Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1916 — DISCOVER GOLD IN THE SAND [ARTICLE]

DISCOVER GOLD IN THE SAND

Find In Minnesota Creek Causes' Fever to Spread to Whole Surrounding Country.

Austin, Minn.—Gold has been found here in the sands of the Cedar river. Samples sent to assayers recommended by the treasury department at Washington were found to run as high In value as $1,664.80 a ton. The appearance of the mineral, known as float gold, in banks of the stream has caused the fever to spread to the surrounding country, and farmers now are sending samples out for authoritative Inspection. The first find was made by Mrs. Daisy Dalager during the excavation for a cellar.