The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-03


svsias silver
Total :: sa4 2ea OF
The brick was forwarded to New YORK, and, be.
heve, consigned to the Kountz Brothers
vksTAL AGREES SELL Tux NINE
Alter the big brick had been made Mr.. Trent again
attempted 10 bond the mine. this time Offering
$500, 200 FOR II M Vestai not ANXIOUS o part
wrh his treasure. but, yielding to the Judicious ad-
vice Of irisnas, ne acceP!sd and the papers were
this time becomes the owner should he, inside OF
one hundred days. pay the $500 ooo There fories
niue. IL Is almost certain ne viii take 1t, anu, US
the gentleman is worth over s. 600 000 mis- ability
pay Tor It cannot be questioned.
vEsTALs HISTORY.
Nathan Vcstai the man who discovered aud stlll
owns the Peuobscot mine, tortythee years OF ago
ana was born IN North Carolina he had few educa-
tonai facilities. and at the Of seventeen
10 seek his fortune He drove an team across tue
Plans 10 California, and was i've months making
the journey He had contracted with Mr. Turner, the
owner of The OF train 10 serve him year 500
offered $50 per month, but be II said his credit
faithfully kept his contract and continued scrve
worked = placer claim bu. did no. make money. Ho
bold miner, took great rsks generally failed
When no had money he spent u literally ana never
necessities st
MAKING HIS FIRST MONEY
In 1868 he went Reese River, aud, after dividing
his last dollar ana LOAF Of bread with his friends
out again for California, whore he arrived in 1864,
penniless and foot-sore. He tried to borrow money
to got 10 Butte County, but failed, ana shipped on
board schooner a. $35 per month. Al the end OF
the month he took his discharge aud min.
ing in German Gulch, Placer county. California. Not
succeeding. he made his way across the country
Georgia !, G9 ,ssa where he worked an.i The
am. .nS eGs made ,nrssAuu ,' m.oI,asy
Al the end OF the threshing season he sold his
cnine aud started again Tor Reese River His money
was soon gone, and he hired himself out tor wages.
ing fatal, and he almost died OF want Restored once
more TO health, with pckaxe, = little bacon IND
made several important discoveries. in the
Oanvilie district he found rich silver mine, and
nsr an ooud o M war p M
but his partner would not sell although vestal
sursd hun the mine would soon '.play out" In the
sprng, seeing the quartz was fast running down he
gladly took 81 600 Tor his share, and out for Mon
tana He arrived In Helena on the LIST Of April 1857
and WAS therefore, in Montana ten years hunting
rich mine before he found it,
PRECARI0Us EXISTENCE.
His first venture in the mountain territory was at
Carpenter's Bar, whore he gave 500 for claim Tho
ground was narrow and poor and weeks he was
-. ca,cn ne went % Caor
Becoming excited, he bought oat other CLAIMS sdjon-
Ing his own, ana The goid giving out be found
only 50 IN hts pocket. and ~ much -four and bacon
on his back he could carry, he for Ihncon
Lincoln ann Ssn on VSaa Mcclellan ss ia w'rn he So
hard days Tor Nathan vestal and US he himself
sysn IL 5 upon aa M ma;
long uamps through storms ana SHOWS with the Their.
m mo Sso. zero and pass ;issps.s osore
work to Keep from frscxiug Ny only food was -four
and water baked In cako laid on tho ashes. and
little bacon toassod before the IRE on stick. some
times had few mouthfuls OF black coffee boiled in
an oyster cam"
pgTRAUpRD M cHrxssa
Al Mcclellan Gucn Mr. Vestai got . small claim by
hard work made $40 q horse aud saddle ou; OF IL
Mounting tue horse he rode oward Biz Ho. Inc scene
Of Chief Josephs great Indian battle where new GOLD
discoveries were then being made Al nrst he made
money, but soon lost It In the winter Of 1868 he dug
lttnN ri and y hTnu wulaR ala
claims. sold out hrs ditch Tor quite large sum. En-
couraged BY this enterprise ne went below on the
nume, At which he lost every dollar he Re-
turning Canyon Greek he opened Dry diagings
Tor enterprise, but unfortunately. only 81 00o Of
II Ia cash. and before the balance Tell due ne willy
Cinnamon had worked ous the CLAIM ana departed Tor
parts unknown
LrxKALLY GIVES AWAY A FORTUNE
In tho TALL Of 1858 vessa was mining ON vlr-
gnia Creek. Ia 1871, having made some money, he
again returned 10 his enterprise OF bed rock fume
succeeded In building 1t ana sold his share III profit
OF 1000 TO william Roe VINO made . fortune out
OF 1t
now HE STRUCK THE PExoBscor VEIN.
