New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13
HUGE NUGGETS or PURE GOLD.
CIITTERING COLLECTION or TWO MONTANA
BROTHERS.
From The Seattle Observation-Disclosures.

From The Seattle Post-Integencer.
Collecting gold nuggets is fad that the klondlke
craze is te St,tc oxhbtng gold with the
unconccrn of those who are iarnihar WIN IL AZ
ordinary people are WIN conner och man
wants to be able to show a liner coi!cction ,h, 81,
his ne!ghbor This c2mpettoH goS s in the rough
being gathered into the possession OF sl''i;," mil
yiddas. but none ever seen can SUI pn' Erottcr,
the collection in the possession ol IVY W. W
named Conrad, who are business men III tl5 ci.y =;
The Conrad nuggets have nI@h INK Ser nrrcs Tho
largest nugget in the collection IS valued az s-io,
and no larger has ever been taken from innc III
,noric, according TO the records en- the SUB
loot I; was said that one was taken out OF NelSon
,uIcn o' !, fnmnd its way to the melting pot so
randy that no to-day IS able TO swear pPstiSe
hat ne ever Sr, SAW this one is not to be found The
blk nugget in the Conrad collection cae I'm brht
snowshoe dggin rs, h pyirs 0r'S"''''' '
Thc nugget next in value is worth 800. and IS one
of the pureTt specW nn c E and found its way
into the Conrad brothers coHectioh llt"i 49,.
years stay in the strong box OF toN srach from
Inc Nevada Creek pacers, rch mining P'0P''''
owmed o ny n" biggest nuggets has interesting his
tory 1t was big that II was oVer .ook' f- Tho
sirht Of so rich find all at once threw II ou va 90
the boxes with the forkings. but IL reIuseu ,r,ct
trcaed so ANONYMOUSLY. and contihuru ~ "a 80,
ae,,npton bv It's cleaning light until found ana joy
fully added to the days prohts ny me ti t. as
The weight OF cacN nuSStl III Wv NN''N
follows: ., ,-1, ouncos, |
r,rpot iSH ounces; | nugget. 30, ounces SO nut-
cts Is l7-20 ounces. nugget. l5t OUNCES, az
= S-is ounces; nugget 1913 ounces huEsot, ~
nnorCs- ! nugget ounces; nugget ouh,'a,
nuggets l2-2O ounces: nugget. A ounces, nuT
rnt -lG ounces: | nugget. @H ouhV'S OK
q, ounces; / nugget. S4 ounces; t,usb,v, c.
olIncrs. nugget. 2%s ounces: nussct - II
m nuggets y. ounces Total ~ huss' Ltan,,In
nnunds ounces. ! rcnnyweght also on o tnv
rure lust ; ounces. 10 pennywelSh'E' anu o'' 700
OF sapphires. t,.,,octior are kept
Tho nuggets when not under Inspection az 81
Ia ,hn strong room Of a bank. but the o"l,.a Va ~,
'oilection are so proud At beating IN" ehtic nI
nv in fad that is growing ann CANNOT " IT. a
Ia Lv cvcry one for obvious reasons lIldt "" 90
M IN times willing TO produce the coi'ect'"" ''
hibtiOn purposes. 49,. ,ho NUGGETS he sont
o. ,hn paris FxrositiOn in order 10 give tii' WIZ -
an onunrtunity of seeing how rlch Amer" -
H. ,re,ors metals The idea is pe'lsIilS oii. ~
M Conrad brothers. and II Inc rams p,',t -
managers show desire TO indorSc u INC , -
,y he sent to the Exposition with Jlh,' " 1,,ht
| products The. matter will nropao'y ue ,i,, in
brtorc the Legislature and Official lot,oh ~
Iue limo If the decision IL iaNoriD' t'' r5
gets will form handsome aduiuo" ~ ~
/ can exhibition nj the ENpoSltlo" ,,.,c, e,tisGed
Tho Conrad brothers arc by no means -, w.
ionkout for Jumps of gold at al, tunes 10 40" ~
10 oIrco1y remarkable collection. ana II any
miner I'm the Klondike is lucky enough - 81 ~
an un,isallv large nugget ne can Set NOR tl,i'
It's worth from the owners OF the Co"i"" 'o''''