The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-02-03
%EtbLuTioN OF A MINE
How a typical re;derioo, was
taken In.

How a Typical T~eiderfoot Was
taken In.
Denver Republican: Wan ter talk
ter me abous mines, eh." quericd Uncle
Billy Sampson to Il Republican reporter
yesterday.
The speaker Was a tall brad shttldet.
cd man,"f SIXTY yeas Of age. His long.
lnShriant beard had once been a bright,
sandy color, but was now literally streag;;
ed with gray. His face was bironzed and
Wrinklcd, but his form was Greet and
there was a clear. bright look in his eyes
which showed him TO be in perfect health
and likely to rcsis, the attacks of Father
of Shincfor MANY years more.
In the mountain he was te his intimate
a%c1neintances as 'unele Billy'ss-few OF
them knew his sM'natne-tu others he
Was known Ms the 'eld prtspectof.
fUr years hc'had searched the noun;
tains forprecious metals; he had Traced
float for miles to discover its sburtc: hit
had banned The placer grounds along a
hundred mountain streams. fortune seem.
ed against him and the result of his
labors had simply been enough taprovidc
y Ne VIZ" ~ ovn ".nvs " a,,a 'p ,>p;, o,i iie n iInr fnsa
n;ni,iza,inn and e, "nn m.," Nv, ~ IN aI n iluhi
ing III shbt as The fruit IF his labor. g
About Il year ago His lick changed and
,on his STOW, bis nnn w - ~ : n'''
~. ~ SOY 'ts WY.
mn. Nsat ago h ias, slilhg, sniu Inc!e
nino nv, Nm h;,,tn Ie a5,u tasnte,, M
~ a,,, cbs;,. ~ Mas ;,l.sann,;,. +, T."
I'M linn an,ttyS IoSp noan ~ 'Ho
i've Ton Mfiln Nm oar , q" 49, T. Tfti ~
snan IN, ~ ~ .',:nt, ~ ~ .
sIe ,rtin ~, MI. NY 10 iuvk 'aIl om am
wr;.maa Iottar - ~ ,an 'am 1'"n
thinas ,,a,. l],a,ii,,, imr,' ,.oo '"' us
Wau"s;t"I ZIP "i,f ~ ds"x ,i,.,
| rnn,jnTad i@.r,.ia piii,. ,l,ai,a'ina sa,n
ai,rh Mn, !, i,,lr ffs,,, lie r;,sa ~ !
,tant "a x IL ~, ala i'ir, III .
the clain ,,,o. C. Stmr n.''n" ne o"'t ~
hnck rast In ,,stnr. ho smnc, On ',S, ~.
n,arr;ed snntb.r fo,,oy On. ~ ~. IL ~ =
reasnn owhN ala liz, 800 w. s'nets DIV
Int hn warr Mo-, h;,,har n,,,a ~, H." da;
, nua innnas,fSa' eis Ai''p'i soHe ~ Ape Sa'
nHDin ho IL, ~.
uEindn, Ia Li,,nh, ,n a.i;s.,J :.
him n'"'U' h' 99"s ny nho s''ucs 1t
s7iV-,o, ,,o. o.. ;,, b., 80
/ unr.r n' st All ~, GOV ~. I'm ses
he. what n,n,o 10 'pn9Inn ~
Si.sW'.4als ~'<a.z liua . H.
seems f. mo li,t,, r,i,,n,ni n uS hn
:, oLnn,Fan ,;,s,i o,,1 ,han Il - y y.
him nd :, 49, In ,nnf az
~ I"''S 5000 "a" "''h''Ni''-'N
-eJ1'ta, styv s,., ia, .1,,. ..A
,,,t ,bp Ii;,e .,,i nriI",sr ,",Upi,,s," 80 w.
Al ,he ri;ne,,ai H., o,i'n iIfu" 81 'p'' ~
Tln-,,ax, , II.'ie. .;.,
6, rnrl, nlt I i,ai,7 r rnun RI tmn "s !
$3.50 Wy tnp',u :, gong i"f pelorc J
p'eT Hlm up !aGce s o. No4I thGN. r,s 80.
'raih 1 Tri",ti YIN t"''
y i,,nni i"t,s 10y ao2N'n sum,
thar wns 'is, , nj nf r,ors s ~
VII, mna sh u " 1917 In. ~ ~ : W.
Aftor saloa.;ma W W ",sott
aI,;d ss,,.,niS . ,oo"''o' l s'"''''''h'
NJ, ~ " -
,,rao 49, ""4s, Mn,heu i"r nnou'
,lav Nis; ,,rs m'si,"ui si'.img, ans'liis
II ', ,,.a, ,'',, s,rs"H ,s ~ ~ = o,.negin
y 'sn : ~ ny s'isah, n.y. y fooEc'
Jane, lust below Inc. Ihnljered to hin
jim, I've struck it,, -
+ Tim come nm ,tn, nm ,ts orbss,l on,
eyanipe,i,if, wy We ,rai If ii,.,d !, snr,
he. gray conner and natiyr e;Iy!r,
We've got a bonanzy." saws linn
II don't n,nnw wTIo, = Lnn, - .
jim, seq !, but if it's anything good
hope YOU re Jight."
~ iWc gptsp twindlass and commenced
work In dead earnest. We sunk her forty
feet and then Hc got scared"
VIVA scared YOU
1.-The 1'ernel old thing commenced tt
pinch out. Jim, SCI l., one inornin'
what do yom think of the Bonanzy
nowH' Wehnd NAMED the claim the Be.
nanny" ~ sa ~
There's inst one thing to do sc?
jim; 'seD out.
We commemorate blow about what ,
big mine we had, and purity soon We had
the whole n~eishlorhood talking abontit.
Early in the spring %a'littlc chap with eye.
glass and a hard hat came. He wore
boots laced,up infront and-a couluros
suits The boots spotted him for ny cy
pert. He said he was representa- ST.
Louis moneyed mcn and was lookin fora
mine. = 'sasai*
81 Billy. scz .Jiin4o me one d,v who,
We was talkin. about Inc cxnc,t .tnt,s
take him in o,t f.s. III IRE
:. How seq I. 4. 'l@. 't
Lets sell l,imthe Bononzy. + don,
think he knews a mulc from, = Most,
hole, <sr
~ na ~ =,
1-ncin Hi !. 1,S 'iGts V 500 nos sa! -
nnna,nnnM u. non..a,m ~ rio,o"" ~
IN n,an ~ Se1ssSi eAciallhrl .h1
~ m% - ff1 ,I,n unv.a,;a' .,e d" ahc.e'
III, ne. snjysa - az '''hs''i!eh' Ao"' me IN
w ia al ,;,u
s,; /, ,T Iuui. sa.. nm .n,a:Na.in ehousn,
atlhe Oldham S good luck. t.
Uncle Billy looked mt the reporter viii