New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-24

health. and from his nery h'0ks jagged tuat nc wa
impatient 10 try bis tomal $50 upon my skull
i told them was ready q die bot availing myssu
OF their crednity and superstition added that hs9
learned from sian the Art OF curing all diseases
and tna the sures way - restore his father 20 health
was % tsAe me 20 his bed and ny the power Of my in
carnations II DO not succeed said I, you v II always
be 81 Liberty % lead ne T. the altar ard she'd my blood
Is Gtoncme1t 70 the wrath Of the Great Spirit bat
L. the contrary save yonr father ask In reiurs
the prorise that my life will be respected and that
shall he supplied with the 10 20 home.
i Il need not C yoH gentlemen the influence on tbs
crciuogs Indian % any one who pfetsnas 20 dis
eases No sooner bad jaors learned was the dIsc
ue OF magician than they uutied TIE rOoes faltcaej
around nv wrists and seemed dposed regard re
\ FREUD lie grand chiefs son Indeed grovcd to re-
lease his prev brt Sachem oppcascd hin by the prom
se that 4 ted 10 cure his ntler my life would b. NC
bis DISPOSAL was le VIII tokens OF reverence and
respect 20 the bed Of ne patient aEd iog1d lin lying
on his back urOn couch made o. bn'alo roees.
C.a.ce AZ lis fee revealed she nature OF ms disease
and saw premoriory symptoms OF an apopecte Mt
his VIE aad children surrounded bis bed Ia tae md
die 81 the wIU0m tnrcc or four lrdian doctors
With kcitlcirrr end buges ticd 20 coniure ne eYa
spirit whom they supposed lad taken possession o. tse
chief I1ctEJ. IrtaL' play on slea occasions Is tne
C1e the toioae hls ir,t gwen Is on this piano. rs
this air IS connected WITH The origin OF my present for.
iuUc and nay mild. ore OF the most critical crcnm
stances @, M lie yoa VII noi wonder az the ehec' "
had on me.
II badc the music stop and then removed the wonen
and children fruil the bed made them sit around the
tent auj Kept only ny ny side tho saoaem who nag
inieGceded Tor ne then took one OF those sharIoned
stones used for arrows core h3nket into bahisges.
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eric deprived Of his senses began to breathe nor:
freely. lis eyes moticncss IN tacir socke's ioosec
around Win ieedne ~ terror. as II ne Nss emerging
from bad dream. He soon recognized his Trend me
sacfem and smile stole over his lips. bed nm tiH
he nearly iaintng 0nd ten tCok on the Damage.
and recommended the mes. profound silence.
Two weeks after koa.ocko. the Grand ChicE leaning
on nv shoulder was walking outside OF BIS Eigwaal
and sat Oh rock placed NJ the eatfanoe. NY son,
said he, yAl drove tie evil spirit out o. my BODY; ana
proved thereby that you are more powerful thea lie IA
What car &c TO reward you Wh you become one
Of NJ and be ny successors Take one o my daughter
rs your wife. Ny uihc viii acknoNiedee You rs
leader and vii pat on your head the sacred leather,
of authority Iol VIII be appointed Saotem, and aN
orr men viii show you obedience and respect Beside.
YOU Will De taught the great mystery O. the goldSeam;
YOU will battle In waters Of gold and penetrate into ths
eaf,h's bowels, where god Is more abundant thai
Far from home. thrown violently in the midst Of an
unkn9wa and distant land. surrounded by tribes I"
sayages ignorant Of the tfaii Which would lead ms
back % ny command. not knowing the name OF the ,
STATE / was ir could not help listening to the pro
possls Of Koaiocko. Fortune and power 70 man wne
hardly o fortnight since bad death hanging over hD
head end who would have been glad 10 recover hu
freedom even with The prospect OF long ana perion
i.urre, were tempting True | had 90 marry Ko-
alockos daughter aud this honor did not eoyct ms
girl not handsome; her nose and mouth were
rather largo, and her SKIN toerably dark. She WA
not however repulsiye her almond shaped eve hads
velvet scfincss; Sue tai, nmble. robust and heI
form was like a Greek statue So after httle think.
