The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-07

brides Of both horses. They were smoking
and dadmiring the grand mountain peaks about
them. After u bit the orderly's eyes came
down to earth; they were glued on the knoll
on which the captain sat. Suddenly he
leaped to his feet and shouted out, NY
God, Captain, you are sitting on q gold
minel' and such proved to be the case, and
these two men, who were out hunting In
dlans, stumbled into wealth"
This reminded another that "In the sum.
mer Of 64 u prospector with the euphonious
name of Chris Keyes, who had been prospect
lug in Montana till everything but his faith
in his own luck was gone, came one day to
Fort Benton with bag full of quartz, in
which gold was stuck like plums in a pud-
ding which he said he found In the Bear
Paw Mountains, A parry was made up to
60 with him 10 what he described as C. rulch
full Of gold, but they Were massacred by the
Indians, and Reyes and his secret were lost
to the world Tens OF thousands Of dollars
and years Of time have hoen spent search
Ing the Bear Paw Mountains for Keyes' lost
mine, and some day it viii be found. STUN
bed on, as it was by its original frat dis
coyercr."
You've I'LL heard OF Alder Guleh Mine"
said man who had been quietly smoking
up 10 this time "Well, you know It is the
richest find that has as yet been made in
Western Montana, and its discovery was an
accident, as much Us the find Of the hero Of
Dow's Flat that Bret Harte tells about
Early in the sixties Bill Farweather and
some friends started out to prospect the
Big Horn Range, but were driven ont of
their course by the Crow Indians. Dsheart-
ened and hungry they were working theit
way back to Bannock City, the nearest set
tiement when they went into camp on Alder
Creek. While the others were cooking nbout
the last Of their grub Fairweuther, from
force Of habit, began panning out the dirt
In the creek. The very first dshiul showed
about three dollars. That was the simple
beginning Of it. A camp was started
/ town sprang up; and, as we Gl know, about
$4,000 900 in gold has been taken from the
mines Of Alder Creea.
Talk about brains and foresight: thew
are all very well, aud l believe in giving
them credit, but as a rule they don't deserve
It. Stake Helena; it's a second case of Alder
Gulch, The Last Chance Guch was discovered
by chance, and the capital Of Montana was
founded. Let me see-yes, that was in G4.
-Four miners, Cowan, Crab Miller and Stan
ley, stampeled from Alder Gulch and pushed
north, They met Jim Coleman coming from
the hootenai country with bad news. The
four prospectors struck OK in another dlrec-
ton, without any destination in view. and
after weeks wandering they decided TO
try their fortunes on stream which thew
called Last Chance Creek They found
gold in encouraging quantities: the country
was full Of game; they stuck to it.and the
result was one Of the richest finds in the
world al3 the founding Of the capital Of
great state. Luck; Well, l should say it
WAS luct."
"Do You know" said vet another. "that
the famous Comstoci Lode that made SD
many men in Nevada and ont Of it immensely
wealthy, was originally gold mine?" Some
knew this and others did not. well" he
continued. 1T IS fact There was gold on
the surface, but rs they went down the gold
retered ont, ana Comstock and his partners.
Peter O'Ri!cy and Pat Mclaughlin. were
about to abandon it, when it struck them to
have an analysis made Of the strange deposit
they had come on. This was done, and tho
silver was dscoyered-by chance, but al! the
same, S35j,O10OJO was taken from that
, mine"
Talking about luck" said a man from
Las Vegas, reminds me Of the case Of
Adams. l believe he was related to the
great New England family; at any rate, his
front name was John Quincy One day while
prospecting, his magnifyiHg glass was so
hung that it focused the suns rays on his
hayersack and set it on fire. As the haver-
sack held about dozen pounds Of powder.
Adams dropped it mighty spry, and lit out
in hurry It fell into u creyice-that was
down in the Sandia Mountains--and after
the explosion he went back from curiosity to
see the effect and he found large masses
Of rock scattered in every direction. He
found to his delight vein of white quartz
, with fccEs Of gold in it, He sold q tenth
interest within month for $4,000, but il
worth hundred times that. That, gentle,