The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27
GOLD FOUND BY A WOMAN.
Richest Vein in the Northwest Dis
covered by Mrs. Treat.

covered ny Mrs. Treat.
From the New York Times
Mrs, Harry w. Treat, a society woman Of
IS East Fifty-seventh street, wife Of a
prominent Wall street mining operator, has
returned to spend a luxurious holiday after
three months of life in a log cabin on one
Of the widest islands of British Columbia
While tramping the almost untrodden viii
derness in company with her husband and
a band of prospectors she discovered six
weeks ago one OF the most valuable gold
deposits in the Northwest
The husband already owned some valu-
able mines on Fexada island forty mil
from Vancouver. and he and his young
wife for several years have been spending
much time in Van INDIA, a small mining
town on the island.
The strike" that has made her famous
throughout the Northwest was made dur
Ing a long trip of unusual hardships. The
discovery, although ii occurred nearly two
months ago. has been kept a secret until
a day or two ago Meantime Mr. Treat
has been busily engaged in developing the
mine.
Mrs, Treat quietly returned to this city,
arriving a week ago, and seemed awed
yesterday by the publicity given her when
the news VI tue WOAhtllA III HithN ANatAAN0
here from Vancouver. Mrs. Treat, when
seen yesterday evening by a reporter for
the New York Times. was very modest
about her discovery, and insisted that her
husband deserved just as much credit as
she.
yes. It is true about the mine" she
said and am very proud of having
helped TO find it, though really both my
husband and myself ran upon IL at the
tho and
deer hunting with a party of miners In a
particularly wild part of the island, which
/ think had never been explored before
1--WE noticed a piece of green pyrites
stained with copper suspended in the roots
of a large dead tree, which had fallen over.
Yes, l believe 1t was l who called atten-
ton to 1t. The ore is known as peacock
ore, and saw at once mat II was rich in
copper, and upon examining 1t closely we
were amazed to find 1t dotted with specks
of free gold
There was at least 81, 900 worth OF ore
in sight, scattered about just as II nature
had been at play there. We found the
vein to be twenty feet wide. We gathered
up a quantity Of the ore, and from assays
made found Il yielded on the average so a
ton, and some OF II $40, The gold alone runs
from Sc to 81 a ton, and besides the copper
there are large quantities OF silver. We
named the claim The Cornell in honor
OF Cornell University.
"a hundred-ton smelter is being erected
there now, and the ore is already being
taken out in large quantities. Many huge
blocks have been blasted off, and one OF
them Weighing about 80 tons and averag
ing about $40 to the ton viii be sent to the
Paris exposition"
Mrs Treat said that Texada Island was
very wild spot, but really" she said,
There Is nothing for woman to fear
there / have been there a number of times
and have many good friends among the in
habitants. oh. yes, I'm going to make an
other trip there within a few months I
like the life In my log cabin, for after all
New York Is such small place, ana
one must have breathing spell OCCASION
ally"