The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-02
HIS SCENT FUR GUILD.
Or. ROTHERMEL'S POWERS IN DIS.
COVERING THE PRECIOUS METAL.

His Marvellous Gifts Have Secured Him
Fortune and Fame Throughout the West.
How He Came to the Rescue OF the
Owners OF Mine.
DIR. Rothermel Is a Neritable wizard of
the mines His almost supernatural gifts
have won for him fame and fortune, and
he Is in great demand in mining circles
all over the west Now he is at Deadwood,
S. D., engaged in most important work,
and promises another sensation before he
| leaves again to enter upon the performance
Of large contract on claim in the far
/ famed Camp Mckinney, ID. c.
His most notable work was that on the
! Holy Terror property. The owners of this |
mine, which has produced large quantities |
! Of valuable ore, were i'm despair by reason |
of the fact that the Vcin which ran along |
! the edge of the claim, struck of into the
adjoining claim, and, of course, could not
be- followed by the owners Of the Holy Ter
ror. They had learned of the doctor ; mar
Velous powers and sought to engage ms
services in an effort 10 find ledge on their
claim which might be tapped by cross
cut from one Of their levels. A contract
was entered into. The doctor took several
survey of the surface of the claim Thon
no locked himself up and began to work.
In ten days time no was ready TO make
, report yet he had not entered the shafts oil
, the mine, but made his deductions solely
from n study of the rock and ore samples
taken from the various levels OF the nine
, He told the owners just where they wonid
find another vein Of gold, gave them in
structions how TO proceed at the least cost
r to get it and also outlined the drift of the
Q deposit showing its depth and extent.
{ The owners, not without some misgiv-
0 ing, proceeded with the digging of the
D tunnel according to instructions, and In the
0 exact spot measured in feet from the start
4 ing point the miners ran into VEN OF
o fabulous richness, placing the Holy Terror
o again i'm tho forefront of great producers
O of gold ore. DIR. RothCrmel was given an
d interest in The mino as reWaru iUr MS
q lnbors.
@ 1t Is Tttlc wonder that this remarkable
% nerfovD zee caused 10 end Of talk The
10 doct ~ icc,rc the idol of the miner
10 hear, g,~e was one man, however, dis
"a voscd tolaJthc doctor of any credit when
', nignt. Cd .uc.l TO his work in the Holy Ter
IL ror. Ills WAS Ed Blackwell. Ed took II
b, upon himself to go about Deadwood ano
or berato the Gurtor, saying that ANYBODY
I'd might have done the same thing; that th'
1e finding Of the lew vein was but the hapr,
We elimination CT an intelligent guess. hoth
mt ermel's friends told him what Blaokwoi
We had said, and grew impatient with tn
d. doctor when ne Gid not express some re
sentiment. ~
"Let him shy what he pleascs. I'll IL
him later on" responded Rothermel
80 The following week small party o
Al lAh ~
Nv cr their claims Blackwell was n membe
of tho party, which was later Joineu
- Rothermel A tent was pitched and lunc
a' set out. While they sat eating the dootc
n, spoke to Ed.
'i' "You have a claim here, Ed9"
. eyes,
80, "When I finish eating, I'll go out an
find q ledge for you"
-, Ed was the first to quit the table.
4" The doctor soon followed. They wake
Ak possibly 100 feet.
r.. "This ia my claim, said Ed.
i s "An right Go and get pick al
val shovel. -,
'a as with some hesitancy Ed complied.
49,. his absence tho doctor took hurried su
ycv of tho contour and surroundings &c
,o, orally. He pulled red ribbon from
,a, pocket and tied 1t to bush. linen
ON. walked farther down the slope When
came back, he was told TO go 10 the ou
90, and dig three feet, when he would ehco,,
hit ter tho leuse anu niu p"y "a. a. So,,bts :
Us conntenance denoted the misgivings
felt. The doctor urged him on, and he
III can To dig in half hearted way But
80 mannped to go down two feet ana 7
IT,, sbovel brought up indications VIII
+ Of strengthened his faith perceptibly' 10y
an he went. At three feet he encountered
lie Ice and with his pick took out enough
make n showing. He was nonplused'
oyerioycd with his find.
.avv CHOW" said the doctor, walk down
,nce that stump, dig il out and go down
are inches. There you will find another lee
are which crosses the first one. Ed ana
nce with successful results BY this time
600 was wild with excitement hotheri
neat turned upon him and savagely said'
bbit "Ed, you have been talking gooo
at about me- Now you go back 10 Town
Z. as tell every man you meet what nave "
they before your own eyes. III you uoii w
RIO. I'll cram every tooth down your ~
they throat" L.
'h,ts Ed lost no time i'm setting the doc
nice RIGHT again, spending most of the n,gh,
then reciting the interesting exploits OF the q
the ! and ma the new day dawned they TOOK
,una homo in q hack.
bbit, Rothermei ihetnous Vi W. 80 voc,
it is only to himself. He has system OF rec
inc his deductions on paper, and the stu
made resemble huge spider webs wrought In
read, colored lines. ne says o.e,s n -, ono
arm. tests the propinquity of others On s.
. are stones he sees the photography OF their
there tive surroundings, but the lessons
rab- taught he alone can read. There u
din necromancy In MS ar'' ~. no
IMPLY his deductions along sc'eh''"o ''"'
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