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May 13, 1948
Buckeye Valley News And Buckeye Review
Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona
What is this article about?
John Laskowsky, a 59-year-old prospector, discovers a rich gold mine near Wickenburg, Arizona, yielding up to $25,000 per ton. Harassed by crowds, he flees to Minneapolis with manufacturer J.J. Bliss for respite, leaving the site guarded by family.
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Prospector Who Found Gold Mine Searches For Peace and Quiet
MINNEAPOLIS. - John Laskowsky, 59, a prospector, came here from Arizona to get away from the people who, he said, have driven him mad since he discovered a gold mine that might yield $25,000 per ton of ore.
He flew here with J. J. Bliss, a Minneapolis metal products manufacturer who took pity on Laskowsky after watching a crowd of people hound him about his gold mine.
"The poor guy was swamped by curious people all the time," Bliss said, "so he left the stake guarded by his son and a brother-in-law and came here with me."
Bliss said they were asking geologists from the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado to go to the mine and examine it.
Laskowsky said he had been panning gold in the Wickenburg, Ariz., area for 15 years before he struck it rich. He had found small deposits often and had supported his family by panning them.
When he finally found the rich lode, Laskowsky said, he packed out $2,500 worth of ore on his back because "if anyone suspected what was going on, I might have got shot."
He showed photostats of the Wickenburg Sun which quoted an ore market owner as saying, "Laskowsky's samples are the richest gold ore I've seen in almost a lifetime in the mining industry." He also had documents headed, "State of Arizona Department of Resources" and "United States Mint, San Francisco," which reported that a 150 pound sampling of ore yielded $1,051.83 in gold.
"Generally people figure that ore that pays even $25 a ton is worth mining," he said.
"I'm going back before long, but those people out there have got to let me alone. I just had to get away from them. They wouldn't let me sleep or eat or anything. They made me pan gold while they watched."
MINNEAPOLIS. - John Laskowsky, 59, a prospector, came here from Arizona to get away from the people who, he said, have driven him mad since he discovered a gold mine that might yield $25,000 per ton of ore.
He flew here with J. J. Bliss, a Minneapolis metal products manufacturer who took pity on Laskowsky after watching a crowd of people hound him about his gold mine.
"The poor guy was swamped by curious people all the time," Bliss said, "so he left the stake guarded by his son and a brother-in-law and came here with me."
Bliss said they were asking geologists from the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado to go to the mine and examine it.
Laskowsky said he had been panning gold in the Wickenburg, Ariz., area for 15 years before he struck it rich. He had found small deposits often and had supported his family by panning them.
When he finally found the rich lode, Laskowsky said, he packed out $2,500 worth of ore on his back because "if anyone suspected what was going on, I might have got shot."
He showed photostats of the Wickenburg Sun which quoted an ore market owner as saying, "Laskowsky's samples are the richest gold ore I've seen in almost a lifetime in the mining industry." He also had documents headed, "State of Arizona Department of Resources" and "United States Mint, San Francisco," which reported that a 150 pound sampling of ore yielded $1,051.83 in gold.
"Generally people figure that ore that pays even $25 a ton is worth mining," he said.
"I'm going back before long, but those people out there have got to let me alone. I just had to get away from them. They wouldn't let me sleep or eat or anything. They made me pan gold while they watched."
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Adventure
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Misfortune
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Gold Mine Discovery
Prospector
Arizona Gold
Crowd Harassment
Escape To Minneapolis
Rich Ore Lode
What entities or persons were involved?
John Laskowsky
J. J. Bliss
Where did it happen?
Wickenburg, Ariz.; Minneapolis
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Key Persons
John Laskowsky
J. J. Bliss
Location
Wickenburg, Ariz.; Minneapolis
Story Details
Prospector John Laskowsky, after 15 years panning in Arizona, discovers a rich gold lode yielding up to $25,000 per ton. He secretly packs out valuable ore to avoid danger, but crowds hound him relentlessly. He leaves the mine guarded by family and escapes to Minneapolis with sympathetic manufacturer J.J. Bliss, planning expert examinations.