The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-09
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n 0ie Mexico.
Fo- ~ Chicago Daily Tfovae.
Miss Doris Kemp is one Of the luckiest young
women in the world. She went out 10 sketch In
the hills Of old Mexico. and while looking for a
brook fell into a bed OF gold nuggets. She
jumped from poverty to comparative riches in
the ~twinkling OF an eye. Her find netted her
So 700. Miss Kemp is now in Chicago on her
way to Paris. France, where she proposes to
study art in the hope OF becoming a great paint
sr. She was in Chsrharipsri, q little settlement
a. the mountains foot, sir days hard riding
from any railroad. She SAYS:
There was some magnificent scenery near
this quiet little place Of 900 souls and I passed
many a pleasant day sketching. In this fashion
a month passed. and It became very monotonous,
and | began to think Of going somewhere where
| might be among white folks. The only Eng
lish.speaking persons there were Miller. land
lord OF the little hotel. and a little quaint italian
who was a handy man for the more pretentious
shops. One Afternoon started out from the
after a brief walk came to a rolling, rather steep
hill. Curious to see what was beyond | went on
widest scenes | have ever seen bctore or since.
The tall orchard trees stood clo.e together.
elauting down the hill, the top OF the last ones
fading into the misty blue that filed the basin
OF the cation. The intersections were hlled
With a iWihins, t"ifiins mass o. andtrgrowth.
fully colorcd flowers, while on the sides OF the
two hills to the left. standing out in a menactns
splendor. were rocks Of gigantic size. The sound
blue below. It sounded tempting. and | started
skirts in the Jagged underground. but | kept on
and marking my way by breaking low limbs. |
turning TO make my way to the left to and
a slant. that would take me, to the
bank Ssn5 . Of j +; when 7s. ! fSn md, t %y :Smet iinaiP is
clutch, but something always. gave way, and |
finally landed on a sandy bit Of beach in a little
.A-. ,huN fh. hnrf-apVa wall .FNha pnnttHFnfpfa
base made at the edge OF the stream. | was not
hurt. My fall had been gradual. l had fallen
through n growth that covered the side OF the
hill above me fully thirty feet. | scanned the
sides OF the rock that made the cove. There was
There was q waterfall not ten feet away. whose
distance | could not measure, but it seemed a. u
1t was a great deal. ", the stream i seemed
as bad the water was fully twenty feet across
and looked deep. although here at the edges IL
was shallow enough, but the sharp projection OF
a wade of proportions | had yet TO ascertain.
Il secured from the hillside a sinuous vine
the rock. and then. as 1t was early. | sat down to
sketch the canon as II stretched away in the blue
depths | 60 q see down oyer The w ~, Err KIM
side. While contemplating The view %absently
picked up pebbles and threw them into the
held it in my hand. II was. of odd shape and
peculiar color where the dried earth didn't cover
suspiciousiy like gold. I looked where
hsd been sitting, and there in an oblong
s sntt e 10 t =. 7 held beff' in WAS my s E aa'' i had ID . ssis
nuggets OF gold. but had never heard OF them in
such quantities as met my sac. Hoping L was
Cristo-like splendo- in my mind. / placed those
that were loose in a niche as high up the bank as
point OF rock TO find a way back home with the
nugget securely fastened In my dress. Ihe
In getting around: then marking the way care
fully with bits Of paper, made up the hill again
! HT put on a DRY d Teu. and Me seesins Miller. showed
him my ind. asking him with a calmness | GER
tainly didn't feel What 1t was. He scanned It
it's purity good gold. where'd you &c. .tr
~ rather stammered that had found it in
Thoughts OF the treasure, IL it were one. being
flched from me caused this little deception. He
and and ,h ssT'h sash lhssi PuEi II y yoa 6 %iIT q w whee HI5si:.
rowful OF bits like this you could buy a farm
much Is 1t worth !; l asked.
".Oh. about SIS. l think
Il thanked him and went TO my room. To
get the rest OF the bits, as be called them. from
place where | could dispose OF them, gave me
much 10 think on. l did not care to trust any
query after query to Miller about placer mining.
e AT e5sh; was /. was as a; eo faT from Bon kR9SapS . wSss ''i
f tssSlsed sonic as t ssS the 70 m n!alif I thought %sS h sSf
ments for his wife. I found him, secured his
services for the next day. making a tryst where
rope re eH and ON @ee the % way told him Of What / WSs
about TO do and offered him $50 to assist me TO
the railroad With what we might secure: He
We made our way down to the rock. and. fixing
the rope firmly went around. tooS the tools
he knew about placer mining. He knew con-
siderable. showed him where I found the mug
gets, or rather the clods, aud we went TO work.
1T was hard work. too. But after eight or
nine hours Of picking I came to the conclusion
that | had got all there was out Of the rough
gutter % the rock where the stream trickled
through. We had in all, at a rough estimation,
about eighty pounds OF the mess OF dirt and
gold. including the loose bits ! had concealed in
the niche. | could not see sigus % any more.
We looked that all over and saw no signs OF
gold. We dug down, and soon struck solid
more than the .pScEe,.' We made two
packages OF the dirt, and with much effort |
helped the Italian carry them up the hill, We
guarding ms treasure. sent a note by him 10
Miller telling him ! would not be At home. say.
ing the Italians wife was III and that would
cure me "a cart and donkeys. and the next morn
ing, with my fortue concealed under the seat, |
Ting with Miller FOR my months board.
We reached the station after a six days trip.
] gave the Italian I'VE or six ounces OF the most
stout box. While at the station | met a travel
ling salesman. TO whom | conhded. lie advised
me 10 take IL to the city OF Mexico. Hacked $40
or SIG OF having enough money IA paw my fare,
but he loaned Il TO me, saying ! could send Il 20
him. arrived safely in the city, and with the
stun melted, and after the customs and license
were paid. IL netted me 81. ZOO. On the advice
a. the same gentleman Invested in a small Gull
was profitable. aud | have been there since July,
1891, until the fall Of last year. whenl sold my
interest in he CONES sropnd to one q The lsrser
time since ] closed gu: my interest
In travelling"