The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-24
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a GOLD HESTERc LONG QrEsT
FOR FORTUNE.
He Thought He Hsa Fsss4 ~ After
Months of Labor and the Dtsap-
poipfmenf Crassd Hfa-Thea the
Miners Tesd~riy Cared tor Hta.

tie fAxzsezs ssd rslnarg town Of Tsewnae-
vile. Ia 1s6z s5n * Erin nasnes. Nike
vors ~ rests q golden eggs. wnseh in .ssz
opinion was nothing less y1an the secret
store house ~ fne .Gsbsln@ 81 The Golden
Eexfgss zlrJs
MICS claim vas not IN the present or
rnozsrn chased 81 tAs canyon. but ppsn a
bench above x. where ass chsrrei sssat
had been formed b. ire stream ~ ancseat
times. In thls cd upper ehsnnsl stood a
boulder OF enormous szxes q granite roe1
Sc Dix az cathedral Mike Was uEs1ossht-
esfsy atfraese3 20 tae particular piece ~
1@rch ground or which, lie stsksd oat BIS
claim IS sss immense RE Of he boulder
lodged upon H. . rock % large IL seemed
50 he a ysnnAcsa broken from the top 81
oae Of the overnaaginF mountains. lie in
some xay got Il snts his head snas la tia
old rhaune. a. the point where he had
stakei c,gt hix claim. xas gold proportion
AZ 10 the sixe 81 the rock ard 70 keeping
with ths difficulties 20 - oysrcom-.
The boulder stood sn The fo~er end OK
shs old channel. which e blocked complete
~ from val 20 vail To eisHt II or ard
est fnfe ard work the channel seemed
hsres;~as sask Many sslns~ tad iooke4
the ground over ard departed with slgh,
after caFsfsi survey q tba roek. before
Mix Maronsy set his stakes on ths ancient
channel. All thought well Of TIE ground,
hss. fsafs1 TO attack the giant" that stood
tn the way.
shove the canyon above high water mark
sad settled down in fasi sight II the en-
s1rsy he rad determined 10 conquer. Ainoe
and sssigie handel be mounted me , arest
Ing II. The rock was hard and ire work
vert or slowly. ksss se Always seemed 20
be haunsnsflng and hanging Away st me
task he had undertaken. AT the miners
passing up and down the canyon HATED
for A ward wf.h Mix. Trey admired h.s
pluck and eheersd him CO ~ telling him
that ussaer fae hoglder ard behind II as
would ffnf enough gold 10 lead train Of
hai. dozen mules.
Mike was small man - height.
standing Jess than i've feet in BIS foot7.
a.a,t hs va. immensely broad across The
ehoahsers and IN ssrengfh was Estts
Samson. Altogether hs VAS . e0riously
constructed ere1safs He bad hesG big
sreuxh for six-fo3ser- HIS mouth seemed
the result ~ slasa Of a elsaver aa3 ne
wore with ore corner drawn an toward
his left ear n very knowing way. On rs
bread. fat face was stuck Snort STUMP
Of nuse with sasf, governors naetfts.
Add 70 these features pair Of enormous
ears. f5ffs black eyes That tSinkiaa be-
meth an ovsrhangiag erag 81 brow. then
Top out the whole wsth shasch CT coal
hack hair fna size Of a hayeoek. and Scss
&es Nike Na.Sney ~ ae appeared mounted
Seer thus. he might well have passed FOR
the King os fhe Rnosnsx. Just roFgfd up
from the chambers ~ his golden rBverns
for a ranpshful Of sunshlrs and a peep OK
the uppfr world.
Mike was nearly two years In blasting
oas his great bcwider. When he FIRST be-
gan. stich was his enthusiasm that Re
thought he would make short work uf IL,
hsis after ne rad tseeal eTsagsf upon IL
about three months he hexnt1 - un6eF-
stand more clearly the nature ut thf task
he bad unasFtaksn- Hts stock Of liroyfs-
ions aas exhausted ard he lacked money
with which 10 procure news supply. A.so
he rou.f no longer obtain powder. fuse
and other supplies an credit II became
evident that m nsuss have money. or he
woald be obliged 10 stop wof. on tho
bowler.
In iris ssras, be vert up into the town
Of Downies4ite and EXPLAINED ms situation
to q number of friends. Al knew Mixes
claim, and ali lad faith ia *, for the otd
ehsnnsS WITH RE Big rock IN ia mouth
had been the talk Of all the Slug canyon
rninsrs issse before Mike sst his stakes
there Therefore hf found II a less dificIIt
business than he rad anticipated 20 raise
money with which 10 proased. Half "a
doxsa friends became Ills hackers. tesins
ksrs TO go ahead and call upon them as
often az he needed money.
Again Nike set fo work In high spirits.
lie tsid his baak.Ts thai In two three
months more he @oald have utter-y de-
rno.ishsi the hsK rock. but when that time
rad passed the work seemed oaly fairly
hegsss. After Mike had asssn at work for
bout "a year and haG the szsen VITO wers
putting ap for Glva began 80 grew tired
Of tie whole business arid ala not come
osst with their coin 50 cheerfally rs 81
first ard they asked father anxicusty In
regard TO t.4e progress being made
In order to eheer them up Nike would
say. Dyes do hs knockin the oula
rick Ia sa3itheTsens' I've 60, her so wax
.eyd new that Khe shakes Wild livery
oiasht.'
r.s4.4.ity the men t~gan to tire es hearing
this sss,fs Nh "a Mike came goussd 10 col
tect money as8 then ne began &c say.
core moro blaEht tses. add I've got beTt'
This weUt an So 3ong that il became "a
hs ~ori tn unwnieVille. Exegy NlseEe Is
was "Cfia more }Essht. syes. ard Ivs
hs.-- f=s,H H@k
she others afd pey ~ 'he money he ask
81 fas
~ il:lnss have a. ss4; however. ara
huge slab constituting she remnant ~ ssss
.aee enormous a0@}3cf. re weni IL shs
hssse n she asass and HTgan working under
II with MS rick I'e raAiden the h3r rack
tseSn 10 toppia aysg Mike gsFupTrd has
IEgk ard retyaatet s4ta tne ffek gaAaNtng
him or stfep Down Ersste TIE situation
~aN Ala4s tfsssl ID: oFsfeT SEQ escape he,tis
eetsssses, to death Aglk@ ass obliged 90 leap
into tAt rxHfo1-
gsssssx e, a stFsax fy4,shet the cassvoa
vs. - thaf 1luA. YsesstfSE Tfeat Taers5-
faSE BIS leap sas sfWoNt as taat proved lastf
one from til@ frying paH he ~es asegt
down taa canyon ass yards I'll a.fIsast 81
tse verge ~ Il vertical faf. ef 50 mss fhlyEv
fsst Na@u he bad inc Etfn3 ffrtssn% ~
grasp tAe 5ep az aa asvvlsenglng eaSe ani
srns hlmassg ashore.
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bruises aa0 ths- .0ss of ass has These.
however. sefe n8a there tNsE 4sss Net ttn&s-
ass hims al Ass snnseNass w~sa of sac Sls.f
whence has fsasf funs173.1 6e~a EAe Sscess
thA As&t fFaaFaeHt ~ the Ais tssss &tter.
ThltAer his mioa aa faSte. taaa hir less
were aais ~ travel Trough t5c latter s,poa
tainted afnl 81 tHe spsat where se haa 80
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eAl7tat,. re saRs~rsi several cia5fHs . .gt-vs
miners werV az NxEx. f,Is ne 1sa.ses ~ g.,rs
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