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The herald., 1896-06-14
FIRST GOLD BOOM.

A Reminiscent Glance at the Stirring
Times of the Rush in 1858.
The great rush of pilgrims into the
new gold fields around the western base
of Pixies Peak is said by some to be I'M
precedented in the history of Colorado'S
development. but this is not exactly the
case, as we have seen a few such stlnt-
Dedes before and one of these was the
first. and in some respects the greatest.
of ALL This was during the summer of
1853, when Green Russell and a party of
Georgians explored the country of which
Pixies Peak was the central and dis
tinctive point, and found gold i'll paying
quantities in what is now Gilpin county.
In a very short time information of the
discovery, in of course an exaggerated
form. was disseminated throughout the
central and eastern states, and in the
succeeding spring there was rush.
BY every route and up the course OF
every stream running from the noun.
tains to the Missouri and the Mississippi
rivers the tide of emigration rolled tu-
multuously. Men came with horse
teams, with OK teams, with push-carts,
with ,wheelbarroWs and on foot, without
ANYTHING except what they could carry
on their backs. AS the fall Of 1853 came
nm and the horrors Of winter in the great
hills to be feared it became a serious
question as to how the multitude could be
fed and housed, for it must be under
stood that the population of Jefferson
Territory, as it was then called, had be-
come more than 10000, and there was
scarcely enough house room to shelter
so many people.
A few saw mills had been started In
the big timber that grew in the gulches
along Cedar Creek, but these were priml-
tive affairs and could not begin to keep
up' with their orders for building stuff.
One of these mills was operated by old
man Dexter. now dead and gone. Den
YER had begun to grow, and great guam
titles of dimension stuff were needed to
build I'D the young city of the plains.
In time other mills were started up the
South Platte and on the Divide, which
was then covered with timber, a. number
OF mills were put up and from these came
most of the rough material with WHICH
Denver was built. -
The miners and prospectorS IN the
mountains did not need so much sawed
stuff, as they preferred to build, their
cabins from hewn logs cut by their own
hands, and many Of these primitive habi-
tations are still to be seen in the noun
tains and some Of them are occupied by
miners of the present day. 1t was
creot scheme in those days to have ones
own shack, and no matter how humble
If might have been it afforded more or
less comfort to sturdy class OF men
who are to-day dwelling in the mansions
on Capitol Hill in Denver. As we ride
mast these grand agricultural achieve
,nents of the modern-day aristocracy we
often fall to thinking of those little old
cabins up in the big hills of Gilpin and
clear Greek counties. and wonder II
their occupants are any happier than in
the days Of yore.
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let us make our arrangements"

let us make our arrangements"
"All very fine. What are the arrange
ments to be?''
where where we can talk, and will tell
you what to do
you will take command Of the ship, er 2"
said Captain Locke. playfully.
Precisely. my ducky."
He laughed, and then went below, fol-
lowed by the woman. AS they passed
Blackburn, sitting at the cabin table, drink
ing rum and water. she looked over at him.
and said. sweetly-
1T is beautiful night; why don't you
go on deck again,Mr Blackburn"
The little surgeon looked at her, and again
smiled, in a weazel like manner.
"Oh, Of course, Mrs. Morgan, IL you wish
it,"
Twentyeight days later at four o'clock
In the afternoon, the Resolution was off a
group Of nine lowlying, densely vegetated
coral islands. The land had been sighted
about noon, about ten miles away on the
lee beam, and Captain Locke had immedi-
ately bore down for it. But the breeze that
day had no heart In it, and at two o'clock,
with the land still three miles distant, the
ship lay rolling about In a dead calm.
Sometimes, as she rose to the long sweep
ing roll of the southeast trades, those on
board caught a momentary glimpse OF the
snow-white beach that fringed the lee side
of the nearest island. Back from the beach
line was dense forest of cocoanut palms,
with here and there cluster of the grey
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CURING A SNAKES BLINDNESS.

