The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-18

an agreement with Dills, the horse dealer.
whereby he pledged himself TO pay the
sum OF one thousand dollars for a one
nan interest in the claim, as indicated
In me Plat shown him, provided free
gold' was in sight upon his personal in
Nesugaton. This being agreed upon a
time was set for the journey and the few
succeeding days were spent in arranging
the trip. .
fearful eyes followed the young mans
form as he vanished by the roadside One
ne age9 form OF a father, and the other
the 1ond eyes of mother. Then he tar
RED awhile at the Newels', where Nab
shed her generous luster upon his venture
ana promised patient love and plenteous
upon his return -N
In the bleak autumn they found the
nlisslde and the prospecting was success
ful. 'Fioat' rock was found assavine
(by local talenO 500 per ton. This ans ans
pSdreq 70 Henry as though a fortune were
already in sight He Immediately emDlov-
ca Relp TO protect his claim by sinking a
ten-Ioot shaft, driving his stakes and
naming his find the May Belle Newell
DlIis having cashed the 81 900 draft MEAD
business 5 IN Las Vegas about this time,
~ er3' Jeare9. soon the light of this
/ mystery daWned upon the young man. His
assoclatlon with the rugged mountaineers
! whose Illusions pictured millions in the
t1liItlS rocks of their mountain fast
ilesses seemed 10 his clear mind, the mock
lh9S OF fate, for, though the hills had ring
WIN the stroke of his pick no gOids1
Ieasure mad rewarded his anxious eve.
Of rock. ''9 "eap
Then taey told him of the sly schemes Of
scVq'dIsls VINO loaded their guns with
Solae1ust ana empied the contents upon
we Iace OF the hillside to deceive innocent
investors. I'A'
As the months passed his letters grew
coiq ana lew, and wounded pride gnaWed
az az, ms heart; Long evenings were spent
with the old miners in adjacent camns
ana hope was nourshed by unyarnisbad
Iales OF rich finds al times least exnected
MaDs letters called him home whera ! or
t I'm !. HSaIt awaited him, But pride and
tHe ueuuslNe yarns of the gentry of the
mountains held him fast. One night in the
company or these nonomaniacs each Of
1 MI5oHl canned to own mine, or ten-foot
noe, worth at least $4,000 awaiting a
purc9aser, encouraged him to persist.
ana mus Henry Parsons lot was cast
win those who search for the hidden
treasures of the Sierra Bancos.
az, AZ , lfength ne made home of logs near
lle May =. Newer claim and from this
point made daily prospect. The Rio Po, oiilo
was Ied by a PLACID little stream which
t rlo1tlI by his mountain home never
MotihS that some day its crystal waters
might wash the ancient clay from 1on9 ia
/ SptckS OF golden dust cast on her b9sora
py ayallci0us man, seeking the kew 10 he
Herr y T. ne, bGt such The sequel tells.
tISnIy parsons studied The Drosrect trni
lne mountains, explored their fastnesees
started the elk at his pristine hToolr ~
ptoIleu me lofty and cternally snowcIad
peaks which coldly greeted his rnorniat
gaze lie became wanderer. Men sbIinnn55
nm nm ana called him demeuted. His darit
nalr zen IN unkempt curls about a face Of
/ stern inte2tness "0S vi
Inc camp commissary refused hin,
miner M sl wages "A grub stake" Thus had
/ ne lailen in two short years. 0' iie'
| b,Iyao h'SiI' IN desperation and extreme
TuunPer' ne came 10 the village store ~
Bonlto City 1.-THE beautiful cifvl aya az
~ lleu me proprietor that he had RIM ont
~ Nh pIIO " ana asked for a small sunDFy
uhtl ne could receive a remittance' ~ ~ iyi1,s
/ nome These acquisitions had becor, - yin ~
irequent OF late and remittances So 80
mar Inat look and sardonic smile nile
I iaI,t!, me Store keeper elected derisIye
! grangers" in the store arI young
'SSreeleu win tests in Spanish. sncb as
bp p4T' &c n ta The leader becoming So
] "JII ~ 10 say that he was a dead-6aat
henry, Parsons heard The han of p o3l
sure sur Iait about him. and sternly revie1.lI
| tthIe e croMH. Ihen, TO the establishment If
/ and sei1ttn5S advanced into their midst.
nm I'm headiong from the room eas'
! Az Oney chased him down the DALI
n nlu 1e ne, became an outcast But never
VnGe dld ne falter in his purpose Pae,.
10 ms cabin where lonely reverie and D naa
s.dnt thumbing of mining lore bed ~ "a
s ST dhese results he doggedly pursued his
SIuules- lie reviewed the trend of 1913 ~
CEASED the strata and made roI,c, lochS'
vIuIdt,ols OF the provisions mads VIZ re-
t tiree e'ectrlc forces of the earth In anSent
boson, uIl Ie 9's The treasures of her
, DuSOri, ne would lay at length unop ~
nlfounlain sides and Try to read the soi,n olle
-l99rgotten Of all mankind DeserteeGGqi uus
seeker aIier treasure! "A
Although pride Claimed him sbo
Ms reward. One day within loo vara neIa
ms eaoln ne carelessly threw ht 6seIqfS % 0l
fTdsSsd sro s5a1, near an ancient, M M
me very antiquity of the bole hole
s soI 70 preclude any serious invewStGGeulll1
sons sons t PTI IN IN tss idle moment Henry Par
winch had yawned from time Hi in, cavity,
sIar ra hs9tne Jest at the sun moor LA liai
w aIa slowly. earelessly and Iang6Sidd
drd rial clay from the foraof5syr, ante
his b U.odTshly crumpling the fragmenSti a ~
perceive .. ne,d i5 up in quick Wonder IN IN
f festy surface. Thus it came no r upon rs
Srave e sc % me wake of patient labor , ana
''a'e seorn Of apparent defeat and ana az