Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-22

cams insane as tho result Of suffering
endured after bis escape. Despite this,
large party Of prospectors TOOK
The denented fellow back into the
mountains aAd tried to get him TO lead
them To the lost cabin, but he was I'M
able 10 do so. Almost monthly other
evne6itlops TO find the mine are fitted
out. but up to date the Lost Cabin mine
is as thoroughly lost as IT ever was, de-
spite the fact that announcement IS
made from time TO time that At last IL
really has been found.
Fnll OF human interest and romance
is the story OF the Albright mine near
Boulder. this State. The 'Host vein,
i, has been designated for years,
was discovered in the sixties by Amos
Albright. who came out from farm in
Illinois. He prospscted until he was
broke. and found himself here In Den
var. then more Of mining camp
than village, and In no way
resembling the great city IL IS
today. Unable to borrow grub
stake or get assistance OF any kind, he
wandered aimessly of into the noun
tains above Boulder, disheartened and
ready TO die. The last news he received
from home before he left Denver was
from his wife, TO the effect that George
Carlisle, a nsighbor aud creditor or the
Albrights. had threatened 10 forecloSe
A mortgage on their place, and had
mada himself disagreea6le to de-
fenseless Mrs. Albright. With all
this trouble praying on his mind,
Albright wandered away into the
mountains as long as his strength last
ed and then lay down, ready to die.
CHANGING hopslasly and aimlesSly TO one
side as he lay there no saw thin layer
of pure silver--not ore, but virgin sill
yer. 1t was thea coming on bright
moonlight night and Albright worked
until morning, taking out the pure me-
tai. At daybreak no packed up all the
silver he could carry, and after bury
ing the rest and celebrating
traces of his work, started back
for Denver He had enough
silver to buy an outfit, and again made
his way to his claim, He worked rap
idiv. for he knew he had bnt little
time 20 live, aud in few weeks was
back in Denver with pack load OF sill
YER so pure that every ounce was then
worth a dollar. Fabulous offers were
made him for directions to the mine, but
he would not sell. AS fast as he could
find transportation to his old home Ia
Illinois he hurried back there, and
had Just time TO give his wife sew
ersl thousands OF dollars and some
rather indistinct directions as to the
location OF the mine, when he died.
Just before his arrival home Carlisle
had insulted the missing mans wife,
aud the nelghbors drove him into the
war where he was killed In his first
battle. Albright left a little boy,
Frederick, aud Carlisle one name Win
slow. They grew up together in the
same town and four years ago came to
Colorado to take part in the search for
the lost VEIN" after which all the
miners in the west had been
prospecting since the death OF
the elder Albright, but without
success. With the dying instruc-
tions OF Amos Albright to guide them.
the two young mon, after tive years OF
searching, located the mine, one OF the
very greatest finds ever made in this
country, and commenced working IT..
Up TO the time OF the legislation hostile
to the silver interest the claim was
steadily worked, and the puFest silver
in the world was taken out at the rate
OF several tons day. When the mine
was opened the silver found was valued
at SIS, goo TO SIS, 900 a ton, and the sup
ply is practically inexhaustible.
NELSON ASHLEY.