ENRICO’S EL DORADO

Evening Star, Issue 21632, 30 January 1934, Page 14

ENRICO’S EL DORADO

ANOTHER CARUSO IN THE NEWS Enrico Caruso does not sing. He dreams; dreams of untold wealth in its virgin stale. That is what he dreams about, and soon ho will be seeking it. Although of the same name and nationality as the famous tenor, Enrico is a mining engineer by profession. He was taken to Canada when he was a child, and there he heard of this lode of gold that is for ever haunting him. He has been to the lode and has found gold. But it lies in the wilds of Mongolia, near to the Russian border. Enrico heard of the gold from a Eussian refugee, who was afraid to go himself, and this is the tale he told recently. When he dreams he is also saving. Saving until he can return to Mongolia 'or the gold. His search means hardship and a trek of 2,000 miles. " 1 made the trip to Mongolia and found the lode just where the Russian had said. But ill-luck came shortly after my find, and I lost my bearings. “ I wandered into Russian territory, and was imprisoned as a spy by Russian soldiers. After I had been released I was robbed and again taken prisoner, only to be released when my credentials were proved correct.” Enrico’s story reads like a modern thriller, but he vows it is true. The food given him by the Russians consisted of two loaves. It was so cold that he slept by day and walked at night. After a great struggle he got to Harbin, and was helped bv the American Consul there. Making his way to Canton ho sold medicine to the Chinese, and finally reached Hongkong. There Enrico signed on an Englaudbouud cargo boat.