The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-11-12
THE CEMENT MINE.
A PHiLADELPHDAN'S EXPERIENCE tN
SEEKING MYTHICAL GOLD.

a EFHHLAUE LEF1IAfH.H EANHEhIEMAHL IIN
ereklNc MYTHICAL cotn
Hard Tramp Through the sierras In
Search for tho Deposit That Assayed
a Thousand ounces to the Ton-some-
thing About the Lost Cabin Mine.
jacob Mel1' a iaslineher ,is Oh unis cl'y'
Is an Ulu 'liue oaiiioiil III" iuiiiel anu was
Ior eieveh years a Prospector III tne
mountains anu He 'eiis curious sloiy
@pOu, lne uilesCu leulscorery Oh Ille
Losu N'oih illle III 7ou'n b'''o'a' ne
s"SS'
"IS wv iio'.il'9in il9 e,7 'no'
u"'u "cen po'lletili5 Iiie i'e"l7 "l lindsi-
ia'iFe ,ige7UIe see'els lu 'na i.ocAles
slnVe lo''' one " h'e Nlli' l''
,illne anu ~ 'i,e olu'' Is 'l' ~ N''''',
IA 90 iNi' ',@''ol' o. '''ue9 I'.'..' .'''
q a ii"ii '''1" i'''' n.''' GONG i'.' '''
NduluI, oI 'le Ni's"uIl li'''- wien
ods Iul Gi HutgS', 'u' |" STORY o. Eo.o
uopysl'S %, in'' y'''.-9 "l N.l"ll
VI " VieeH, O'aliCn vi 'ne N"i'h lVtN ul
lle Oiey eHIe IlFer just west OF WhaV is
no" l.lo -uo,'ilH" uouliu3.y line, AS
uueS were olu mountain men, ana Cer-
SUI nav iils "5 O"' IePu''..o ~ ~ sulue'
o,ui9 10y "S"' Vi"N!' '" Niite lil'ln l
"S9 sus 49, 20 nave ueeu "itillii oOo
,liieS Vi 'Ho li"Se' ana liiueeu men We're
oeins ca. ol ~ 'i''''lns "llhh n'e
ii,,es Tl,.. VI ''lo loty, ~,
Ouison anu NiIiiey WenV on Week 3
vi ~, I'm anu suoi s"iIDieu ava! IlleH
So Du' no ''i7ISi'iuil y, W M
~ t"i i" 'no ne" Ei'Oluuo' Inc
oiiiteu ,.. '1y''y7 o,iy['s "' tHe torO ClS,
~. 'li0 " iio'o 1Ii''is "u' us
i1-. .''o Oio"u -.'.., iioii iIi'o'i"s ~ up D",
,i-ol 1''i ',u ",'. ".i'' l'olie ue'' a,'"
i'ii''i Gus ,i'i'' ''ii'e 90 ''lne' iHe
LpuI''i,S i, no 10 uo''oo Hue" ol tho existence
VI Bolu mere anu OF cou's5 wanted TO
neep NJ w, Ni,'.J3 oo'' "'l' 'i''y "'N e'
i,.,' iso',''ily ~. '.'ii'y , e''iS a llo"a''I'u
80 - 'l'iN . VI
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% a. -. ~. - uii' '.u iiis' ,e''n,I N"'
ao'l iIVi tNiiiiit! we maui 'i'o ",'ti'P'
" ~ Is,'ii, Du' ''o,ii IL l'",9N ''i,i'
=, - ,ti''O W INV q"
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OSg,i ,yiii,.p, ooii,.'l1"' p,'L ,II-l"
NJ oeiiiei'U iiiiilc 10 iIuCn , nioi'
le,ii'i ~ ASuio Us q naiIatiNe' Ai,e was
"" ~ ; i''iCVi, ',,s ga! taIs o'U' VINO
ii'1 0oii,o " N''iiio' ~" III IoiS' AS
solu seeAcr ne was Aho"h anu 'aiAeu
apouv III every INNING camp Oh lhe coas,
anu s'VIles Iy'atSu Vi ms phenoilleliai
,uyA, nc no ,'o.'OV maui many iol'''ies,
ouv was "iN"9 . l'ool' anu tI''iilleu apoul
MlVn " isln 'iiuie ana nan preVu lhalah
10y; Be''ils sulPlies Where ne coulu.
DSiieNo ne N"9 slsh'iy uelieu'eu' ouu
an IooNeu ''' 10 nun, anu ne uuGoupSeu-
y hic" iiioio ~, ""o'V 'lo Bo'u region 'i''i
any man ll.lus' z. NV.
one u"y III iooo " il'Io came TO horse
iie"u Eu'cn iIvlu inc 0ierI%s' uil'ihs
ms ~ nl'"e anu loohlhs utterly USED up
ile got soliie'iiilg 10 cat ana 'heh TOOK
oIt ol ms P'ch I., It nul1Der OF pieces oil
"n'' i"oHe" iNe iaIu Nnl.e Ciay Blll-
.erii's .,, win Hpeeha OF helal' nul ne shd
l'Vio an" Wtn1 uIl u ''ll iIssaytr' tier
man named Heiyat' ana an honest man.
i1eioIo pc HlsHU 1t was hlo"ll III 'd'iP thh'
lnto Specliieh SnoW'" i'ooo ounces
OF golu 10 tue TON III lile minutes every
one WehO cl'Ay' NoDouy slept thaG
nlSh', p"' ''' around '"e hres ana
'alheu cement III inc morning n
parry neSeou py oeha'or ohaioh S
oIo'iier c''l'e" on " nl'e' VINO was sleep
ing III one ul liie 'iiaCAs' ne was
tOiu III " leW words 'il"V ne must pliot
'He lii,h 4" ms il'iu' ne shuulu nave tne
PlcN Vi 'no Chains ana neip 10 Work H.
Dut go ne must anu on ms refusal was
Warneu s',''U ms ille Wouiu ..i nor De worth
snuchs Il ne s'oou on lhe camp Iheh
ne Coliseilon'
Every one was Wliu' was oilereu
Si'ooo Ior my TWO in'lies ana outnV' Dut
lke 1901 Went win the resI. Inc lrali
leu risht mo uile 9IeIltS. nc llrsV uay
was Il race ana one-t'ilru "l 'he men
Droke down Inc Iholan ieaped "heaa
lke W"il ana thcI " hiIe iolIoWeI'
ms long gray nalr 1ylhg IN Ihe "ihd'
by the emu Oh me second uay we We're
III the heart ol lhe mountain IN a des-
efC where no human nelhB had ever
Deeh Deiore' nan Oh lne "ilinals We're
lost ana inc men were hagSara WIN
latgue ana excitement Whlte was told
that II ne played raise ne was dead
man. Dut ne sun pointed east, we
color, but in that land OF desolation all
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