The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-24
MR.. CARTER SOLD.
How the Congressman Bought frosp"o'
from u Col0red Prospector'

How the Nohkffs>thhh hNeA"f
from u Col0red Prospector'
About six months ago oolored man. who
is a good deal of prospector' came INTO
Helena for the purpose of selling property
owned by him not for from the city lie
went around to different places exhibiting
his ore and telling what fabulous prospect
he possessed. "De shaft amt berry deep,
aud de lead aint berry wide" he said, but
il am WORT million if hit am WORT cent
lie had good specimens of gold quartz m
his possession which he was showing TO
everyone, aud the story soon spread that a
guileless darky was IN town trying TO sell a
rich gold mine. The mine WAS worth u
great deal of money he sand, but he was
willing To part with half of II Tor small
sum 10 enable him to 20 ahead with tue
work. as he was broke and could do moth
ing without money. Finally the fact that a
good mining proposition was gong oeRslns
for want of II purchaser reached tue aslute
Thomas II. Carter, cungressiuan-eleet from
Montana. He immediately sent for the
sable owner of the fabulous mime and had
him brought TO his private office. After
talking the matter over and satisfying nm
self as 10 the value of the ore eNhlblted' MI
Carter made arrangements with the coloted
gentlemen To 70 out TO the NINE ON the toi-
lowing day for the purpose 0t making M
| txuminatlOn
About daylight the next morning au early
riser might have sccn two individuals, the
] one lack, tin other white. spinning along
| in "a buggy drawn lg two spirited horses
| The dirlCtlou taken WAS south 10y southeast
at took us pretty nign All DAY To git To
| "A .IuFlN rglWflnr
account Of the trip nficrward. dldh I
want 20 git dar too soon, ~ jos took INN u
| kind of round d-about-way. You see,
dat mine was awful good on top. but IN de
| bvttom ub de shat hii war RAIDER poo ly,
and wunted him 10 stay all night 80 us ho
would hab plenty oh time 10 FAMINE de
place; so va GOT long bout supper time
and Mr.. Cawtah he went down IN dat hole
right away 50 NJ 10 GIT dem samples ana
come back to town dat night. lie Wouiun
iemme go down tall, but Iis went 10y nus,
| self, and picked and peared round uhr llll
| hrt war dark. Den be KEN up nm II war
too late 10 GO hume. so he said he'd stay all
piult. AM den YOU bet dis nlccnh felt good.
Mr.. CnWtah went to bed ught away
after suppah. au' be jus KEEP dem samples
| RIGHT by his bed. ! knew dey WIS no count,
| So its wont in de kitchen an, stayed up
till bout 10 O'clock; an when ! heard MI.
| Cawtah snorin' real nice | slipped INTO dc
room in my bar feet. an took dem sam
pies an changed dem for good ore. DE
sacks was all sowed up tight, an hut took
me long time to take dem stitches ont an
put 'om back les like dey WIS. Den put
dc sacks right back 10y Mr.. Cawtnh's bed,
same as dey WAS left, 'cept dat dey had
good qunrtz in 'em, which was not IN del
befo.' Next mornin' Mr.. Cowtah went Ia
town. and dat berry ebenin' he sent for me,
an when got 10 Helena he jest took me
into his room nm KEEP me up oil night Ell
signin' papers an he a countin ont green.
backs 20 dis here chile. He give me eight
| thousand dullnhs fur half interest in dai
| prospect. an | done give him dc odder halt
nov. For de mex time he pol some sum
| pies dey was no good. See!'