The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-07-10
AN OLD GOLD-DIGGER.

| AN OLD GOLU-UlGGEh.
Tie facts narrated herein were told
us Yesterday by a. gentleman, who de-
clared he would vouch for the anthem
|ticity. A few days ago man dressed
| in plain but neat clothes, presented him.
self at the Office of the Branch United
States Mint, and said he would like to
make draft on the Institution.
"Does the Mint owe you anything
asked the cashier.
AZ small sum. ! believe have on
deposit somewhere in the neighborhood
of one hundred and sixty ounces OF
gold DUST
~ don't remember having received
any such sum recently"
mo; reckon not, for you see don't
think YOU were here when | made the
deposit" and the stranger produced
from his pocket a brown, age brimmed
looking piece of paper, which he handed
to the cashier f-h.' tH-~t 81"
The latter took the paper and read:
"Received of - -, 1854, one humid
red and sixty ounces Of gold dust, etc,
etc." and then exclaimed, "Why this
has been here for nineteen years"
Il guess it is about that time. You
see, came down from the mines in
1854, bringing with me some dust. A
little dab | deposited here, while a good
deal more was gambled and fooled
away-drinking and SIGH Then don't
remember much more about what hap
pcned until | found myself at sea, in the
Itorecastc OF ship. | was told that had
shipped as a sailor, and maybe did:
at any rate there was DO help for il,
and did my duty as well AS ] knew
how until | was discharged in Australia,
when went otf Ia the mines in that
country, and have been trying my luck
in almost every quarter Of The globe
But times have changed a great deal
from the flush days of early California.
| could spin you an interesting life yarn,
but this is not the time or place, so if
the documents are all right ! will trouble
you for the little sum.
An examination of the books revealed
the fact that the amount had been de-
posted but never called for, but always
kept in readiness for the dcpositur.
The man was informed that the Gov
crnmcnt did not pay interest on depos-
its-but wa. always ready to-pay the
principal. 4 few moments more and
the equivalent of the dust deposited
nineteen years before was hanfled across
the, counter and gathered up by the Wis.
itor. who, bidding the cashier. good
day." went on his way rejoicing - Ala.
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WHIPPING YASKEE-A good story
is told of Judge Rice. About the com.
mencement of the war be made a speech
in North Alabama, in which he said the
Southern soldiers could whip the Yam
KEGS with pop-guns. Since the war he
happened to make another speech in
the same place. A big, doublejointed
fellow was present, who heard and re-
membered the former speech, and being
in an unamiable frame of mind, con-
Guided to go for Sam. Rolling up his
sleeves and putting his fist in the palm
Of his hand, he propounded the fearful
question
Sam Rice, didn't you make speech
here in 1862" IS
II did, said Sam.
And didn't you say we could whip
the Yankees with pop-guns?"
Certainly | did, but the rascals
would not fight us in that way!'
AN old lady selling eggs in Savan-
nah, Ca, asked, as usual, whats the
newsp a"The latest" said the obIiging1
clerk, lis that the Yankees have sgotl
the Modocs" The old lady struck her
knucklea on the counter and exclaimed:
81 hope the last one Of 'em will die of il"
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IT is better to use the old cane-seated