The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

The first number pnnted sold BY auc-
ton for $50, and the FIRST six number,
aggregated s15S. lcould appreciate
the labor required for this perform
ance. from the fact that in going q
quarter Of milc and back around 4
mountain side, between Gunnison and
Ruby, to see a solid vein Of bitmDin-
Gus coal, twelve feet square, cropping
out from the mountain, / f!equently
stopped for breath, while my heart
beat like trip hammer from the ef-
tects of the rariied air.
DOUBLE MURDER.
Some terrible tragedies have occur
red during the search for hidden
treasures. While sitting in the mining
Office of Mr.: W. c. Miller, who, years
ago, when a clerk in the Hoffman
House, sported a headlight on his
shirt bosom and parted his hair in the
middle, man OF patriarchal appear
ance, with large eyes staring into va
cancy, leaned forward into the room,
calling in plaintive voice, "Where
are my boys? Come here, Willie.
Come Jimmie.
"That poor old man," said Mr..
Miller, is the father of James and
William Edgely, who were murdered
in the mountains in the spring of last
year. He often wakes in the night
and calls for his boys, as you heard
him just now. 1t was cruel murder
for which Colorado will always bear a
damnable stain until it is avenged.
You may have seen an account of it.
IL don't remember"
! "Thc facts, brought out by investi-
cations made here and in Gunnison,
are briefly these: The Edgely boys
were on prospecting tour, with a fine
outfit, as it is called in this country.
They had horses, blankets, provisions,
money, powder, tools and everything
needed, in abundance. While thu;
equipped they met young man
named Breckenridge, from Philadel-
phia. Breckenridge was fTiendlcss
and penniless at the time. The boys
provided him with all he needed, and
took him into partnership with them
in their prospecting business. The
last seen Of the Edgely boys alive was
on mountain just above this camp
Some days after this party Of pros
pectors discovered the body of one Of
the boys, shot through the back, lying in
the snow. The shot was fired so clos.
to the boy that his clothing was
scorched. Search was continued, ur-
til, with the aid Of dog, the body Of
the other brother was found shot
through the back of the head. II.
had been buried in the snow at the
place where the three had camped.
Breckenridge wac tracked and arrest
ed. A great part OF the property Of
the brothers was found in his posscs-
sion. lie said that they had sold it
to him."
"Wasn't that likely story !" ex-
claimed Mr.. Miller with just indigna-
ton, "when the very lives of the
boys depended upon the articles which
Bre- -kenridge asserted they hid sold
to him In the face of the facts
Grand jury of Gunnison county fail.i
to indict Breckenridge for murder. 'f
he ever appears in this region aga,
the boys will string him up as quickIy
as they can place their hands on him. -
A British officers wife in Burna.
decribes the climate by this inc,den':
A friend gave my husband some owl j;
eggs, which he lett in plate in t.
drawing room, the coolest place in t :
house, being in tie center and Sill =
rounded by other rooms. The egg
were or a table in the corner, and were
forgotten. Some days after | saw e:
}, Of the eggs moving, and slightly CHI, :
ped. Present.; Out came little owle'-
The other egg, followed suit, till .A~ !
were all hatched. This may seem =
possible to any one who has not iy-1
where the thermometer is gener2 I
Io5 degrees
The belief is becoming ger: