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Aruba to me

ORANJESTAD — You are Speed Printers and any of One day, many years ago,
back and we would like to its affiliated companies to we came to Aruba in search
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send us your favorite vaca- as names, likeness, etc. for risk of storms or hurricanes.
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The Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins and its history

1824, when a young boy found a method that involved grinding the
lump of gold while out herding his rocks and letting the dust be blown
father’s sheep. His father took it to a away by the strong northeast wind,
local merchant who then sold the leaving clumps of gold behind. The
lump for $70. Unbeknownst to the next step was melting the gold and
boy and his father, they quite liter- letting it attach to quicksilver in or-
ally struck gold, and as word got der to obtain pure gold. All these
out, a gold fever spread among processes were done at the Bushiri-
the locals who started searching bana Gold Mill.
for more gold. About 25 pounds
worth was found. The gold mill itself had a short life-
span: only 10 years in service, but
At the same time, the Aruban gov- its structure remained relatively sol-
ernment took immediate actions, id till this day, and is now a histori-
(Oranjestad)—The Bushiribana most gold was found by locals. The and informed Curacao that gold cal remnant.
Gold Mill Ruins is one of the most story of gold on Aruba actually was found. At first, everyone could
visited places by tourists on the is- dates back to 1725, when a first look for gold, as long as they sold it Sources: Etnia Nativa & goldminer-
land, as it lies along the northern exploration for gold on the island to the government. However, after anch.com.
coast line near the mini pool and was commissioned by the Dutch some time, the government decid-
on the way to the Natural Bridge. West India Company. Under the ed to implement stricter rules and
Despite its seemingly plain ap- leadership of Mr. Paulus Printz, a banned local search parties.
pearance, this ruin represents one three-year search was conducted
of the most important histories of on Aruba, to no avail. Though they Over the years, concession-holding
the island: The Aruban Gold Rush. found some gold, it was enough to had seen different companies from
motivate a further search, and the around the world, all of which used
Built in 1872 by English company assignment was discontinued by primitive methods to dig and carve
Aruba Island Gold Mining Compa- Printz himself. out gold from the rocks. Aruba Is-
ny Ltd, the gold mill at Bushiribana land Gold Mining Company Ltd.
was constructed in the area where It wasn’t until 100 years later, in was no different, but used a unique