The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

ever struck by the t;lithfulness of Mir
Meekmores draft The accuracy in detail
was wonderful And when | reflected
that tins draft had been made bV one who
was al utter and absolute stranger to the
place made from the simple impression Of
Il urraln--ls it Il marvel that was strange
" influenced? | found the old tree which
the reverend dreamer had particularly
designated and went to work at its
roots
And ere long my labor- We're rewarded
Beneath one of the main roots found II
lump OF pure white metal aS large as 4
hen egg and upon further chopping and
digging found several more smaller
pieces They had evidently been taken
from 4 molten mass and upon rubbing off
/ the dirt found them all pure and bright.
That night slept but little | could
only lie awake and think of the vast wealth
that lay buried in that bleak hillside But
what could do The lot was not rme,
and should ran great risk il tr,dbled
another mans property And moreover,
| If | made further explorations while the
land was moi mime the secret might !r III
ynlgea and the vast wealth Snatchci from
me. must purchase the Twist lot and
had no doubt that ! soula purchase it for II
mere song
On the next day | rode over to See my
cousin, and when had >pnhon OF the
Twist lot Inc Informed me that not onlN
that lot but 4 number OF others were for
sale They had been advertised, and
would be sold at auction in two weeks.
lie called me Il fool when | told him
should bid on the 'TMiS- lot but | told him
| had hooked it over and made up my mind
that my sheep could find plenty of graz
in" there throughout the summer months
He asked me il | hadn't already got all
the sheep pasture needed but told INN
he need not trouble himself
| During the next two weeks kept quiet
and held my tongue. giving n" "pp"rt'ihl-
| II tor my secret to irconc known, TN
| the appointed day | Went over t. the set
| tltmrnt " here the land was tO be sold. Ii
was 10 be put up IN hundred acre lots, and
sold bN the original plans OF the hhnrN
| purchase. lol number one MAS put up
! lirst, and solid ,.l ullr-,Iuartcr Of cent an
/ acre.
/ The next lot WAS the "l'wi~t lot 50
called, and heard it whispered that iron
/ and copper had been discovered upon 1t.
| 4 stranger in jocktS clothes started II ut
| fifty cents an acre Another stranger, who
wore i blue irork and top boots. bid ~rV-
rnty-tiNr.
| There was more talk about iron and ore.
| The man in the jockey coat said ne had
positive assurance that pure iron ore had
| been found in some ui the gulch,'~, and he
| bid one dollar an acre At TINS point | cl-
I tered the contest ANA bid one dollar and
/ twenty-five. Up up up twenty N-tlN"
cents ;ll A tinr until ut length had hId
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/ had been recently signed, and asked
Slupkis If Mn IM il was present
He Mas present a rN mInutrN ago.
| said Nimpknle ''amd Will br back a9:tlll
I tur his money He's feeling pretty good, |
shpuld Judge since ne ha@ Tpt nd Nt ms
/ Iuuarr.l acre loi Iur twice 4, much a. ii
/ cost linn, anu for Thousand times more
| than unN same man Would THINK ii was
worth
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u,lt with hi~ money
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| bound oil
looked out Of the window, and "A" Al
the door OF the inn. ON the opposite side
ut the WAY. 4 tall man, IN bottle green
coat ith bright. %larln2. buttons, gust
mounting 4 horse. recognized the horse
ana | recognized the man
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