New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
THE CRTZEN CLAIM VAS SAVED.
At THE LAST MINUTE A HOT TORNADO CAME
ALONG AND pUG 4 WELL FOR HIM



From The Chicago Record ..,.
somehow we got to talking about me >, Lss,'
storm. Boothby hal been a locomo'!tSe we svsnislIa
and used to run into s. Louis over me a, storms
Line lie remarked tho queer cOhuasss " roos,i DO
u that kind. and said cyclone or tonss aIblishns
nything from holding an auction 10 es ssSS Who
new r,gon lie sid ne o1Ss s, Started to run for
Congress This friend. one Cruzen, s,opP, rsn. !,
valley Of the WAhsaich range IN tsn cra ai and
prospecting. He did a good dral OF Vfndscsa,ion,
found what ne took - b. good thing i n ~orx'
were very promising. He started % 90 ~, Of
work sprced Tor iocaters 10y the Government ms: 4,
Land 6rce laws are 70 the efec; That nan aT ss
800 worth of work on his clam within yea sD s,s
hn f"rsoi:s The claim ANA the first man "hS ~.
another location notice gets tae n'cs ~ prop
times. when prospector mas h.g 1 Iwil come "
,rty promising richness other people WI. ,,.a M
and locate near so as to be handy 70 Jump hs aS
good thing II the year passes "' 'nS. other i'm
claimant building house or ma"''s ''"N
Cruzen knew his claim was first cas- link.
fooliShly went ID chasing after s,sAAse re- months
passed ard somebody else proving a'y aIr, found
neigh orhood Of ;hat original Cruzeh gTSnes we're
much mineral. ana n camp sptuns .t n me midst 0.
booming and the crzcn claim was "a Ing vim, done on
tho rush-wihout spadeiui OF "y Sinr hat claim,
Il. Others were auAiouNiy wa 'ss.,,h day should
rrady l., relocate a. soon Is the S'th u aS knew
pass. ard tho real owner was lar nn;, abou, four
nothing OF the fortune In his grasp pu, ,e way he
learned or the situation ana started over az tine
tains pe-meu He was lunring race 81 III The hes,
Of IT, Various delays held him back; a' ma, he cana
tho afternoon OF the last day % ito the valley, and
down from tho mountains ana ~ TIN He had Two
some hours later he was on ~ .; work 10 save tne
hours In which u DO 500 WORTH gSr'y he couldn't
claim. What could he 90 ~, he thought Of 4
build a house in that time. "' ia y" ,en-foot wei
we'll That was it, He wohld , az bs had oo.s:
AMI that would let him ON ~ ~ man on the rex:
He must borrow He went 10 t1 Issi Scl,ow was one
location and asked for space, - adopt the Crulsh
OF those who had been awaiting az arrival he re.
calm and. disappointed al ~ The anxious MAJ
wsnt IN he next claim With Ike r'S"'"
would sell or lend HIN anyth.hs. ,era,ion He rsa
He returte ed to his clam IN, ~ There would q s
chance TO relocate H. though a huge boviet , no
lie wearily sat down beside ,hat his last nOr:
J,ses o oa' Of had been hot day and ne ~ the
eed fast TO get there. lie wa ,oin, from oyei,Ai
heat and thought he was sos r9sh OF thunder A.,
he looked up TO- see the heavens nea rose to ar
horrible clouds. In an instant he 6r as they rSa s
onS xn6 ana abu f The trees bowed out Of
and dead pines shot through me an AZ, mo wrhins
the awfulness of black haven 10 earth sss
iravslled With the fury OF the devil % the shelter
never anything IKE r. ne ,raward him and "a
of his tutting rock he saw shantlss lsv ~
and great pines cut. Ike barber d the twistns
euDbe heard An Infant his aerritory Up 10 he
t"msu, 1i not stopped but Just as II Trent stood
line OF his claim 1t halted. ana LOT noint 10 the &C.
still writing and turning thunder sound Inc;
Ss thorgh changing It's mind i ~ na me shinty
rushed across the corner al Hed 70 lend him toS'
Of inS thu man right well The, wd the
Cruzen hastened over 70 tne Spv With cry OF sur
Ing e9 h aok naa a his watch Yes there be-
five minutes 10 his credit-anhJ turning pillar y
fore him drilled by that wtfu round and eyyTy
ding well the finest ever KNOW ''
And the Cruzen claim was sa'eu