The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-02

IN ancient wash oxer n ne rsnks d mountains
near the Mojavs desert. and that Dan could
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came from Ohio and never had a wife. He told
SSi ISiiOs' ID Dan MIN, Ts' .S Sf s %.t' h folks out ThG aS % sssia
and wouldn't hint about IL to any ono but Flint,
Flint. Moreover, he would not let even Flint
know whore the claim was.
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Flint was all attention. When he and tho
miner vero in the cellar Of the house and the
low rolled out 2 handful Of nuggets the size Of
gooseberries and worth 81 or RS each.
since last spring" he said TO the astonished
ike EN-. IA ,hs re- Z sI lot tH more of IN this his Gag Sai I'm 's 90:
snS 70 w sSl tTr f frSo,i an s atstSStfiiS ,' Y You a0S dom ont
happen TO know nobody who will buy 'em an
Mr.. Flint sat up all night and talked with tho
miner who seemed so effablo. The. old fellow
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derful find. He had solemnly promised his old
pard Dan n : to toll any one. and he was always
who did not let the man get out OF his sight,
wont to Los Angeles with him. The grimy old
s SSrovd 10 ct .bo Mr. ,oE Mint II h,S ardent SsRsc, So u ! ao%.
pany OF capitalists, His indifference to their IN.
terest only spurred them on when they saw the
finest virgin gold they had looked upon Tor n
Would Dan soil the. minol, Wen, the old
s ssiS hat stf he sn neST Dan A tSeus Z t 3 poW Sa . Sos ao
the only man on earth that could. was nnal:
S4oo to buy fI grub and new clothes. and that the
bag OF gold nuggetsswas, to be sealed in . TIN
stranger had time to go and see Dan, out at
the mine along the edge Of the desert. In two
weeks the fellow came trudsing down with his
x T%ssld R,s!tt'PilE s,s up g f''s any y 1 pseps sssi n' To R,'; sell H.
dial Jim Flint was. and what a pile he thought
q old Dan, he began 70 think that no one but
sha. P p.IS. ssos alter ha al. that h, b tssrS I sSns soo SlS and %
matism. when 10 could heig, his best friend
Of Dams resent dnds. Film. looked, them over
'a Fl ssiil You Tasy WHAT EsFf Ps ssF'ss aRrseS s0 70 do, seem.
you want IT, continued the miner, putting one Of
Mr.. E1int's fine cigars and looking tho picture Of
Jim Flint. HE said that he needed ready
money awful bad just now, and was afeard to
trouble from folks who can read and write. So
he was willin' to cell You and your friends a
half lnt ,Sss "a. in o. his aS,a pG5S SD%p Il t for bs S,eo'q IT,
that G%s'n so o!sa S and DAFT Dam . E ( $1,000 sSn more essS
max POO.VOV " III, pBOb Cdoh. Hoiu III
the can Is yours. Then, Dan says, IL you'll show
your trust like he trusts you by turnin' over
the money to me, he'll como down next week
and take you up to the claim. He's terrible
hungry TO sec you again"
MI. Flint told tho man to stay, close to his
ranch, and whom he came back the. next day
from Los Angeles no would see about Dan
Hecox's offer. When Mr.. Flint return ID w.
p. Seckett and William Bender were with him.
The new nuggets that the miner had with him
were looked over carefully, and the follow was
questionod and cross.qucstioned for hours. He
declined to tell the location Of the mine, till
Dan took the seal Of silence from his lips. Dan
was 30 suspicious and queer. he said: At last
It was agreed that the mine should be bought
for $4,000 down, the remaining. PES, 900 to, be
friends. and the old miner drove to Los Angeles
the money was paid, an order on the bank for
the can Of. gold was given, and plans were
made for the reception of Mr.. Flint's grateful
old friend Dan HecoX the following week.
The miner said he was goinr to run over and
see a former partner in East Los Angeles. He'd
be back in a few hours. when he'd go home
with Mr.. Flint and start from there to tell Dan
about the sale. From that moment to this the
griZzled miner has never been seen. When tho
can was opened about $50 worth of gold mug
gets were found in it,. The rest were lead. Mr..
Flint still maintains that he saw several thous-
and dollars worth Of gold go into the can.