one or the most poisonous snakes at
the London Zoo, a king cobra, recently
became nearly blind. When it shed its
skin it threw off every part except the
transparent plate which covers the eye.
After each change of skin this plate re-
mained uncast, and the successive layers
became opaque, and projected over the
eye in a horny boss. The keeper used
the snake habit of creeping through an
aperture which it can find in the wall
of its cage to rid itself Of the growth
over the eye. He drew back the iron
shutter which separates one compart-
ment from the other leaving a narrow
space open. The cobra soon discovered
this, and pushed, it's nose into the crack.
This was slightly widened, and the
snake squeezed through, rubbing off
one Of the scales as it did SO. 1t was
then induced to go back by the way it
had come; and after this had been re-
peated once or twice it cleared the scale
from the other eye Since then it has
cast it's skin completely and its eyes
ire apparently none the worse for its
telr porary blindness. Snakes naturally
drag themselves through rough grass
md lolas 10 get Iid of the old skin which
clin"s TO tnem.'-London Public Opoin-
i)u.
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Locke descended to the main deck and
came so close to Barker that those near
him could not hear what he was saying,
and answered.
"She remains with me; get into the boat,
and let us have no more fuss, or l will not
answer for your safety"
you villain!' the other exclaimed, T
understand you now. I see through your
Internal plot. 1 have heard of the lying
yarn you have told the crew. But 1 am
glad that woman Of yours remains with you
She Is not fit to be near my daughter. But
don't make too certain John Locke, that
you have won; for, by God, l might get
back yet; and when do, look out"
Into the boat. all Of you,' SAID Locke,
turning away.
They went down the side, the five con-
victs, then Barker and his daughter the
painter was let go. the ships sails trim
med to catch faint puff that began to rip
pie the CLASSY surface of the water, and
then the boat pulled shoreward in the fast
gathering darkness
To be Concluded.
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from the Colony and were supposed to be
secreted on board his ship; that he assist
ed the sergeant who came on board In
searching the said ship, but without effect;
that he went from her on board the Sala-
mander to search that vessel; the while on
board he perceived the Resolution getting
under weigh, on which he returned to her
in a boat borrowed from the Salamander
and caused the master to come to an an
chor, telling him he could not go to sea
without having received a certificate OF the
number Of persons he had on board belong
ing to the Colony; that having sent up the
pilot and his own boat to receive the Lieu
tenant-Governor's further orders, that as
soon as the boat was out Of sight the mas
ter again got up his anchor, notwithstand-
ing the remonstrances of this deponent,
who urged him to wait the return OF the
boat; that the said John Locke made use
Of many execrations, refusing to wait under
an idea that he might be ordered to re-
turn to the Cove; that the Salamander's
boat in which deponent had boarded the
Resolution then returned, the ship by this
time being between the Heads, and this
deponent with his party having no means
of leaving the vessel; that the said John
Locke repeatedly asserted within any hor-
rible curses that he would not furnish this
deponent with q boat from the ship, but
that he would certainly land him and his
party on some desolate part Of the coast
II he persisted In waiting for a boat from
Sydney; that firmly believeing that Mr..
Locke would put his threats into execution
he with some difficulty made himself
heard, by the men in the Salamander's
boat, who returned and took him and his
party in; that going down in the cabin Just
before this deponent left the ship he per-
ceived the surgeon (Mr. Blackburne) and
second mate (Mr. Gibson) filling several
cartridges with powder, which he supposed
were intended to be made use of In case
any boat should attempt to come on board
the Resolution; the master having repeat
that at the time this deponent left the
Resolution she was eight miles without the
Heads Of the harbor. And further this de-
ponent sayeth not.
(Signed) WILLIAM DAY.
Sworn before me at Sydney this eleventh
day OF November, 1894.
(Slgned) DAVID COLLINS.
After Sergeant Days statement comes
another which tells this story from an
other point of view. This is the
AFFIDAVIT OF GEORGE BANNISTER.
George Bannister Ia free mani came be-
fore me on this day. the eleventh Of No
vember, 1894, and voluntarily deposed that
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YOU'RE A FOOL"
pie Of months ago you intended, after
swindling the Government out of as much
stores as you could. and driving a little
trade on the sly with the officers, you in
tended to so away decently and catch
whales"
Eyes, but you-'
'Exactly, Jack dear; but caught you,
and in week made you alter all your
plans, convert your nasty old whaling
ship into a"
well. you WITCH" and Locke seized her
hands In his and looked down into the
handsome. mocking face, land did / not
plan the whole affair and carry you off
beautifully?"
'Why. you great stupid! arranged the
whole matter; but you. by your clumsiness.
let half your crew. including that little
worm of a surgeon, know all about IT.;
and now, because you have had to take
on board half his friends and their friends.
you want to take credit for spelling nv
plans. Jack, you have bungled the mat
ter"
Captain Locke looked very uncomfortable
and pulled his whiskers vigorously.
II don't know how it came out Miriam
was obliged to take the second mate and
Blackburn into the plot--they suspected
what we were up to from the first"
''Well. We won't argue about the matter
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Copyright 1895, by Bacheller. johnson h Bachelor
PART I.
CHAPTER I.

