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Kendall, Montana, May 6, 1902. 3. • THAT SALTED DIAMOND FED An Early Day Swindle and How It was Nipped. The beath of Two Men who Fig- ured in It Recalls the Inter- esting Story. The recent death of Clarence King, the geologist and mining expert, and George IkRoberts, the mining promoter, within a few hours of each other, recalls one of the most interesting incidents in which they were bpth connected—the \salted diamond fields\ of Wyoming. King discovered.the fraud. Roberta, in, entire innocence, was instrumental in advancing the public estimation of thp new fields._ Roberta was alwtyts air ‘ t en- thusiast in new mining ventitrea, aiI when the storiev,af,21•:! discoveries of rich fields of precious WY:011atig went east was . attiottg those who %ere most elision's td,Organize cOrporittions to develop the opportunity. Late in 1872 'a :large 'limber 1 of ilia monde of lair quality and cousiderable value and some rubies were brought to New York with-tbe-stnietrient that rhey bad been Jound „in, -.Wyoming in the neighborhood of the fortieth parallel, a hich , King was•then • surveying for tne g, N•ernment under the superviaiettof the geologirs1 HitA•e3i. Pretious rumors had reached • the\ eist 'int\ hairber; (1,11E61er:01e .11K:bee:Tea of germs iii An. zone. King' to•aril of the location of the alleged dinnitmd fields while be was at work on the survey . and jt,t Mtge eel put for t he neiglibm fitted - , wItkh was not far from the line 'f Ole Union .Pacific. . • It at °nee hecame .apparent lo the ex- plorers that the country to whirh he liaq been directed _WWI eAtremely rich ift. gems. But it seemed to King and his ass i Ei tort s - tlotrtheYV Was 11 &IT fothl Ter inquiry pc,iukiar ! idkes in *hicb - the diartionds and rubies were found. Very often they were foond y1ig on the bare rocks. 'ettulltefor in the history of geology had it been_ di-tcovered !lint diamonds had been • 'tio'lialgriti by the forces of nature. Becoming suspicious King observed that when tire mithiltsin in which sittitieth ef'e geintVwere were studied, they -bore- plain- eviderve of having beep viOterl by Iitunue beings. In no case 'wher'e there AN•re no \man sign'' were thererIntmonds. The grins a Welt were, found in ,these hills were frequen ly found at the...bottom_ of rirtificial holes made by the insertion of a sharp 'stick. , -:Tliere\ were no artificial boles in the antltilla aldch4ad no gems in them. • King became convinced that a great tram] had been perpetrated,. He made known hitt deductitMa and 'thiffitTwas a 'great senaation Th NeW Y - dtk and abroad. It was learned that - for nearly it year be- fore the rumors of the diecovery had been circulated a 'mother of men, appar- ently a ith a common object, had been engaged in the buying of 'great quanti- ties of gems in Europe. it. w.as generally felt that by _work . in Aspusing the swindle. Kitig...:baal- saved -uneounted thousands okdollars to the eople, ho would limit, SW*. plied t.t' WOuting from the Atlantic coast and from Europe to buy the worthless fields ad to pros- pect for gems. Roberts was greatly disappointed by the discovery that the fields had been \salted.\ His whole life was a succes- sion of disappointments anti setbacks. The diamond - swindle - was one Of the most serious of thett Largest atoekof . ..Drugs. in 1,SWIMORR. at C. H. STRIKE NEAR TOSTON. It was Made by Be te Miners—A Good Showing Is Reported. • A great strike of copper ore on the two Mount baton claims, fifteen miles from Tottton in Broadwater count,. iqt reported' by' W. K. Edwards of Butte, who with three other men is developing the elaime Under a bond and lease from Thomas Toston, who has been prospedt- ing the ground for the last twenty' years. 'We sank it two -compartment shaft 100 feet and hive crosscut 04 feet holm the bottom Milo the vein. We have run through it foe eighteen feet and hate not yet reachefi the other wall : There are three strtfaks of ore . each about:a foot wide which carry about' lb per cent copper with admit $3 in gold 'and a lit le less than $2 iu silver. Thereare thrtie other streaks 1 low grade which, will make a good Oncentration 'ore. 'The vein on Ow surface is 76 to -100 feet wide and qati be traced for four or five ;houseful le -t. Mr. Toston pros- nected it thoroughly on the sprissee ; but Uma deepest -bole he sanirlts Only twenty feet deep, as lie stopped wittio he struck water.- The ore and the - whole forma- tion are similar to that. of Butte and tip whole coutttry qround hail beet' takeit by Butte melt.\' The Tivoli Theater LEWIS ['OWN,. MON EvERypppy ,GOES., THERE. If you wish to meet a friend or desire . to make an p p pAt 6 ,t i nte , the . TIVOLI is the surest . place to meet. Willie Kiniball, Proprietor. -644ionnan ' Manufacturing Jewelers Le w Istbivre, 'Montan ==- Five Watches,avil Clocks' Repairing Given Careful Attention W. U. NORMAN VISITS KF.NDALL ABOUT THE TENTH OF EACH MONTH. HE ALSO CALLS AT OTHER TOWNS MONTHLY H tiVer'y and X Feed Stable North end of McKinley Ave. • : It-. W. DUTCLIER,.,Pt•Opriatiar.' 4 8 JO Livery Rigs and Saddle Horses (loot! Facilit es for boarding stock. 'Keirdaf1 • . $. . • Barber Shop •• ..1, For an Up -to- Hair Cut and ., Date \ ShaVecailat gcte Hayden •Er Wright's Tumor ,Boltdllog, Opposito Post Irks Montana Hardware Lewistown, Montana. Company The Largest awl Most Complete Stock of MINERS' SUPPLIES IN NORTHERN MONTANA. Everyt.iing that the mine owner and prospector needs we carry. . Anvils Forges, Picks Shovels, Drills, Etc. Agents for Hercules Powder .11 Also a Full Line of Assayers' Supplies Carpenters and Blacksmiths' Tools. When it comes to kitchen furni•hings,'we have everything there is in the market , Itt.ot her litmeoLgoods se are sell stocked. W. S. Smith Telephone 115 Exciu::ve in House Furnishings Lewistown, Montana. • We can furnish yonr house from cellar to garret with the finest turniture that the factories produce. We ars just in receipt of three car loads of goods to meet our large growing demands, anti our prices, as heretofore, are the lowest in the state. We buy right and in large quantities. Our bargains are our customers. Call and let tit show you through our large new stock. .tt 4 1 1.1 6 - We Buy and Sell Second Hand. Furniture Mall orders given prompt attention. Our motto is: Fair Treatment. Good Goode, Low Prices. - 1 - itish - 1 Cash buys more goods than credit. W. S. Smith Lewistown, Mont
