The sun., 1890-11-16
now A GOLD HUNTER DIED.
His Skeleton and Hts Gun Found Years
AftoTward IN . Hollow Tree.
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From the Globe. .Demoera.
Henry Gormley, ct present boarding at 221
South Main street. has In his possession a map
and T.. travellers. snids so Of The United states
original owner Of the guide was and how he
sun y is t. oI whSe
tion Mr.. .Gormley. however believes that he
can trace It to an unfortunate miner who died
hunt Tor % lost M nine % Yesteraas aterneon Ss
sas ss: Ssy Sssss SSsSsy and
Mont We had moved our camp several times
farther away from ciyilizssIon: on The day day
%ss from ssd
fss xss Sn pne M tsd the sss snG: and n sos
NJ and ssanned failed to no.to thai iipSss %ss
hollow. but at the first stroke found that out;
that iudsed tie hollow to be very email and
ssssss ssSss sss sss i'll tssrs
nsstl' @Gp"s sxolaimed q Inc d. beneath y ny % Breath;
widening the cavity. meanwhile keepinR
oriEt eye % out Tor whateyer Mht III eseaps SH
large enoas e hesd
ticed then that the wood cut of was nothing
Sq 0s Sba vSa Sa ss AaH e s
'Ps sasaS saa
3s' at tbs eane ia'S sos is sed 4
s s, ;ss i
only articles locked in that natural sale.
up as thousbt plaesd II there Ss i.s @ oxner % Was
& ~ ss4;sI a. 4 .asS
eaR and d@%n the ron t tube Sf uni It is
II didn't DO ie'S much more wort that afternoon.
tEaSsiiers guide is Is: and and as as Tor the musk i
did not od dr a9 ntd q
Ss!s W % shs stssfs ( f. ss,aeR5ly IT, 1I IasisIs
forty. and probably filty. years that hand, gun.
sns S
hole must have taken that length of time to be-
And believe IS I know tho unfortunate who
that night, one Of the boys Nho hHd !! been ' 10
"a Se Mes
Few knew Of the existence Of this nugget
passed away the people possessing the secret
died Hs hs VIA Ss
birch bark map Of it's locntlon 70 Young trap-
per who watched at his death bed. This trap
per was Horace Thompson. who had come to
ia' as tho ,eS Old t"s rsd man was deoent!y
denes. and together they set out % ilnd Devils
aSof nine p,D But the Sondsn9s that ThompeHGn
SstsSd, s -.,,a% ~ was .b wv ntbar aioht ns
the map. aud In other than general terms spoke
not q the mines Whereabouts.
westward and rode on for many days. Thomp::
Son. frisnd grew su3spcous Ss thsy peassd ca
ma hat Sen she
really found THOMPSON would desert him ami
allow him to die ID the wilderness 50 ~ to
Mon. but thompson got the better Of the mq-
tineor.. Fired for revenge. the other held his
ess essss '1f came ssYs until Lis chance should
lone evening Horace announced their jour-
ney about comPlsted As there was q, ~ :; extra %. "a
for the time Isins. and perSaps set them on
and Sempson bis GH hsnas rsS aud tnees re-;
ceived the articles from his comrade, and
f them ~ in ssp ths 4es L Inside As s: ;:
traitor raised n pick IN the alr and brought It
a9wn with @ terrific iorHe mpod ths dh"%msS
skull and brain. aud Horace died.
Hastily gathering tboir elongings into
one pack. the false friend set of. af or robbinR
thS kRRssins ,h dead g. the bark nG NAP aP.vs
Hoof mine. He was set upon BY = gang OF
white and red outlaws and killed. But before
dying De confessed bis crime 10 one Of the IN
dians who in turn told the story to 4 trader.
The @ mine has move been d.. coyeTed y., yet,
II am conljent that II. K. II. stands for Hoi-
ace X. Thompson. II they do. then: OF course,
the guide belonged to him. as well a did the
musket. disposed OF the gun before coming
East, but expect TO keep the papers"