fAhI i.
CHAPTER I.
THE OFFICIAL VERSION.
On the morning of the 10th OF November,
1874, the Resolution and Salamander,
storeships, were lying at anchor in Port
Jackson harbor. The vessels had dis
charged their cargoes and had bent sails
to get away to the whale fishery. Whal-
Ing at this time was just beginning to
flourish, and most of tn convict transports
and clumsy storeships after discharging
their freights in Port Jackson, sailed
away on a whaling cruise.
1t was a close steamy morning and a
heavy mist still hung over the harbor and
concealed the shore from view, when Mr..
William Irish, the master Of the Salaman-
der, came on deck and asked the mate If
the hands had finished breakfast.
mo. SIR" answered the officer, mot
quite"
'Well, hurry 'em up. wilkins. That
fash gentleman over there" pointing to the
spars of the Resolution, that lowered UP
about cables length away seems in a
- hurry to get away before us. Now
would like to get away first. just to spite
him. He is a lowlived swab."
Mr.. William Irish did not like Mr. John
Locke the master Of the Resolution, and
was not difhdent In expressing his dislike
upon every occasion.
The master Of the Resolution was a gen.
tleman Of no small Importance, and Of con-
siderable personal attractions. This was
his own estimate of himself. Mr.. William
Irish-a short, stout man with leathern-
hued complexion-.held different opinions.
We know this because On one memorable
occasion he thus expressed himself to a
sergeant of the New South Wales Corps,
who had boarded the Salamander on press
ing official business.
II call myself Bill Irish. / am a plain
man, with no nonsense about me; but
am honest, and I am master mariner,
and left the Kings service with clean
record, as Governor Collins can tell you.
Locke-who is a swab-calls himself Cap
tain Locke, oils his hair, and curls his
blarsted whiskers, and is a blarsted liar.
You can search my ship, sergeant, from the
fore-peak to the lazaretre and II you find
any of your Internal Jail birds aboard o.
me, I'll give you a cask of rum but II
you take my advice you'll search the Res
olution. And when you board her tell her
fash captain that l say ne is liar 'and
be - to him!"
And then, turning to his mate, Mr.. Irish
told him to assist the sergeant and his
men to search the ship for convict stowa-
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THE DECADENCIl OF BUFFALO
CREEK.

Before the fire had finished destroying
The building of the First National Bank
of Cripple Creek the bank was opened
and doing business in another building
in a different part Of the town. Cripple
Greek is certainly deteriorating. 1t has
LOST the Western hustle essential OF the
making of a lively mining town. In Its
palmy days Cripple Creek would not
have had vacant building in town TO
which the bank could move. 1t would
have compelled The bank officials to go
to work and put up IL new building am
finished it before the fire had got through
with the old one.---Buffalo Express.
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SHE WANTED TO KNOW.
Her Complexion Needed Kalsomining
and She Saw a Good Pattern.

and She Saw a Good Pattern.
A lady riding on a railroad train was
quite annoyed by. the fixed stare of q
long, lank, leathery looking woman sit
ting just across the aisle. She had
piercing black eyes and she kept them
fixed on the lady's face.
Finally the train stopped at little sta
ton and the keen-eyed woman leaned
across the aisle, laying a bony, ring
loved hand on the lady's arm, said:
"'Scuse me, ma'am, but kin ask you
question:"
Certainly"
'Well, 1 jist wanted to know if your
complexion is natchereel, or if it's one
o these inameled kind I've heerd off,
"My complexion is natural, madam"
1T is? Well, I'm jst sorry to hear it,
was hopin' it was one of the inameled
kind an that you could tell me where
L could git one like it. That's ALL Thank
you, ma am" and she resumed her fix
ed gaze.-Detroit Free Press.
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81 CALL MYsEL f BILL IRISH"

