New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

gold but this fact he almost felt inclined u
overlook in his chaSrin at failing u get the oo-
struction bicycle traffic out OF the ground The
more the nugget spread the madier Roy got,
and when at length passer-by sa him he was
using Incorporate language because the lump *
gold had stretched out at the depth n Whch ne
had arrived 70 four feet by three feet five inches.
Thus far the two dozen workers who are indus
trously excavating around the pyramid of gold
have reached a depth Of seventeen feet. at when
81 il twen,y-sx feet thick in one direction AMI
nineteen feet three inches in another.
And the end Is not yet.
San Francisco Cal. Aug. "S-rhe last ship Of
gold-seeIers has just left the docks at the foot Ok
MssiJn-st. In addition 10 the usual run Of pas
sengers and freight there il on board mar
velIous new invention belonging 10 a man named
John Oliver Mr.. divers device il a perambu-
lating apparatus run by gearing. cams, a Stor-
age battery and static electricity BY the ar
rangemeni OF certain magnets it has the power
Of proceeding Immediately 10 any deposits vi
gold, over which il stops and an automatic lia-
mond drill descends and works its way into the
ground, however hard frozen il may be As soon
As the drill strikes the layer OF gold an electrical
connection Is made which causes an under,
ground explosion which oosens the earth al
about and at the same time. by a peculiarly ar
ranged device loosers a lot OF long tentacuiar
arms which reach out and owing 20 magnetism
attract all the gold within a distance OF six Zee.
in any direction. When the gold is thus gath
cred at the ends of these arms an automatic
ey-gearing device draws all together, and the
whole thing, BY a Cieverly arranged cog MOTION
is drawn up 20 the top Of the ground, where, AT
proper distance over a cargo basket the mag
netisn IL automatically cut OF and the gold
drops into the receptacle. Mr. Oliver says that
all he will have u do is to take the thing 20 the
door IN the morning ard turn 1t loose the soid
will attract II at once, no matter now tar away
the mineral may be. -
One advantage OF the machine Is that it VIII
not have to take along I sleeping bag or q SUIT
Of horsehide clothes fleece lined.
MeigsvIIe VT Aug. 2S.--Ciold has been dis
covered In Vermont in paying quantities. Whiie
wandering about the deserted farm Formerly
worked by a man named Haslet VINO mas 7oio
west old blind horse owned by Jasper Men
olson fell into a disused WELL where 1t lay at the
.,ottom lis eyes rolling. a piteous sight 10 see
Mr.. Nicholson. tracing the horse 10 the "s.-
found II as described and says that the spectHcie
was heartrending How true it Is that in the
midst OF life we are in death Mr.. Nicholson,
being a humane man. decided To make every
effort 20 get the horse out OF the well ana So
curing help and ropes he descended INTO the
hole What was his surprise to find that the
we'll instead OF really being wen was reSu-
lar FL Dorado. The horse. in kicking ABOUT III
it's distress had loosened some of the rocks, ana
these in falling had carried a lot OF earth WIN
them. The earth IL appears. was JUST a kini
OF thin veneering over solid formation OF goid
like a coat OF plaster on the wall OF house Mr
Nicholson stood on the horses hip and dug on
the surface thickness Of earth as high az ne
could reach. and In moment ne "ps s Einii
in a yeritaiIe circular chamber or gold further
experiment showed that the whole farm was
solid ouarry OF the precious metal. and the won
der Of II is how the man who dug the well sue
ceeded accidentally In hitting on the one spot
where there was kind Of circular break in me
mas. -. l., ,.,-,
This is enough to teach that a man VINO Is k'nd
10 a blind horse is casting bread on the waters.
The people are generally Interested here
houts II il likely that Mr.. Nicholson, who has
the right 70 the stuff, as it was his horse, VIII
operate a mine.
Worthing Tex Aug 2S.-The happiest man IN
the world Il Henry Teiford. Two years ago ne
shaved a friend who was starting for Alaska:
and who II happened had no change TeIlord
laughingiy said: "Oh. that's all right your race
s good for IT. He did not mean 10 make a Joke,
but II was such a good one that it created gen
eral merrirnent. Last Thursday stranger called
at Mr. Telfords place of business IN est ana
asked him to repeat the famous joke oi when
he had heard. Mr.. Telford did -, and the VISITOR
with much emotion said:
How well do | remember II, was that man,
That shave. that joke and that confidence you
reDosed in me bore up through many Gays
when had but one bean and the chewing OF .
leather thong to sustain life. But have struck
II rich on the Klondike. Here, take THIS. ana
he pressed six bushels of nuggets into Henrya
surprised hand.
Nov shave me-" he remarked.
II was indeed Henry's old credit customer.