The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-13
NEWS AND GOSSIP
FROM GEORGETOWN.
GOLD FEVER AT GREAT FALLS.
PrOUPectOrs Believe the Precious
Metal UnderIies Many Firms.
Improvement Along Conduit
ROud in Prospect.

Senator Jones Of Nevada. who prac-
ticaIly controls the Maryland gold mine
near the Great Falls. on the Conduit
Road. is preparing TO operate the mine
on a comparatively extensive scale After
recent inspection, it is said he in
structed Captain Burrows. IN immediate
charge. 10 order an operating plant
for the early and rapid development OF
the mine. The purchase in Contempla-
ton, 10 is stated. win represent an out
lay Of 100000. The Senator fas much
faith in ultimate results. All indications
10 the experienced cye. point 10 d rich
and paying vein on the property con
uolled by the prospecting company. The
eaton and Jackson farms on the Virginia
side Of the river. where gold was recently
/ found are in a line with Senator Jones
property.
The Maryland gold mine. which has
5cen worked of and on. for several years.
though with inadequate machinery. IT is
said has paid expenses and the gold fever
threatens 10 break out again in the
Great Falls region. Senator Jones in
creased interest in Tie minin-; company
operations has had the effect Of making
all surrounding owners believe that pay
/ ing deposits Of the precious metal are
to be found on their lands as well as his.
All enquiries regarding their holdings
sTe g~ardedly answered and owners viii
not sell. apparently for prices that a
short time ago would have been regarded
/ by them as boom figures.
Those n cha roe oF tho TCU0c r4f,a Mill
not talk definitely On the subject. and
1 eyade direct answers TO questions put.
Urging "A Second Conduit.
People along the line Of The Conduit
/ Road are anxious to see the suggested
| second conduit project go through. They
/ say it would give employment to hun
/ dreds who are c3liag cut bare exist
! ence on their little farms. It would make
] things lively along the route 1t is .
/ plan according. TO General John VI VIII
! son, that must be adopted and early Con
/ gressiGnal action IS urged. With the
. present population the water supply is a
/ very serious question and General Wilson
! believes that in few years, ten at the
/ most. the rapidly increasing population
/ CT the District VIII demand twice the
amount Of water that the present conduit
/ is capable Of supplying. Such a work, as
/ laying a new conduit. fourteen miles,
wCulC consume much time. At a recent
I public meeting held in this section. Gen
/ eral Wilson expressed decided views On
/ this subject. in the presence OF the three
/ Commissioners OF the District. Having a
/ most ultimate knowledge OF all that per
I tains TO the water supply Of Washington
I and OF other cities, General Wilson is
/ most qualified 20 speak authoritatively.
I A bill for the appropriation to make
/ preliminary surveys has already received
some consideration, but no final action
I has been reached.
To Remove Fishing Restrictions.
/ i is stated that Maryland. through the
efforts Of those whose interest has been
enlisted viii remove the restrictions gov
erning the catching OF fish in the upper
. Potomac and permit sportsnlen TO indulge
/ themselves the year round in the waie~7
/ over which sne has control
There are many who VIII
Z passage Of such roo
/ but the advr
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