In richest Alaska and the gold fields of the Klondike; how they were found ..together with a history of this wonderful land from its discovery to the present day ..and practical information for gold seekers . but repenting, gave up to the ownersin a month or two over $2,000 in small bars—all he hadleft of the big chunk. In the same mine, about a yearago, a nugget worth $2,190 was found. Montanas largest nugget was one found by Ed Ris-ing at Snow Shoe Gulch, on the Little Blackfoot was worth $3,356. It lay twelve feet below the sur-face and about a foot above the bed-rock. Colorados bi
In richest Alaska and the gold fields of the Klondike; how they were found ..together with a history of this wonderful land from its discovery to the present day ..and practical information for gold seekers . but repenting, gave up to the ownersin a month or two over $2,000 in small bars—all he hadleft of the big chunk. In the same mine, about a yearago, a nugget worth $2,190 was found. Montanas largest nugget was one found by Ed Ris-ing at Snow Shoe Gulch, on the Little Blackfoot was worth $3,356. It lay twelve feet below the sur-face and about a foot above the bed-rock. Colorados biggest nugget was found at weighed thirteen pounds, but was mixed with leadcarbonate and quartz. The pioneer nuggets in the United States were foundin the placers of the Appalachian range of mountains,where gold was discovered as early as 1828. In Octo-ber, 1828, a negro found grains of fine gold in BearCreek, Georgia, but the discovery did not attract muchattention. Presently the same negro found a nugget inthe Nacoochee River worth several thousand find started a gold-hunting furor. Several othernuggets of considerable size have been found in Georgiaat various times. m_. Juneau—Nearest City to Chilkoot Pass. NORTH CAROLINA LUMPS. aaq The largest nugget ever found in the Appalachianmining region was that dug at the Reed mine in NorthCarolina. It weighed eighty pounds. In the same State some children playing along a creekfound a nugget that weighed twelve pounds. The quartzveins of this region generally show a good deal of coarsegold, good-sized lumps, but seldom weighing as much asa pound. 29 CHAPTER XX. Alaskas silent city. Auroral Display During August—Awe-inspiring Mirages— Dick. Willough-bys Negative—A Splendid Business Venture—Prince Luigis Vision.—The Most Famous Mirage Anywhere to be Found—L. B. FrenchsStory of The Silent City—How Willoughby Made His Find—A StonePile for a Record Vault—President Jordan Investigates—The
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