On the 20th of last month Messrs…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

On the 20th of last month Messrs. Bell & Stephens brought down from Pinos Altos 65 pounds of melted gold in bars and again on Monday 40 pounds more. This made a good showing for the first month’s installment on the proposed one ton gold brick for the world’s fair. One hundred and five pounds per month will not quite fill the bill but the mill has not been running full time. Hereafter the shipments will probably be larger and the display at Chicago when the fair opens will be full one ton weight of pure gold. These installments are being stored in New York where a furnace and crucible specially constructed for the purpose, will be used to melt and pour the gold brick which will bear the legend.