The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-07-17
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MAN.
Three Mining Prospccfors
Found Dead in u vSyosn-
ing Cabin.


At the head Of a deep gulch al
tho base Of 4 high peak rising from
the great watershed Of the Green,
Snake and Wind Rivers a party Of
hunters, early this spring, were
gathered around and passing in
and out Of 4 rotten, falling cabin,
writes Cheyenne correspondent
of the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Ave and pity were marked upon
the rugged, wcptherbaaten counter
ances, and the rough voices were
moduiated to tones low If not soft.
Let us enter and see what has
produced such an extraordinary
effect upon the tough men Of the
mountains, 1t Is soon seen. IN
rude hunks, still clinging to the
rotten and falling walls, are liud-
died III shining, CHASTITY heaps, the
bones Of thrcc human beings.
Moldcring fragments Of blankets
still cnvelop The skeletons and give
tllcm an air of uneanny reposc In
The long matted grass which grows
on the floor of the hut are half con-
T.
cealcd rusting mining tools and
widowed cooking untensils, while
scattered about il every stage Of
'.looped and Widowed raggeduoss'
are what once where articles Of
wearing apparel.
Suddenly someone steps upon an
object concealed IN the rank and
matted Grass stoops, picks tup, M
ntlers an exclamation, and the
others crowd about him. The Oh
iect ii d thin broad rock oyerlaid
with green damp moss, through
which can be traced some written
characters. Hastily the stone it
clcaused from les green and cling
ing covering and letters Of record
sitnl ont sharp and olear They
have evidently been traced By one
Of Gle skeletons hands lying ID ono
of the banks, and everyone IL eager
to read. And this Is what the gra
ven legend Of the moss grown tab
let saSs
1870 Three miners Buried by Il
alowsllsip. Winter aaafiers Nine ten
mites dRe south. Much gold bnrfed
there Provisions an gene Expect b
die New York men Names are i
And then an abrupt termination.
The writer of his own and his com
rauiona' obitury vas prevented BY
eosae cause from adding anything
further to The mournful record
The hunters dug deep grave in
the floor Of the cabin which had
witnessed tho last agonies Of
tho cntrapped mon, and rovernently
returned the long-exposed remains
10 mother earth. The party then
set forth, guided by the injunction
Due south ten miles, to search
fur the mine and the treasure hid
den there. The search lasted
month without result aud tho party
came ii to the railroad, laid in 4
supply Of provisions and will spend
the summer IN the search.
There is no doubt but that the
remains found IRE those Of the
man Of Che golden gunny-saek 7
and his two companions. This
man Is famous in the wild tredi
tions Of the mountains and his
story, or that portion Of 1t known
70 be true, il as follows;
In September 1879, there came
into tie little station on 81 Mary
on the overland stage route and in
the sweeswater Valley, aman tired,
faot-sore and ragged, but who bore
npon his hack 4 LARGO annny.s acly
full Of gold nuggets lie remained
at the station one night and teok
the East bound stage The next
spring he returned with small
though we'll appointed pick train
and two companions The party
went toward the mountains Of the
great watershed from which the
man with the golden sack had come
in the preceding fall, anl nothing
was eyer heard Of the party again.
Tie Northern Pacific directors
never made a more fatal mi8take
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