Show the warsaw democrat of the dinst cornea comes to us with the following statement furnished by mrs airs walters a resident of benton county in in this state who isho is la spoken of as a widow lady of the highest respectability ta tabi lity in the spring of ot 1852 1832 1 I found the enclosed piece of gold which has been tested by mr air james hieston beck or which he says was tested in warsaw by the citizens of that place and proved to be gold I 1 also fou d at the same place and at the same time two tw 0 other pieces of tile hie same material matei ial in III the year ear 1856 near bear the same place I 1 found lie five more pieces on an average all nearly as large as the piece given by pie me to mr beck to be tested during last week I 1 visited the same place and took a bunch of the same metal aich which was tested by the citizens of warsaw or which mr beck pays aya was tested ested and pronounced goll goh the said bunch of gold bahen tid ti 11 d up in a piece apiece of cloth or calico was as large as a small spool of se sewing thread usually sold by merchants I 1 beve alieve that I 1 can collect from the same spot as much of it as can lay on oil the bowl of a teaspoon tea spoon in in a 1 short time from tire the without digging 1 nl for it I 1 will show the spot athin fifteen days where the said sa id gold was found by me and where her I 1 believe more can be round found arid and sooner if I 1 recene receive re from my birther in louisiana before tile the expiration of that time I 1 have serit sent specimens of the gold to my brother in in louisiana ind wish ish to hear bear from him before I 1 disclose dia close the spot dra drawn n up by my wish arid and dictation this day of june idof county of benton and state of missouri ANN WALTERS I 1 attest james P beck eiliv A heath margaret it land the specimen referred to is on exhibition at the democrat office where now la is pikes peak |