Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-07


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Viii succeed. '"lie'" that u was tho
'an" 'i'y that saw ~ J was whitls'i
away that night when W. sirurh the
elm A. iigur" ". nay friends tho To-
,a'i"n "t THIS unknown city must he IN
The Han Francisco river region, one OF
.he most inaccessible places In tho
United States IL lies north 81 Fort
borie. whore. ] think. wa might make
our start. and IL bounded by Oh" Black
river ON the north. tho ola rang" on the
west and on tho east by tho Rio salaross
end tho White mountains.
clifton is the nearest settlement. ]
b"lieve. TO this arid wilderness. and !
IND that thu chances for q successful
balloon search would TO b"st " begun
IN that locality The air current seems
more steadily southwestern than other
wise, and wish To start from there. II
u tough country IN which Ia travel.
from all accounts. but think wa can
overcome all difficulties. and tho venture
VIII pay US " successful. want "a
make business proposition to you
without calling for any feeling or sym
pathy on your part at all. will give
you each ten thousand dollars n wa sue
coed In reacuing Gilbert. and five thou.
sand n We fail after making all proper
efforts How does II strike your
Gale had already felt his blood stir
with the spirit ~ adventure and had
made mp his mind long before Pierce
ceased speaking. and - he concluded
aaid einphatically'
IL am with you. heart and soul. It's
Just the kind ~ work | need. and | be.
lisve this old gas bag hero Ii NJ anxiou.
- am 30 undertake the search"
The sheriff, allow minded. AZ most men
OF his sis. and kind are. was. however.
~ willing ~ Whitley. but he was older
and more lethargic. more prone to s.a
the difficulties. u not tho dangers. than
Gale. aud. too, he relished the ease and
comfort u the standardization u Evans
Gulch, preferring u to hard riding and
hard sleeping on the sunhurned plains.
For him. however. the money con-idera-
ton was the motive power; the prize was
too glittering not 81 be- worth an effort
such plumr came In his way all ton rare
ly nowadays and he signiiied hia assent
by asking Pierce how soon he wished to
start.
"At once, he answered. Every mo
ment 10 precious. while We idle hers
osltsrt may be In danger. l feel u In
some wsy, and am anxious to yet 10
work"
Gales mind had been busy for sotss
time ~ The problem, and bringing ont
The new map was in'en'iy studying sss
lines, In which The others joined hin.
before them In imagination spread
she desert Of the Han francisco only
little space upon the map, but full ~ thu
unknown aud mysterious. surrounded
by lines aud dots with on heard well
snown names printed beside them. II
seemed impoasiele that there could hs
city fall ~ inhabitants In that little space
aud the world know nothing stoui 70.
hat Pierce declared that few psnpls had
ever penetrated even the tS'Fdsr land al
thss wilderness and thasi vas extremely
pfuhable
NOT I"s sn instant a'd thsse Two men
shfewa ana WHY - they unhcni's"'ily
we're. sharpsnsd by the grinding ~ years
et struggles question h's SAINT y "f SIN
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