The Blount County News-Dispatch, 1 Jun 1893 Arkadelphia Locals. Excitement has been running high for the past two weeks, caused by a lady just from the Indian Territory, claiming to be one fourth Indian, going to Mr. George Rice and showing him certain signs and works on trees and rocks, such as pictures of fish, ponies and birds, which she claimed pointed to a deposit of coined gold to the amount of $180,000 and plated silver to the amount of $4,500. After producing the necessary arguments to make the owner of the land believe that said deposits were still there, she secured hands, agreeing to pay them from two to three dollars per day for labor, and proceeded to dig for the "precious stuff." After digging and exploring what is known as the "Gulf" for about ten days, and finding nothing, on the night of the 23d she left for parts unknown. While here she borrowed $9 and was out only $4. Strange things will happen. May 27th, 1893. The Blount County News-Dispatch, 8 Jun 1893 In the Gold Fields of Blount. The farmers are pretty well up with their work after a hard struggle with the grass. The late rains have done great damage, by washes and overflows. A few days ago, an Indian woman came to George Rice's, near Arkadelphia and told him that she would make him independently rich by finding gold and silver which the Indians had deposited on his land, if he would help and protect her; he promised to do this, and the woman began to search, working from 15 to 25 men for two weeks at $2 per day each; and men that worked until she found the money she promised o give a premium to each of $20. The news traveled far and fast, and Tuesday night she bade her hands tell everybody to come next morning, as the wages would be raised to $3 a day. Wednesday morning the woods were filled with men, women and children, wending their way to see that large sum of money raised. But, awful to related, the good Indian borrowed ten dollars, a fine dress and a pair of shoes from Mr. Rice's daughter, and skipped by the "sweet silver light of the moon," leaving her hands unpaid, no money having been found. However, she revealed enough to make Mr. Mahoney, a mineral finder believe that he'll find a lead and silver mine in Rice's gulch, about three miles from Arkadelphia.