The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05
CALEB RHoADSS "ADIOS.'
SAID At THE HIT TIME, IT SAVED
HIM AN E1SY LYING.

Ia ~" ho
ne Had Such q Productive secret THAT His
NriEhbOrn Determined 60 Find NJ out ana
Ho Them UP TO q Certain
Point. ut which Point Tubs story Ends.
In the face Of the vol. establishod fact that
the Garth Is full Of gold and the other fact that
| the Uintah Indian reservation is about TO he
thrown open to prospectors and others, this
story OF Smiths will be of interest. You may
! not find tho mine, but YOU can't fail to IND
! smith OF Utah. No doubt you will find him at
the railway station wherever and whenever you
leave tho train. There are as many Smiths as
there are Youngs in Utah.
1--WE read your story of the Peso-la-kl minc.'
said Smith. Its a good story, Sut l know q
better ole. because it's tho story OF n better
mine. Caleb Rhoads. a rich Mormon, formerly
Bishop OF Price, could tell you more. but no
won't. Some rcoplc who had money offered the
Bishop $4,000 TO tell them, and he refused.
Forty years ago." continued Smith OF Utah.
Caleb Rhoads and his brother found a placer
in Tho Ulntnh reservation, but the found
the Rhoalses and had trouble with them.
"The prospect was a rich one, and tho two
brothers concluded to fight for 1t. 1t was so
rich In gold that they could shake enough yell
low metal ont Of a single pan Of dirt to nil the
bowl Of an ordinary cob pipe,
"wcll, tho Indians came and saw and killed
Calch's brother and crippled Caleb. 1t was al.
| most q miracle that he escaped. As 1t wns ho
brought away enough flint and lead to sink q
raft. all comfortably cached in Caleb's hide. He
Is q slayer, Ia this same Caleb Rhoads. and no
wont hack the following summer and brought
cot a goodly bag Of dust.
"Ho continued TO 60 every summer 70. years
, and years. and his nciRbbors marvellcd at tho
easy lie ho led, and some Of them offered to be
company for him. but the willy Caleb wouldn't
have 1t. Finally they mado up a Jackpot and
offered to buy a share in these annual %sorties.
but they were not for sale. At length. when four
decades had passed away and Caleb had grown
rich with little or no e%xertion, somo OF bis
neixhbors determined to follow tho prospector
into the hills. Caleb hoard OF It and made his
friends welcome. but refused TO DO responsible
for tho f%oilowern.
"'It you get lost said he. you'll have your
selves to blame. for I phan't hunt you out
"well, they all agreed to keep up with tho
protpector, and arrangements were accordingly
made for q long journey. Caleb gave out tho
day and date upon which he would vamose. but
no one would believe him. For q week they
watched his house as terriers watch a ratholo,
and Caleb slept through 1t all like IN innocent
babe. Finally, when the last night came. the
SO sure that no would steal away that they had
their horses saddled and ready all night. To
daylight, whom he started bis men out TO "esll'
bis netghbors. who were to accompany him.
Jd IL tim made sHn the men ;d feel sIDi 50 mean ,So 1hatn they out II
might DO Turing them out for the purpose Of
, 'RsiSf might 1as~bt e aps f Keep " Wa as NJ, the of arss ni taas
but tho others only laughed at hin.
and SO they ceased to be Suspicious Of Caleb.
I'm order, as he said. to reach a favoritc camp.
Ky gfoSnd In they were Obliged to trayel far into
and had supper. Caleb kept them up, for hours
telling them wonderful tales of tbs Wild country
they rolled up in their blankets the weary men
sept soundly until Caleb called them to get
out so early. but they must make thirty-fye
miles that day, Hcross an arm OF tbs desert be
fore rel, they ~ could So ao and W " ra:E Tl Ks hin in that tn county 7,
tho cowboys call them. All day long the four
mon and eight horses trailed across tho arm OF
this shipless sea. without food or water for them
MWhst With their ell,nisht watch at Price.
they were heart-sick and saddle sore long be
fore the fringe of pine that marked the p ace OF
Sf.ssno cane ne IN toot 'tfh,' seemed sS ,ht TO p BE- @Ish G5 r ihs
range OF them. When the sun went down the
hil,s began 70 retire. as 1t were. and finally
tired, and The pack horses had to be urged on
constantly, and now went along doggedly, hold.
emily the moon came out of the desert. "a little
way behind them. and shone on the evergreen
| Trees llaL RhrltsDeC me tDOtN1lIB. Now tl6y
came TO a little stream. not more than a foot
wiz, that ran across the trail.
The Vanished horses stopped short Caleb,
dismounting, scooped up a handful of the water,
tasted it, and shouted to the men to push on.
The water was poisoned with alkali. When at
out, It was with, difficulty that Caleb per,
suaded them to cook some supper, for they were
Captain n'V eh.ered them Wit, xxx Il" sssnrs tns f iSat
they would have no moro such work. They were
In 1'od,s sonntsy IN non: he tod then where water
"'To-morrow.' said Caleb. You can go as you
please; for ! assure you that ! am not fond OF
"1ha night, when they had finished supper.
= cougie of Indians came ". to the hro and
inclined to be ugly. SO the white men FED them,
6 6atI they sr refused to go away: They wanted TO:
ley, Caleb told them. MO know how git
N,hisx;, satd q, an uSly savage tappinG the rife
young men who had, come out to fathom tie
mys,er,es Of the old Mormon's wealth grew
s mens oiGl h" sS%san.o Ts t Gsis sSST res. Ss spS a%efs.
S Ennho oas ev ~ d to the ' %R". .S sna esF" ,ba to k siH;
Bistanco, but went h!s way.
This little incident put away any fear tina,
they were sIeepihns ike dead J. men Blu But c caitSS
The Indians b.. no could SflSdT not %So oSp it, any s hsar Ht
after midnight he united his two horses and lod
them away. W men OUT OF sight and hearing OF
the camp he stopped, opened his paniers. and
took ont eight ready'mSGe moccHsins. lie put
one on each OF tho eight feet that went with his
OF an hour he found water and camped. but he
made no fire. As soon as II was light he set ont
on bis journey. the mufied feet OF his horses
making little or no noise, md leaving tracks in
the sand on the selyage OF tho dessert that
looked Ike Indian tracks going the other way.
The young men slept until tho sun was I'm.
and when they awoke looked very foolish. They
founi the tracks OF Calob's horscs, and, without
stopping to make coffee. took the trail. IN an
hoyr they lost II on a barren sweep OF sandstone,
aud they mover found IL again. When thov had
breakfast. ~ ''
that besstly American habit of drinkIny bofora
breakfast. md now when thoy sought tho luz
loey tourG a note from their ll'c leader. II was
noStly folded and had ono corner caught play.
is.ly IN the mouth of the Jug and hold there by
II was q very brief message. no date and no
Signature. but II was pithy and to the point.
Only ono of tho mon had seon 1t, and now his
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