El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-10
Guests At the, Orndorf Who
Carried Lots Of Nuggets
And Diamonds
THE HAPPY EXPERIENCE
Of Grace Drummond, Of Los
Angeles, And Her Hus-
band In the Land
Of Gold

A guest of the Orndorff for the past
few days has excited much comment
for two reasons. First, in the evening
at dinner her costumes seemed literally y
ablaze with diamonds. In the next
place she carried with her constantly,
even into the dining room, small
leather bag.
The lady in question is Mrs. c. ].
Anderson, who, with her husband, is
just from the Klondike, on their way
to winter in Mexico.
Mr. Anderson, who went into th e
Klondike in 1893 a com paratively poor
man. is now more than a millionaire,
and his wife who went there in quest
of q for tune, is also rich beyond the
dream of plum bers.
She was Miss Grace Drummond, of
Los Angeles, and she was married
only On the 14th of August last.
"There were three OF US girls sai d
Mrs. Anderson this morning, ''all sis
ters, and went into the Klondike in
1886. We went there to get rich and
we have all of US succeeded. Mr..
only few months. We are living in
San Francisco, or rather just out of
San Fra ncisco across the bay, aud we
are going to Mexico with the idea of
purchasing q winter home there. No.
l do not intend going back into the
h,lt T
fe SIS that l know l shall not live up to
my intentions. No one who has ever
lived there as we have can really stay
away, and be permanently satisfied.
"Here are some of the things l
brought back from the Klondike.''
And from the little leather bag she
p CURED out in her lap glittering mass
of gems and nuggets and ornaments of
gold.
81 rather like to have things of this
Sort" said she, in an apologetic way,
as though an excuse were necessary
for carrying around 30 much jewell
ry.
Some of the interesting things were
chain composed completely of gold
nuggets of the size of ones thumb, and
two other chains of gold on which were
strung at short intervals nuggets of ir-
regular and attractive shape. In her
waist she wore several large nuggets,
about an inch in diameter, studded
with diamonds. At her throat, she
wore unique design of a miners pick,
bucket and shovel, all of worked gold,
and studded with diamonds. On her
hands were magnificent solitaire diam
ond, rings, and one ring was especial
ly beautiful, having three magnificent
diamonds, the two smaller being q
carats, all of finest water. and purest
ray.
THAT was my engagement ring"
said Mrs. Anderson, modestly, "Of
course you know all the gems didn't
come from the Klondike, but much of
the work was done there on them.''
A very pretty piece was solid gold
glove buttoner, six inches in length,
studded with diamonds and with Mrs.
Anderson's monogram affixed. This
monogram was not engraved, or made
by any ordinary process, but was
carved out Of pure unal!oyed gold by a
Dawson gold worker. While showing
these jewels to the ladies in the par
lors of the Orndorff, Mrs. Anderson
would occasionally come across an odd
nugget, or bit of jewelry in some out of
the way place, and exclsim, Greatly, 1
had forgotten lad that" She might
well forget. with the display she car
ried.
Mrs. Anderson wore about $40, 900
worth of jewels.
HOW THEY GOT RICH.
81 bought my first claim in Dawson
in 1885," said Mr.. Anderson. SIT was
No. % on Ell Dorado Creek, and paid
$500 for it. The first year 1 took out
$3.50, 900, and I have lately taken out
S1O0, 900 more. Last summer 1 bought
clai IN 80, right near it, and for this 1
paid S2O5,O00. Quite difference in
the purchase price between the two