The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-13
STRUCK IT At LAST
Ludwig Nistlsr Has Yellow Nuggets
of Gold and a Wife. III +.
BUT HE HAS WORKED HARD
Now He Can SIT by the Fire and
Spin Yarns Of His Experiences
In the Occur d'Alenes
and Elsewhere.

Missoula, Nov. 12.-Sunday's Stand
ard contained a brief mention of the
issuing of a marriage license to Lud-
wig Nistler and Mrs. Pauline schroe-
der, both of Delta, Idaho. Sunday the
ceremony was performed which made
the twain one and they are now the
guests of friends in Missoula, where
they will remain for few days before
returning to their home in Idaho. There
is a bit of romance connected with the
marriage of these two people. which
sounds almost as IL 1t had been prepar-
ed and arranged simply for effect, but
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Nistler here In
Missoula vouch for its truth.
In 1888, when the Occur dAlene ex-
element was at it's height, Ludwig
Nistler was among those who were at
tracted to the new FL Dorado by the
tales of wealth that went out regarding
the rocky hills Of Idaho. With others
he sought the wlll-o-the-wisp. Fortune.
which was always just in sight but
which he seemed never able TO reach.
In one camp and another he tried his
luck but fokle Fortune seemed to smile
on all but him. His leads all pinched
out; his Groupings were but float; his
| gravel yielded nothing but tailings. The
rugged hills and narrow, rock-bound
valleys refused to yield to him any OF
| their treasure. ri.i't'i.t
But his Teutonic perseverance, kept
| him up and he struggled bravely
| against hard luck. Gold there was In
the sands and he knew 1t. Others had
struck 1t rich and why should he not?
AS long as he could earn a grubstake
he would continue his search. Three
| years ago found him in the Murray
gold district and near Delta he found
| what he thought was good placer
| ground. The signs were all perfect.
| There was the wash and gravel of an
| old river that had torn Its way down
between the hills; the dirt showed a
fair number of colors and the forma-
ton was just right. Experience had
made him cautious, however, and he
went at his work without any noise.
Too often he had been disappointed TO
kecome elated over indications and he
| was prepared for one more disappoirt-
ment He had become accustomed to
reverses.
All that summer he worked at his
new claim but. though there were some
| encouraging signs, the pay dirt was
| not very rich and no plump sack of
dust was his when winter locked the
| streams and called a halt. All the next
| season he worked and drifted but the
results were no better and Ii seemed
as If his past experiences were to be re-
peated again. He had worked all along
| the old channel and had found no gold.
He had not struck it rich. He was on
the wrong track again.
At last, in desperation, he determined
| to make one more attempt. II that
proved fruitless he would abandon the
claim and try somewhere else. YEARLY
| he started in once more and before
many days he had followed the barren
channel which he had been working TO
| its junction with another and this lat
| ter proved TO be the main course of the
old creek. He had not worked here long
before he found coarse gold. He had
struck II at last.
Last spring he started upon his sea-
sons work with more hope than he had
ever known before and his perseverance
was well rewarded. Early in the sea-
son II was demonstrated that the
ground was phenomenally rich. One
nugget was taken out that was worth
$500. Fortune had been reached at last.