Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-22

WoOdman and Mr.. Chisholm. who BY
their audfeity and uutiring perseverance,
have been raised from comparative pover-
iy to prineely fortune.
TuE RlsoovEErR OF rHR EMMA,
was James +. Woodman, an Englishman,
QUO Of those good fellows who has passed
through all the yicisilud1s incident to
miner. aud he is ever ready to assist
the prospecting miner as long as h.
maniiests any energy to develop the earth's
riches aud he is known far and near as
the miners friend.
Fo- fifteen years he wandered thrungh
the Territories and States Of the Pacific a
prosi esting miner, and he was subjected TO
all the privations and hardships that all
poor prospecting miners are, he depended
upon his 'musclc" more than his scholas.
tic attainnents in his researches after the
precious metals. lie readily knew an in
dicatlon. lie came to Utah four wears
ago, an i commenced prospecting around,
he finally bought up in Little canon desti-
tute of money, living from day to day the
best he could, he had seen outcroppings
that contained galena. which indicates
that there were argentiferous ores there
s)meNhere, and with that neverfailing en-
ergy Characteristic of the man he com.
menccd
SINKING 4 SHAFT INTO THE MOUNTAIN sIpE.
There were several points where the
outcroppin4s were tested aud not indica.
ting good prospect they were abandoned,
iually they settle on a point and piercing
the mountain side, they work in that re-
mote and secluded spot an intire winter
without striking anything, with nothing
to distract them, but the bowling winds
on the surrounding cliffs,
Bet NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED
they start again with renewed energy TO
probe the mountain to its centre if neces.
sary to reach the sought for treasure,
they work on--provisions are very high
and sarce, their bill Of fare CONSISTING of
flour aud bacon, sometimes coffee. but
none of the deicacies ever graced their
humble table, thus tor one year and a
half they worked and still do not strike it
still th' y work, but are about to give
up in dispair when they are fortunate
enough to open a seam and find
A STAIN
nothing that would hardly warrant them.
to prosecute the work further but they
determine to follow this not very fiatter.
ing sign feeling confident that somewhere
near must be concealed big body of ore,
for the stain was almost a certain indica-
ton OF the near approach to the much
sought for treasure. They dig into, the
side 70 feet and then for the
irSt time their eyes gaze upon argentifer- :
ous ores. But with all the high hopes
built upon this discovery, they were
loomed to disappointment, it was not the
pile" but only float ore small deposit ,
eft during upheavings and seathings in t
'ges gone by. Bat Woodman and CHS '
lelm not to be daunted by this discourage f
ng feature. They have few friends, G
'at they lost faith as the ore was not i
truck, and then one by one they forsook a
Voodmap and Chisholm, g
VINO ARE NOW EXHAUSTED. n
1t is said Of Woodman, that well b
nown firm in Salt Lake City denied him t,
redit for a sack Of -four believing they e
ad gone as far as prucence would Justify it
lutious merchants to go in encouraging ft
le miners. Some days passed after they
ld been denied the sought for aid that is
icy might prosecute their work, when in
le day they removed a mass of rock and q,
their astonshed gaze they beheld the al
ng sought for "nile, '.not in a small pock- ia
nor thin vein, but in one huge mass ze
galena and argentiferous ore and in 70
gglng into the mass they find no limit to ar
c denosit, and at last their energy pri- N
ltions and ridicule Of filithless ones are al
owned with success. III
IT is TOLD OF CHISHOLM, il
at in the darkest day of their trials, rs
len success seemed an impossibiity and 90
last spark Of hope had nearly died out is
ere came a letter from Chisholnl's wife ey
Illinois, telling him not to dispair in wc
J work on the mine for the love he bore Of
and his little Emma, who prattles til,
out her papa every day, and this little tn:
'ldent coming at the time when his Joy SIN
$ great at his anticipated fortune, he prc
rlstened the mine the little Emma, y er
token of his gratitude at the mention of rec
absent child's name. In the space Of a b
year the "Little Emma" mine has de,
come known over the entire country. stu
Europe. Its name can be seen daily
rude gunny sacks containing ore in in
neif IL, G..ro.,oo.. NJ. n. a.