The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-03-08
SHE LANDED AMID MUG
GETS.
The Stsry' sf Ysusg Wenaa's Lueky
Fall in Old Mexiee.

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Chicago Daily Tribune.
Miss DOria Kemp Is one OF the luck.
lest young women In the world. She
went out to sketch In the hills OF old
Mexico, and while looking for brook
fell into a bed OF gold nuggets. She
jumped from poverty to comparative
riches In the twinkling Of an eye. Her
tlnd netted her $9,700. 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
painter. She was in Charharipari, q
little settlement at the mountains
foot, six days hard riding from any
railroad. She says:
"There was some magnificent seen.
cry near this quiet little place Of 300
souls and l passed many a pleasant
day skotching. In this fashion a
month passed, and it became very
monotonous, and l began to think of
going somewhere where l might be
among white folks. The only English.
speaking persons there were Miller,
landlord Of the hotel, and little
quaint Italian who was a handy man
for the more prctenti0us shops. One
afternoon I started out from the town
with my sketch book under my arm,
and after a brief walk came to II roll
ing, rather steep hill. Curious to see
what was beyond l went on up and
over its brow. Before me lay one OF
the widest scenes ! have ever seen
before or since.
The tall orchard trees stood close
together, slanting down the hill, the
tops Of the last ones fading into the
,, misty blue that filed the basin of the
cannon. The intersections were fllle1
3 with a twinkling, twisting mass o
undergrowth, which grew all sorts o.
rare and beautiful colorcd flowers
o while on the sides Of the two hills Il
= the life, standing cut in a menacinl
splendor, were rocks of gigantic size
h The sound of a stream came up to M
$ from the depths Of blue below. l
4 sounded tempting, and ! started TO
1t. AS l went on down the sides
Is tore my skirts in the Jagged under
= growth, but l kept on and, markin
IS my way by breaking low limbs, l 500
came in sight Of the stream, and wa
a turning to make my Way to the left t
J. find a slant that would take ME t
It the tank Of 1t, when I found mysel
sinking down and down. ! reache
r. out for something to clutch, but SOM
70 thing always gave way, and finall
~ landed on u sandy bit Of beach In
III little cove that the horizontal wall
the mountains base made at the cdl
he of the stream. Twas not hurt. NJ
q q fall had been gradual. l had falle
to through the growth that covered tt
IT, side OF the hill above me fully thirt
as feet. scanned the sides Of the rot
ts ts that made the cove. There was I
u retreat that way. looked down IL
stream. There was q waterfall NJ
ed ten feet away, whose distance ] cou
Il !. not measure, butt seemed as ifit vi
nd a great deal. Up the stream 1t SCENE
as bad the water was fully TWEEN
~ , : feet across and looked deep, althont
rs, here at the edges 1t was shallo
a.s ..s enough, but the sharp projection
stone stood well out into the wat
al and 1t meant a wade Of proportions
ssy had yet to ascertain.
I iic l secured from the hillside sinu0
al vine and made u rope, fastened 1t to
solid point OF the rock, and then, rs
~ :" was carly, sat down to sketcl, Il
led canon ~ IL stretched away in the bll
rs y. depths / could soc down over :
" waterfall. l reclined On tho sal
=, with my back to the hillside. VIII
/ Il contemplating the view ] absent
.is y picked up pebbles and threw the
ii. into the water. One Of them ha
pened to noticnnas held II In
9 = hand. 1t was 0f odd shape and !
M rht culiar color where tho dried ear
ths didn't cover 1t. ! washed II Oh
~ ~ the stream. 1t iDoked suspIcIOul
like gold. ! looked where had be
/, Il sitting, and there 10 ~ obllng rift
..s I the spcks was . hatfal Of Just 81
Il clOds Is ! held 10 my hand. ! h
ery seen nuggets OF gold, but ilad ne
= heard of them iu such quantities