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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1975
Page
2
In May 1921 Bernard Smith dug on his farm near Graettinger and uncovered a gold bearing gravel seam near a faulted layer. Samples yielded 4.8 ounces of gold and 5.4 ounces of silver worth about 26.92 at the time, prompting further exploration despite heavy earth removal.
A Des Moines to Chicago driven gold rush spreads through Graettinger and nearby farms as gravels near Des Moines River and Jick Creek yield gold traces. Farmers Smith Herke and others report samples showing gold particles and even $14 062 value per ton, with assayers and researchers testing sites north of town and at the Rock Island gravel pit.
A jumble of old classifieds lists farm work wanted items for sale lost found and local notices. It references people with phone numbers and addresses and includes a farm mining anecdote about gold and silver in the Des Moines River Valley with claims of a find and further mining unlikely.
A position is available for a worker to contribute about 30 hours weekly from Monday through Thursday. The environment is described as clean and pleasant, suggesting a stable, supportive workplace.
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