, 1874-07-26

ali in one huga mass Of hatred, and hurled it, 3
TERRIBLE AS4TuH4A OF ETERNAL DEsoLATIoS,
upoa the shuddering earth. She has made OF u
Go1gotha-a place OF skulls After giving to
other lands her blessings the waving of green
trees. the cooling flash Of waters, soft breezes,
gentle eunshine, Ble comes here-hke mad-
man. when the fit ia on him, going away BY hi1n-
saif to foam at the mouth, to rage, 20 Snsen ms
tecth-she comes here, With lire, with tempest
with tha dread simeon, and 1ashes the elements
into fnry. she hurls the blazing heat like 3 fire.
bol., licks up tho last trace OF moisture WIN
tongue OF flame, eoars the Groau1ng mountains
with burning winds, rides upon the relentless
esnl-Eto7m-Ruin bessridiDg red-routhed Oe-
Or. it is IS though God had repcnted Him Of
His anger. when He enid, Cursed be the earth
for thy sake! "-as though He repented Him,
aud withheld His curse; and Jet, that HIS M word
might not be broken, Eatlerea up tae bitterness
OF tic curse distilled it, concentrated II, gfaspeu
the yer7 eseecce OF it in His band, and raising II
aot hurled iono atnI l.. pos H. .,
| corner of San Bernardino County, Aen call 1ne
| spot where it struck,
.sprAru VALLEY" $1,000.
One day, an Old Acquaintance came to my othce
"a rowing, good-natured fellow. With strong
| annrsciation of the advantages Of money, bat
chronic dislike to it's acquisition b. hsrd Iabos;
| The result has been, lilo frlttcfed
t away ip vi1d-soose chases after funEen @
Treasures lost mines, md other attractive
VT aadly delnsiv, dreams Of sudden1y-ac9nlred
| rwaa1th. Thia time he was just back. With his
| nsrtncr. from search along the borders OF
Hath Valley for tho famous s. Guo-sGht l0de. "
'The gtory O: the mine is briefly thiz: Two Of
I ~, 5r1ryi;ors Of the cnicrans party which Tas
loat in Death Valley in 15so. scaling the Enoua-
| tsin to escape, found. by their report, q alycr
nine OF surprising richuess. Quo Of the rien.
"a tho sto1y goc1, picked ont q plcco OF the
! virgin metal. aud hammered 1t into sight Tor
| lila r;1u to replace ono which he had lost. ho-
| 1;ave both men died without heTiug had th7
couTaco to 20 back, through the eceae OF their
| terrible suffering. ia search OF tho spot. How
ever this may be- the mine was lost. It ls known
! ali over the bor5ar to-day as " the Gun-sisht
! lode" At various tiL.es parties have searched
| for it. bu: always uasuceessfully.
| 1--WE did net find the NINE" eaid my fr:eno :
but one day, when tolting through the saeo LII
| the edge OF the valley, We came npoa t:o
(. DRIED. SKINNY REMAINS OF 4 aAs.
| perished evidently all sloro. no'e-nnoa, :;
| ra:tl--writ.ea, vas caught unaer .no ooo, 49,
| guch manner that it haa not been olo*n aWas.
The wiring seemed to refer, in places Io1 1,oo ot
-co:silly tho Gun-Eight lode but "e cou'o . nos
fully understand it. ard as Ee "ere also sups
NJ Irovie;ons. VIC did not search iong. ,bes1aes
| fr,-n vkct l;ttle vo could decipher. the na.n
eocroed to have been crazy go "e pa1a less A.
| teot;on to it. We b:onch: the nose,boos Win
-. however. thinking von might Ike to seq It F;
a,d as wo arc tired Of :hls region, acd are gong
~ ~ orr luck il Colorado, it will be OF no Use
~. mar left th. boo]s with mo- It Is SINAI!
1o1,hc--t,,1nd 1,emorandum-bookt With tued,