Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-05
A NARROW ESCAPE.
HOW 2 Prospector Rescued Two
Women From the Danitea.

In the spring Of 1871 a man reached st.
Louis with some choice specimens of gold
and silver which he said he had mined in
Utah. His object was to sell his secret Of
he whereabouts of the mine, but before he
bad succeeded in interesting any capital to
Epeak of, he was one evening knocked down
BY a hack as he stepped from a street car
Ind so badly hurt that he died next day.
had been employed by a certain
capitalist to pump the stranger regarding
bis find. Not that anybody had an idea of
robbing him of his secret, but to put this
and that together and attempt to ascertain
something definite about his affairs. Both
hold and silver had been found in Utah,
but at distances wide apart. II the man
had taken his specimens from any known
locality, it might be a good speculation to
buy his claim. II he told US of an unknown
place, it would be like buying cloth blind
olded.
In my last conversation with him, not
NO hours before his death, he gave me the
Information that he had been prospecting
the uintah Mountains, to the east Of Salt
axe City. This vas only a general hint,
+ the range mentioned extends half wav
cross the Territory and far into Wyoming
nd Colorado, To hunt for the spot from
Inch he had taken his specimens would be
Ee searching for a silver dime on the wide
aries. He realized this as fully as I did,
ID did not fear that he was giving away
hything.
Instead Of the mans death upsetting all
+ calculations it only strengthened the
ga in the minds of half a dozen capitalists
at the general hint thrown out should be
fIed on, IN less than a month l was in
u. Lake City. with plenty Of money to
piehaSe an outfit, and instructions to
eiSe me mountains about fifty miles east
PAY Lake and follow them to the Colo
10 inc. II met with no success I was to
. 49, trough wild Jim Canyon, where the
eeh RIVER breaks through, and return to
= "gst on the northern side of the mount
II, II could make the trip before winter
III ali right: if not, l was to Law up in
mountains and finish my prospecting
l0ther season,
.poh reaching Salt Lake I went about
U a.. III "a very quiet manner, know
~" mormon spies watched every
atssF ana made it a business to find out
~ . brought him there. I wanted q
D1ioGishly good horse and a strong pack
~ uul IN several instances those same
~ prevented my making a purchase. /
y F. aa eaas lney We're logging my footsteps
ic )" ,t nlsnt. nut dropped no word from
m = my could extract a hint Of nv
C1T evening was accosted on the street
\ 70 ha whose look and speech proved
tie point. was anu
granger he said, "you want to make
I..e lfip, You want a sound. fast horse,
aaSVoat mule. I've got 'em both.n
All ~ asou want to sell?"
L 10 Nan oaa. want money to take mo
WTsr meW England and my Jerusha."
II NY can see the animals?n
'.maere-not now. The spies are after
You nuI bn Hou am XII the beasts before they'd
mar, o ~ EN-. Stranger, be suusr' with
tjcnt w pumpkin-pie eater from Con-
Essn oolng prospectingg"
b;c;ons "1at these dod-blasted Mormons
et as . aouv'e got to slip out O. this as
meat - iat, or the Danites will make
East y u you! Which wayw
wv theca aNn uefe! you've got to
BY seem ueYils OFT the scent; you kin
me When ng TO hold up on your plans.
Eood Ifr S night, if possible"
k6t r., no" tell me what YOU want
1T twant our outfit, and let me buy it.
conc .Gy o. US New Englanders, who
mp a. u Tar and got homesick, have
hg to = sa me II of this street. W. are
and sell out everything but a team or
orr n uie gong back to Gods conntrv
ives and babies"
him q a bargain for the animals and
kars tb, ilSt OF what l wanted, and I had
Erea,orn ne would deceive me. During
nd tho part OF the next day I sat
d all idoa oIei, seeming to have aban-
%ersatiorra Oh purchasing horses, and in
d of bain "i.n a stranger, whom I sus-
Should Is d spy, :! carried the idea
0. 'eaVe Tor California in a day
and smo sent my rife to the New
in psrunp and about dusk showed NJ
|fevionsso n. job Haskell, my friend Of
.@lctionuss evening, had carried ont b;a
En- WHY, TO the letter. While T baJ
@funit;a,.un me a large quantity Of f;rad
kasedo hi LOT rifle and revolversS he hsd
Vools, Iranhets, medicines, a few min.
hecesspp DIVISIONS and little odds and
for tbo IN a trip of this sort. The
Julie wera n a}I and the pack-saddle FOR
We hadS az that could be asked for
Enents Jahc completed our business ar.
yo gn5s fully dark YOU must tI hs sa ~
M oull get away ali safe h, - IN,
krs;, b q cussed Danites viii Tu st,it m
lou tLS eiore morning. II thew "var:
bot frSyt 1lsho you down. Ia readv
than i > They hain't got no mors
blied Pat q bullet into you.n
1.-THE clasS a had some experiences
to pr ofs OF men referred to, and
v%hispered1. my life at all hazards
beasts. NJ You kin depend upou
AL nim' aud kin be pushed