The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-05-26


nun who owned The camels had climbed
tree 70 watch the Mexicans. not
knowing what they were after. and
had been an amused witness of the
whole affair When the true story
reached the ranch there were thou.
sand jokes among the men about the
fun TO be had in 'shearing the bull
camel In the rutting season"
When the camcls were first taken
down to Arizona 10 be used in packing
ore one of them was shot and killed by
n German miner The man who did
tho deed suffered about es much dis
trcss of mind rs did the sailor who
killed the albatrosS The German was
wording for mining company ut
place about three miles from where
were located the men who wore trying
90 use the ships OF the desert as
prairie schooners" in carrying ore
down out OF tbs mountains The man
did not know there was such an
aniiaal en- the American continent
probably In oil his life had never seen
q camel.
Oac Sunday Ilall camc tearing into
camp about ten times as wild-eyed us
usual "Poys," cried he, 81 shoot
heliclS."
~ what?" asked one of tho men.
"a hel-aclS- HELIX" cried Hans.
"Mine Gott. the biggest helnlS In all
Arizona"
lie means he has shot monster
elk" sail some one
"Yas. Lelk," said Hans $50 wohr
mir Colt helfe, es lst dc biggest In dc
mountains"
Zig horns like this?' queried an old
miner, drawing his neck down into his
chest and spreading his arms abroad.
mo horn at all" said Hans "She
was frau hclak; she wos dc grand
muddcr Of all DO hcliclt."
as Hama was able 20 show blood on
his knife, gun and hands, the men con-
cludcd he had nj last really killed n
beast of some kind. Horses were
caught up and two men sent with
Hans TO bring in the meat. of which he
Gaid there was moro as a wagon load"
Hans insisted upon NIL hands taking
guns, 90 he said he had seen largo herd
OF the elk just across little valley from
where he had downcd his victim. AS
the party rode along with HIM 10 find
bis game, Hans honestly owned that
he had never before seen an elk. lie
had heard so much about the elk, how
ever, that he thought he knew the ami
NAL.
Presently Hans pat spnrs TO his mus
tang and proudly dashed TO the spot
where lay the dead camel. Dismount-
ing. he throw his beloved lager"
across his game, then as tho others
came MP laid a finger on his lips He
pointed in the direction Of some low
hills. lie wanted no noise made. lie
was In just tho right humor to creep
over tho hills and slaughter the whole
herd. In his anxiety to make sure OF
his victim, Hans had nearly sawed the
head off the poor camel with his knife.
When his companions came up they
were for some moments at loss Is 20
what kind OF huge creature Hans had
slain. Presently ono of them, Tom
Alchorn. tho wcll-known Comstoclk
millvright (now dead), cried out: by
the holy poker, it's camel. lie has
killed one OF tho camcls that belong
over at the other camp. Here Is nice
ness I've no doubt tho animal 1,
worth all of one thousand dollars"
Wort q torsand dollnr?' cried Hans.
"Gott In IIimmcll If we could lii
cen Gll 1t Is more rs twenty torsand
dollar Ia our pocket"
IL was long before Hans could be
made 10 understand that the boot was
on the other FOOT" that the owners OF
the GAINED would demand one thousand
dollars for It.
Zach, der tcufelr cried Hans, with
rucful face. "Potz wctter. Das ka,nccl,
das hamccL Is it den one kamecl hnf
Yea, camel" said Alchorn, "and
the men who own the camel will be
after you"
"Donner wettcrl' grooncd Hans
When they got back to the mine and
told Of llnns' latest exploit with his old
jaeger tho whole camp was in roar.
Every man who looked ut Hans burst
into horse laugh, and wherever lac
went lie heard the cry: iii here comes
the faau that killed the camel"
For about q week Hans endured the
gibcs AMI jecra OF the camp. then ho
came mp missing and his old lager"
with him The men had made the
camp too hot FOR him.