The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-01


lions. neither could ne see the eye which
always looked toward the North Star.
McEni-y's tales Of the adventures u
these two years would nj book TIE
rough cattle men and few inhabitants OF
the Arizona country could nos understand
how q man could forever prospect all Of the
time never make . find" and yet always
tinue his prospecting. Only theee people
who have travelled in .Arixcns and WIN
have learned from awful experience how
Tar available waserholes are one from an
other. can know OF the way in which No
Entry and his mn suffered during their
two years wanderingS Hundreds OF times
they passed over the same portions of ter
rftory. and the men were ready to declare
that they had prospected over every spot
In the Arizona mountains. But McEn ~
persisted. Often he would leave his men
IN desirable camp. ana. taking enough
extra horses. he would go or into she
mountains alone. always looking for the
race OF the SpenxunA- IL was on one Of
these excursions that hts reward came.
from Ell Paso. Tex. into the mountains
aid was about $40 miles from Ell Paso. He
was following what they cali q water level.
where the country Is level but where the
ceptibly between ridges Of mountains until
q great mountain wall closed 1t in. where
once the water course had its source. He
had turned OF to the right 10 escape the
trail Suddenly he came out OF the pass
and found himself on a broad plateau.
Straight before him mighty rock with
smooth surface rose away from the plateau
was a profile. clear and distinct. 1t coui
not be mistaken. The chin pointed and
firm. the forehead broad and surmounted
by hair which rose straight from we'll
come by his find For months ne had
hoped and doubted. For months he had
EVed over. In anticipation. the time when
he would LOOK upon the Spenzuma. and
on the rock. He afterward measured the
face and found that IL was 50 feet from
the tip OF the chin to the highest point
OF the forehead. He could not even ina
CINE how the profile could have been
carved there even with the most modern
OF mechanical devices. He noted the eye
and as plainsman he knew that !, looked
toward the North Star. He began to look
about him and soon found pieces of pottery
and unmistakable Sgns Of Aztec habsta-
ton. He doubted no longer. He had, ir-
deed. found the Spenzuma.
The secret remained his untn the proper
Eastern capital could be enlisted In the en-
terprise. until title could be acquired 10 tte
country near there and covering all posi-
That was nearly two years ago, and now
town has been founded. fifteen gold mines
have been started a big quartz mill has
just been completed, and st. Louis mer-
nishing big lots of camping and cooking
equpage. McEniry told the story Of the
Spenzuma as he rec!ined on A couch in his
room at the Lindell Hotel He did not saw
that he was prosperous now. He looked
It. In his shirt front there sparkled a
diamond Of carats. His cuff buttons were
great squares OF gold in which diamonds
and rubics shone alternately His wife and
daughter occupied the adjoining rooms of
the. suite. He told OF the circumstances
leading up to the founding Of Spenxuma
with evident reluctance. but when 1t came.
to talking Of the town itself he spoke more
freely.
ut isn't bad place." he said, "even II
It Is scarcely ninety days old. and we have
had our share of what you newspaper men
would call news. Now. we had Mexican
circus visit US. for instance. and the next
day after the circus Shorty Gardner had
disagreement with his partner. Spike Dem
nessey. They had formed mining part
nership. and I guess because Shorty was
German. ne couldn't understand just how
Spike had divided their returns on their
investment. He came down from the Noun
tains looking for Spike with his winches-
ter. and shot Spike through the heart.
Shorty was arrested. and started os:ens:-
bly, for Solomonville. where he was to be
placed in jail, but l don't suppose he ever
of saving money for the county out there.
and / suppose the boys hanged him before
they got very far. Anyhow, they came
back ns very quick from m 100 mile journey.
isn't considered polite.
Then Bill WrightS wife became moth
er three weeks ago, and I told my mine
foreman to give employment to every male
relative that kid had In Spenzuma That
child found five uneles which / don't be-
lieve she ever would have found II IL hadn't
been for that offer. If Wright will let us
name the kid Minnezuma we Wal give
them a new cottage as We are tired of hav-
ing the town all of tents and are going
to build some cottages You see let nv
folks come out from Ohio to see the find
had made. They brought out Miss Ern-
ma Gaume. Of Canton, o. and she and
my son Michael were married out there
Ii was rather queer wedding too There
were 800 or 100 miners and their wives for
guests, and they dressed like all peonle
do who have spent years In Arizona EN-
ma had brought out pink satin dress.
which II had been intended she was to wear
at the wedding in Ohio and my wife
brought out dress suits for Mike and me-
The two dress suits looked a bit odd in
that gathering OF people out there. We
got the priest from Solomonvlie. as we
sent up there week before the wedding
took place and had Father Zimmerman
come down, and he brought Clerk Michel
eho along. But we are getting to have real
society In the place now. When the big
quartz mill was completed the Mormons
who have come to Spenzuma had a dance
Then, too. we started graveyard with
Spike Dennessey's body. so we will soon
have real good town there"-St Louis
Globe-Demccrat