ing decided % accept the propositions Of tho grams
a month af.erward was married; the following
week the rank of sachem OF the tribe Of tie dumas was
conferred upon mes and anolher week had NOT s'aPses
before. with twelve Of my compenlOn, selected iron
among the chief Of the tribe lead by koalocko IN per
son. went on journey to tic gold stream. 80,
THE country We went through Is cut into huge mn,
and deep ragncs most OF which thickly set with
trees Of different bnds, 10 would be Impossible iof
any one ungcluauted with the region, TO venture nts
those cils known only by certain tribes OF Indians
who born on tie spot are familiar win an the VIM
ings of the forest had oil the trouble IN the worIs
to follow my companions, climbing WIN thsn v vac
-, steep hills. whose snow-cad heads lost In ae
,1s of io.is looked II supporting the canopy OF
heaven. oomiuy down seated upon a ratt which
managed by means of iron CLAMPS, ~ lho PerNY,, NY
life, Sometimes we were stopped ol s'ISsus N,,on
traversed by eDg trees across or " throwing hroPs
10 the other side At last after four days OF diiheun
and tiresome travel we reached a mountain as wnns
as marble nearly destitute Of yegation ana AZ tns
foot of which rushed with fearful noise the scrren@
/ flood OF the gold ftrenm.
| "The waters turbd and muddy at their ontset be-
come peIucld as crystal fifty yards further and on
the ned appears thick deposit Of gold dust plunged
into il and in less than thirty minutes had hied cana
bash with the precious metal. My luiguos were ,oi
gotten The sight of gold had excited NE ndinpar,es
new vigOr TO my body kOalocko. seeing my ie'efiSn
! eagerncss stopped me with a sneer Noino sad
/ he rest While In "A moment We shall ylst the
mountain We lighted pine knots. which abound
in those regions end hour after We were descending
a cavern which opened on IT'S eastern side.
We had NOT advanced one hundred leet. before We
saw a group of Indians seated around fire. The cav
ern full of smoke and breathing leeame diniouit
At first could see nothing but am hght emerging
from atmosphere as black es pltch, but ~ ~i-
vanced objects became more distinct. In approaching
nearer / saw that the fire had been lighted under
rock and that the rock melting under the action OF
the beat. | placed taper close to II, ana saw .
pyramid Of virgin gold rising above my head.
" learned that the rock II gold had been submitted
to the firing process for two hundred years and
that no oppreoabe decrease IN the quality or quantity
had yet been discovered. These facts gentleman
however prOdigiOus and incredible they may LOOK "
of YOU said the old man, arc exactly accurate
The gold and the gold cave are sun IN existence.
and although human being except mysch anu the ln-
daus OF those regions have them, company %
wei armed who would visit the middle part of the
state of Sonora would have no trouble IN discovering
the locality have inst mapped out.
"As 10 myself, could not show IL to you, for am
sworn never disclose it to any One TINS oath took
in preseu &c of kOaockO before entering The cave.
was however allowed to take as much gold as was
able to carry a single trip but never to come baok
for the same pHrpOse This condition did mol, OF
course fulfil. During the twenty years renamed
amid the Ohumas tribe made several journeys 10 the
cave and several plunges IN the gold stream Eaon
time returned with a provision OF gold. which con-
cealed in the recesses OF mountains at distance
OF about fry miles from the place. could not carry
further without awakening the suspicious Of the trDe
who never suffered to be gone beyond certain time.
a great expedition having been accomplished
through the State Of Sonora by Gen Santa Anna was
enabled 70 get rid Of the company among whom was
Koalocko and nv wife had died. Nothing could keep
me ang longer in the mountains OF Sonora. was
anxious 70 leave the Wild life Lad led for nearly
quarter Of century and to return to tie civilized
world. The colonel or tue regiment 10 WLoin COM
muucaed desires promised me his protection, ana
gave me two horses. loaded the animals win goId
dnst and GOLD bars; but afraid Of Mexican pro-
naHciameat0s aud reyo.l-ons ana snippsd po,n wv
duet and tue bars to London. Travelled myself 70
Europe bnt all the magnihcerce Of that continent WIN
It's prodiges " art aud science never equaed the sem
saton experienced In the cave when, hitting my eyes
pyramid OF gold emerging from the shade AID rehectina
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