find. and
say that with what they have In sight
they can take out with pan from Ave
to ten dollars "a day for months To
come, The deposit Is beyond reach
OF the highest tides, so they feel safe
from any encroachment Of the ocean,
WIN Cannon Beach prove the new
III Dorado?