The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
THE STORY OLA SILVER NINE.
As ROMANTIC IND PATHETIC is .aNY
IN TIE ROOKS
A Rich lead Rcdiscoveren by n Son of
the First Finder and One whose Father
Wns nm Actor In the Original Drama.

BouIDER, Col, Juno 2i.--The lost vein -
has seen found o i INnssT 81 siY;nGh
silver, estimated to run from i,,otu T., s25QpJ
hrsht ana Nv ION ws o and nl nSH
is the famous lost vclu." Tor lwon,y years
rrospector, have, scar hsd ter tbs VEN a;.d
thousands OF dollars have been 81 ent III the
quest.
That Is tho plain news statement of fact; but
back vt II range the incidcnts OF ono o the
time. when That state OF mnryols shall pr luce
its E?S s,, pr it, sc,ihe "a" tae o; me h ns,
shall rapiiyntr Nil ears.
Amos ,AbrEht went to Denycr in tho 70 {9
n"is He Knew o NOTHING U' Of m Dining p" ionri
himself. after oil az we'll equipped Us hundreds
tempted fate right at tho margin nj eternal
i that time, and he drifod with tho res; OF tho
vas then mining camp more than "a ctty. and
lhero were twice as many tcntsas solid build
places 10 one store. and gambling places were
out OF al proportion to hotels. But Amos was
esensible fellow anu saved at least part of
But Tie air Of the mountains was trying on
Pho lungs Of men from Illinois. md Amos AL
fhat would have seemed like neuo only, that
when h. mrs, needed l,olp. ho found il reused
him. Ho had lost his nerve, toy snid. and
SSn a. SnS ns aSa o ss ANA
About him ana couli get assistance in Tho
camo with falterIns hand and dimm'nr eye 80
tIey passed MIN lmraiiently. Thoy "ha;od 10
the boys who needed HIM and the crediiors
chances he had missed ii.daniully. WHOM he lie
was stronger He crept to tho Post Office after
sas fp;h was eyer nna WAITED 70
ing troubles at his home The crops had failed.
Ind made money more valuable, and George
CARLISLE demanded q return. OF his lean. :" He
place Wrote Mrs ' XSrshf he s Hs s wo sss
tnnEs tnnn maj IT,, to me doing the bSst
hend MA aybo oSf he boS sSn a asFs
here. even II You di'! not bring much money"
knew Gs"rse ar sic. and knew that mon had
been nsu'ior Tor Mary'ss hand before she mar
was % characterloss rs to still pursue with
Ssh u nc wa wh r haa ,hss AL
sssmsd no better way than borrow the ' money nc
irom him. Now that war had broken ont no
ssi, the rash q feeling which j, led men into tho
were absent in The army than il b. were here re-
So gold bunting in tho Rockies. 1t no only had
He orocded oyer i. and Worried and hoped
NAu pltiuou Ill NO uGCWtne u EnOStly creature,
shunue! by his fellows and ont of place in tho
W 10 , could ESt no taGhkins no
aa nsy III am o %hi h fhs e.
last Nm week ani worked slowly out q the ne
met q t!ain OF new arrivals aud they shouted
e. MN the a.t nSws OF .ietory Mt Gettysrurx
been following very closely tho no, ements OF
thu tnsss wears Thsn history was
Ih.re Pc Ri, fought George Carlisle and yam
the Carlisies had come to Illinois, He knew ;s.Sv
tlte, ,penyelul little PEI nsylvnnln town. nni
armies dared b'acxrn the iair fields Of that
Tree state. And that conscousnsss-spte Of
again e lis ouo II dn9
Garli.'e would IKE ~ general ery Tor Ills
lin "iresh aud he toilsd ali through The hot
July day. fur into the cold Ju y night, pust u
haesara sse He .lers in
deiened 70 grow and where tho chill winI was was
partly broken from him lls rose in tho morn
ionxsr. How h. rraye for ff erS5e Oh 'ucn
Aeyt DAY he came to the rugged hills beyond
mountnins where, mining seemed impossible
n. turned from the ira I and tried to lind un;
Began prosnsctins. SotIins but disarp II TnH
ment nwnitoi him for days. He was crdwing
sa1y M TSe food iS Sns t Ss ana Re
eta,vation or retreat wns right before him. He
had !, worked o in a. cleft between thc builders
on a heap Of DRIFT nj the base Of giant rock
10 was tc5,riblr tired md hungry: 40 was
was bitter.r than denth Of tho unsholtered
heads back there on tho prairie. ami turned
Nth sroan OF surrender over on his face to
What was that: Silver! Not, quartz, not
a sr virgo ba d ny IKE ray Of
bIoa rs hi. hand n the middle. ana dwind ID
away In wavrrinG lines yard in length, Tho
blood Flushing ihronsS III. Veins. ihere" was was
"a. strength o. heath 10 his arms . he pick
swiftly fadi ns light and swns tho stesi as he
nGeyys, had do,e DO orr. This was fortune.
sonsns tho %o Fl T further tie WIS mo- to
witch tho moon and bless it for tho help it
s pre- nn no c s9 h. a
extent q great distance I;nt tho ,o..k from
They were nountrius and miles 4 Vein like
from which ills frHsment wv Vas broken ok Would
it"ld no r.cho1, fortune IN Colorado. He took
ssna 81 s's sss oa nj I eoysrss
load q metal. i, was 80 "ur, he could cut i
s Hn Tie t asn fs GdeR his
be rested in u canlu Of mirrors. aud they stop
l.ed work to look at him-hc WAS 70 chostIy.
but he had an nderenis,t, defiant air about
him nov. aad they waited upon him; They
Ien!izcl. beio,. bow near ho stood to starya.
it0'. After dinner he pressed On with long.
tmpati"n' ,strld stride; ana REACHED Denver in the
Sad !. 1cilani. foreofu air. He haJ Soud iodr az
ing aud the hest service obtainable. In tie
morning 10 purchased an outfit and plenty OF
food mar man loaned Mn q mule. They
said. bitterly, He knew they looked at h i'm II:
one who had strnck T." 10 rememberel
figures. Re is., sort q s,nln., ct tho word.
mia6t not break down til! accounts were
Ne went back to hit, claim and found |, richer
fhAP W dreamed. In awesk hs had pack
Z tson,n h. , nay enough for train; And 10
He had ira I'd IL. Gksure 10 IT'S parent 10, the
h.li; and had satisfied himself OF tho rIchsst
% had Just strength enough eft 10 load ito
luules and starr back. He was woskened with
hsmorrhase; He was blinded AMI staggering
Hc reached Denver leant q across ono OF tie
RWuyinE animals md logging In Cod, name