The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

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remarkable story OF the career 81 IN
eccentric man whose dead body va
found BY party OF hunters. IL seems
that on the northern border Of the
great National park there has long
lived . man known as The Wan
derer.~ lie has never had. in the
many years he has been known TO the
hunters and trappers Of the region.
en- settled habitafiun. but has wan
dered backward anil forward through
she Snow mountains, apparently ever
On the search for something Scat
tered through the mountains he had
several rude hufs. in which be 40
journed for few DAYS at time. only
70 take up again the weary circle u
his endlesa search By the men Of
rife and trap be has long been con-
sidered crazy. and the Indians Of the
section have evidently thought the
same q him
The old man was recently found in
Sne Of the numerous hating places BY
. party Of hunters several days alter
his vanderings had ceased forever.
An examination Of the papers on his
person showed that his had been =
madness full q method. and revealed
. tale before which the story Of Ali
Baba and the robbers cave pales into
insignifcance. The old man. whose
name was ascertained to be Arthur
Befhanny, came to the Snow noun
tnins twenty-five years ago in the
prime Of vig0r and Of youthfcl
manhood A native Of Pennsylvania.
He youthful blood had been fired By
accounts u the great west, and he
had started 70 the new country. join
ing bunting and exploring party ~
s. Louis The party penetrated into
Wyoming. passed through the Big
Horn basin. and in the late fall Of
1851 found themselves on the head
waters Of the Clarke fork of the Yel-
lowstone- Following up the Clarke
fork. they soon came 10 the canyon q
the stream and. entering Il. passed
through and came out among he
Dountains il the confines Of the great
National park Here they inaugu-
r.1ed grand hnnt among the noun
tain game they found 50 plentiful
One day Bethanny wandered away
from the party in pursuit % . bear.
- had wounded, and followed the
tz1il into the Snow mountains In :
dep and rocky gorge be ran his game
- earth and saw him enter an opening
IN the side Of the gorge. On xp-
preaching the opening he saw that is
must lead into . cavern Of consid-
cradle extent. and At once followed
de game He soon found the bear.
just dead from is wounds.
''But where says the writer In the
BoDns<yusg. did he find it," In the
midst Of scene q dazzling splendor-
Ihe entire interior Of the cavern wns
: mass Of virgin gold. studded with
dazzling gems. From seams overhead
deere came only a small amount Of
light and in the semi-obscurity the
gems gave forth luminous rays. and
de pure ore filed the cavern with :
golden sheen Scarcely able 70 believe
he evidence Of his senses, Bethany
examined the precious stones Of The
cavern af first with fear and trem-
bling. and then with the widest trans
porf Of joy. In the narrow rocky
seams which trzvesed the golden
mnss ~ the cavern walls he recoR-
mixed the diamonds brilliant white. the
red lame If the ruby, and the flashes
= the beautiful blush green peculiar
- the turquoise
With head in whirl and heart
BEATING unanimously. Bethany left
he gorgeous cavern 70 tell his com
rsdes q his extraordinary discovery.
Tor there were riches enough there 70
make them all Rothschilds- But
scarcely had be emerged from the cav.
en- when be found himself cnveloped
= sudden and whirling mounfain
gnow-storm- In win he tried again %
Ind The cavern entrance. and in his
search be must have wandered far
sway from the locality. All night the
storm ragged, and when the morning
broke. cold and gray. be found thas
- was hopelessly lost The snow
covered the ground 20 depth u
many inches. and he could neither find
ehe cave nor his way back % his
UomPanions. To be brief. be passe<l
- long winter amid the deep noun
oaln SHOWS. and when spring came -
I1st he renewed his search Tor the cav
ercf gold and gems. and searched
80 e ull - ~ Ne laid down % die
80 months a90.