Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-24
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The Christmas Mine.


serve God better l fld peculiar
dream oI.s Bight. haiUc sine {, cell
u al alr Il was quite long but !
dreamed shat an arsel came 70 me and
.o.d me he had been sefs - take me 10
4 piacc where thur was gre m plcniy
lie took me 90 a mountain side. which
! rt.corrizod 80 orve as ono Of The most
famous ere pg,oduciug Inourtairs 10
eh.a state. lie told me thcrN was great
RIGHTS shorc. and shat much q u w0uld
fall Into the hards q our people. But
| saw hn my d.ram that We were ~ ibr
other side Of he mour;ain 90 where all
the r,ch mines were Fhsm situated.
followed any guids. however. unil we
reached kettle spur ~ rylcks on che far
upper side nf thS mountain. II WIS
quito precip.tou8 and rocky hercabouta.
hut M On the cofub % the hill grew
frcc.
"po.utiry % thls tree the angel said.
rherc les Your buried wsaiail SEQ
ihlt you use u Tor the glory ~ u0d!'
That was ME fubarapcc Of the
dream. I never told anybody abou; u.
but aa @ocD - the nyltE snow son; US
Indoors. we packet up our traps and
nltdnd a. cncc for che mUur.alns.
ME h'ys well behind M ihc lass day.
Iui l WIS MI niols when I iirr, oofus
ul1n rhui Einr q rocks which had
.e,r ~ my drsafn all thcro high up on
g'lHary crooked ct,isr tree. I didn't
feel crospy wacn / eaw 4. bus a soi-
enIn fccllng canie ever all mr ana I
kf,sclsd down and promised God THAI
" ever found r,ehce n ihg plar-
wound Use them Z" build up Hes king
d5m.
or coursc I ;ci1uuiN all l had 90 do
wls % tflck my pick IN tim soil uni
eurE over she Gre In chunks. ThAf'a
how va all are over rinngr like chat.
hut ] was sadly mistaken. TNcrc were
ae'nc signs q ore about. but ~; nearly
30 mary hcre rs W dozens of othcr
pnrer az various distances.
''rhr boyr asa ~ l wanted 'cm 20.
hlMcNer. ana we gperf moFt OF that
wir'tr digNlng ~ ghnt clsim. The nay.
lAll NlcH W Nef,f cut fhrfr She bosr
were deiamlnod a. pu; IN shtlr work
W nuiN likely prusp-cia. 80 | Lot 'e;n
cvldi ~ thcN work. And time we4s
GA HE ahnt fSr several years. MY old
~ boy. John. did rirlk. q pretty god
mlfc ard W. all wort IN partns.fN aud
hnully sold z, out. with che money We
80 ior q. I buiH my wife a oomfor,-
Aple honiy " thc cry and moved her IN
- N children opuh 80 60 school AL
inc cline The Nrt We Put md,stiy iulp
sheep aai USED same 10 keen ~ Nihlis
We WIRE working On our 'blir.i ir1i.'
We Wp- kcd fherf az rr,f blrrcu claim,
IN ati %, ror fcycr years. Ny
Nt'fHA"NHf Wv AAHANUfnEfu We ulI n 4.
w spcnf I'll cur mrniy or,l got c5Nn
90 pieriy raw uughug. I on red nv
bfh1p, ~ well aH several other lead.
iaif met, % quarter Interest In my
mine ior NV hundred dollars. for ~,
| mrti have nouvy We couldng gct
| u'iiI az Fhe yanks-thcy Only accom-
MEDIATE the rich Issvp,c who have plen,-
| ~, you knfN-ar1 We were prlfty u.tr
| run ppi q grub and tools ard t.1Ndfr
' N,h' was uariug chriElmla tlme,
ani We boys gave plumb uut. Thry
siiid right out ehas tqioy wouldn't w0rk
,iSshor DAY 81 that SIMPLY. uplucisy
min ! came down 10 the city and
VIE FtVc M m" hs, blttle piece of
Hrpcriy she owned 20 soil. I youkin't
inpFisage her home 81 that I VIA
| ir.eF'nihed. Bu. I Fot two hundred
dollars on the forced sale OF her 1--WE
se'.s o, la~.uie iarsi. ami went on out
| lioyr.' say. I want you TO stick nv
me Just a little while longer. n you'll
! Keep ON III We have gone In even with
Wy, ,iook"d tree up yondcr. f'll not ask
| you TO ~ another foot
| The boys consented. IL WINS maj vary
Tar To Christmas then. and we ali MI
on our best licks. I used 20 go out
| mornings whom tho sun was shining an
our nut ~ the mouth OF tho tunnel, and
stttlhs out On spur OF rocks would
nn,anufp win my eye how near our sun-
line let down from tho tree.
go ~ was the morning 81 the day before
christmas, ana We were all consldera-
by homcslck 20 be away up Their. In tho
hlrak mountains - far from homo and
the mother. hut 1 was gcttinR drsner-
ate; felt almost aH though my life or
my reason would pay FOR the penalty
was disappointed ia my ion. Bsyen
yeara' search.
The boys Jawcd a little about faiher's
I HNnla
tain thorc and u made 'mo almost mad,
| was No tired and anxious about IL all,
1T must have been close Oh 10 lour
o'clock that Afternoon when I struck
my pick into lot OF looru rock that
tumbled So my feet ana as u fell IL
showed In ths iarlng light VI the can
dies stuck above our heads that II was
full OF ore.
''rhc boya Jaw Il as quick as did:
and every one % us grabbed w hand
rul and ran for tho daylight without
speaking "A word,
~ don't need TO tell YOU that ws
had struck a vein or as rich ore as there
10 In Utah. You all know that. | JUS.
| got down on my knees before them boys
ana prayed like "A woman. Then | told
them my dream and they went out and
looked az the tree with lots OF rever-nos
and regard. We had q surveyed after
that ana the surveyor found that the
plumb line let down from the tree would
come Just one foot inside the nrst pock-
ct or ore we struck.
Uncle John pulled out his modest
watch ana found We were nearly at our
destination. he began 60 get our traps
together.
"rhnts why we call our mine tho
Christfnah mine. ana We always make
nH good "a Christmas Tor all cur hands
as we cun possibly set them"
Uncle John" I asked. why done
sou spend moro Of your money on your
self and your folks. ana enjoy the good
things tho Lord has given yOuf"
why. doctor. We all have all We want
and need And what do | want with
money what could ! do with q hun
> dred thousand dolllrs7 Nothing. only
, 20 make work Tor poor men and 10 give
,, employment % hundreds ana thousands
Of honest and deserving people, II I
was 10 use my money aolnohly or In
any way except Ia build IN Chrlsts
Kingdom. I would expect 90 have II MI
Z taken away from me- No. no. the an-
gel dld not deceive me and shall no,
7 daohey him"
. with involuntary homage lifted my
; hat and said,
God and al good men honor ynu,
Uncle John. am glad 20 have the prlv.
, ilege % sitting with You nj the hedsliS
e III one ~ your wounded miners through
+ the Christmas and 7 trust 7 may In
2 worthy NJ your eternal friendship ana
1 | confidence"
3 We were soon out into tho wlntrv
!; nlFht and then at the homo OF tho
7, , = .,.,,at ,t,s.. tt,ta gtnrV ~ tho ghrlat.