Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

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| 90 dls. and 1t is quite a distance from
here
"'Csn you prove 90 me that this dis
ffict hHn "a regular Frni1ricui fuffnh-
| uonT ! euquired, % formation by when
| veins may be traced ana the location OF
mineral be more accurately dcter-
mined"
81 cam was the laconlc reply.
Al this tlmp n belief came 90 mo
| that the man WINS trying to erthuge
ono with Die mining talk Tor the sole
purpose of obtaining money from me
! therefore resolved 90 ho cautious. /
| asked HIM 10 Dee would show me whore
rock was lu place in this district ana
where I myself might trace uu nbso-
/ lut0 rcu'ogicai formation ut The surface
| After studying "a moment De replied
/ that hu would
"Iiow much will you charge meT I
asked
ARhin he studied. turning hls face
away suddenly be arose and started
10 leave nue. His actions were very
strange. 10 had not gone farther Than
| three ~ four yards when Doe turned
shortly about and came back 10 mU.
Would 80 b' too muchT he In
uu.rod hoTitHtlnTly
4 was thunderatruck I had expected
him TO Say nt least 800. and uefhrp7
much more. I told him that ] would
gladly give him 81 90 show mo where
tho formation was plain at the SUR
face.
"'shai we ro now asked.
No.. be- replied. This whole crowd
would follow ur. These people arc
watching uur movements They con-
slider thom to- be- of Importance. Let us
mrot tomorrow az some place iu tho
woods and then. Keeping out NJ sight
~ these men. we can see tho rock In
place, ! am going 60 Joplin tonight
and fhnll return at amy time that you
may specify
"'t am going over 20 Baxter Springs
I said. and expect 90 return on to-.
morrow mornings HtnHo.'
Tn the woods on yondcr' he said.
you VIII ind little deserted log cabin
near the stage road. When you get To
that cabin have the driver let you out
! shall conceal myself among the trees
beyond and walt Tor YOU. You will
nnd "a little Path leading down a ravluo
from the cabin Take that path. n you
ARE alone ! shall whistle 20 you'll not,
! / shall remain uuiot'
we agreed upon this plan. and soon
after separating for the night he go.
INK 10 Joplin Mo. and I 10 Baxter
| springs Kansas.
ION the following da, na agreed. 7
| lot the Hiagc az the lp' 5 cabin IN the
| woods luft 10 the east Of where Galcnn
| has since been built. I was alone. I
/ found tho little path that the stranger
/ had asked me 60 take. Tho woods about
| II were then. as now, quite dense. ana
| I moved with some caro- that I might
not lose the path. which seemed 10 be-
| travelled but little. ~ last I heard
q whistle and answered a.. below me
/ In the path stood tho stranger.
" Afraid No. why should l be
! afrnld7 I'm armcdH
we walked on saying nothing. / sim
| ply followed whcrr he TED. After wind
! Ing about Tor perhaps thirty minutes
| came TO the conclusion that the
| stranger wna fruud-thnt while he
/ wnH very wise az the same time he was
| very dishonest.
AT last he paused at n large nlnt
rock bowldcr.
observe this rock closely he said
| Hero begins our formation. Let uH 20
| straight on 20 that other rock yonder'
| when we reached tho second rock
the stranger pointed out third one
| SIN farther on and In "a direct line
! with the two we had Just examined
We went 90 the third rock and there
was atill % fourth. NTH and sixth be-
| yond-nll In n direct line. They were
close together. almost forming a nntur-
| al stone fence. The tropplnga were no
/ plainly diHccrnnblo ~ the rows Of corn
/ IN field, ~ was n vein In place ana We
traced II Tor morr than hair n mile.
'AH We went along the stranger be-
/ came rrcntly animated. ana here ana
| there pointed out pieces whore he was
| sure deposits M rich ore could hc found.
| designated those places by throwing
] mp little piles ~ rock and thus we went
| on. he telling ull the while of tho pos.
/ Hlhllitlca Uf the country, lie ala not
| speak lH one guoHHing. but ua one
| knowing. His words carrying conyic-
| ton.
ION the day following I made mr..
! rlngt mcntH TO purchase eighty acres
| OF land along the big Hint vein or dyke
| ana on the second day / again mot tho
| stranger ln the crowd. And I told him
| what ] had done In regard 20 buying
/ the land, and ho said 1T VIII make
/ you rich. II VIII bring fortunes 90
| many I told him that I had decided
/ To give him an interest with me In the
| property AZ this he turned his head
| ana when he again looked az me there
| were tears In hlH eyes
sir no said 4 do not care FOR
| money. | do not even care for life a..
| self once | had r. home. I had fam.
| ily-a wife ana two beautiful dnurh.
! tcrH. ! held the chair ~ geology Ia one
~ the greatest universities In Americn
! was man " financial means. a man
| OF honorable reputation. "a happy man
| In tWcuty-four hours / became deprived
| OF family, home, position and honor. /
] N'NAiNN WhnNefoT I have HneUt
years In the great minos of the noun.
| talus, but my sorrow ~ no lighter. Tn.
/ land that I have pointed out To ynu
! VIII make you rich Around ID will b.
| opened one of the greatest mining dIr.
trlcis IN the world. Homes win here be
made Tor thousands % prosperous PEG.
! pie but / shall never share the fruits
! Of my accumulated knowledge OF geo.
/ lnFN You have paid me 50 Tor That
| which VIII some day have praduced
| many times that many millions
lie ceased speaking una % long ale
loncH followed. lie arose and let mo
| without another word.
"Now for twenty-five yenrs has TINT
| strange, sad face haunted me- day ana
nlsht have done everything within
mWE power 20 obtain tho slightest clue
90 the whereabouts M that man H.
whom the people on the Kansas loud
1ri zinc Fields owe pro- much. Others
/ have helped me in my Efforts 10 nnd
| hIW. Those of uF who have prospered
! most from hin knowledge are wlll,nr
| now uH we have been through an M
| Years. in Hhato with him us is his duo
| ny conscience tolls me that that man h
/ lh' r'Ehttul heir 20 ut least 81 600 90
! rom the prnht NJ the property which
h' hlmseli discovered und caused tn be-
I upeu'l up. This rr0uerty alone ma
l produced over 2aOOl.OOl worth of on,
ana u l1 stu ranked among the grc1t.
esq Zinc p lducorH ln the world.
I'm this district today "a the rrs1tos,
! mining activity 90 America. ~, ms
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