The Van Buren press., 1860-12-07


Ths miners numbering twelve rcsolntc
men. all well armed, appointed two OF their
party to bury the deai american. and con-
vey Marshall to rancho. inhabited by .
family recently from Kentucky. which stood
in the lutte valley, near to the mines in
which they were at work, while the remain
ing ten. having found the trail Of the ma
rsude:s, started rapidly in pursuit. A little
after sunset, in descending steep hill, At
the foot OF. which was a stream. ths Mexi- 2
cans were discovered eacsmpcd, with their
fires kinllci near tine margin of tas stream
and making preparations Tor taeir supper.
They were plainly visible to their pursuers
and numbered eight men all ruthless dcs-
peSalioes. whose, only trAie. for years. was
| blood sad rapine. Tie miners cautiously.
ZAP proae aehst ths cnfanp.nent. aad wore not :
discovered until within fifty PAGES. Que of
them in endeavoring 70 reach the bivouac
of the enemy by more direct but sleeper
path than tina, taken by hisfomrades. acci
dentally missed his foo;ing. aud was pre-
cipita.ed almost into the very centre Of tho
camp. Tho robbers few to their arms, but
before they could use them with any effect,
the miners were in their midst, dealing
death right and left. In few moments
seven Of the bandits were sent to their final
account /; but the eighth had, by some means
succeeded in making his escape, carrying
with him as was supposed, the greater part
Of the treasure. for, after the most dilligent
search, only two thousand dollars, and that
altogether in goll coin. could b. found. Ell
/ ther in the Oassase or on the psrsons Of the
slain. To follow the fugitive in the dark
ness was impossible and contsn;ing them,
selves with the two THOUSAND dollars, Just
mentioned, an! the recapturc oi the two
lmaies. taken from Marshail ana his COM
IA :e. IN, tniaeIs abandoned all further pur-
suit aud sci olt on the.r return to the rancho
| where MARSHALL hSi been conveyed. .s
| TIE people of the rancho We're like most
of their lass. not particularly refined in
their manners, bnt they aboundsd in the
virtue Of hospitality. Que Of tho two
miners who had taken charge OF Marshall,
was man of education and understood
something oe surgery AMI medicine Aid.
ed by the kind inmates Of the rancho. he
soon succeeded in restoring the wounded
young man to consciousness, and was lucky
enough ro extract one of the bullets. The
wounds, though severe, the person who
acted a surgeon, pronounced as not neces-
. sarily dangerous. AMI the family were in
stractei to nurse MIN tenderiy, 10 DE careful
In hls regimen, AMI above all, 70 keep him
. IN good spirits. 70 aid in e.fe.,ng these
: results, the miners. before taxing their
, leave of the Invalid. forced upon him o
goodly share OF the spoil found in the camp
Of the robbers. which allied 20 the five
4 hundred dollars in gold dust, still remain
, ing untoachcd in his beir, fcft -irinr with,
) ".iiioi-"s '-.e~as to esesPc tho ~iium and
4 sights which even the best Of people some
times visit on the sin oil poverty He had
9 an excellent uiirse In the kind and assidu.
Gus, though not highly polished mistress ol
the mansion, wac aidei bY Her three buxom
{ nerly hearted daag lters, nu-sei him Will
that motharly care which woman oaly
: knows how to bcstow. Under the sanatory
. supervision OF this kindest of women.
. thoGgh doomed to much suffering, ne was
q graidaiiy, thoa5h slowly restored TO health.
tie remainei witn his benevolent benelac-
tress-wnose name, for certain reasons.
snail suppress-uuiil the month of Nav.
n le0i, wnen iasiiny himself no longer q can :
, dltate tof lmm.iiate inhunation, he took
, an aiectionate i.ave OF the benevolent in .
mates oi the rancho. anl to.. himself away.
almost by violence irong their friendly
, struggles 10 detaIn MIN, but not until he
, tossed purse coat.ing more than three
iourths OF hi, worldly wealth. into the far
. thest corner OF the ionici He burst from
/ tue loving af'us taat sought to bind hi IN TO
r the spot, aad fed. Again he is abroad in
/, the vide worid-wta tie green grass be-
meath his iset. and the rich foliage of the
glorious mountain pine above his head
. again ne breathes tn, heaitI-giving noun
: tam air AMI ieels MS pulses bounding like
ths unDridled mountain horse his poke.
a 10 light, dut his heart is mGeh lighter and
!. lonce more. with hope and love swelling
2 high in his bosom, he sought the mines.
fhis time he pitched mis- tent in the neigh.
y borhood Of the young bat rapidly growing
town OF Nevada. now honocei with the ap
!. pellation of City; civic creation, thrown
i into existence by the uecroman-y of gold
= aud again he piled the pick AMI spade.
g Once more fortune was prop;tous and by
4 the aIven. ot O,tober h, hal aband oned
4 the toll OF the miner AMI be:ome a pros
a porous merchant IN til, embryo ci;y, with an
active cash capital OF 1--we thousand dollars.
. With the increase of wealth CAME the de.
\ sire OF sharing it with her with her, withou,
a whom, weatn to him was nothing He
!. taought nimseli, a. last, secure in inviting
4 Saviila 10 follow him and share his lot
/ Now, IL must not bs surmised, because |
!, have been silent on the subject, that my hero
. had proved either forgctfnl or an iIregu-
lar correspondent In those days. Califor.
n MIA was not blessed with very rapid or very
: certain postal facilities; and out few letters.
written by "ihe loved ones a. home .
= reached ,he eyes Of the anxious emigrants
/ for whom lncy wsra inteadsl. Ont other
/ hand. the gold digger. ssciulad u. his mour
tain hons. often more than . .lundrei, ~
! from tas nearest Post-otjc,s, when .s s
i aiotter. was Obliged to risk / !. safe $50
: to San Francisco. again ;, thousand Al
6 verse eaancss. inei 1T was, in the case Q
b our TWO loves. tb =. Savilla mailed le.te
;. 20 ,s nss - lrlck regularly. every month. o
; 80. ne re- s-cclsed oas Of eyery four. and he
4 dispatched missivs TO her. whan
lo'e' opportunity afforded means Of convey
t ,.nce to San Francisco, or the most conven
:. ians Post-otii,e: aud, OF these missivss
"A Sayilla received very uiShthe half Fred
te rick M,rshall was brave and honest man
3. who knew not the trick Of subterfuge. and
Al in his correspondenco with his afisncst
~ wife, he had disguised no portion Of hi
% adysaturoas history. sbnt haA frankly ~