ways adding, "And the first one you get
lug him up on deck. and then get cask
of rum UP from the lazarette and put 1t In
the sergeant's boat"
Sergeant Day, being soldier and a man
of few words, took the remarks OF the
master of the Salamander very quietly,
merely observing
THAT is all very we'll, but it is my duty
to search" and then he stopped suddenly.
and exclaimed, pointing to the Resolution,
whose hull now came out clearly as the
breeze dispersed the fog-"Why, he's get
ting under weigh
Serves you right! told you he was a
rascal and liar. Now you'll be very
neatly sold. Told you he was going ashore
to dinner with some Of the soldier gentle
men, to-day, did he? He's sold you very
neatly. His anchors underfoot, and you
can't catch him."
"I'll try anyhow said the sergeant,
and then his face fell. He had sent his
boat ashore to report to his officer that he
had searched the Resolution fruitlessly.
Turning to Mr.. Irish, he asked him to lend
him one of his boats.
Don't see why 1 should. but I will
though. because the internal liar told you
had 'em aboard of my ship
The sergeant was halfway down the side
ladder while Mr.. Irish was speaking, and he
was followed by Sergeant Jones and cou-
pie of privates who had remained on board
when the boat had been sent ashore to re-
port.
1.-TWO hands jump into that boat" sang
out the master of the Salamander. II
don't want them redcoats cruising around
tho ha rh0r In nv uho1 xpit
no one to look after them," he added.
In few moments the boat had showed
off, and was pulling hard ror the Resolu-
tion; the boats crew consisting of two
seamen from the Salamander and the
four soldiers. Even as they showed off the
Resolutions maintopsail was sheeted home,
and the cook Of the Salamander, person
age with a snow-white cap, and an ex-
ceedingly dirty face, and who, when on
shore, was a patron of sport in the neigh
borhood Of Whitechapei, called out as the
boat was being urged on by the rowers-
Even money you doesn't catch her even
money, say, you doesn't catch her,
Now as this is a perfectly true story, we
WILL at this stage in the telling of it, put
In as they say in the courts of law. the
aff1davits of certain individuals who took
part in the affair. First comes the
AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM DAY.
William Day, Sergeant in the New
South Wales Corps, came this day before
me and voluntarily made oath that he had
charge Of the guard which was placed on
board the Resolution storeship by order
OF the Lieutenant-Governor for the pur-
pose OF preventing convicts or other per-
sons peing received on board without per-
mission; that on the morning of the depar-
ture of the said ship from this harbor, in
formation was sent down to the master,
John Locke, that some convicts, Including
. woman named Morgan, were missing
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on the night Of Saturday the Sth instant,
| Mr.. stephenson asked him to go out In the
| beat to fish the next morning; that he Is
| accustomed to fish with Mr.. Stephenson
| that accordingly he went with him
accompanied by one Kelly, Thomas
Wicker, and John Toft; that they procured
oait In the North Harbor and went without
the Heads to their fishing ground. where
they remained until the Resolution went
out; that the ship stood directly out to sea.
and that when they had nearly lost sight
of her they saw her make tack and stand
towards Broken Bay; that when she had
run nearly the length of Broken Bay she
ran down along shore, heaving to several
times; that little time before sunset the
ship being near Cabbags Tres Beach. round
the North Head OF this Harbor. Mr.. Ste
phenson proposed to Kelly and the others
in the boat to go on board the Resolution
| that this deponent refused to be concerned
In taking boat belonging to any one, and
declared he would not go; that this depon.
ent and loft refusing to row alongside the
ship the other three men rowed the. boat
alongside; that they had previously per-
ceived people on the foretopsail-yard look
Ing at the boat with glasses, and on theil
coming alongside, the master, Mr.. John
Locke, asked them what they wanted they
said they had some fish to sell; that he
gave them half-a-gallon of liquor for the
fish; that he John Locke then asked Mr.
Stephenson If he had seen boat off there;
Stephenson said, Yes the boat he (Mr
Locke wanted was there; the master then
called him into the cabin that in about ten
minutes he returned with some wine.
some cheese, and some bread, and told this
deponent and the others to pull into Cab
bage Tree and meet boat they would find
there; that they rowed into Cabbage Tree
and not finding the boat there they return
ed to the ship, and Stephenson, Kelly, and
Wicker went on board and this deponent
with Toft returned with the boat I'D to
Sydney Cove; that just as they left the
ship they saw boat lowered down from
the ship and saw two lights hoisted, one at
the stern Of the ship and one on the fore
fopsailyard; that Kelly took the fishing
tackle belonging to the boat with him into
the ship, saying that 1t might procure them
fresh meal at sea, and that the Lieu
tenant might be d. for all the fish he
(kelly would ever catch for him again:
that tho ship appeared to stand off when
they left her, at which time she might be
about five miles from the land to the north.
ward.
his
GEORGE X BANNISTER.
mark
Sworn before me, etc., etc.
CHAPTER II.
WHAT HAPPENED ON BOARD TuE
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CHAPTER II.
rrA nn-Hy-~
Sworn before me, etc., etc.

