The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

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Cameron 10 come back to Arizona and
iodk after his recently discovered mine
| That was plausible. warnt II. and / be-
gan TO syrnpathixe with the poor young
man. who was iliitersie and not able
to look after his own Interests. he re-
5,eated hts former saying, i don't want
money. want you TO recommend me &c
az homes; nar here at Houston"
Banker Cameron. who was iacoriur un-
der heavy load Of excitement n1oppcd
TIE perspiratior from his brow, and thes.
rtsl med The narrative;
And then Steve Pratt. ne told me his
| nPrnt WAS Steve Pratt. said: Uncle Will
| lam. lock- al tsesei' lie pulled out of his
| pocket several specimens Of golden uua-.z
! Gre. the richest ever spread Out before
| me, and then yop better believe my eyes
| buiH-d cut Sieve said: 'CDcie William
(he called me Uncle William from :he
very ,irstl, / took a chisel and cut these
specimens from the lodes on the uins
after packing that old Mexican woman.
/ with the AID 81 Scusis. IN q bronco wagon
across tire mountains We were a month
on the journey. We Red hand cr7uchiex
ans melted twelve bars q solid gold ana
have fifty sacks Containing virgin gold.
besides the bars. Then / was more in
;eressed than ever ! ihopsht ot those
bars Of solo and tcck nv pencil and Zig.
I
market. Here are the figures. 1850 ounces
Of Eola. two pigs. weighing s poinis ar
2oas ounces. s.7.sso, esog ounces o. scid,
l ten YiEs, weighing ~ pounds. at 20.
ounces, 1873 400. 81 90 ounces Of gold 1po
pcs, weighing ans pgnuds. at 20. ounces.
| s1,7l2nJ5; total. t-f7s2s
He tolls ne he Rad two pigs Of gold
J near Houston In csr1p, in charge Of Sou
Ella. TIE Indian. and ten pigs OF the ranch
rssr Yuma and ne wanted ne to secure
an bones; man fo- him. II hadn't the
time myself He saia he would pay all
( tbs expenses. ard. ~ george he id. even
{ for my whisky. / had a friend sick al
! Tniboosux. La. aad We boarded the train
+ and went there. He acted very ill;erst4.
! ard mentioned my hcn1e IN Waco a. my
camp buggy as a Wagon the hotei
/ as the tavern. aDa many othe1 things.
/ t. show that h was a simple ana u1-
affected miner. unused 70 the WAYS O. the
y OILS and the us = u eood society. WY.
J when wc called OF my SICK friend RI
] Thipodaux when We entered the room
SIEVE never removed his hat. Sunday
night We boarded a train coming 20 Hous-
ten and Monday rnurriug we arrived and
stepped a. the Hotel Iswior. After treaA-
! fssr IS was in a harry. We hircd
! team End drove along Mala street fo-
I ihrce Or four mties. until No reached the
{ Ehooi4nr park. There is a -luup q bush
{ 800 s"t p~t AKA "aAne4 Over 70
I 'ne D1sa. Atsn me Mexican Indian
! ~ steut yoSinz fsHo" showed himself.
/ ne began 70 eesuculsie sna talk In - mo
! 1I-nf1 language t. Steve. ! heard him
( Say. NO 10, him no Uncle William Crcle
! william long hair on face. 30 bald head B.
/ J Hit-hef The horse 70 ths fence ard yoinaI
! rit'e Sousia stayed twenty yArls away
! Tor d time, and thea disappeared In M
! bush And then Steve felt around in the
! eash and sooa shovel ne a rackare In
/ q waterproof. 70 .ellel o1 the cutter rey-
: er.lF ard then removed TO nice -a-.e-
q covering. And then the two gold f,rirls
+ came 70 view. Ana n.e, locked an 80,
! J figured cgf that ,t4 tvo b,4si-e y.,,,g4
weigh forfr-toii- -og-ts ante ,rl.,.-,,-
! the w-rappingv. s-eva ,,r,-rt.s..5 n -
~ town ana rad a t, r,-. +1 80
! .-to Tho trs-.rs ga 49,.
+ 70 f.,re AZ - - t-tt.-4 -i'1
DOZEN tlrnae W. ~. -. -. ..
each brirl srs ~. So - RI. pa
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