Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-18
CREEDES BIG FIND.
A LONG SEARCH FOR WEALTH r.
NALLY REWARDED.

whieh Seems Like Romance. bat ts
as Real as Life IfaslE.-Psrssvsrancs
which Proved Probable. q
One of the most talked-of men in Col
orado to-day is n. c. Creede. of the new
city of Creede, which has sprung up like
magic as the result of this unique mans
discovery. He is q spare built man of
compact muscular development. though
there is suggestion Of hereditary tuber-
culosis in his general appearance. His
eyes are steel gray and deep set. Hisie-
pertinent is that OF the backwoodsman
and he is as bashful and timid as coun-
try boy suddenly set down in the heart OF
big city.
The story Of his life, as told by himself
is simple one.
II am an Indianian by birth. I was
born at Fort Wayne, that State, in 1s43.
My parents took me to Iowa when was
two years old, and / have never been east
OF the Mississippi since. In 1852, when
l was nineteen, volunteered in the
United States army, and for seven years
served rs scout with the Pawnees. /
received the pay Of q first lieutenant,
though / held no rank. / went all
through Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana and the Bad Lands OF the Da-
kotas in the early days. was in the
Black Hills before gold was discovered,
and when / heard Of that excitement it
set me to thinking about my lost oppor
tunities. l began to talk to everybody
met who thought had any knowledge
of minerals, and by this mea Us picked
up sufficient knowledge to tell silver and
gold float when I saw them. But I've
never bothered much with goId-it's too
uncertain. / left the army in 1869. and
have been climbing over the mountains
in the West ever since.
VI usually took man with me, though
often | could get no one for love or
money to accompany me. 1have stayed
in the mountains as long as the snow
would let me, and many times have
gone for months without seeing human
being. NY outfit usually consists of from
two to four burros laden with tent equip
ments and provisions to last four months.
The commissary contained -four, meal,
lard, butter, salt, pepper, pork, and beans.
I'm pretty good shot, and always
counted on killing deer and mountain
partridges for my fresh meat The noun
tain streams afforded me excellent trout
fishing
Twice l have had pneumonia way
up in these mountains. Luckily had
companion each time, or / wouldn't
be here to tell you about 1t.
"In May, 1890, struck some float on
the side of Mammoth Mountain. / tied
my burros and began to follow it. l
climbed the mountain along the trail of
the float all day. The sun was beating
down on me and the CLINT of the float un-
derneath my feet was binding just when
the western sky was tinged with that gor-
geous red we see here sometimes lifted
my head and there was, projecting out
in front of me, in inviting shape, huge
bowlder Of silicate big as house. That's
where the float had followed all day
came from. Good Godl almost screamed
with delight. / knew 1t was bound to
come some day, but the idea of finding
it in such shape was appalling to me.
But, to make long story short, staked
it of and it was mine. named it Nam.
moth. When / went back to the camp
that night slept as hadn't for moutAs
before.
"How much do you expect to realize
out Of your finds?"
~Oh, can't estimate it now," replied
Mr.. Creede, with nonchalant air. II
have two partners, Captain L. E. Camp
bell and Colonel Dave Moffatt. They
grub-staked me and we share equally. I
suppose my labor cost them $500 each.
In the next two months my income will
be at least 81 900 day. The Holy Moses
pans out 80 ounces to the ton and the
Amethyst 140. We make a clear profit
of $500 car on Holy Moses and $500 a
car on Amethyst Since October we
have shipped 23O cars, and have yet done
no stopping.
Il located the Monarch district twenty
miles from Salida. fourteen years ago.
only got 5000 for that, but that was
enough TO tide me over hard times.
also located the Bonanza camp. and sold
the Twin lode there for $40, ,0OO."