The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-17
FIRST ASSAY
OF Largest Gold and Silver Nine
Made BY Former LOUisian.
Cot sao.ooo For MS Inie re st.

Got sao.ooo For MS Inte ST
Mapy d our readers xim probably
TeInenber that about nve yeafs : 4
- Published . brief article in regard
20 b.ee Of good f1rra1e That Rad
fallen 10 he lot Of Prof ~ { Gay
fart vho 4 fes years p-egioas lad
been a. .vsry popular principal al lhs
lloesi Graded school IN hook
ing OYER l.esiies weekly. ,2I..ish-
ei in Nes YORK, issue Of Njys moe
ga. h5tieed me f3IloEsa- nude
irom he pen of L c. BTsls,,u- 4
number Of Photographic vieSs II
az Fiaee are Reproduced in ins
same issue
) private letter from 81. Gayhzrt
Il tbe Time tDid Us that b. sold ne
one-eishih iutefes, IN the properly
referred 10 bel3E for ssa0a. H. =.
taat time iaoaght iais a good deal.
Dos Tie sabseqBeat d=yeiopmeng oI
The property into one u tle bsst -
th Eosld csrsei him 70 regret Lis
ly trade
Tie article aBaears under the hAad-
ins d Magical GroEth II Neyada
Aliaing TOEu. and IL as folloEs
y Nag. 1917. the ste ma olos
piui b tine thriving city of Tonogah
E.as . tracklsss des RI During s.-at
moaih James l. Butlef. raneAer a
Belmont. Ny. while travelling across
tae eoaatrs from his home 10 nes
mining camp called klondiks M54n-
tain. feste3 OvzI night ciasz 70 me
so. saere n,t. PERHAPS. Jhe lzrg-
- gold ana silveE mine in tie world
is heated NJ Butler had with him
solitary b1rro To PACK his ,aEp-
iug Gllf5f Eate-. and grub. The
Eitlle 4niEaal VS. liberated al night.
aEd while ~zldeTiEg about broke a
piece q FpaE E.tu is ho0f Mr. But
~. Sse5ng lie broken rock When
l= Uenl 10 szaile the burTo. nolic-
81 iAl il aas black Eilh something
ti4t loosai Ike Typical Nesada
sisF 9ze he g41Eered few ulIa-
TIe ard inos them zith him 10
RIeniiEe Ncau,aiH-FIaak HigSs Was
IA zSaysr al l.IJndike Mountain.
fHt.E told Hizss ,hat il be u1ai5
essay lie spein-ns he could have
a. eighth interest in the aisoove-y
Tor hts pay After Buffers back
-s t1r--5 HlEs ihreE HE sped
meas aaay
~ returned 10 Belmont and
td5s vifh him a little bag Of the noek
Pee tarez the bag on The gro1nd
fu lie sire=i. and men kicked it care
laal IS they Tassad 7, L Oh
lie aaV7=8ei % have MS ztieatiol
taIs,l 70 Ihe rt.ck by Nr B1ilsT
and RE. Iaurr told hiu q the of-
r. Is HisEs and il being igao
Mr. O8iie s~u- TIE rock 10 W {
fiayharr. AZ assayrr of Austin. Nev
z1h q prupcszl 1hat for assayine
3 tlsye ehih interest - divides -
sa-a ,nem NesuNhiie w:ls Br1ush
~. ghn. as 4 partner Of HigEs. uas
rf-ea1lg mining lease II klSn
l.se Molntain. learned from SONS
spe raat tb4 7oek E4s rich. ans
e. rep-tmapdes HiEss Tor ihrouia.
o.. szmrl,-s aaay- This Eas aims
shre moufhs SITTER Hiszs ned splrn
= Bltlsrs offer. bal B-0usae
made HISS s-a-ea FOR the sample
sn,d Is foand ,he,n- TIE results .
she Glyhart assay ana tse Hise
ASSAY v-T~ sl,oai sbe same. the roa
proving 70 raa upzar8 d six hun
irel dollars ~ Ton,
Os5ie and Gzyharr 90 ihsir eight
5nlsn@i and Broasher 4nl Hiez
ilsisfs.i u having like share. whie
H1ler- aho displayei rrtOt kinl
hea,teiness, sranssi lhem- Bur
~ Eo1la zlloz no one b1t his Vif
70 ei u5th him 10 TIE liza1ys-z ;
sake their claims. Th=y made ii
joar@g in August Mrs. Butler >.
l=eel lhe Musical Shosbone N61
fo- the nzme OF n
fsture ei's- Tae first sztiIeIs j
To1epah Eere = baa3 II -leasers
froa S3ser Peak. an cd mining eam
FORTS miles so-th 4 azmbsr of -hs,
ao-ked o. the s1-faos Of tie 9iiEr.
ledge ,Aat fan and they Eee !,
enforced later by o,hsrs from Nstat
Ciu cal ard Virginia Ciu. NJ
Tls lFas--s nste homssfakes
atot tu-a,s-ftrs thousan8 dollal
aEieoe a. the time. and seye-zi no
are ElillisnzireS- As = tozn.the ar
Auoau of ToaoFah ul.s in tie s1r
mef % isil- In the space of nine
dass il sres fUoua- perhaTs. Oae hui
lTsd P7PliEtion To oVeE eight ha
3rd FTe-ghf teams linsi TIE dese
roozs Wiih msreaan1ise. and ,
,hir Ou;-boand trips to5k hie
srs3e ore f,E he silsl,ers 81
;he ,oNn grew. ana in isSs ihau
scar olaiuasj population - e5
Iu the meantime the p-inciI,
uliasS wsre soli tn Pailsselphia hi
lousirss Railsr resirod 10 . ran,
e ia lny0 County, Csi uith cas-
fOrtune oi sone SirA0sa Tie h
siyea his v,sd 10 ne -iasses
iAat ihes would X permitted To Soy
antl JannarS, ls,c The purchases
WNc t.ssa3 To Fospect this NerbS
{ asyeemeat Aner the leases elaI
= Ssl tAo new oWntTs iNok the man
: sgcmcnt eaiiye, and ls..sius day
Nese AZ an cna, 4 gr,at dgAl .
loyelopmeat MAS done bnl not 5
many mea were emplestd aS IN Ia
loll leasing DAYS For that rcNsol
she yVuug cN dia no, srow as rap
Nly as d otherwise Woala. hat b
1894 Ct tlaimsa ~ b. the home O
ioN souls 4 nov has tlsS. ,hoas