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Show Bio Lump Of Gold. At the bank of'Ladd & Til ton yesterday wo saw the big nugget of almost pure gold taken a short time ago from tho claims of Caldwell Si Co., in Baker county, and bought from J. W. Virtue, of Baker city, by captain J. 0. Ainsworth, of this city. It weighs one hundred and sevonty-Bix ounces Troy-ror nearly sixteen six-teen pounds. It is in color and general characteristics moro like tho nuggets wo used to see in early days in (California than . any from the mines of the upper oountry wo have yet seen. It is a solid golden representative of the rich soil of Oregon, but wo cannot by any moans promise immigrants that they will bo at all likely to blunt their spades or striko their plowa upon many of the samo sort in breaking new Jandi l The -best we can do is to tell whero this big lump can bo seen now .at Ladd & Tilton's bank, it don't lay around looscr Pyrrfanci Ortgon) -Bulletin,- October 3d. |