New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-16

elsewhere. One OF the sons Alexander Gordon
SPECTATORS living at Mount Wheeler few nile,
from Northampton. Mrs Alexander Gordon was
his cattle over the district and watered them al
the streams flowing at the base Of the mountain;
ana she had received from her father a piece Os
gold bearing stone picked up in creek there
at saw its worth. and offered him 20 h
he would show them the spot where IL was
gans. after equipping themselves in Northampton
With horses and tools for prospecting tour
modern PactOluS.
After jOurneying over the ranges they reached
their first days Investigations We're very dsco 9Tc
aging for the stone they crushed yielded little gold
all the sullies and creeks became flooded and ran
IN t3Irenis so they mad to seek place OF safety
heartened condition that they decided to make
their way back; but this was difficult because os
the floods Therefore they moved 20 higher ground.
sides OF ravines, and at last reached spur Of the
mountain. where they found Chinamans hut.
and ate a hearty meal
After the rain had cleared of. one Of the broth
ers. accompanied by Gordon. determined pros
pect around the neghborhood 10 see If any gold
could be found there. When they had gone about
gan saw big black bowlder which he thought had
in his pocket He also noticed that all along reef
there were similar stones: and. without telling
ms return showed them to his brother, who was
stil resting in the hut
went down to the nearest water hole. where they
crushed and washed the ore. and to their surprise
and immense gratifca ton found that these pieces
or bOwlder yielded. as they said. more gold than
stone On exploring Jne country around. they
found that the whole mOuntainside appeared to
be OF the same kind of gold bearing stone The
discovery was kept from Gordon, his family
still owned some OF the land: and after having the
ore assayed in Northampton. the Morgans bought
the GOrdOnS' land for the paltry sum of Il
an acre, and afterward secured the o. the
land on similarly easy terms. Thus the MOrgans
became the owners OF this famous natural tUmuIs
of buried wealth. this wonderful Australian e.
Dorado
The mountain. which was formerly named the
lronStOne Mountain. was now called Mount Nor
gan. after its GiSCOverer. Soon small company
was formed and registered; and the brothers Nor
gan. with one or two others who had secured
shares. began mining operations The richness
of the stone unparalleled. and the
OF this discovery wired the world.
Spectators in many countries felt the thrOb Of
new sensation. and the share markets became mer-
Curtal with excited buyers and sellers. rings
formed. and no small amOunt> Of suspected jObbeTy
praCtSedt shares rose to enormous prices then fell
far below their value, and thus many were ruined;
there were lawsuits Ove~ adjoining claims. and
supposed questionable transactions occurred. fort
uneS were made and lost and regained. but amid
all these variations of speculation and fortune the
wonderful output OF gold continue T. Since 1SS2.
when the discovery was made over two million and
a quarter ounces Of gold have been obtained; and
the latest reports issued by the company that
for some decades at least there will be diminu-
ton Of the steady yield OF gold which has been
long continued Even when the mountain IS
levelled gold will be found TO considerable depth
beneath its base