The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-02
LUMP OF ANBERGR|s
Poor Man Never Suspected II
Was Of Any Great Value.
Merely TO Satisfy Curiosity New
Hampshire Man Takes Il 10 state
Chemist and Finds II Worth
Many Thousand Dollars.

Manchester, N. H. Adelard Ise-
rresque, young house painter who
resides with his wife and two small
children in q modest tenement IN the
rear Of 2S5 Chestnut street and who
has struggled each day at his trade in
order to provide comfortably for them,
is the owner OF large chunk OF am-
bsrgris Waived at thousands OF dollars,
which he found floating in the st.
Lawrence river in Canada more than
three years ago.
II was not until few days ago
that he fully began TO realize the
value Of his great fnd, when he was
told that the state chemist at Con-
cord, who had examined the specimen,
had declared 1t, in his belief, TO be
ambergris.
For three years this gelstin-like
mass, which is found In the intestines
Of the sperm whale and which is
much sought by the pNerfumery manu-
facturers Of the world has lain around
the little tenement lf the Levesque
family with no member of 1t giving
It particular attention. Now and then
Mr. Levesque would show it to
friends, but none OF thera could tell
him what 1t was
A short time ago. MIR. LevesQue Wis
tied Boston, taking a sample of the
precious mass along with him, and
finally showed 1t TO doctor. The doc
tor offered him si2B for the piece that
he had, which would probably weigh
a pound. He refused the offer, for he
then for the first time since its dis
covery began tc think that 1t might
be Of great value.
Later Mr.. Levesque went to Provi.
dence, r. l., called on some Of the
officials at the city hall, showed the
specimen to them and also visited seY-
eral drug stores. where he conferred |
with the owners in regard to it. One
druggist told him that he had better
consult G. d. Howard, the New Hamp-
shire state chemist, at Concord and
that he would tell him just what the
mass was
Mr.. Levesque went to Concord and
showed Mr.. Howard the sample he
had with him In fact, he left piece
with him with which he might make a
lest.
a peculiar and startling result OF
The discovery in the st. Lawrence riv
er il the fact that about 20 or more
pounds OF the mass which was taken
by Mr. Leyesque's brother at the
lime has been kicking around the fam
ly farmhouse III Canada for three
years and in hot weather has been
lsed instead Of stone TO keep the
ioors ajar. Mr. Levesque has piece
% his possession which weighs about
en- pounds and which he will undoubt-
IDLY guard closely until he disposes
Il it at the market price to some per
umer
Speaking or his find, Mr. Levesque
aid that three years ago, while on
'isit to his old home in F'raseryille,
Janada, he and his brother Florence
vent cunning on the st. Lawrence
iver in boat. While floating along
. sighted a yellow object and, behev-
ng 1t to be an animal, fred at least
hree shots at it. He then ran the
oat alongside the mass and pulled
in.
The mass was taken home and his
rother took the greater part Of it,
saying it at the family homestead,
10 one there has ever believed that il
'as OF value and it has been used to
eep the doors open and serve as a
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