New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13
ONE NUGGET.
COSTLY IF ACCIDENTAL. FIND AT BRIDGE
WATER
any situation.
From Tho Portland Oregonlan.

WATER
From Tho Portland Oregonan
one salmon multiplles its species a million
Io'd; the giants Of the Western forest spring
from seed no larger than 4 pea: bat for gold
the magic metal-humanity has lcvccd noun.
tains ard bridged seas and oceans" said a we'll
known local civil engineer
i was assistant engineer on the Ontario and
quebec railroad. branch Of the Canadian Pacific
Hallway. and in running our preliminary lines
one or them touched Bridgcwatcr. Ont. de-
serted town. that was the persOnIfcation Of
Oliver Goldsmith's Deserted Village Fridge
water was brought into existence by one Of the
sfdnStSt gold finds and cTazcs in Inc history OF
this continent. and il goes to show what great
results sometimes follow small and unmpOr-
taht occurrences. | will tell you the story OF how
a stray cow caused millions Of money to he
spent IN search Of gold
NEARLY twenty five years ago a farmers wife
was searching the woods surrounding their
farm for a COW that had slrayed. and. becoming
thirsty, stopped to get drink from a spring.
which rolled To her feet and which proved to be
a twenty pound nugget of almost pure gold
BrdGewatcr at that time was nearly forty miles
from the nearest railroad and the present site
of the town was nothing but a Wilderness but
the effect Of that accidental find Of the farmers
wife was such that inside OF six months what
ha1 been burned-ONcr. barren wilderness was
converted INTO a substantial city IL nearly five
thousand persons
IN d.gging 4 shaft about mile south of The
town site. on the claim If the Hon Bi!i!l Flint
life Senator Of Canada an immense quarry
Of the lureSt white marble ever found ON his
continent was discovered and at M. su-..as irn
~ The senator. IN" town of ErilGcwat.r was
practically built 0f marble. for il has to-day the
only hotel. church, school. courthouse ana dwell
inSs constructed entirely OF white marble iu the
world. and mile north Of the town ARE an
abandoned axe factory 1ni The grisi mill. whose
foundations are built 81 the same beautiful
material
During the building Of the town thousands
Of men prOSpectpd the entire country. and shafts
and tunnels were jriveu-s0mc Of IN IN nearly
100 feet deep. bat. strange Is it may seem there
was never enough gold found 10 pay the cost
Il n single shaft or tunnel sunk or run in the
entire district. 50 excited did tn" farmers
around Hridg"Water become that some Of them
actually hired guards To keep men from going
on their land 10 PICK up gold.
pat kehn-. Old IriShman. whO owned 100
acres II rOCk-strewn barren land offered
Sl2J 0Oo for his holding. but held out for
SlJn0D To-day YOU could buy the property
for probably $50.
"On" rancher. whose farm adjo.ncd 'Aladdin's
Cave IN" paC" where the Origina! nugget
found sold forty five acres 90 English synd-
cate for SlOo.oo0 and it is established fact
Mat the syndicate spent a. much more devel-
opiue their claim a. .rythinE very costly
miles rough roads and they did not get
single ounce OF free gold out OF their pur-
chase: but they mined some GuartZ-abCut 100
tons -Shipp"d IT 10 the States and in return
got bill from the smelling company for $50
smelling charges oyer and above the gold in
the quartz. This was the first and believe the
last. shipment Of quartz ever made. as the cost
Of hauling shipping and smelling was $50 a
ton more than the rock produced"