GOLD FROM EARTH
POLISH PROFESSOR'S CLAIM
GAOL FOR ALLEGED FRAUD
PARIS. Nov. 15 After several months' investigation, three , scientists have reported that the claims of Professor Paul Dunikowski, of Poland, that he can obtain gold from earth are undoubtedly without foundation. Ihey declare that the so-called discovery is a mere hoax. Dunikowski is still in prison.
The professor was arrested and placed on trial in Paris in January on a charge of having obtained money from a Lrench company by fraudulently representing that ho could obtain gold from earth. Later, Dunikowski revealed his process, which consists, roughly speaking, of earth in a layer, two inches thick, on a moving platform under electric lamps, which discharge long sparks into the earth. The earth then drops into a graphito cauldron, where it is sealed and heated to a terrific temperature. When the cauldron is cooled and unsealed, the earth has diminished in volume, and, the professor claims, specks of gold are visible. Dunikowski occupies the best cell in Sante Prison, Paris, and is allowed to lunch with his wife and children.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21347, 23 November 1932, Page 11
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