The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
Lodges Streaked With Gold Re-
vealed to Him by the
Redskins.
COMING TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Bears Sack of Yellow Metal for a
Wedding Present to His Grand.
daughter.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 29.-George s..
Farnwell. the Southern Oregon hermit,
rs years old, passed through here for San
Francisco last night, after an absence OF 40
wears. During that period he eschewed
the society of his fellowman as much as
possible, never venturing into populated
sections of Southern Oregon except when
he needed supplies, and that was not more
than twice year. He located in the
wilds some miles distant from Grants
Pass nearly thirty five years ago, and it is
doubtful whether five score of people in
that section of the country are aware of
his existence.
When Farnwell first located there the
country swarmed with Indians and wild
beasts. The Indians once made him cap
tive, but they soon came to regard him as
supernatural being, and he was released.
For the first time in almost a generation
Farnwell broke his reticence while waiting
for the departure of the train that was to
carry him to the scenes that knew him
when he was young.
''After had been with the Indians few
months, they driving me TO all kinds of
servIle work" said the old man, scarlet
fever broke out among a dozen OF their
papooses. AS early as that time packed
chest of homeopathic medicines with
me. When the Indians captured me they
relieved me of my medicines, as we'll as
all else had. but because of some super
stition they left my medicine chest intact.
When the disease broke out among the
little ones and four of them died under
aboriginal treatment volunteered TO cure
the rest if my pox of mystery was re-
turned to me. The Indians feared to trust
me at the outset, but after consultation,
during which another papoose died, my
request was acceded to.
"In the meantime ten more little In
dians were attacked by the scourge, and
quarantined all of the sick. My medicines
worked miracles, and under my treatment
not person died. l was looked upon as
a great medicine man, and after that my
former masters became my servants.
Through those Indians l was enabled
to locate very rich mining property, of
which to this day no white man but my
self knows anything. have 1000 pounds
of mixed gold stored away in a place
where no one will discover it. In yonder
little chest / have 100 pounds of the
metal, which am taking to the San Fran
cisco mint. l mined merely to keep my
self occupied until death claimed me, for
L never eApeCleO 10 aSSOclaJe Win NY
kind again"
Farnwen said that the only circum.
stances tending to change his mind was a
brief notice of an ensuing marriage of one
of his granddaug which he saw in q
San Francisco paper a week ago. Not
once in five years did he glance at news
paper and to him it seemed providential
that he should have seen this one.
at appears to me to be command from
\ So IL
must again mingle with my own flesh and
blood. The article stated that the young
lady's grandfather had been receiving tel
Ter with Page, Bacon & Co. in San Fran
cisco up to within few months of the
failure of the house during the panic Of
1856. l being the man, resolved to fix
my sons girl so she wouldn't want for
anything the heart desires in this life.
That is why l am going to San Fran
cisc0 ~