Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-06-30

Kidder county Stlll continues uhaDat-
Cd Nor is there any lack of tt.at halo
of mystery that usually surrounds ali
great discoveries. Some marvellous
clsims have been made as to the rici.-
moss of the dirt in which the gold was
found and all kinds of rumOrs are |
aaoat But those making the disoov
ery are keeping as mum as oysters.
Where Discovery was Made.
The discovery was made a week |
ago, when f. S Elliott, who was visit
ing his brother, while digging a well
on a homestead on which he had re-
Gently begun improvements. The we'll
had been dug down a distance of 80
feet through bed of yellow clay and
from there down to bed rock-a dis
tance of 50 feet-a common well augur
was used. When at the latter distance
hard substance was encountered.
supposed to be bed rock, on top of
which was two-foot bed of black and
gray sand Besides the well diggers
were force of carpenters and near
by neighbor who was also improving
his claim and all fell to examining
the character of the sand in which
yellow particles were found. The Wis
ting brother took a handful of the
sand TO Steele and exhibited it to sew
era parties, among them being Fred
Mcintyre, who was formerly a resident
of this city, where he was a clerk in
the crockery store of John Whalen
Mr. Mcintyre offered to send the sam
pie TO his brother, who is professor
OF mineralogy at the University of
Minnesota In acknowledging the re-
ceipt of the sample Prof Mcintyre re-
quested that a larger sample be sent
stating that the small one examined
indicated
So High Degree Of Richness
as TO Indicate that it had been salted.
Thus encouraged Mr.. Elliott took a
larger sample to the twin cities and
Chicago for the purpose of getting ex-
pert opinions as to the richness of the
'hnd' as we'll as the best methods of
working the dirt, promising to give the
information to a select few immediate
ly upon his arrival. Instead of doing
this he quietly advised his friends of
what was transpiring, with result that
within few days after his departure
from Steele it was discovered that his
relatives and friends were coming in
on every train, and going out to stake
out claims.
Mr. Elliott returned from the east
on Saturday but is giving out no defin-
tie information as to the value of the
discovery The experts who examined
IT. according to the reports of Mr.. Ell
iiott, declare the
Mineral Found to be Flour Gold,
oi such a degree of fineness that the
oay practicable method of separating
Is by means of concentrators. an ex-
Wely recent invention Mr. Elliott is
"''lsei very sanguine that the dirt
"erlylng this rock formation is very
iich IN the precious metal and VIII
immediately begin more extensive ex-
plorations
More sorings are Made.
'ohn Spangler, who has complete
well boring outfit, went to the dig
sings Friday with a view of putting
uo"n hole. He selected a spot near
small lake on the claim staked out
" Attorney A. ]. Hedrix of this city.
Ai'er going down ninety feet, and
~''nout encountering any of the rock
m"' mad been found in the former
noie he ran out OF casing and had to
aoaiidon the project until he could or
uer more from st. Paul. He took some
VI 'he sand into Steele, where it was
panhed' out by B. C. Smith. who had
"au previous experience placer min
"s IN California. Mr. Smith succeed
eu IN separating some of the mineral
'u' was unable to gather it by the
4u'ck silver process. expressing the
opihion that this was because of the
INCA coating that was evidently pres
cut Mr.. Spangler expects to go out
asalh with a pump attachment to his
viii with whicA he expects to be able
" lorce to the surface whatever h
may happen to find down in the bowels
Of the EARTH
Four Whole Sections Taken.
such has been the excitement re
.ul'ant from the discovery and the
.a''h in the richness of the "hnd" that
1--WE entire sections have been stakec
n'o mineral claims. with q large mum
yer OF Othnro orattorod IN the out