The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-30

Nevada county where they mined -,,,
good success. Early In the fair OF is4,
Rippey was taken sick with fs,.-
Henly had studied medicine, but be,o''
completing his education in that line ~
had got the gold craze and came 10 C,u
fornia. He nursed Rippey as best y,
could, but the man grew worse steadn,,
Henly knew an herb that he had notices
growing a couple Of miles up the rav,1
that, IL STEPPED. would perhaps help tbs
sick man.
One morning he left the cabin N o..
some of this herb. While awsy q torr,ee
thunder storm came up AMI the litn.
stream that ran through the eulch beg.
TO rise. Knowing how rapidly these noun
tain streams rise in a storm OF rain ana
rearing for the safety OF Ripley az TIA
cabin stood on the bank OF the c..
neniy hurried back. The water ros,
very rapidly and. though HenIv rsn
fast as the nature OF the ground 80. as
permit. the food outstrIpped him. W.
ne came within sight OF the cabin q ~.
nan under water, and the torrent ,bro..
ened every instant TO carry II awav ~.
ehd OF the building stood against an ne
"ehse oak tree, tho limbs Of ,ht
spread out many feet. Va
by climbing a tree Henly nanacos
ger into the oak. About two feot 80 70
the roof OF the cabin a strong l,,,h I've
out From this limb Henlv descona'S,
the roof, and as It was comnosoa
brush and dirt, he quickly stamped = ~,
through II. The water had risen jns.,.
ehe mouse nearly to the bottom ~ a..
DUNK IN which Rippey lay. HenIv A..
pea inside, and with the wate-
~, ~ ms arnpits' wrapped Rlppey
blankets. and fastening rope sec,,-.
around MS body he threw the o,,
end over the limb and hauled him D..
He was strong man, and as Rhine, D..
been greatly emacated by tho feyo-
was not hard job TO haul him b.,
the limb and secure him at safe boi,t.
In fork OF tsee above the food
Lashed 10 the cree the sick ma, etc.,
out OF the storm. The cabin. protect
by the trunk OF the oak, held i,s o,..
but boulder. set loose by the ao.l
rolled down the side Of the guich ,
crashed through the side OF the huuaf,.
When the storm had exhausted r
force the creek fell 10 its normal Dr.,
portions, and Henly got Rippey 10 ft.
ground. where he made him as conf.
table as possible.
Contrary 10 Henly's expectations VIII,
thought that the shock would XIII Rim.
pey, the SICK man In couple OF DAYS
showed signs OF mencing, ard. In fwo
weeks. he was once more fairly ON his
feet The hole knocked IN the side ~ ,ha
cabin by the boulder had let I'm sand AMI
gravel. so that the building was hay
full OF debris when the water suhsiial
A good many tools, cooking utensils ana
other things were covered by the sand
and when Rippey was well enoueh ne
men began the work Of digging out the'-
property The peculiar appearance =
some Of the dirt attracted Rlppeys ~.
tentlon. and he washed out some - y.
IL proved 10 be rich with gold. and from
the dirt in the cabin several thousand
dollars worth Of dust was found and
nugget of gold quartz that weighed over
twenty-three ounces Ripney concluded
that there must be n rich spot up the
gulch somewhere and he set out pros
pecting for II. In three days he uncov-
cred the placer that became well known
as the Flat Iron and which was sold frr
800 0OO Rippey and Henly dividing A.
share and share alike
Henly. two years after. went 20 Ans
tralia. Rippey went 10 San Franclsco.
where he gamblsd in stock with varying
success until he finally lost every dollar