The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-25
THE LOST CABIN GOLD MINES.
By j. S. WARN,

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I obtained permission Of Captain Hull
burt to take q party up in the mountains
to prospect. Fourteen Of US made
preparations, took six days provisions
and pulled out to the Big Horn moun-
tains. The train was to travel on, max
ing as much speed as possible and when
we had finished prospecting we were to
come down and oyertake it. Instead of
six days, our prospecting teur took
twenty, Travelling up the westside Of
the snowy range we prospected along
wherever there seemed any signs Of gold
We found very little to reward our search
and before the six days were up, we
were ready to join the train. This ne
found difficult task as it was impossi-
BILE to get over the range of snow. After
repeated failures we were forced to take
the back track. Finally We found pass
through the range and came out on ths
east side all right. Here we found moth
ing except snow, rocks, creeks, lakes
and an abundance Of all kinds of game,
but no gold, although. if it had been n.
foot thick on the ground, we wouldn't
have seen it. Getting down of tie
mountains we struck the wagon trail
and pulled out for the train as fast as
we could so and there might have been
ten thousands cabins near us for all the
attention we paid to anything but the
trail. We froze to it like the gold fever
to an old prospector. We finally cane
up to the train camped on the Little Big
Horn river. waiting for u.s. Our recep-
ton was very cordial for after the
threats made by the Indians and cur
heightened absence, two weeks longer
than VIC expected, the people in tho train
had about given up hope Of ever seeing
us again. y. r., s.5szs
While the train was in camp, pros
pectors had been sent out everywhere on
the east side of the mountains, but they
had found no cabin or trace of one.
In the meantime, Bozeman's train had
come on and passed us, intending ta
wait for us at the Big Horn river. When
we reached Captain Hulbert's camp on
the Little Big Horn, everything was in
an uproar. There had been so many fall
ures to find even a clue. Of the lost cabin,
that it finally began to be believed! that
Hubert had been misleading the train.
These suspicious rapidly grew intsEcom-. !.
plants, these eliminating in threats and
when we arrived it seemed as though
every man in camp could only be salts
fed by Hulbert's death. Everyone was
fairly crazy with disappointment and
their rage was about tn be expended on
Captain Hubert. From suspicious and
complaints all were now saying that
Hubert had lied to them and led them
off on wild goose chase for some pur-
pose of his own. Every preparation had
been made to hang the Captain and twas
altogether the worst crowd / ever saw.
The CAPTAIN hadn't friend in camp.
He sat to one side. his head down In his
hands, his elbows on his knees, staring
yacantly at the ground. His heart was
broken. Inever saw q man In q more
pitiable state and ! made up my mind
that would be his friend at any rate.
/ went up to him and called him bs
name. He raised up, grabbed me by tho.
hand and fairly cried for Joy that No
had arrived in time to save him. He
said that he had found he was ia the
wrong range Of mountains. d mistake
easily made as he haI traselleds away
from them during the night. II vas
impossible 70 make tho crowd believe
anything and didn't trs much. /
Jumped on q wagon tongue and talked
about fye minutes and finally dared tho
first man to come With fopc. No ons
came.
fCansirued NJ