The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-04

The Bnku petroleum deposits. WHICH
have yielded millions Of pounds worth
OF line oil. are situated In Russian eau
casus.
Years ago n number OF cattle were
placed on several tracts Of lnnd well
covered with heritage. The animals,
however, refused TO feed ai first. but
later In their hunger they nte up the
grass raycnously. All Of them were
taken III. and n number died.
The cause OF their death puzzled the
owner for some time In the long run
he discovered. with the assistance OF an
Englishinnn. that below the meadows
were rich oil springs which caused the
grass TO be poisoned with paraffin. The
loss OF his cattle brought fortune.
A summer or two back sea wall on
the suffolk coast was blown down dur
Ing strong gnle. aud when the tide
rose many acres OF low lying land were
nooded by the sen. The farmers who
rented the land were In despair. and In
order TO save their crops they started
draluina the water of.
Two days later the water soddcn
meadows were u sight wonderful TO be-
hold They were one thick carpet OF
fine inackcrcl. A big school OF the fsb
had swept In through the breach In the
cmbankmcnt and been carried TO the
iields by the incoming sen.
The farmers hired scores OF carts &c
collect the mackcrel. aud within twen.
ty.four hours the fish had been packed
inlo boxes and were cn route 10 Bill
imgsgate. where they were sold for
over fG00.
Starving. III clnd and bootlcss, Robert
ilynma. a homeless Jew. wandered 70
the top OF lonely hill on the Yorkshire
moorn There was strong gale blow.
Ing from the east. and 10 protect him.
self from the cold blast he entered a
big shed Of wood and gorse on the sum.
mii whkh was used TO store fodder for
the sheep.
Stepping through the door, which
opened to the eastward. he was aston
ishcd 20 lind inside over sixty wild
ducks. half stunned. but quacklng ylo
lently. lie slammed the door 10 aud
started catching the birds aud wiring
Ing their necks.
The shed lay right In the flight lines
Of the myrinds OF Wild ducks that come
to Britain from the north. aud, hylns
low In their hundreds, some Of them
had entered the door OF the shed. which
had been left open by the shepherds
aud stunned themselves on the rear
wall.
Iiyams sold the lucky haul for a sum
exceeding ~. aud with this he was able
TO clothe himself respectfully and thus
find employment.
On the beach which frlngcs the preci.
pieces below Cape Nome there IL now a
prosperous city pcopled by 10000 min.
drs. but NJ one time. and not 80 very
long ago, the spot was unInhabIted.
The discovery OF the gold In the dis
trlct aud its ultimate prosperity was
entirely due to seal.
Two American hunters had wounded
the strange creature. and II led them n
pretty dance across the Ice and into
an unknown bay. where the seal was
killed after badly woundlng one Of the
hunters.
In liz death struggles the seal flung
up the ground, and the hunters, 10 their
agreeable surprise, found themselves
OH golden strand-thc richest one In
the world
The death Of mule brought great
wealth 10 Frederick Butler, Klon.
dlkcr. who took part IN the memorable
crush" 10 the gold fields OF Yukon. lie
left his mule standing one day on a
plot Of land far away from the
claims" and another miner who had n
grudge against his fellow digger shot
the animal In the neck with bis re-
volver.
The mule fell and In lts agony kick
ed mp the ground with It's hoofs. When
its owner returned he found several
"pebblcs" Of strange weight and shape
lying around the dead animal. He
cleansed the supposed pebbles aud they
proved to be nuggets Of virgin gold
The dying mule had struck one of the
richest veins In Klondlkc.
A similar case OF gold being dlscov.
cred by an animal occurred In Scotland
In 1868. A dog, badly wounded by a
shot from a gamekeeper's gun, scratch
cd up some gold on ground which was
afterward known as the Dunrobln gold
mines, near Golsple. over 10000
worth of the precious metal was wash
ed out Of the mine by the owner Of the
fortune bringing dog.
The PatorI silver mines In Spain
were also discovered by wounded
dog, and II IL said that the famous dla'
mond mines az Kimberley were first
revealed TO wide awake Boer by a
SOW which he had shot.
Gold TO the value Of some hundreds
Of pounds was dug out of portion Of
the ground belonging TO . Mr. lre.on Of