CHAPTER II.
WHAT HAPPENED ON BOARD THE
RESOLUTION"
From the foregoing it will be seen that
the storeship Resolution had on board Of
her certain persons escaped from the Penal
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-12-30

and has been, the talk, admiration and attraction of thousands aud thousands li refned visitors from the many states of our Union. as E,l as Canada and Europe during the past winter, verifying the old adaEe. That you eau drIve stone upward for a moment into the air ol, it .S true that all stores will for
 ever fall, and whatever instances can be quoted of unpuuished theft. or of deception or a lie that worse which somebody credited, justice must prevail, as 1t Is the privilege ot truth and worth to ma6e itself known. trusted and be
 lIeyei Each lot Is 501l32 feet. Kindly send this paper Co some de serving friend. Thousands and thousands will not only appreciate but avail themselves of what you may, with an inborn carelessneSs. Co your own welfare overlook Lots within i've minutes walk of court house, then Be wise today lis madness to defer; next day the fatSi precedent will plead thus on 'till wisdom Is pushed out of life.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-12-30
Warning Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned are oWnerS ot three fOurths ot tae Little hiug, and other mining claims situated in Lonesome Val ley Mineral Point mining district Nsvapsi COunty AriRonA. and thsy will Dot te ra-p hie for any debt contracted against sald mining claims by any pers-in or Persons
 n. w. WEST.
 J. W. HENINGER,
 J, N. HUuGKNs. Presoott, Arizona, NsV. %, ISs-
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For Homeless Bows.

Toe ksrnesi Christian. weekly. So cents year
 Denver Colorado, is devoted 10 the upbuildins of brightside, great industrial training school for homeless and neglected boys. There are 6e oeo boy tramps in the United states and Bright side is the only school offering them home stuoatior and manual EAining. W GU he.g
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TeIeETaphic " RlunarrA

The telegraph clerk, generally geal1Us aud Tainstaking. puts his hand tO remarkable phrases Tn mo. uCnts of mental abstraction or cali graphic we8riness. In one of the late Lord Randolph Churchill's speeches at Bradford that statesman was made Co say:
 We are DOW at tho parting of the ways VII you take the path that IS full of footballs and precipicesY"
 Devotion Co athletics led the tele- graph clerk astray, and be wrote footballs for pitfalls. " His lapse, though entertaining, was not mali Ci1s~. It did not defame anybody. T. did not arouse so much indIgna ton as the following message
 The League of the Cross looks with favor upon the effort to rescue the pope from the curse of intern- pguuga.
 This telegram, of course, should have read that the League Of the Cross looks with favor upon the ef- fort Co rescue the people from the curse Cf drink The subeditOr does not often get such an exquisite mor- sal as No cross, no crown, tele- ErlVLel No cows, no cream! 2! but Le receives many telegraphic per versions of the trUth.-Gentleman's Magazine.
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ITuIp Wanted.

Eir. wanted to cook and for gen ersI homework in smsll family. Ap- ply at tLis office. d2lif
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sv-. a4Eefv.

"It this elevator ran 10 the lowest depths of tho internal regions, said tlH elevator boy after giving the matter some thought. and if it was ar tle bottom of the shaft, there are people who would stop in the door way and a-5. Going up;' They have contracted rha habit in this world, G1L they couldn't break themselves .f.. -l.lgaro Post
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NOTICE is hereby given by the under " signed, EXecutor of the Estate of Geo. W. Walton, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having aaims against the said deceased. to exhibit chem with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication ul this notice tO the said E1ecutor at Prescott NavSpai County, Arizona, the same being the place for the transaction of the busi- ness of said estate. in said County of Yav- apai.
 EDWARD \. BUTLER. EIecutor ef the Estate of Geo. W. Watson. deceased.
 Dated Prescott, A. T., this 21s, day of No
 vember. lSS6.
 Flint publication November 2a.
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Prescott Arizona, pocemhsr a. lSls. - Notice Ga hereby given that thr kgc ksyr Nine Turkey CreeS mining district, Nayauai county Arizona, VIII not bs responsible for any debts cont traeted Tor labor. Or material furnished or other purpose, while being worked under bond CT lease. JAMES M. MORE.