The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
Those Who Sought to SwlndIe Him
Suspected of His Taking
OFF - The Mine Had
Eeon Sailed.
Denver Dispatch 10 Cincinnati En-

Here they can sit warmed by a huge
fire. snoIc and talk all night-tellinE OF
I their good prospects and how near
they came 10 turning up a bonanza.
The distance being only two miles
they naturally pr. Ter 10 come over 10
the city where they can take In the
dance houses ana Try their luck in
some OF the numerous gaming houses
This alleged haunted mine is at the
base of BAH mountain and, though
these miners are not afraid OF any
thing that runs or walks" some Of
them are superstitious and make a
wide detour as a small boy does. in
passing a graveyard.
Cheyenne BIlT' squirted a three
foot stream of tobacco juice on the
rod-hot stove. and by unanimous re-
quest proceeded to tell the story Of the
haunted prospect"
STORY OF THE GHOST.
Wall boys. they say it's haunted
but I've never seen any spirits round
and ] would not believe II until / see
/ 'cm. No. | amt looked for 'cm. The
prospect belonged TO a tendcrfoot from
the East forgot his name. s fellow
named Captain jack forget which
one, there are so many Captain jacks
sold this claim 70 the tondcrfupt lie
worked the old game on the renderfopt
After he had sunk "A shaft some %
or 50 feet one night ne brought over
some SlO0-to-the-tou ore and planted 10
a foot or two. Next day hc took the
tcndcrfoot 20 the mine. and after dig
girg about an hour he dug up tho SALT
cd stun. They went 10 An assaNcr ana
Of course he showed that il was gen
uinc good orc-running about 500 to
the ton. or course. you all know that
a streak Of ore may be thin or wide
deep or only surface Thin, and the ten
derfoot was so eager To buy that he
did not care to prospect deeper than a
couple of feet. Perhaps Captain Jack
would not have allowed IL anyway.
You all. maybe. know how Il Is when
fellow that's hard up wants TO sell
a mine And Bin gave a knowing
look as he paused 20 irrigate the stove
with another rivulet Of tobacco juice.
wall" continued Cheyenne Bin.
THE tcnderfoot gave $4,000 for the
prospect"
There was n whistle and exclana-
lions Of appreciation from several Of
the housekeeping listeners. and the
stove was assaulted from all direc-
tions
The tendorfoot." continued Chey-
enne William. put some men 10 work
and before he had got down 30 feet
struck good paying ore. and few feet
further he struck a vein OF S5OO-a-ton
ore"
This last sentence awoke the old
miners who have an ear for little else
than stories OF nay ore"
Captain Jack had gone 10 Denver
and blown I'm his money I'm the gam
bling houses and dives. and was again
back on the range prospecting when
he heard OF this rich strike in the pros
pect which he had sold 10 the tender
foot as a worthless claim. lie went 10
the mine AMI asked the tendcrfpot for
n Job and was made superintendent
for the good fortune he had given the
tenderfoot in selling him the mine.
Wall. boys. you know how 70 some
times happens The tenderfoot owner
and his superintendent was down in
the mine alone sinking a drill TO see
how far the vein extended All the
men had come up and gone % supper
except the two men NJ the windlass.
These men said that just before the
signal 10 haul up was given they
heard something like Croaus They
hauled up the cage. and only Captain
Jack was I'm H. He told the men u
g. 10 supper and that he would stay
and haul up the boss who would b.
IN there some time. yet the men
thought II was strange but said moth
ing Sometimes. you know. when a
drill Is run and good ore Is found the
secret IS kept from the miners. who
leak IN their talk But there were
no shares for sale in this mine. and =
was not necessary TO keep a strike a
secret. as they DO when they want 20
buy up some stock az their own fig
urps
wall. next day the men were put
10 work sinking a shaft in another d.
reetion. and the superintendent gave
IL out that the boss had gone TO Den
yer - sell his mine 70 lot Of eastern
fallers. This looked likely. and moth
In" was said. soon afterward Captain
Jack won't 20 Colorado Springs and
come back with some men. who. he
said. the boss had sent down 10 look
at tho prospect The boss was not
along and they thought that was
strange too
AFRAID or THE GHOST.