HUNT FOR GOLD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 22, 21 October 1919, Page 10

HUNT FOR GOLD

GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS OFF TO DUTCH GUIANA. Tho Now York "Tribune" says that Mr. Terry Tiffany, an American gold prospector, with. Mrs. Tiffany and 50 gentleman adventurers, havo lefli New York on board the Dutch steamer I'rins tier Ncdorland for Dulch Guiana on a hunt for gold along tho Maroni liivcr, which runs between Dutch Guiana and French Guiana. The steamer carries modern mining machinery, and among the party are ten engineers. Mr. Tiffany eighteen years ago discovered gold Mil miles inland, ami he lately succeeded in interesting friend;:, who have formed a company with » capital of ■tlOO.OM) for exploitation purposes. Air. Tiffany went to Ji'raiuo and Holland (luring the w<ti, and obtained concessions giving him ltiiiiiitu' privileges iiuing a hundred miles of the Alaroni's banks. He will establish hendr|iiartu's ill i'ariini.-uilx.. .i.Mi will ■.•.any supplies up the Alaroni in a submarino chaser, purchased nwi the (loverninenl, to lite gold lands, which are liO miles I'rojn llio e'liiator in tie: yellow lever region. All tho nicmburs of the parly expect to rclui'ii m iii.lliuiaiiTS.