Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11

find il. He uehed heartily hen
with plenty Of money We could do all
we want to- a ID. Z, 9
.Thewife erlcou ees him Surely her
learned Oscar would find gold Behold
him, then comp onnd ding many gross
sof the. Gall Of the Ground !, and teaching
his wife how to compo und them, TOO,
that support might be had during his
absence. d
y Three ID onths later Oscar Barger APP
speared in the me untaina Of Nevada,
and he speedily won tho favor Of the
miners, for many of them hep hysicked
with his Gall of the Ground and nursed
them from sick to health aSs
BY and by it spread through the
camp about that Mr.. Barger was d
good ways .off' on the subject Of bugs,
but there WASH II a revolver in camp
that would not have been cooked on
the instant in defense OF him, and the
y. heap Of learning" that hesoon show
ed himself master 81 brought him re-
spect despite his being ''off. "
8 One day Mr.. Barger crawled along
dangefo usly near the edge Of. ravine
which he did not see. With is1nicro-
scope close to the ground he drew
closer and eloserto it, edging ashe did
"a little to one side. *8 81 i Il;
S# Hi, thar! shouted Jack Thomp-
son, an old miner, who was prospect
ing not Tar away. rs 81 &. n n 4 II
Mr. Barger looked up and saw
Thompson gesticnlating furionsly, as
though warning him to get away. d d. T: e
Ssss II, 81 q rattlesnake," thought Mr..
.Barger, and he sprang to one. side and
over hewent, 8; Ell - .@tS y *4s%
I Mr.. Thompson-t threw away his pick,
rushed to the edge OF the precipice, and
looked over. Looking over, there; just
below him, was Mr.. Barger dead
very much alive, and excited, run
ming his. microscope up and down the
rock in front OF him He had fallen
safely and urhurt upon a broad ledge
below, and had evidentaly at once re-
sumed operations with the micro
scope. <.S s. -. - -gs~.t
'ssHi thar!!' shouted Thompson
EsWhy didn't you break your neck?
How. are yer going to get up out'en
thar"
Thompson, bring your pick" ~
"What fer?'t e.
*'tYou shall have half the claim. I've
found it,"
Found what? Keep your heae
cool, pard." .....
Gold! Gold! Bring the pick"
In ten minutes Mr.. Thompson had
reached Mr. Barger's side. -
*"There-there; just about there, d
said Mr.. Barger, and Thompson in a
moment had a piece OF quartz in hi
hand.
He looked up curiously at Mr.. Bar
ger. H.
seoEhat's gold" said Mr.. Barger.
'tNot much,' said Mr.. Thompson.
cit must be-
"But it ain't."
"Well, try again; there's gold here. !"
'sNot a. d---n bit; I know therock. f"
~ can't be mistaken
.'tYou are. But are you observing
that amt throwing the rock away?
Are you deserving that my eyes shine?
Are you observing that my hand
shakes? Are you rendering that you
remarked that was your pard in this
claim? Big or little, share and share
alike?"
"What do you mean, Mr.. Thomp-
son?''
"Simply that you struck the richest
silver field in the Rockies. Silver. Do
you hear that pard? Silver-tons of
it. We've struck it rich that's all
See here, pard.. You don't know moth
ing bout this ere business. Can you
trust me? I'll handle it, share and
share alike, Cd, I will, and then we
won't-get cheated" .r~..
II trust you, Mr.. Thompson.
"Your gripper on it."
They shook hands.
BY night the claim was made, aad
the report went abroad to the world
that an enormously rich deposit Of
silver had been discovered. :. .sf :
"How much was you worth yester-
day. said Thompson to Mr.. Barger.
Nothing" $500 $@. 6
"Well, you can sell out your halt
interest before the end OF the week for
81 900, 900" y g..
"But I don't understand it, said
Mr., Barger obviously. ,5
t:What?' u re
"There was no gold there"
stNot a bit" - T.. -
s''Yet my bugs were there. found
them, right there"
: r'sPard, take my advice. Get your
stamps, start home, and yank them
bugs out Of your head. If you sell half
OF your half interests, let me manage
your quarter interest. You amt got
no head for business"
: 1t was as Mr.. Thompson said. Mr..
Barger sold within a fortnight quar-
ter interest for aclear million. But ne
was not happy. He had his money,
was. enormously rich, but he adfound
his gold insect over q silver lode.-New
York Sun. H.