Warehouse 13 Artifact Database Wiki
Warehouse 13 Artifact Database Wiki
James W. Marshall’s Jar
There's gold in them thar hills

Origin

James W. Marshall

Type

Jar

Effects

Turns water and dirt into gold

Downsides

Causes the user’s business ventures to fail

Activation

Placing in water and dirt

Collected by

Warehouse 12

Section

Cheque-832J

Aisle

950643-2781

Shelf

629408-4519-608

Date of Collection

January 30, 1908

[Source]


Origin[]

James W. Marshall was a sawmill operator working on the land of John Sutter when he discovered gold in a California river. They ran some simple tests and determined it to be near pure gold. News quickly spread and people from all over the world quickly traveled west to find their riches. Because of the California Gold Rush, no one worked on finishing the mill. It fell into disrepair and neither Marshall or Sutter profited from their momentous discovery.

Effects[]

It will turn water and dirt placed in it into gold nuggets. From the mud, medium sized but high quality pieces will be found. The process continues until all the mud has been transmuted into gold. However, anyone that uses the gold will experience failures in their business.