Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29

Some curious RtOrSes ~ Luck ftuds
ct Precious Metal.
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tomahs Rep al lcaa.i
rs rich mines are often discovered By ac-
clGtnt, history. both ancient and modern ven-
uss Numerous Instances OF this kind. nave
20 De luck, bat rs matters not whether IL IL
inck or science, SO long as the Had Is good
one in such cases IL would seem taat m Is
even better 10 BE- born lucky Than indusyriolS
ohy last spring prospecuor, not twenty
niles from here after hunting maay days for a
QaeiU ledge tiled IN his search aud tnraw
do" n MS Lick and shovel In disgust, AMI took
up his fite. and SaunteTed forta for game
FoftrEe favored him: Ills luck came suddenly
10 hiuI, as Ii were. he shot deer which IN
Id Geath struggle feil over the ocks ana raIfsi
down The mountain side. When the hunter
reached his game he found IL lying on tht, ont
crop OF an immense ga,ena edge which se
soof sitter sold fer good round scm-ag CURES
ln the early days OF Caifornis poor pros
pec;0r. sadly out OF luck WAS returning % his
camp after night when he was asssileI b. a
vicious dog. Having no weapon With whica 20
stalil on hts enemy. he felt around I'm the lark
ano iaid bold or the iirst thing he could Catch
which was betty rocS. The dog had sioped
on course, and the man kept the stone IN his
hand uutti he was safe In his own cabin. la the
MOI nlug he saw something bright on the mis-
SIZE or war. ana on closer examination be found
thG' The rick was full OF gold. He returned and
toui d I he ledge from which the quartz boulder
mao Heated, sold it for a large amount or
money, returned to the states, bought a farm
maiiled ana rased large family OF children.
About four ears ago poor but Industrious
urcSpctor In this cJuuIy had the misfortune
Wr sood tortune) TO lose his horse. IL Was an
oiu Cay morse aud, like his Inastsr. was a " An
aef'i'S proSpector. Only that he prospacted for
!, RAJ s, while MS master prospeeteI Tor a9sr,Z
MS particular day the old bay wandered tur-
tnef IMAM he was wont TO do probably parausa
the bunch grass was few aud far betwean a
any rate, tie prOspector desired 10 move c,mn.
nut could not do so without the assistance ~
MS nay companion. He must needs finu MIN
lie was at last successful, and while refnrning
With the truant he noticed the head OF a pl1,g-
tain ram sticking IN the rocks stopping % OK.
Anime IT. he saw rich looking quart scsffeTea
about, and following it up, he hit upon what IL
Low he noted RamShorn mtne-the longest a. d
richest silver ledge that We know or The dis
tr1ct was named Bay Horse, as IT should have
been, and is the richest silver district In the
Salmon river country.
knew q man once who followed mining and
prospecting for period OF forty years lie aad
been all through California. Colorado and Mon
tana, and had prOspected twenty-five years 10
Georgia before coming west. He was not much
On digging deep holes, but he would go round
hunting for shallow diggtngS so long as the
boys would stake" him. He was getting worn
cut prospecting out OF luck, and wnen, on the
Ath day Of July, lo64. he camped on tributary
or Prickly Pear Creek, In northern Montant he
said TO his three companions. Lets sink hole
Oh this bar. II the last chance; II we can't md
IL here don't know where next to prospect"
the younger members OF the party put the hole
10 bed rock. the diggings were named Last
finance, ana TWO years later tue old man threw
away MS tools and went home to Georgia with
JOSf0l neart AID $iiH, coo In clean gold dust.
but not until he had seen the city OF Helena.
The metropolis or Montana, spring up about
him.
Only last August prospector in the Lower
wood River country met with an unexpected
streak OF luck that astonshed him. While on
bis way across from Bellevue TO Croy Canon IN
pack on the horse he was leading became loose.
ana In order to adjust 1t he dismounted While
rearlaDglng IL he saw something at his fe@t
that IT sembled rich silver .fioat." He traced II
up TO the ledge, which was only short dis
ton Hr,ay,
best prospects" In Wood River. He located
he original and two extensions and the bes.
ore In the vein ASSAYS up into the thouSaEd,
Recently he sold out for snug little fortune.
OF mountain trail In California there used
TO be big boulder which furnished a favorite
resting place for tired f0otmeu. Thousands OF
men had sat on that stone and rested their
weary limbs. Ia fact, lt was Of so peculiar
shape that 1t seemed to lit every one VINO tried
1t. With long usage IL had worn as smooth as
IVORY, ana was as greasy with frequent contact
pector sduatted himself upon this favorire rest
ing stone, and while getting his wind he care
les.ly and unconsciously pecked away at the
and revealed to him the surprising truth th At
ne was sitting on q rich chunk OF quart He ar
once proceeded up the hill and found the ledge
and lt was full of gold and ol ought him much
wealth.
We are told that once upon time young
man left the homo OF hts childhood, baff far.
well 10 his weeping mother, kissed away the
Tears or his little sweetheart, and went out into
the Willis OF tue west to become miner. The
tradition goes that he at length struck mining
camp, and, being inexperienced, he lighted a
veteran for advice as to the best place 10 c,g
seeing his visitor was a "tenderfoot" dressed
in store clothes. the old man in kindness or
bis big heart, answered: young man. 60 M ca
the hillside la the shade Of yonder green Tree
and dig. and fortune will smile" the south
old not tumble" TO the sarcasm OF the man
or experience, but went forth with Joy TO the
shade of the great tree as direcf ed dug. and
found fortune In less than an hour Bat this
Is lie-every word or II. / have heard the
same old story told as having happened In the
lead mines or Wisconsin, ia the gold mines OF
California. Montana, Colorado, the Black niis,
ana Nevada, and now L am only waiting 10
have some fellow spin IL TO me and locate the
sceIe 10 Idaho, ana forbearapce will then ana
there cease.