Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-02

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ny ten O'Clock | was on guard again.
watching Pratt The cnrmN was gradually
a'iN iNanclnE anal cunVrrging on our works
h" was already one hundri feet higher uv
and 81 much nearer the bank" His pros
pct h"les nov covered only all area of thrt,,
hundred feet
BY noon he had left off the cirudging ascents
and desCentS Of the mountain to the river to
wash his prospects He was occupied en-
urnly with the float quartz, here thirkIy
scattered about it had rulltd from th..
ZEN. Knocking the fragments to pieces He,
had found gold UtterIug a joyous 'Wh"uI,
"r. be put chunk Of the quartz in his
lag. ami then another and another His
feelings ami mine al that time were certainly
III strong contrast t. each other.
He crawled up gradually toward the shelf
on which lay the Bank 1t ncnn,rI Sunl,@
what toward the river and then jumped uff
abruptly. making perpendicular face four
ar tN" tev.t ia height Pratt could NOW ~.
that thu quartz had rolled from this shelf
and that the Vein must he sUnIew here ut OF
near it, top
1t up there" heard him mutter. and
mighty urh too"
J heard him rambling up the wall Of rn.k.
assisting himself 10y roots and bushes growing
IN the crrvlcsS- heard him pant All b-.-
SIDE WAS StlIl-the stiffness Of the California
summer noon day-n"thlng Of life IN sight
save black buZLard wheeling above, his
SHADOW Heating along the ground.
TRAIT had gained the top OF the shelf He
made ms way dlrCN'tly toward the face Of the
Pf"Ihce lie burst through the ChapIaral,
anu was disclosed I" him. seated on IA rock,
an"ui Ten ie't from the Vein
h"IL"a Was his involuntary exclamation:
you mere
-, IA here, ! replied
"eH' well lie was evidently at los
""a' next Io say OF do. ITS II hot day,
hh III
Fetty not remarked thought 1t was
OF would i+ N'"n IA every sens', and the
shadow "t laugh came over me as | thought
"i taking weather at such Juncture
Mr.. frau sat himself also down upon
rS'k' are" rusty rvl handana, mopI"d
Win MS lace and lartly Uald head, AMI
sald new! Ihen he poked the ground
.efore him with the end of his hammer AMI
Ir.,kcd Notbar F,rtb h..fn,,, me with . stirk
II wa ,I,.sr IN ma thar Mr. Pratt int.p,Iei
10 STAY her. and v,,it for nv goipq II wa.
clear to nm. that I shopId rar'aip9th,u,,h
did n,t IiL, =, :, a, TIL, situ.tio, wa
somewhat akin n that in which two esntI,.-
men cal. NJ ~, tn, cam, Isdy somat;nes tinI
themselves and of all work sit+ino vour man
ont ranks among the hardest Roth of us
rccn,-nizrI silarcs as the fsct,r most eff
cacinus for. tho rar,,,,aI nf his adversary
only vhiIe Mr. Pratt bopsai that TIN, dull
n,.s, Of his cn,upspv might n.nova nm. b,,
no bo,,a tb,t my ta,,turuit,, yvould remov,.
Mr. Pratt from the vicinity Of the Golden
mistr,.Ss h. know was near
-, ,ya sst ,,a full bour and +ha 1oprc.,
hour Of nv life PRATT mad. the first move
H.. commenced eyaminin, the r,rk near IN,
soli5 ,,,rur.oi, formation Nasr.r ba nd
van,,.I toward the ,,Isc,, ,yb,.,,. Rro,.nar ba5
screened the worked rortinn nf the vein wirb
a laver Of crt brush He was in the at Of
removing this when | caIIr.i ont. Don't
touch that brush pleas.,~
..NNby NOR said PRATT LOOKING, hack
..Navar mind ,,by, nor D,r,t touch !.
said ,dyan,inr, toysri him f...lipg as II on
my way +, tho sc,fFnld
Van ,-o,,pe- ,,,s,, 40 ,,,,, our, this ,,,,,,p
ton, r be s.jJ
Il ovrn tbat br,sb .ba+,s au- u,s my
r.,Iv
Tl,s br,,sb u-ss ra,,,s5 ao,i,s+ tho white
.,,aL ,f -. g.. -. -, H., 50, -
tvyauv,. foot pr.t, ,,ass,.b II HI oy,a f,u
a., one end of th., ,Irt,,rcL,.J ,bsrs Inv
,b.,,,;,.l, n l,,,,,,,.-I ,l,i,,,,;,,,, il ,,;,i
hi, hammer
Won must Ist that rock alor,- II s.iJ
min, to,,o-l hin,
pa, ,-as ,,lT,, -, .I a,;,, Tl
hal c,nmancaI
..ob con,.,r, ba o,o,ai,,,,, .l,r,, ,-o,,
fool around mn, ,r,,. mr., W. must D.. ,tF
yo,,r haod This r,o,,,,,.iu,s a, much min.
a. vor,, y
.tT1.+,s ,,,. claim, ~1.iI 10. :. o1,,,.
Nopantary, ,rond,- ,bn,,a.I itseIf in p-,+t,s
e,-as that NM. ,,,., .,ls, sh,II Lrn,,, ~ l,oIi
j., ,ti. 60,