Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-09
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other Gay, that the usual monthly diyi
dehd OF $4,000 bad been. paid on thl
stock ofthe Mount Morgan hfnfng com
panye Thus farsthe lucky shareholder
in this company have received more thai
$22.cOO,O0O In dividends, states the New
Yorf Sun.
Il The richest gold deposits, were, fonnf
at tle top Of the mountain. and unit
the top had been quafried away the divi
dends amounted to more than $500.00
a month. The sensational returns ceaset
several years ago. and since then thu
company has been paying regularly
$145,000 month, and seems likely t
continue to do SO for many years. foI
the entire mountain, so far as can bt
aseertained, consists of collaborating
ore OF uniform richness, yjia off, b
| Mount Morgan, In the southeastern
part Of Queensland, Australia, is prob
ably the most marvellous gold mine ever
opened There is pathetic as well as TO
mantle interest In Its history. 7tio 9dl
| Years ago the mountain was owned
by a poor herder, named Gordon, who
eked out a preeari0us existence by keep
ing q few)sc6fe Of cartleld He Had fenced
in thel mountain and sistrip of,the plain
around It, established his residence there
and fulfilled all the conditions necessary
to make the property his homestead. ="
L The few people who came to his little
cottage wondered that he had chosen 60
uninviting spot, for the pasturing was
poor and little Of the soil was adapted 70
Fcultivation.: He said. however, that he
I1had plenty Of water. and that cohsidsra-
ton had induced him to settle there. .f
One day two brothers named Morgan
came to Gordon's cottage at nightfall
and sought his hospitality. It was the
custom In the btish country to make all
travellers as comfortable as possible,
and Gordon, welcomed the strangers
and set out his best store for their enter
tainment. ..,.:..,,...
! They were experienced prospectors
and were looking for gold indications.
AS they were chiefly interested IN min
ing, Gordon told them about bis noun
tain. He said that he had observed curl
Gus green and blue stains all over 1t. and
he would not be surprised If 1t contained
copper: fpt''7 +fT 80 ~" an!
He excited the curiosity of the Morgan
brothers, who next morning examined
the mountain. A shower during the
night had wetted the rocks, and one Of
the brothers observed Indications Of
gold that faiflystartIed him -'eN I
They said nothing. but pocketed few
specimens, Of the rock and went on their
way. They had discovered the richest
known spot on the globe. XII ~ y!
A few weeks later the Morgan brothers
again appeared and Offered to buy the
land from Gordon at IS an acre. He
thought It was good offer and decided
I'd sell. At that time the Morgans had no
idea of the enormous value Of the noun
tain, though they were confident that 1t |
would pay handsomely to work II. ,~,t l
Gordon drove his cattle away to an
other freehold, and. few years ago Il
was reported that he had died In poverty.
He lived long enough to know the value
Of the prize that had slipped through bis
hands.
= IA battery-w needed to treat the
rock, but the Morgans did not have
money Thn6hgh Ato buyf the NECESSARY
plant. They therefore offered a, bali
fiji the property toa resident Of
RSckhampton for1$l0p0o Zthe money to
b invested IN machinlsry.us .s,rsI
He said 1t was too great o risk for one
mad to take, But he found three, other
mbn~tcl Cd in with him, each Investing |
D2,5OD. uThere were thus six rneh1inithe1
snterppise. the Morgan brothers owning
Adlt of tthe, propeTty.,, adu main al
, Five years, later each OF the six men
MS D. 4miiiionaife.F The stock ID now i
mpeS widely distributed, though II ism \
.ohBaratively, few Ihands.n The mine i
Ids made fortune for every one, COM l.
.efned in II. ,,a,g .,pI
I ! Il Tas found thai 'thjes NE thods neSSssr
atyl Tor mining and 4edGclng the Ore
eSpts iupidhe.i as MOI similaE formation l
d qpalitHot ore. had been discovered |;
,lSeWherR Original methods were thsferd
ote devised for working the mime. H.,
AZ TIE f66t 6f 'thg mount&tH there ID
bwyai thriving miningi iowa ana the
rAole district has been transformed By
hb great expenditures n, the, eompaay-
he place where poor Gordon's cattle
QUAD scahty iIbsistbnee Ii nov marked |,
y the luxurious hohiesn6fI q few very
lch men and the cottages Of a armynf ,
T91lmen. usually numbering 4 400. lnH III
biologists believe that thPy have dis
otered how this mD6htaih OF gold ore /,
ame TO be formed. They say that the
occurrence Of the gold ID due 70 . former
Atrmal sprihE ieASt Atuub the :
rediougmbtah with rctAsF nhinsrsa sub =
,aness. ,cAiehy silica and iFpna in snlud Z
ONt and iPreseippitstssd tAspF q "a sHrT y
n thIsiSiay III Rbndeft6i mountain |, !,
a. baIit up ana the whole icf II asa Z
,llA masss Of goldrbearine ora q bsini =
osia RtEs DJTtIosFEgd Doss.1ol4 -'iia I
ira afaSuAt bacSA+s III E Il ee6hs rsS- :
q ksieo~enf pet uoSSiknd the trouble = !,
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