The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-17

posted sentries in the forest aud our ap-
proach had been discovered.
"Rot ms n understood the situation in
stantly. Our horses were plainly in the
hands Of the enemy.
I'VE must make the cave boys be said .
the entire distance
I'm a moment we were in motion and
were gliding like winged birds down the
mountain. But the big sled with the brake
hindered us somewhat, and looking back
when We had made about mile, we per-
ceived the band OF outlaws, twenty in uum-
Der, loom in sight at the top OF the hill and
come sweeping down the steep grade swift
as wolves. They were masked, and soon
bullets from their Winchesters began to
whistle around US.
Boys said Robinson, we must take
of that brake, and then keep our feet for
lightning trip to the bottom. II a man
falls we can't stop TO rescue him.
"rbe brake was removed aud the heavily
loaded sled shot ahead ike a locomotive.
We approached the steepest part Of the hill
and swept downward for half mile or SO
like birds upon the wing. Then Robinson.
who was in the lead, ran over an uneven
spot and broke his snow shoe. With the
most surprising quickness he leapad upon
the sled, and the race continued without in
terruption.
were at the bottom Of the gulch and halted
at the month of the cavern. The sled with
Its precious cargo was hauled inside and
Robinson led us to his arsenal-a dozen
loaded Winchesters. The next instant our
pursuers swept down to the mouth of the
cavern and were met by very UNEXPECTED
and deadly fusilade from a hidden enemy.
They were taken completely aback In a
game in which they thought they had the
upper hand. 1t was altogether in a mo-
ment aud the>outlaws disappeared, leaving
more than half their number dead upon the
field.
We'll, gentlemen, TO make long story
short, we remained in that cavern but a
few days; sent spies to our camp and learned
that the survivors Of the outlaw band had
ridden our animals out of the country. The
snow was deepening daily, but Robinson
declared that we must get out of the noun
talns on snow shoes, following totally I'M
frequented trails. and drag that loaded
hand sled with US. He explained that In
the springs the outlaws would return in
force and certainly effect our capture if we
remained.
Taking from the stores of food in the
cave enough to last us upwards of monte.
ne set out. the thickly falling snow quickly
celebrating our trail. For thirty DAYS we
toiled through that wilderness like verita-
BILE galley slaves, and that trip think can
not be paralleled in frontier history for hard
ship and for daring. At last, on New
Years day we reached stage road leading
TO Lewiston, and applying TO a rancher we
hired his team and sleigh 20 haul load of
alleged quartz from a new strike to Lewis
ton. We explained that we were prospeo-
tors and that we had lost our horse in the
mountains.
1--WE reached Lewiston without accident.
and the half million at last rests safely in
bank"
That hoard Of gold dust has indeed
bloody history; men of blood perhaps
washed it from the earth in the old DAYS:
blood was spilled that peaple having no
right to it might claim it for their own;
aud now that it has for the first time begun
to circulate in civilized walks of life, it
would be curious to know through what
white fingers it will pass that are as
hideously stained. Verify, blood and gold
are terms inseperable. No doubt an accu-
rate record of all these blood-stained trans-
actions is kept IN the police court of the
Most High.
And thus the second and final chapter of
this tale of blood and gold is ended.