The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10
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DEATH WAITS UPON DISCOVERY.

81 a.s-s-&-3-s-3-4-4t-
EssSsssee su,fiess OF any intention or de-
- - cause a stampede. Or create
y s. eaainw boom, but IL any man
II 1870 an enormous strike ~ d.
x - result Of this story. shall
sslak I ought TO be declared In on
- heers OF anything out Of the
~ 3s.ss- - n murss inclined TO doubt
s-ssfuAness OF the narrative and To
- vnbei.ksing eyes upon The mar
II II different: having been
-. = "a q blind belief In many
~ sbsosui@ly impossible Of vertical
&- ave developed into what is known
/ ~ tes~uaee Of the street an rank
= ss,s sad any man with the most i'm
Ss0ss ta3e Gnds In me ready listener.
11ee1red by one line Of proof. a firm
~ s = Nth the tale am about to re-
1Asak there II something In II. but
j - not follow, nor do I expect. tisat
- RAIDERS hereof Will place equal
11ee m II.
~
- "a introducing himself "a Mr.. Ed
80 mining mar OF Peru. begged to
S. snnue Inquiries regarding certain
1.e hstYjct Of Snohomixh county.
- Mn as best could, and taen
kMsssssation took = wide range over
S16ia II metaiiurgy.
Sl6ity he sid to me: IBID you ever
- 10 run acress prospec'or. an En-
S7Snoa. named Ross. In this country"
81 ~ him that my acquaintance with
- Il that name In the Northwest Was
1ioa e county commissioner. whom I
- 3 - Hessian. and not an English
gta.- MD Mr.. Edwards. 1T - Ike
E1nlse fps the proverbiai needle In a hay
G1ek "a the little experience ehail re-
16 = % strange that Notwithstanding II
1enod many years ago. II n stu fresh
~ scenery. II Ii not = long story. and
Y4te WI light a fresh cigar. viii tell
8 ~
- nys me q cigar Of most excellent
hnd, took one himself. and when they
I'm Aisiy Allgat began his story.
ksFf ~ born and educated in England.
Em1 NJ early put into the government
EA1eUpa works II Swansea. where I gain
- extensive knowledge Of assAying
n hetaIiurRy In al IT, branches.
0m ~ the superintendent came % our
E<G4mont With . stranger whom he IN
{Re& - Nr. Ross. and who had some
ENnpoDe Of ore which he wanted tested.
=. u1ae produced his samples and in
- uoea remaining present and seeing
F. IN process Of assaying. There vas
mshjaetioa 70 this. and We began work
- are which ne gave me was N black
oenAi and a. heavy a. lead. II looked
1nkglh.ng IKE lead and something like
FL 1T II seemed far from either.
0fct to worry you with the details OF
= pepcees through which We put that ore,
laal simply say that had there been a
y q handled In the same way, Mr..
- soufd have had lying at his feet a
- Il gold equivalent to el7S.0ol
IN n; that ore went ti7x.oo0 to the
~ - vas the richest stun which ever
~ through q retort.
NJ wsre ell much excited. but Ross
80 aafd: I knew had struck Il. Now.
I'm shout 80 pounds Of that ore. which
! nat reduced to bullion
nh that he went out. leaving US
pRAiea WITH wonder. He soon return
- ~ w. - MI sC0EI E8tfyADk - SIHoik
nfk containing about 100 pounds Of
DFtcoan ora
Met Tie ore was daily deposited and
~ rsestvtA his tag therefor. ven
= 81 hira n he hsd any more Of
I'M Any moro II itr he said. Well.
- ther3 b about a million tons Of I,
E&ogAt.s
then grew communicative and said /:
MN heea prospecting In America for
~ yeafs. and have tried my luck IN
y mineral regions. from Central
- - ALASKA. During that time I
many stakes, but none large enough
me mo TO return to dear cid Eng
ana I've a. wish to live. aeverai
] was swindled out OF good and
snk things. and that Ia why I came
g way here - have my tests made.
Wbsss b my mine, Well. I'll tell you
prng found myself way ND in the
- nnsthwese territory along Puget
- This is wfld and almost uninhab-
country. ana ahcnnis In minerals I
70 the mountains. and I found a
~. sin of-fh's ! packed the 100 pounds
70 the water. where had a boat.
Msf many days struck n vesse.
fee England. and here I am
~ much Interested I'm Ross story.
MAae pencil he made me a rough
- OF The country wherein Ills m!ns
SEATED and ne also engaged me, AZ
noeas salary, 90 return with him
iaIusSfs'. From the sketch which
ana which now have IN my p.,s-
~ - ! believe his famous find was not
MN this ns!ghhorhcoSs.
! an getting ahead Of my story.
naae sscertained the exact date on
~ departed " '''"'
- maacsi The ere and go. trtre over
aes Ross dis rot return. We wait
him Two o. ;hrse weeks au, ne a..
aH aa We then ADVERTISED, and set
Ali manner G. Inquiries rut all
FIpsse. The mos, We could asssr-
That upon ne day re was 20 re-
was railroad accident. during
- ae ears took fire.. ard eight or Cen
-. hsstiss We're taken from the
mass have persisted I'm tire flames
- ssAee ~'lai lies az Swansea. await.
49, I sassg breath and sslf 4, NJ Fsl
"hss are ven gainw 6, DOT Look
sss elack u,snAs''
saas. be sala iacan.caiiy. ''aai
- IN srs. n
hsn, al manner q, iuck. an. ~
ssss-hy saying tsat h should