We next nnd Vcstal on SILVER Crock building aras-
tras and digging mining hoies In four wears se mad
not cent but continued 10 work. II Is In tho Silver
Greek district that his greet Penob.cot Nine is To-
Gated In 1876 Vesta discovered the Z NINA Mine and
formed n partnership with Captain Sears work IT,
In the tall OF 1875. as stated above. ne found the
Captain Sears interest III tue Peuobscot thus be-
coming the sole proprietor OF tho Great Gold Bonanx
"A
In his rambies about Helena vestaI met and think
Tor q time boarded with, widow lady. she was an
excellent woman, and the widow and veslai formed .
strong attachment for each other They were
gaecd 10 be married moro than year before The Pc
nobscos was discovered, and only poverty prevented
Nathan IRON taking The widow 70 VILE. He dug away
~ the hills and she quietly kept her boarding house.
waiting patiently for ner lover to make strike" Ii
Ia sand she often encouraged hun pcrsevcre IN hts
discoveries, and when discouraged and about 10
give up IN despair. she gave MIN $780, all her little
savings THIS $780, .rhe WILLOWS mite, - as vestai
en- n oil oul nf ma y.
obscoI
DxrERxISED TO MARRY HgR.
When Nathan Vestal one morning woke up and
found hmsclf rich man lie Insisted beIog married
ut once. The widow, with trus womaniy nodssty,
was dong She SAID everybody ~ouid say she mar.
r.sd him lor his money. and sho did people
saxon, no did not care a damn what people ,housni,
he Was going to have her and right on He kept his
word aud they were .rrisd Helena Gays later
Mrs. Vestai n a large, hue looking woman. about
thirtysix years OF age, and possessed OF good
seuse sns has two daughters by u Iorlncr hu--
band, the eldest girl being married. MrA vcstai
and her younger daughter live IN . substantial
log house AT the mine, where thoy coartcously
receive aud entertain tho crowds OF visitors are
daily thronging TO great m.ne No ons Is al.
lowed to come away hungry, anu tho smiles Of tho
ladies' are Ike sunshine 10 that far OF Du, wonderfully
rich country.
Whom vcstal was offered $500 Oo0 Tor the mine be
asked his vile what he should do aud she bravey re-
pied, flake u, Nathan; Il Is much more than we
shall ever want" Nathan dia take II, out w The
81, 000 Mr. vcstal again beipg offered 400 90 Tor
thc mine, called In hts wife, "Nathtn, why don you
take IT, am sure IL ~ enough Tor us" said the bravo
LADY. When the BONDS were being made Mrs. vcstal
asked she might have one condnon inserted Ia them
and her husband having gwen his cvnsent, she said
"Writo that $3.50, 900 of the purchase moucy is 10
be paid ~ four cent government bonds, delivered
mc.n a*
ON being asked what she wanted with the money
she SAID -
Il am going 10 Caiisornis to puy good ranch and
settle down ON IL AIR. vcstal may luse his money
mining, but what get I Will keep HIM, aud no
will never 10 worth less than $3.50 000 n can help
IT,
himself would be- worth dollar In Eve years; hut he
~ pretty certain u he permits his wife TO have her
way 10 be sure OF good homo and q competence
Nate Vestal "sruck u richer" whom he got the widow
than ne diu whom he discovered the great Psnobsco
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