Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-24
rhE cl.Alm WAS Sailed.
rhe naok NJ the Mine Wa Rich. Dat IL
Didn't show Color.

rhe r.aos NJ the Mine Wa Tsieh. Bat u A
Didp't show Color.
For WAYS that are dark and tricks
that are vain remarked an old Cali q
fornia prospector tn me the other day, b
commend me 10 the average mining r
sharp. These fellows are to be found C
hanging around every mining camp.
They all have rich claims located G
somewhere in the hills, and when
tenderfoot puts in an appearance he is
their particular meat.
Il was O tenderfoot once myself,
you see, so | know. Shall | tell you |
how ! was taken inf Well, along in |
the fall of 16, think it was, | met
chap in San Francisco who represent
ed 10 me that he had a rich mine down
in San Bernardino county which he
wished TO sell for cash. had few
thousand dollars at the time, and, ii
the mans story was true, | saw good
chance to realize fortune on small
| investment
"Of course must look at the prop
| erty myself, said l. This was agreed
TO, and ii was further agreed and I'M
derstood that If the mine was as rep
resented was To pay $1,000 cash on
the spot and take possession OF the
property. | knew a little about quartz,
and concluded to trust to my own
Judgment rather than send an expert
TO the grounds
.'Ehe ledge was represented as being
twelve feet thick, with rich pay
streak some four feet in thickness that
would pay over $40 per ton. The
whole ledge was told was good for
over $50. was shown several speci-
mems of rock which | panned out
, myself. with results that were no less
: gratifying than astonishing.
"'Well, to make long story short,
/. we were soon on the grounds. IL was
i difficult place To get nj, but this was
!. nothing If the mine was all right On
!, my arrival found two men at work
), with All arastra. | was shown the re.
! suit Of a days working. and became
: more excited than ever About the
!, only work that had been dsne on the
!" mine was a shaft some sixty feet deep
: and few cross cuts at the fifty foot
= level.
Il saw that the ledge was a wide
4 one, but somehow | didn't like the
/. looks of the rock and SO expressed my.
- self. Just prospect some OF IT and
~ see, said one of the men, which sug
gestion / proceeded To follow. After
carefully selecting several pieces o.
IL rock from different parts Of the vein
q. pounded them up III mortar which
ol had brought with me and then care
ii fully panned out the pulp, using
Ia large horn spoon for the purpose.
hc The men stood leaning over M
va during this operation, apparently a
10 much interested MS | was. Very sool
nd the color began To show, and when
g. had panned the stuff down as fine q
I'd could string OF gold dust remaining
81 showed that had been handling som
nj very rich rock tried this humble
no of times, with tho same result moro
ln less each time. You will not be SUI
az prised then when tell yon that too
me possession of the property and paid io
ID it then and there.
az "a ten stamp mill could be starte
I'd at once. concluded, and immedlatel
nv started for San Francisco To make I'll
lch necessary arrangements. or course
as. took large sack Of the rock alon
i'm with me.
iii. ION arriving at San Francisco il
~ vited a number of my friends to II
,co spect my new purchase-at least
sill. DfbsiftIL tiiG HtAhs 90 htha AStAht -
,ho see for themselves. Just think, sa
= |, IA twelve foot ledge, down six
nce feet on it and $40 ton rock and on
,re. $4,000 for it, Why. its worth $780,
ION nj least.
i ,o "A friend of mine present. a mimi
nv engineer, who had been poundlI
away at some Of the rock while W
talking. said at this juncture that
had seen worse rock than that. b
.oy not much.
,,ch What do you meant asked.
! 10 Meant said he, why, just VIII
'r,st | say. Your mime. if nll tho lock
ii !, it is like this. isn't worth fifty cents.
no This staggered me. Of course, bu
t. thought lie must be mistaken. n
la,,, prospected some of il myself a
,,,as couldn't find color. Soon we vi
ra,n all pounding away nj ii, but nary
- color could be found. then had
-. 2 rock assayed and was somewhat
rod founded ut discovering that n ira
,.,,s was all the gold the rock contained
:. - ~ We'll, you can just bet was III;
ii, bundled oif for the mine that We
II afternoon. When | arrived there
-, place WAS deserted | tried some
49, 49, the same rock had prospected befo
II : but there was no string of gold d
,an this time.
rger =, An nv, nay sLa 49, .s',s 81 no I,
ID 10 now i aaat = Niias PaA -, Lii,
Itely ous So 80 ~ 80 100 ~ ,nnch
sam. ia s,ia' .ii,s ~. III -, 49,, n
were saas .Ae. 10. -. !, ,,sas IL
val. hau no eotieepssoh ~ ~" 49, ~,
Chi m Diu . ess. nv; !. 80 .arl.ad
of the men who stood over me drop
q pinch OF gold dust into the mon
be every time made a prospect
, die Knowing tins you can see Tor yo
nifty sell how easy IL was 70 deceive III, !
> or 10 the character OF the ro0A.
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