Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-22

camps M In the mountains where min
ing seemed impossible He turned
from the trait and tried to find uuhroken,
undiscovered ground tie found It and
began prospecting Nothing uut disap-
pniutmeut awaited him tor <stys He
was growing weaker every hour The
pick was almost too heavy 10 lift The
fnnd was gone, and hc knew starvation
or retreat was right before him He
had worked IN cleft between the /
hnwldvrs nearly til day, aud WAS sitting |
rust al sunauwn on heap Of drift at the |
hast. of "a giant rock He was terribly |
tired aud hungry He was growing |
cold He Thought with IA ptng that was
mttprer than death ~ the unsheltered
heads back there on the prhire. ana
tururd with gr0an oi surrender over
on his face tudie
VIVA, was that Silver Not quartz
NOT glance. but virgin ore It lay like
n ray Of glory ncrts, tine DUH escarp.
mcut Il was broad ~ his hand IN the
middle. and dwiudled away IN waverinS
lines yard IN length The man sal mp
ana stared at II lie felt rich blood
| rushing through his veins There was
| the strength Of health in his arms The
\ pick was toy IA piaything HegrudSed
\ the swiftly fading light and swung the
/ steel rs hs. never had done before This
4 was fortune
| He managed to work all night He
was not conscious Of the passing hours
I further than to watch the moon and
bless II for the help It brought IN the
morning be had taken more ore than he
could carry He knew II was a true
VEN and that such fssare n that
must extend q great distance bnt t1lc
rock from which hr took II was only a
fragment from the massive hills II was
n matter uf tons. ot teet Tncy were
mountains and miles vein like that
If he cnuld linl the spot IN the howldrrs
from which tins fragment was hroHen
would yield the richest fortune 10 Col
uradu
lie took his bearings. staied his
claim covered all signs of success and
gathered up Il Inad Of metal Il was "
pnre he cunl tut u with a knife Tie
slung the burden ON his shoulder and
started back "a Denver At n0On he
rested III camp 81 miners and they
st0rped work 10 hook at him The was -
nhnstly Eut hc had an independent.
defiant air about him now aud they
waited uIan linn They male him eat
dinner with them lie had uot realized
before now near he stuad to starvation
| After dinner he pressed on with long
inpatient strides and reached Denver ~
the evening Ills friends did not know
, him He hal defiant, iorceiul arr H'
had good lodging and the best service
/ ohtaiuable In tine morning he pur
: chased an ou,ft and plenty Of food. !
, man loaned him mule They wouldn.
! luan me anything week ago. he sai'
bitterly lie knew they looked at INN
a. one who had "sirGck il, lie rcmcm
+, bered now that he looked enyinusly a
! lust such figures Hc fclt n sort of en-
. nifty nj the world. a feyerish hatred o
/ Carlisle He hoped he might not hrea
. down TIL accounts were squared
:. He went back 10 his claim and foun
Il il richer than he dreamed In "a wee
!, be ha,l plckload IF silver that WI
!. worth twenty-five dall.-s n pound |
!, "A month he had enough for n tram. An
+. be had only ronnd the beginning Of th
!, wealth lie had traced the lissarc to il
: parent in the hill. and had satisfied hin
IL self of the richest tnd in Colorado. 81
/. there he broke down lie bad lai
:. strength enough left To load the muli
and slart buck lie was weakened wit
! hptnurrhage H. was blinded and sta
!. rrring lie reached Denver ieanir
~ across one Of the swaying animals al
begging IN Gods name for assistance.
j. They took care ~ Inn then He "
;, rlch man lie was far more than tn
II in their cyes He was fortunate. ii
- ne tossed IN frenzy Of excitement Al
4. called upun them to hurry INN nom
- II wonla huvr Dpeu death To the III;
~ who STOLE dollar Tnry made COZ
sl mon cause of caring for him tic g
IA them freely. without reserve. rapid
sn where the vein could be found
Il, knew he could never come back Al
.of Keep his clain They struggled a
= fought for tine privilege os buying tn
-, asked no guarantee Beyond what tn
.,f saw They knew he was telling [
ba truth Their purchase money "
= worth more than the ore he hal hroug
away He was hurried To the tram
Al was hurried nome lie reached tn,
n unconscious
ws Mary Albright had been bearing
.ll heavy burden She eouid not repay
IA money her husband had borrowed fri
me Carlisle She could not avoid una
KIT standing the horrible alternative ofei
/, her She could mn, defend herself exec
n1t by takiu. hrr BOYS uni from nnder
..l ouiv rouf they hal ~ the warll She
ar uat hesitate IN the choice She q
vs. ptnacd Ia pls:puue the evil day
.ey prui,t>spl the money faithfully sept
cen In default she pledged forrcl4s
! ~ dgarer Ia Ge0r-r Carlisle than NIL
ory money III tie world July driited |
-as Ar.uSt. aud August was hnruing nv
rev IN ihr turri3 rays OF u sultry sun Geo
,ert Iarislt. role past the Albright farm
,rra after tlay He waite he'd his boy Wins
pIaFing in the barn or IN the woods y
,ar. Fred the eldest snn Of his prospect
the victim IL wondered why the lads y
AMI such msemrable companions,
hen Thought ol tine -unity that had aiw
FAIR been between their fathers
ran. Late ia the month ne walked nc
va, the fields and tried to enter the ho
n ta Mary met him at the door and war
~. MN never To cross the threshold
nrre pushed his way into the house and