The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-25

direct IL by cutting q channel out OF the
sides of my prison to the mass of earth
that blocked up the entrance to the
tunnel.
The air at that time was quite hot and
sitting, and became aware that what
ever was to- be done must be done quick
ly, or 1 would perish for want of oxy-
gen.
After cutting channel for the water
to flow toward the entrance / enlarged
the opening by which the streamed en-
tered the cave, and rejoiced to observe
that 1t flowed with redoubled force
Taking my shovel pushed 1t through
the moistened earth as far as was able
ard then awaited the further action of
the water. In few minutes 1 could
push it further, till at last it was out of
my reach. Then, placing the pick
as 1 could. With what eagerness did
watch to see the first opening made by
the water But was soon gratified by
observing that 1t flowed in steady
stream in the direction in which /
pushed the pick and shovel.
In few minutes discovered faint
glimmering in the distance, which might
be an opening or the effect of an excited
imagination, L scarcely knew which.
But the doubt soon resolved itself into
certainty and an opening some five
inches in diameter speedily disclosed
itself.
Larger and larger the opening grew;
lump after lump of the earth was wash
ed away by the stream, till the channel
became large enouge to place my head
in and call Justify for help.
Just as 1 was drawing my head back
caught sight of buckskin bag. Hast
lily seizing it, L found it was the one we
were in search of, and which but for the
accident, L would never have found.
Wishing to surprise my companions, l
concealed it and redoubled my cries. In
a few minutes they came running up
the hill and soon liberated me from my
unpleasant position.
"Well, Ned,'' said Jack as he shook
my hand, 81 am glad to see you're
safe, old fellow-the more as Bill and /
have been deceiving you little. You
know we have been trying all summer
to get you in tunneling operation, and
you have only laughed at u.s."
" "Yes," L said.
"Well, when you got that letter we
made up our minds that we would go
into the job with you-not in the hope
of finding any bag, but because we
knew you would work twice as hard
with such an inducement, intending,
meanwhile, to wash the excavated dirt.
This we have done; and, my boy, we
have not made less than $500 any day
since we began"
"Then you think the bag humbug,
do you ?" l asked.
"Of course" said he.
"Well, I don't, and L intend going on
looking for it,"
| Now, what is the use of being
foolish ?" quoth Bill Jennings. "We
have got as much dirt as we can wash
for some time, and it pays. can't see
the use of continuing such wild-goose
chase as the hunt for that bag"
"Be that as it may" said I, ct intend
to follow it up"
swell, Ned, we may as well tell you
first as last. 1 wrote that letter in
order to get you to go into tunnel.
ing"
"And the 'blazed' tree," said /, show
about that? That 'blaze' is certainly
two years DID,"
Jack hesitated.
"Why, you see," said he, 1--WE found
that tree, and wrote the letter to suit
it."
"Then what do you think of this p" ]
asked, showing him the bag had found
in the cave.
Jack was nonplussed. On opening
the bag we found about three thousand
dollars worth of gold. Jack woult
never confess, but always insisted thai
the variance between the statement In
the letter and the amount in the bag
was proof enough that there was nj
connection between the two. / dom
think so, however, and believe tha
Jacks assertion Of having written the
letter was untrue. We could never
ascertain anything about Mr.. Forest, Sc
we divided the money among US.