People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1896 — Gold In Illinois. [ARTICLE]

Gold In Illinois.

It has'been discovered that a gold mine lies underneath Caifo, Ills. At the artesian well which Major E. W. Halliday is sinking quartz was brought to the surface which shows unmistakable signs of gold. The find was made at a depth of 753 feet. Jeweler John A. Miller examined some specimens and is positive that the yellow streaks contain gold. It is thought that at some point in southern Illinois the stratum may be reached nearer the surface, go that mining may prove profitable.