The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-21

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!. . Asna1vo = ~ s.e oaN We de6fees, IN such
snsae s'one - our .llsea Conveyance af'
'olue1-1of' ~ srutn' snsfc was no 9th
er.
Our eyes were blurred and blinded
~ the ceaseiess glare Of tho sun, whose
rays oeas down on-the sandy desert
rom An unclouded sky, which was as
orsss ABOVE us. Our bodies we're soft
sla bruised ~ the 'nnceaain9 jar and
lois OF our rudeiy hung vehicle. We
were parched with thirst, which the
lukewarm water along the route utter.
" failed to slack. and. thouuh oon4inu.
ally drowsy. ,e.onld n.;thers.ioor 4, AZ,
i - ~ SS~A>s CAeAAoA00AooYtUyfO O1y
- ~. ~ y, Ae.', Ause "l 'ie ansense
ae%, the sand-nies, swelled and burn.
ing feet, and intense nervousness en-.
gendered by the foregoing, with the
other discomforts and sufFerings Incl.
dental TO stage ionrnev of aoma hmm.
dreds ~ mile. tbrorch sonth 49,.
m. -. - ~ s--oA 0o"s1, A..s.
ane most Oh us knew each other by
Ngns, tnrough having met from day ia
day, for some months, in and about the
mining field which we had left. But
I will ventura IN state that a;x ,,o,,
surly. unsociaI fel,ow.n.ssanaar. . ~ e H.,
onr du.tv ,,n.t.,. ..,,.rs 1870, ...a.'
~ % -. Sn''n serves were PernaPs
uever-nteraiy-thrown together.
lined and myself were perhaps lit
tie more pronounced in general dis.
aereeablene.a than the otber. -. oon
,;derod ;nda.a % t,,.. ~ -.s,sss - Neoon
sS... 1' ., '"es "onau alnPie prov
ooss.los snereIor: For thlrteen month
We ,nao Deen tolilng and psrspir'ng TAX
- ;ne ssu uur . several turns IN the dump or
" " tsas vas .wenty-ioar-ioot INNING claim,
s1e 0s x.ar lea! 81 ..t1:s aansariyn not
had barely snccaade;i ;n vasl,;nr ont MT
enoueh small .stonssp n ths % ;nvag;aHIs TIs
term for d;amonds II & SnrtL ae Atr;oae
with which to nav our running axnan.
ses: !: and chen one stroke -of fha mol
had unearthed rose. diamond n snch &
size and purity that for fmiI .;xtv min. min
utes our COOL fortrna was The f.,L T -,
Bloemfonfein. ~ -> "
Well. that NIGHT after our fr,,rs,
sumner Ned without s.aoL;ng .xtanS.
ed the precious GEM toward me- IN h;s
open palm. AZ We @ sat Mt onr rnda tal,ie lie
in our canyas-coyered crhin do not
answer for the scnna ~ INV nartnar,s
vision. Of conrsa. Rnt in the nrcrt
brilliant. ss in the maoician's stonas I
myself. saw Int one oh;ectIswesst s .
wikstful face. framed in n wreath ~ dsrI
hair. within the dentbs of whose loft n
ewes was look ma II of not;ant wa;t;nn
for the retnrn Of him who had como ~, 70
seek his fortune in tho for.awoy
diamond fields.
"Home?" WAS Ned,s ;nterrooat;va
query. raising his own ewes. which had
bent upon the gem. su;tL. n so,t a. far
..- =. - =. -, my '''sees.''ss'
uPrS Pgy S.lneu ~ g,.ze; 81,
1ome' ecnoe'' WITH Joyous om'
pas,s.s: Observation-Disclosures pnAs
nos nsloly haa ~, !he Woro escaped my
.isl ~. wneM ~. ss'.i .olm M W. uaSltsu as =
slyIsn Sas,s u, 'lle 5, uool, ai,I upse'.lns % .ne
s:nale s: 1y s9gaen p!Uw, selzea sne
olamond rom Neas sun oasstretcned
mnu1, unl.1, snu was on IN tne aalAhess-tne ~.
,s Mno.: even. a, nayMs ssxen pisse III ~, inr
:ess .inle 'n"n 1 nave occ"pie" LII 'eiA'
lne Gs ~. - - . A..
VI course VIZ gave .ae aaslm as qaick,
y as we could regain our scattereo
,oeas' p.S m Gnougn nal! tne maze Pope.
lasioa OF bloemlontem turned out' II
was M ~ no purpose;
me roDper ana ms Ioosy nsa disap-
Pearea without tne sllgn1est clew.
20 u was tnat Gelng !, q IN local parlanoe
,: gown On ou. LUCK, Ne9 sn9 myseli,
o'sgostea ana aiscouraeed, mao solo our
cialn 70 oneo couple Oh newcomers !oI
aDous LOW, snd WIN tnose oomposine
our Present ssage,coacn parry, M neg
taken passage, as l nave sslG; lor wei
nhgton' msending 70 fetuln nome' ever
tnouga win heavy hearts ana hen'
pockets.
BESIDE the small spectacled man, VINO
had represented inmseif as q sort Of
colporteur Tor arellg1ous society at Cape
Town. our fellow passengers composed
TWO diamond brokers, togetner with q
Young and very boastful fellow, VINO
called himself MArthur. The latter
naa been very successful, ana II was
with ieellngs OF envy we heard MN re-
!ate the result OF TWO weeks work In 9
oeserted clam, where, Is ne informed
us wlta many Proiane assertlons, ne nsd
struck : pocket" from which ne had
taken stones' one whose value ne declared
was 4,OO.
THESE ne carried IN belt abont hlf
1aist, oogether with eonmderaD!e sum
OF money from the sale OF ms clalm-as
ne saad-wM!e g1rded TO either mp wa.
heaHy revolver, as safe guard against
possible sstack from roao agents.