Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-09-15
RIVER TRADiTE0SS.
The Gnome OF the Ditterding
Quartz Will.

| l1OuElSulDS pOluI Oh lIic iuh5 hid
| Carson there existed a tradition
| probably arising from Indian sup
erstition) that a gnome or much
be-whisk cred dwarf Inhabited vari-
Gus points OF the river, aid had
| frequently been seen by miners and
milimen drawing strange figures
on the sand, singing meanwhile in
a deep minor key:
I'm Seroz. the goblin,
The gold is my own;
The miuers oft gossip about it,
And think they can get it
BY finding my home.
Maybe they can but l doubt it,
Many efforts We're made to To-
cate the treasure he 50 often sang
about, but all failed After he
was followed a short distance from
the river nothing more could be
seen OF him, but still the same
tantalizing song was borne to
the ears If his followers, present
ly sounding far away AMI finally
! ceasing entirely.
His garb was old and tight fit
ting, and low crowned, broad
brimmed hat with q peculiar band
around it sat on his head, which
was entirely covered with a heavy
growth CT dark, smooth hair, tied
It the neck with a river reeG.
go many miners had seen him
at different times and hard his
wierd song always in the same key,
that tho name of Seroz was fire.
quently on their tongues.
Many OF them left the cams
fearing trouble of some kind, bur
the bolder remained to find tie
gold of the dwarf's srng.
Every method was brought into
play to capture him, but he van
ishcd IS mysteriously as he ap-
! peared al the last moment OF the
chase when capture seemed GER
tain.
When Carson became a flourish
ing town AID the ota.e began to
| move towar' the front the Old
mill Was os-.~ II and the miners
scattered throughout the country
All her machinery was stilI il good
condition and two men were EN-
plvyed TO watch during the tenn
porary Iul, until further ore de
posts could be found and TIE
water Increased.
They both knew Of the existence
@; Seroz, but had never seen him.
One stormy night about s o'clock
they built a fire in the old cabir
adjoining the mill connected
. with it 10y a narrow passage, and
commenced to play cards,
Snow fell in winding sheets. en-
velortng the old structure In d
white shroud. Just before mid
night the storm ceased and the
moon broke through the clouds,
One Of the watehmen had arisen
from the table and took 4 candi g
to inspect things before Jet ring
AS he reached the end Of the pas
sage and held the candle up over
his head to light his way, q
gust Of hot wind blew it out, and
the deadened sound Of running
feet in the snOw passed over Liz
head OF the roof, followed by the
sound OF heavy body falling from
the it'll lie square window behind
him. He shook like a leaf anC
, rapidlg backing out OF the hal
called for his partner. A shor
consultation was held and it wa1
decided to re-enter the mill togeth
er, prepared to do great bodily
harm to the trespasser Just be
fore leaving the hut one Of then
glanced u ound ut a clock owe
the firep ace and the hand
u touched twelve. When the hou
struck the mill started up am
G when the time piece finished, j
was in full motion. Down til.
rickety stairs and over the ore BAT
: teries jumped the watcEmen an
started on q dead run to the whee
room. Not a drop OF water wa
t passing through the slurce box o.