The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-21

me day while the rush TO the Yukon was Mt
~ It's full height the papers OF san Francisco
.4 blazed with stories like this
..T "on the heels OF tho announcement OF
IrsF IN. great rso I'm tho shares OF the Bed Eock
- the Moose creek country OF Alaska
| kfhe startling discovery that the shipment
III which started tho rise in tho shares
IN stolen somcwhere between Nome and san
To- The gold in tho form OF bars was
|lAn email wooden boxes and valued at over $1,000
! Whipped from Nome on the steamer star oi the
M August "a consigned to tho San Francisco Of
~ the Red Rock Mining and Development COM
re6erjck l. Harmon and his brother, Augustus
[hnon president and vce-president, respectively
|N company accompanied the shipment from inc
1was taken oway from the mine to the time When
res wero opened In tho Offices In this city Inc
ne tho gold was at Nome There tho
Ikere opened before tho assembled directors and
. hey were found to contain bars OF lead instead
y supposed gold
Apparently thoro Is no explanation 10 tno '"S'
rh. s.aIs on the boxes were intact and Mr.. Har-
nd his brother sure that they contained so'u
ne No suspicion is directed at the two brothers
y loss OF the gold sent the shares Of the mine
seversl points"
Inc is Tho story that J. In company with the rest
reading public on the Western coast, pored over
Iobt while going TO my rooms in the Palace hotel.
siness that OF an unattached detective, had taken
ht of the city for q month. and here on my return
mystery right at my hand and to my best liking
OF course. mystery so publicly exploited wol'u
Fned over 10 the police, or at least 10 one oil ue
detectivo agencies so there was little chance that
IN he given an opportunity to work on the case
as / would like to do so.
gine then my surprise when next morning me
v brought me a card bearing tho name. FREDERICK
rmon, president Bed Rock Mining and Developing
my"
Show him up" I said, instantly.
.rr Harmon was an elderly with gray hair' the
.tional business man. with much OF his usual self
sion and assurance disturbed By the catastrophe
ad overtakcn his wealth.
| |Hr Cleaver?" he said. sharply the moment we
ace to face 1 acknowledged the name. II have
):pf you heard OF you often through associates OF
-yho arc In the banking business and for whom
we worked They testify TO your shrewoness and
| Ity as well TO your ability TO fathom mys-
.Nkhich battle all others Consequently know you
I the man wish TO You have read the story
B,gold theft?" OF course 1 had. Then you know,
4 "about all that 1 able TO tell you of the
| But 1 can give you history of the gold and
he and this may help you some in coming to con-
L'
: lighted cigars and he continued: MY brother
llself located the Bed Rock mine five years ago
3 Moose creek district. We prospectors then
7pthing but two blankets and good big grub
ta,etween US and nothing. We had no money or
OF any kind but had plenty OF friends back
II, San Francisco.
.6ghen we located the claim upon which the mine
ted at once that It was rich In possibili-
II the possibilities not OF the kind that two
liners with no machinery could develop. There
! enty OF gold there. but It was deep in the rock
! get 1t out would take much machinery and money.
Inc back To Frisco with samples OF and dia-
bf the claim. Using friendship as lever We
r stock company here and secured the money