Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-13
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Guarded b. Mature. wild Elephants
Rad His HRrb-TaiIed Majesty.

Guarded b. Nature. Wild Elephants
Rad Ills HRrb-TaiIed Majesty.
Some time ago / heard story 81
gold mine that was said 10 be In exist
cEcr In the Chnniaboon province An
old villagcr that met told me that the
mine had never l,-Dn worked SAYS
writer IN the Siam Free Press lie
rccollected In his childhood. about nifty
years ago thai . party with four elc
plants visited the place. bur he does
remember whether they found the
mine Or not Two or three Cambodians
are reported Ia have found nuggets In
the he'd ~ the stream. but no one has
ever been adventurous enough to FOL.
low The stream Ia It's source Tho
grcaicsi possible amoun, 81 supcrsii.
ton exists about this nina Some al
irgc that those who 20 there never
return. They either die 81 sickness
the influence ~ the evil one or fall
prey 20 Wild animals Three English
men attempted 10 reach the source ~
the stream whore this mine Is report
od 10 be- bui had 10 abandon the idea
Tor variols reasons Az starting they
had to take q narrow path that been
made hy "cardamom" ga,hercrS
After keeping on this path two days |
they reached q pool ~ dirty water /
Here ttc'r gtJdr took them aside and |
whispered To- them not to talk ~ tigers |
a. ihp forest IN that part was infested |
with them. and that they would surely /
visit the camp II they only mentioned |
ihp name Promising 10 hc discreet
they went down 10 examine the pol
and found the whole place actually |
tramplcd down 10y Wild hnirs, with a
few tiger foot prints Here they rest
~ FOR the night and next day proceed
ed on their Journey. II the footprints
+. round the pool lei Them 10 believe
their guides reports of wild animals
thpv were now perfectly convinced. |
nv on either side Of the path they saw
tho destruction worked by wild elc.
nhantS. A little farther an they came
Ia spot whore the mammoths hhd
rested FOR the night. That evening
thpy found that one or the carriers
who had taken charge Of the proNlS-
ions had taken TO his heels. As they
hqd no cooking utensils they we're
10 cook their rice IN TO-
l,arco tin and along with n steak OF a
rIyet cat tMeo.pal managed To nNNc
dinner.
Az this spot the guide Informed
hem il was lmpossil~ 10 90 on unless
Ihry walked along the stream bare
footed. After walking In this manner
-or nhont Ave hours they came to the
'alls Here they had 10 climb M rocks
hIrty 10 forty fcct high by means OF
no roots OF trees growing through the
assures. the guide pointing them ont
he places whore gold had been found
ftcr climbing up higher they came TO
no junction 81 two = cams, and the ,
,uidc now It'd them NJ he did not
now the road further up and that he
ras afraid one " the party was TAX ,
n m here and they then determined
q hurry back. especially as they had
nly rice with them and not even a
d mboo 10 cook II In. This excursion
an only be- done IN the months or !
anuary. February and March. Ii 3
,ould he 4 good opportunity for n :
,ortsmnn who desired 10 combine !
usinpss with pleasure. I'onics and e
,rk animals could not possibly e.;
" only WAY Of transport would be
: carriers. and Il would be very hard
obtain more than two or three men, !,
! the people ARE SO superstitiouS. :