The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
HISTORY or A RroH MINE.
Bow Proprietor waited Twenty yesrs
for "a Purchaser.
Portland (oresonl News

Portland (oresonl News
On Saturday there arrived at the Gilman
Hotel. In this city. plainly orsather poor
w dretsed, cadaver0us.it oking man, s50ut
80 yekrs Of sgf. who took dollar room.
\. on thereafter it was vrhispered that tue
new arrival WAS ThomEs Cruise, the man VINO
had rod the Lummond Mine in M0nlana,
FOR 81 coo, coo. Half OF this smount IL said 20
be deposited In the First National Bank IN
this city, aud the other half IN Montana
bank.
It was noticed during the millouairs's
presence in the house that no spent no money
that he could possibly avoid. On Sunday
he asked where the Catholic Church was,
and. instead OF hiring carriage and travel
ing "a becomes n man OF so much wealth, he
trudged on foot to the church and back. On
Tuesday he left for his home Ia Montana.
Yesterday gentleman was met who knew
Mr. Cruise we'll, and he ssid: Yes, l am
we'll acquainted with him. For the past
twenty i've years he has been a prospoctor
in Montana and Idaho, and his present
wealth Is due 10 the fact that 10 is one OF
those fellows that get hold and never lat CO."
why, it's twenty years since he struck
the mine that he sold for more TIA an a million
and hats. In order to develop II be would
work for q while for others 10 OBTAIN q stake
forsgrub, tools and powder. Then ne would
put in bic time on the mine until his funds
were exhausted"
thusiasm knew no bounds, and for three on
four years before he sold out he made a liV.
Ing out OF IL. How2 Why, by extracting a
few hundred pounds Of ore and taking ii 70
his cabin and reducing it to pulp in q NOR
tar aud washing 1t out in bread.pen. You
see the mine, although rich, could not be
properly developed without capital"
Being OF q secretive disposition he had a
door 81 the entrances Of his hidden treasure
which he kept locked at ali times, and the
miners used 20 cal the place Cruises pris-
o."
mine spread far and wide. and big offers were
made for it. Among those who made an offer
for the. mine was Mackay, Of Bonanza fame
but the hardy prospector knew full we'll the
value OF his find, and would not sell until be
got his figure. Cruise was stlyer from away
back, and don't you forget It. Had it been
me would have sold out long ago"
"FiDally an English syndicate commenced
TO angle With the lucky prospsctor, and at
one time negotiations reached such stage
that the papers we're drawn up and read TO
Cruse, who vas also represented by his at
torney. a clause in the agreement was read
by which the purchasers could buy the one
sixth interest he retained, shOuld they 81 de-
sire. This jarrsd on the old mans ear like
q false note to Ell orchestra leader"
Il want that stricken out, and I'll give
yon Just Eve minutes 10 do so. IL you don't
tDS jig IS up, te1tenEouBly Eald the man
who had waited twenty years for par
chaser.
Well, bat that's msEe formRlity, and
It's not likely the company Will want TO
freeze you oUtn said the representative OF
EUgiish capital. This sort of eSPostulation
was kept 10 until the hands OF the clock
maj ksd the expiration Of the Ave faleful
minutes
The iig's up" slowly ana stsrnly said
Cruise.
And indeed it was. and the failure TO ac-
cCde 20 the request made By Ciuse cost
sl0O. 600 extra aad it was several months be-
fore be resumed negotiations. Had the
clause been stricken cut five sixths OF the
mine could have been purchased for 81, 3d.
O00 but when the negotiations were resumed
II GOO 600 was asked and received for fve-
sizths Of the Drum Lummond Mine"
The mine IS situated about three miles
from Butte City. Montana, and is probsbly
the richest gold-pr0ducing mine IL the
world.