Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-02-06
so we kinder sneaked outer that store,
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so we kinder sncaked outer that store
j feeling uncomfortable; Al e s.,
..2sIts all right SEE Zeph, laughing
Come on, boys, and get yewr tools.''-
awe took our tools then and wen
off up the gulch to where strong com
pany Of Chinese was at work, and they
watched us curiously as we began pros
pectin' about, washln' bit O. dirt here
and lit there, and always goin' off dis
contented and sour like, till We came tt
one place close up to the rocks, where il
ran sheer up four hundred or five hun
dred feet; and after working with ou1
picks bit, we began to wash the soil in
a pan, gatherin' round it afterward, and
KNOWN all the time that one or other ol
the tcapots had an eye on u.s. go.
| ''Then we washed d bit more Garth
gravelly, quartzy stuff it was-and col
lected again; and then we grew excited
and began to dig faster, and to wash
more, and examine what we had done
each time arter pickin' over the pan
THROWN out the rubbish; and whcr this
| fell, you could see a few spccks O. golc
dust glittcrin' in the sun, while what few
we got went into a leather bag as Ton,
Paggins held.
"'Wc marks out this here claim a;
our'n! seq Zeph, out loud, and taking (
shovel, he chops out bit Of rough
trench, just to. show the extent we meant
to hev; and as he did 50 first one pigtai
and then another comes out to watch us
and saw them look at the spccks o
gold in amongst the refuses we had
thrown over the side beyond our claim
| "'N0 goode washec, Mclean man
sez one round-faced, smilin' cuss. NC
golee, no goleer
"Oh, no; none at all, Mr.. Teapot seq
Zeph. 'Jest yew keep a bit further off
'He touched his six shooter and the
Chinaman scurried back little ways
while one of us fetched some water, anc
we began to wash another shovelful o.
earth.
sit pans out fine' sez Tom Paccins
out loud, as we gathered round once
more, and the top refuse, with speck<
O. gold In, was thrown away again.
"We kept On at that for two hours
and with Zcph to manage, we washed
out that little lot o. gold we had Dor.
rowed about four times; but it was q
good deal less at the last than when We
started, for some of it was sprinkled in
each O. the holes we made, and half q
teaspoontul O. dust was lynn to waste in
the refuse.
Call this time the Chimes were com
in up from their bit of camp, about a
hundred yards away. Zcph was awful
jealous, and KEEP drivin' en- away-not
as we were skeart Of 'em, for they re a
quiet, shecpish lot, but to keep up the
play.
"Then half on us went down below,
and got our tent and odds and ends, and
set up as If we meant to stay; while the
Others went on washin' and pickin'
steadily, gettin' four Chimes to fetch
water, and to do few rough Jobs in NOV
In quartz blocks outer the way.
"Somehow or other there were a lew
specks O. gold under each O those blocks
that the Chimes carried off; and when
that was doac Zcph gave the smilin'
chaps a bit O gold each. and sent one
on en- with some dust to buy some to-
bacco.
"It's workin'' SCI Zcph to me.
"'Think 500 I seq.
"'Wait bit, old boss, and yew'll
sec!'
6 THAT night after we'd been bit
nasty and threatcnin' to the teapots, who
kept leavln' their work, we could hear {,
deal o chatterin' Soin' on; and bime by
a kin Ter deportation OF six on 'cm comes
up, headed by smilin' cuss who looked
like big fat boy.
"'Neow, then, seq zeph, tell you what
eft yew don't make yourselves skccrcc
therell be holes threw some on yew!'
"Poor Chinamanr SCI the big fat fell
low; and he puts his head on one side
and smiled his head half of. Then
t'other five says, in a sorter O. rhinin
sing song chorus, Poor Chinaman!' and
half smiled their heads off.
Don't want any today SEE Zrph
Hook it, ,,.
"We all sat sMokin' and lookin' on and
every man with his hand on revolver
and bowie, as cf we was suspi-
! cious.
"'Poor ChinainAnr whinrS The big I'm
again.
Don't vast any, tell ycw again !!
roars Zcph, savagely; and the dcppytn.
ton only holds their heads on one side
and smiles.
Air you gwine to cut?' seq Zeph
se1Zin' number one BY the tail, when he
goes down to his knees, and the Others
the same rubin their chests, and wag.
glin' their heads from side to side.
"'Why don't yew speak outr SCI
Zeph:
'Melicanman let poor Chinamau
washec washee?' SCI the fat fellow, pint
in to the heap Of rubbish.
"'You want to wash that dirt ovc1
again2' SEE Zeph.
"The whole party began to nod thei'
heads fast.
ooh, nor SCI Zeph; 'we don't wanI
you here eh, lads?'
No, MOP We all growled.
"'Scnd him. off ! said Paggins.
"But they wouldn't 60. only smiled
and at last Zeph seemed to be struck
with notion; and the long and short OF
it was that if we'd allow EN- to wash
our refuse over agcn the CUlnese'd make
a bit of q stream to lead water up to Ou1
claim.
"'Well, that's no good, Zeph,' SCI, as
soon as they were gone.
await bit. lad, and yew'll scc,' says
Zepl, with wink: and we sat there, in
the pleasant evening, smoking, while
there was evidently mighty commotion
in the Chinese camp, and before long the
deppytation came back.
"'Poor Chinaman!" SAYS the fat chap
again.
"'Oh, yes; we know all 'beout that?''
sez Zeph. Now; what is it2''
'Melicanman sellee claim two hunder
dollars?' seq the tat-headed chap, and all
the others nodded their heads.
win we sell you this claim for two
hundred dollars?' sez Zeph.
"They all nodded till yew'd ha
thout their heads'd come off.
"'Cutp seq Zeph. catching hold O. the
fat 'un by his tail and kickin' him.
"Yew mayn't believe, gents, but them
same chaps came back twice before it
was Clark and made fresh offers, advanc-
in hundred dollars each time, and we
swore at 'em, and said we wouldn't sell,
and if they warns up to water, they