The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-06-04

toned them on the subject, would admit they
were going to the mines They were either
going 10 sec the country-fo locate lands--tO
visit the "salt works, or merely taking q trip
for the benefit Of their health AZ length we
overlook one chap, who had large tin pan
swung on ono side Of his horse, and spade
on the other, and thinks l, il he don't own the
corn, I'll give up, and ask no more questions.
"Gold mincsT said l, M rode by. "Oh, nc"
says he, "mcrely going up TO look at the count
ry." Bur, says !, "what nrc yos going to
do with that pan md sbovclY" "Weil,r SAYS
hc, 81 did hear something said below about
gold having been found somewhere In this sec.
tion and thought IL dccitientaliy passed
any where near the 'diggings,' might as well
have look, Just ont Of c,i.iosity." And 80 Il
was all along--I,o one was goiHg to the mines,
ing in that direction. Another thing TINT
struck inc rs being somewhat singular, was
that the nearer we got to tho locality of the
mines, the fewer believers we found In tho ex.
istcncc of gold and to our astonislimcnt, when
VIC arrived Mt the village of IL, only some
20 miles distant from the "au,iferous dc.
positcs," we found that the inhabitants utterly
discrcdited the existence Of gold altogether;
and from their significant looks, when VIC
questioned them on the subject, ono could
been what is vulearly termed sold. What
said TO some Of them hns there hccn No
gold found at allp WHY. where is the ,nnn
who dug five hundred dollars worth in ono
dayY They laughed and said they didn't
know; but II he ever teos /1uad thcy would
willingly give two bits piece lust for one look
at him.
My friend Tom was good deal discouraged
by this state of things, and TO tell tho truth
my ideas concerning the responsibility Of the
their usual channel, when suddenly Il occurred
to me that all this was n decp mid scheme. ON
tho part of the people Of H 10 fiiyhtsn oti
intru,lers from tho mines Tom. said /. can
see through II all nov ns nlain ma dovjght
II is evident to me that these folks hcrs ara
perfectly aware that gold has bccn found In
their vicinity; but thoy want n ali Gor them.
selves, and think TO discourage strangers by
pretending they have no faith, but thcy can't
fec! me, Tc:s, SCI Gs,s ''if there ia a.iythinr do
understand" It's human nature, and ann more
convinced now than ever that gold hds been
discovered. But, says Tom, how do YOU nc.
count for tho fact that these neopie Xf thew
do bclieyc,) are not out in tho mines them.
seycsY
just now saw fine. ab,e.boa,ed f,,,ow
who told me he was mnuIinr rails Snr 4 IN ma,
month |; and Il does annear ta ma rhc ,honrah,
he couid make dollar d.v r,n,ch I,.s. e.
hundred that ha would ba n,t Wvn,, ,,,s,,
depend ,pon II. Tom. saws I ait 10 ali I.
deep laid scheme 10 discoirare stranoors from
coming ip here. md as soon "a the cxciiomcnt
dies away, every mothers son oS them will r..
out In tho mo,,ntains with his snaden Tom
did not seem thoroughly convinced nv nv
argument, but he said AZ no had rot thus fsr
Ia wno ,,;iI;n, y. -, 49,, Iii A, m eSs ss sss' 80 80
little idea wc would DO paid for the trouble.
So wc renewed our stock OF crackers and
cheese which was getting low, purchased a
spade and largo tin pam" and took our
course again for the mines
Ia short time We csmc to the Mormon
settlement . few miles from H--, aud as We
rottc through the village IL appeared to the,
rom some cause or other, that every body was
~ u crca1 grin. Tom" says ], "eithcr these
people arc the best pleased folka II, the world,
lpertaps its because they are allowed three
wives or else they sec something very much
out OF Tue common way in our appearance, -
",nch ~ why says Tom, in my
private opinion, lcaving oit that hugo pan,
tied TO your saddic,) il Is neither one nor tho
o'hcr, put as soon az they scc III, they natural.
Y conclude We arc making o,lr. escape ffon,
uic fool Killer, and | suppos.s whom they
Iemc'hper now mary have gone ahead Of Ms,
.hey can't hulp laughing 70 think what n
massacre tacrc would bc among these
mountains should that renowned parsonage
acc'd.htaiiy haprcn among us" "Wcll,
says y ION, alter that long speech You must
nnmuounsctly bs dry spdcts stop and liquor
uoou, SAYS Tom, think v the Fool Killer
nau VN.rheafu ti,at remark. he would have
s s'S"su s"u @ = s'nau respite anyhow IT. the
u.'s .:.s ss''S'oss speech you have niads fer sonsc
'"V'
low moments afterwards just "A we wcrc
passing q honsesa fellow who was 1t work
i'eaf ny ivs,ked np, and secing tho eternal tin
par. saogling nom my saddle, baysssd ont 49,
Locke hcrc Mister, don't take Il sh you arc