Discovered Accidentally.

Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 53

Discovered Accidentally.

Men -v\l.o fn.d a f-hort cut to fortune aic few, neveitliplovs (hey exist. A bank cleric in London heircl that ttiere wt^ a rich depos-it of gold at a certain place at tho Ca\io of Cood Hope. He set, about forming a p-Ar.i-i'inal syndicate among his fellow cleiks and they raised about £300 among thetns'jlveSi

A mining engineer was pent out. He made a thorough investigation, but found no gold. He had decided to ghe up the search, oml was ready to leave for home h hco he 2 an across a miner.

"Well, stranger," said tlio laUer. ''I juc«s you are on a liu.il fcr the shiny. "i\uut l.oie, bcs. "

"Have jou a ci?im LcroF' asked (.he cv giueer.

"Yes; and I want to make tracks up ihe country. That's my claim, over by that camel's hump. You can have it for £20, and hero's a wimple of the quartz. Thai clairi aia'i worth its weight in gold, but it's v.('(!> (u i)rv penny I ask lor it."

Tlsc-- ui.jjineor examined tho specimon, nr.d dccidcii <iint th'?ie v;\s gold m it. He acted quick;-.

"ill lv'l \<u x^!r.t I'll do, ,v.ato." lie paid; "i'll give you £16 on (lie n^k of losing it."

T!.o ti»rgf. \xa- e!tiicl:, aud 'Am 'bnn carefully e vjji> <-. J. An abundance r.t ;;t.ld w?s found in s:i« :«.<.o! iH./:kcly vc !;)•■:. Today the shares, ti;c lite ', «lu') 01 which is £20, are worth £100,000 pach. and the output of gold in the mine is the oroato. I of any mine in tho v.oild, except in KlondyLc.