Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-04-04
TRUE LOVE CONQUERS.
a coURTsHlP EPISODE or TIE GOLD
FEVER OF 1856.

Gsrasburg, overlooking the beautiful Pc
sruea valley, ard she was literally seeking
hev fortune In Philadelphia. Brought up
Ex farmers family she became weary Of
the commonplace and mOuotonous labors
Of the household Moreover, she knew
chat she was beautiful, and had an idea Of
admirers more pleasing and refined than
ahe stalwart young farmers who told their
love ia dialect almost ~ euphOnious as
che jargon Of the digger Indians. So
Nina accepted the invitation OF u married
sister living here, and came 70 the city
This was not tho day Of the sewing ma-
chine, and girls were not compelled to
snake shirts for a shilling apiece, for a
smart seamstress could ind lucrative EN-
ployment, and Mnna, being sHllful with
She needle, soon got work with Miss Hawk,
fashionable shirtmnker, on the east side
Of Eighth street, below SAMSON,
Although a bitter old maid, and as ugly
as n she had been bespoken Miss Hawk
had good heart, and quickly became
fond Of her pretty employe, who had no Of
fenslye vanity and did her work extremely
well, but the old lady had her hands full
when Minna's beauty brought male nd-
nirers, who lowered around the door TO
pay her compliments. The mo. { persistent
Peter Kelley, who was connected with one
Of the city journals.
BOTH PooR, But IN LOVE.
At this time Mrs Margaret Trayilla kept
an excellent boarding house in Locust
street, above Fourth, and Miss Staulfer
gent there to live.
Living In the house was q young man
named Lilburn. He was law &C art re
porter for the press and a bright fellow
but his career was handicapped by i'll
aealth. He was as delicate as girl In ap-
pearance- a gentleman By birth, but poor.
he and Miss Miuna became fast friends
lie was lne musician and gave her les
sons on the piano, while she nursed him
through an Illness, and they became lovers
AZ this time 1850 the gold fever was
raging, and Jason Lilburn determined to
eempt fortune by crossing the plains to the
IA Dorado In search or health and wealth
With some aid from friends he got TO.
gether sufficient means, and consoing his
sweetheart with the hope that he would
ccturn with enough to make their union a
happy one. he started.
After eight months danger and priva-
zion he came in sight OF Virginia City
The Journey had restored him to health,
and his letters made Miuna's cheeks flush
with pleasure Like many men OF fine
organization and slender physique Iilburn
had plenty OF grit, and lac got employment
with the Wells Fargo Stage company
THE LOVER GROWS RICH
For some time the coaches out OF Carson
had been held up and robbed by one man
and several drivers murdered Lilburn
offered TO make a tripas guard, and, armed
with heavy doubleNarrelcd shotgun, took
his place on top, About ten miles from
Carson, at early dawn, the coach was hat
~ by tall masked man, pistol in hand.
Llburn LET go both barrels and saw the
man 40 down. The frightened driver
whipped up his team aud made the next
station at gallop, A party went back
and found in the road the body OF q uoto-
rious ruliAu named Brauuan. For his
taking or killing "a large reward had been
offered and Lilburn received 5000 from
che stage company for his mornings work.
He had friend named Folger, a Ghrewd,
hard headed Yankee who knew the Carson
City country we'll His advice was; This
deestriCt Is fun of silver Go in and win.
Their is Nsn Dalton an honest little
t5,shman who has "a claim, and there Ia no
better miner between thi, and Frisco. lie
has had partners before, and they always
made money Mike IS ia porphyry rock
now but hc viii win " SOME one bel is
him. But he's ont OF money Go In with
him lilburu offered Mike 5000 for half
his mine, and unconsciously became part
ncr in the great Comstock vein Mike
worked through the rock and struck bo
nanZa But the last blast fired brought
down "A fall Of rock, and the poor little fell
low was brought out OF the tunnel crushed
out of shape and dead lie had no kin
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