The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-08


ministry his health broke down and he
went south to recover. 1t was On the
way back that 'the heavenly vision"
came to +. +. Iernegan. and the
"Electrn!ytic Marine Salts company"
took shape IL his brain.
The "hcavenly VISION" according to
the claim Of Jernegnn. showed him u
marvellous way Of getting something
for nOthing"--of getting gold from the
water in the ocean by a secret process.
He formed company. He opened
offices in This city at :3 State street
and o3l Washington street. The "Ain-
rine Salts company" became Il slogan
of annyelncnt ana wonder. Mr.. Jerne-
gan showed to the douhting ThOmases
he met several thin metal plates u."nl
which there had been crystallizel
small deposits Of gold.
He suggested the wonderful secret
in his possession and spoke vaguely
"f the fabulous fortune that awaited
him. FinnncierS. men and women of
wealth. poor and prosnerous--fo'ks
'hr"rceh his Offices to buy shares Of
! his stock.
There was. he affirmed. about -four
cents worth Of gold in every ton OF
sen water. Now. Just think Of It,
| four cents worth IN every ton! And
| The Atlantic. Pacific. Indian. Arctic
al the oceans IN the world We're to pNy
! tribute to his scheme to make the!s
| deposits of gold in the pockets Of his
! shareholders.
Mr. Jcrn"vnn estimated the Iossit'e
returns at 7o0oO MN.tWO tons of gold
Boston went into frenzy. All New
England went int" another frenzy. Mr.,
.'ernr.an went tn New York. where he
deposited ScS'AM with one of the ary-
e>, savings hanks there. Soon after
he made another large deposit. The
deposits were checks. \ few days at
ter this he drew ont S2OMM and then
! S1atNN in bills. Then the bank told
him that they didn't want his account
He told New Workers that he IN.
tended 10 issue oIMnN shares III
stock II. 81 y share. Meanwhile his
friend. one "i'rank W. THOMPSON
rock til. money withdrawn from the
New Inr., bank ana! between them the
pair h"n-hi $lonRm worth uf govern
n,cnl bonds.
Machinery Never Came.
Meanwhile, at North I.uhec. Me-, lht
Marine Salts company" began opera
lions. \ dam WIS raised. and wln.l
the tide recp,ied 1t left water twent,
fee, deep behind the dam. This WI.
to be flowed over the ">erre1 ma
chine invented by Mr.. .Iernegan. am
by n ">ecret. process the metal plates
called ncrunlulat0rS. We're to gather til,
gold from the sea.
More than can workmen were hired
) aud the buildings were begun. Ey thl
time o.4OO.NOU shares If the stock t,,
been sold and the capital was in tI,'
hands Of the ex-clergyman who ha,
had the "visinn."
, To work the plant mt its proper On
pacity. machinery. Of course. was nee
esSary. Mr.. .lernegan and his partne
hnnrleL n French liner for I.eIlavre
| France. to get the machinery. Nj
. Jernegan took passage as Louis Sin
clair IT Chicago" with 1.-THE nrc,.ss,,r
| funds"--tlut is. all If them.
: The day after his departure gt.i
, ceased 10 crystalline IN the plates q
tina, marvellous SECRET" machine up i
t I.uhec. Ne. The company >u>,n1,.it'
p business and the GN wnrkn,en I'm Il,
r new buildings were out Of II lob.
h The shareholders in "E.lec,rclyti
p Marine Salts company" were with"u
. their money. too. The gold crystal
I on the plates had been ''l'!ante,l.'
= In spite of efforts T." bring about z,
Il tradition. .Iernrgan AMI his pal z.
I cam,l in France. They later sent SOM
p of their money back I" clear up Il,
= activities Of the c"in!mny, hut they di
1 nn, move back to I;nStoI,.
: So the story runs. year after yea
Z The Luck Box is an affair Of onl
yesterday. To make ones forum
without an effort. tn ho;" deSl'erntet
{ for "y",d tuck" in taking II chance
E to find silver mine ar h"tn,ne heir
+ Il kingdom. to Iii. for Ei,lh> lre:,slil
I or Ia buy a mnchine which will tuv
:. out crisp new bank notes in leg,
I manner: above all. To avoid as mu.
r work as possible in the Whole affni
Il has been human trait ever SIM
Adam Jared forth from Eden. whe,
i he was not bothered with SUE
j. dreams.