The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-08-13
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Great Gold Display
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Curiosity. which has been aroused
by the arrival I'm Seattle OF more
than $500. 600 In gold from Alaska can
be gratified II one will visit the Alas
ka-lukon- Pacific Exposition Upward
OF a 100000 worth OF gold was
placed on exhibit there yesterday and
on Wednesday morning an additional
million in dust nuggets and bars Will
be found on the pile II is the big
gest. most costly single exhibit ever
shown AT any worlds fair.
Only on rare occasions is an auto
mobile seen within the grounds OF the
exposition. but only mild curiosity
was displayed when a car drew up at
the front door of the Alaska Building
This however. turned eyes big with
interest when the word was passed
around that the Alaskan Buildings
gold exhibit had arrived.
The car. with it's load OF more than
$500. 600. had excited no interest I'M
Ill the men who were in charge OF
the treasure closed while the gold was
being taken inside and arranged on
the big. velvet lined pan in the exhibit
booth
In charge OF the gold during its
transmission from the Scandinavian
American Bank to the exposition
grounds were James c. Mcbride. Alas
kan Commissioner TO the fair. and
John Field. the mining expert in
charge OF the mineral exhibit TO the
Alaska Building The two men and
the chauffeur We're all heavily armed.
while armed guards attended during
the removal of the gold from the auto
mobile 10 the place Of exhibit.
The same precautions which were
exercised with the placing OF the ex-
hibit will be followed in caring for
the golden treasure. II now rests in
a steel and glass cage. the whole sur
rounded by a steel cage At night.
the gold Is dropped into a steel vault
and two guards stand on watch all
night
The principal nugget in the collec-
tion is the great lSO-ounce lump.
owned by Jafet Lindeberg. President
Of the Pioneer Mining Company Of
Nome. and one Of the original discOy-
erers Of gold at Nome
This is the largest nugget ever
taken out OF Alaska and IL has an in
teresting history \ workman was
sinking hole for a post under
sluice box on Anvil Creek when he
encountered what he thought was
large piece OF gravel After some
difficulty he disl0dged il and brought
10 the surface the huge nugget That
lucky posthole meant a 500 note on
the spot given 10 him by Mr. I.inde-
berg The two other large nuggets.
owned by the Nome millionaire and
displayed with the big one Were taken
from near the same spot There are
81 other nuggets in the Lndeberg
section
The next collection in point OF value.
outside the five bricks loaned by the
United States Assay ONCE Of this city.
and valued az $4,000, is owned by
Mrs Clarence Berry. OF Fairbanks.
She has two large nuggets on exhibit.
tion, one weighing 115 ounces The
$40. 600 worth Of samples she shows
are all the fruits Of Mrs Berrv's own
panning Her husband told her she
could have for herself an OF the gold
she PANIED of his claims and the
$4,000 collection is the result
There are a number Of smaller col
lecticns represented and among the
most Interesting things shown is
gold flask hammered ont OF one mug
get and five drinking cups. each ham.
mcred ont OF a nugget
Following the arrival Of the steam
ship Victoria from Nome with other
gold already held by them. the Scan
dinavian-American Bank will turn
over TO Commissioner Mcbride s925..
600 in gold nuggets and bricks on
Tuesday afternoon. and this will be
added 10 the pile on exhibit at The
Alaska Building and bring il un 20
almost $500. OOO-Seattle Times