Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-28
A DESERT ROMANCE.

every mornin' and run the arrastra
while you're gone. with Gyp" undlcat-
lng hrr pony. Hes small for the
Moik. but he'll do, and you take the
.nule anu start on Tor the new Mud
springs range. that I know Of, where
,he leeds good IN herd the cows into
y htiie tincon and they won't leave an
] come for EN-. Pur is rcpnirin' the
road every day now. and hell never
Suspicion what's IN"
Ihun u was that, on the third MORN
WE after his conversation. Morgan
W. on ht way on the trail 10 Mud
spIihss district with q fixed dctcfmi-
come "er-llglbie" or die In the ntieuui.
~" wasted no time In entering actively
On nls WORK. lie rode here ana there
oNef the country working un dry
hulches IN search o. placors and climb.
IlF iucky huttca and ridges In the hope
"a n',ulnk come rich ledge. Promising
ulscoveilcs were being constantly nnde
by others, but hls own luck was N Tho
worst He had labored hnrl and
pnt!ehty DAY after day, and We, wa.
without his reward. The m1uth's
time which he had allowed himself was
aHtnss drawing to n close, ana he
sccmcd aH far from his vlni az Zoo.
and It was In n state III deem i.f,,,ni
ency ana encouragement TINT he aiart.
mountains.
lie followed FOR several hours an ola
deeply worn Indian trail tending IA,
aii the colorado. The trail mad evl.
denily been but iit;lc Travelled fjr ycara.
ioi w many places u was guile blocked
WIN powders which had rolled down
me hillside. ana finally came 10 a poInt
Whefe " hnd been completely buried by
an enormous slide Of loose rock. Her
ne dHm1unied ana tied his mule 10 a
stuntei nlnUn. lie was anxious 10 pro.
Seed IN the direction he had been go.
inE. Tor not more than a milo ahead
there was In plain View q rocky blum.
cntlous'y marked and notified in du,i
reds and faded yeiI1ws that aurneateI
STRONG mineral possibilities.
Morgan had clambtred half way
ACROSS the rough and dlnicqiii barrier.
stll following the general line OF the
tfhli Mhrn, ~ he paused Tor = moment
10 take brcath.he saw with ZONE sur.
prif' Few yards above him on the hin.
SIDE hlHh. narrow opening In Tho
rocks. u was partially blocked by a
INV fragments ~ broken hnwldnfa. and
was evidently the mouth VI one OF those
mountain caverns not iufrt1ufnfiy
found near the summit ~ those desert
mountains. With bul little DILIGENTLY hs
pushed away few OF the larger stones
that blocked the way. aud found room
10 enter. lie had with him q ANAL sun.
NY " matches. and ar he lighted one
WtLl anNih.r ne 80 s'sss u, was In a
fairy Tnod.HlAcd chamber, ssyen or
clghi Zee, In height and psfhans thirty
feet IN length and half aH broad. No
advanced 20 the center OF the cave. ana
hy the aim match light saw that there
Nnfe clear evidences 81 former habita.
tion. ~ one side % the iioor were two
broken ollas and other fragm snis OF
pottery.
Just some old Indian hiding place"
thought Morgan, and lacking aniiauar.
ian tastes, he was about abandoning
further exploration. when hls attention
was attracted 90 certain dark bundle
IKE objects az the rear % the cave. 10
approached uhom with mingled feel.
ms ~ curiosity ana dlstrust. lie waf
not lmprefaipnable. but when hia Lass
near View assured him that one was
tufnhled roll % blankets and the other
a partially clothed skeleton " man.
tn, damp chlil Of the cave seemed 10
penetrate 10 his very marrow. atung
by the name OF the match which. un.
noticed In his excitement. had burned
20 his finger tips, he dropped II aud was
l-tt IN darkness. II was but a second
before he lighted another and then for
the nrst time ne noticed that close 20
the blankets lay a pair u leather saddle
bags.
lie stopped 10 M, them.and was sur.
pfissd az their great weight. They were
unsirappcd. ana his curiosity now over
back the nap Of one. ana holding q
freshly ilRhted match close 20 the
opening was speeches with amaze.
msnt nj what he saw. The bag waa
half flled with coined gold. For the
second time. IN his excitement, he had
nearly allowed his match TO burn out.
His stock was now reduced TO four: ana