Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
IRIDESCENT DREAMS
About Gold Mine and a 42-KnOt
BigamiSt.

The Precious Metal Alleged to BE on
BIgsmIst Is Supposed to Have Visited
This Burgh.
Should the hopes Of two of Brattleboro's
enthusiastic farmers be realized, two prof
liable gold mines may be uneaIthed in the
near future. Already some specimens
have been put in the hands of assayists for
an expert opinion as to their value, which
may lead to extensive prospecting between
this and spring. An old resident who is
in the secret declares that he has known
for several years of the existence of gold
on one of the farms not far from the
village limits, and that ne has anticipated
a little Klondike boom for number of
years, though the fact that gold had been
found there seems to have been kept
secret by very few individuals, who had
neither capital nor capacity for working
the claim. Only few days ago resident
took from surface vein a large quantity
of quartz which he says contains gold in
paying quantities, and that he knows that
the vein IS an extensive one, having quiet
ly traced it out until he is satisfied of its
value. While not over enthusiastic, this
farmer has abundant faith in the value of
his find and when this is fully determined
by careful and systematic miner or assay
list, he will make the results known to the
public. Until then he prefers TO keep his
own counsel, working quietly and under
standingly, confident that the results will
fully justify his fondest hopes In speak
ing of the probable existence of gold in
and around Brattleboro, a well-known
townsman said yesterday that he had
seen specimens washed from a stream on a
farm in Gulford Just over the Brattleboro
line, and that he had no doubt whatever
that under expert hands quantities of gold
ore could be found ON this farm. He said
some 20 or 30 years ago considerable pros
pectlng was carried on by a would-be
miner, who took away some valuable spec-
mems with the promise OF further develop
ments by a regular organized company.
Some specimens have recently been pro-
cured for the purpose of demonstrating
their character, and it is possible that some
interesting developments will be the result
of the investigation.
1t is quite probable that Walter L.
Farms worth, who was arrested this week
in Chicago, charged with polygamy, and
who is said TO have confessed to be the
fond husband of AZ wives, is the same fell
low whom the detectives traced to Brat
tleooro several years ago, ana VINO was in
hiding here number of days, before he
was quietly helped out of town. 1t was
known at the time that he had been in the
vicinity, or at least man answering his
description, and an effort was made to 10:
cate him, but without much success, until
he had time to get out of town. At that
time he was wanted by one of his wives,
who got on his track through New York
detectives. Farnsworth has travelled all
over the world, and is said to have had no
less than IL wives in Europe, beside four
in China and three in Germany, to say
nothing of those who have brought him 10
bay in this country, most of whom were
former widows with snug little fortunes.
At the time he is supposed to have been
in Brattleboro, he was travelling under a
number of aliases Bratteboro letter in
Springfield Sunday Republican.