The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-06-11
MYSTERY OF THE MINE.


had such mine OF wealth. Well
am free to say that the ore cropped
right out in tho plainest kind OF man
ner. There were thousands in view
and. although held the claim and 1t
was mine all through. yet felt there
were several jealous parties and you
know that jealousy in the mines III
| ways carries revolver In each hip
pocket and generally speaks only un-
| der cover OF darkness.
| One day n woman arrived In camp
She came by tho accidental stage
that is. the stage that came when u
had passenger aboard-and she said
she was locking for brother-Henry
| Parsons. as shc called him. SIZE was
the most beautiful woman / ever saw.
She was glory on a sunbeam know
that for every time she looked at me
] feltI was in heaven.
Every evening just after sunset
and when the boys were coming back
to camp. she went up TO the foot OF
the great bluff which hung over our
camp. and would be gone until long
after the darkness settled down. No
one ever interfered with her on this
particular trip. and nobody ever knew
when she returned from her regular
night journey. She remained Tor Sow
eral weeks and often said she had not
found her brother. The miners gen.
orally sympathized with her. and
wanted to lend their help. especially
ms she was so beautiful; but she was
SO polite. and kept every one at such
a respectful distance. that the fifty
miners in our camp simply had to
stand of and look on and wonder
what it al meant
We had our horses and pack mules
picketed every night in different
places around the camp but the feed
getting scarce we concluded to trans
fer a portion OF the stock to the side
of the mountain 10 the north. While
we were doing it one OF the men said:
j .Why, that's where the lady goes
d everv night"
9 We'll" said ]. for was captain OF
:, the ranch and camp the lady doesn' I
:, cat grass and that is what we are af-
ter for the stock just at present II
y you think there is any danger OF the
d stock being run OIL, l will watch Il
o myself tonight
10 Well it's only this. said one oil the
miners. I've watched many time.
and when she goes OF in the evening
UP that mountain side where there
N isn't any human being ever to b.
10 found. and stays away, nobody knows
10 how long. and is always smiling mex
n day. why it looks to me kind OF mys
= terious. Nobody can get acluainte
with hcr-she is SO almighty polit
y and distant--but every night she goe
IN oil at just the Same hour. no matte
whether stormy or fair and even tina
. cyclone two weeks ago didn't seem I
20 have any effect on her.
Is Very WELL" said |. such bein
n. the case. guess will watch the stoc
lg myself to night
~ AS the sun was setting the horse
ty and mules were driven up the moui
ma tain side and some three miles ava
from the camp were duly tethereI
:" each with an area that would secure
or reasonable amount Of feed for tn
ca night / took my position under III
he ledge OF projecting rock. which
sh while it would protect me from tt
= storm would at the Same time Ell
mile me TO guard the animals wit
least Inconvenience
" Then l looked for the visit OF u
as lady. Soon ! saw her approaching
nd Notwithstanding the stories told
n the miners about her constant visi
=, 10 the mountain side / felt sure I
woman. especially the beautiful or
!" who was seeking II brother" an
ne whom every one in camp had reve
ence for would venture among I'll
49,, mountain businesses ut night whe
there was nothing but solitude al
wild beasts.
,ai Twas rather enjoying the thong
nd Of the return OF the morrow with u
ire stock in good order after nigh
mt feed on the new pasture. when the
:, was n commotion among the tether
" beasts sprang 10 my feet and spo
me to Bull The dog responded by boun
No. ing forward and giving growl.
ib- then suddenly returned and crouch
On. behind me- His action startled n
70. for It was incomprehensible. j h
never known the brute to finch fro
'"n ANYTHING In the form OF either man
ess beast by day or night
use In the midst OF his winnings
or pcered into the darkness but COZ
,li. see nothing through the wall OF mig
49,, The horses were in n wild state OF {
citement. The sounds they gave
as their perturbcd and incomprchcnsil
OF state wer eappalling beyond descr
me tion.
.ort / said TO the dog: Bull, what Is
ted Scekr'
i, He bounded into the darkness Il
returned and shrunk behind
'i'n Meanwhile the excitement among
ike horses and mules had increased.
spoil heard pawings and stampinps VIII
now nyinRs and brayings tones oil I
s,v which had never heard from quad
~. peds before. and which froze the m
row In the bone until 1t seemed a
'o" q perfect bedlam had been let loose
n. r-