The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-24

aHalntance he shouted 20 taern in passing:
"Eges, that Iasht 5iaS1t fetched her!
There's a whole DGSGe. OF good uiidtfier
RE se3ttom Of herr
Strangers in the town thought they saw
before them u CRAZY man. tut every rera-
Gent % the place knew Nike. and so1n
a4uug the street was raised the cry. Mike
Naroney has struck IL ar last. He's
knocked the devil os5t Of Ais big 5oNlder
and got 8 chunk OF gold bisgar'n a try
Ing pant
'Huuah for Maroncy and his 'lasht
l1asht, -
Wis. huFrah, byes,'' cried Mike, who
ielt himself IN the seventh heaven OF
glory. HuTah. for this mint I'm tho
pride of the wFnrruldt'
~ the tirue Mike had found some % tbs
friends sao had for long backed him with
sseis coin ana lad displayed hts Big mug
gee there WAS 3 grand excitement In the
camp. Sssss.e said Ae had found an cid
channel paved With nuggets al big as cob
b!sstoue@, and others that great slabs OF
god covered the bed rock.
Mike told has friends that though he had
only stopped long enough to catch the nrSt
big nugget he saw. he vas sure there was
whose hNishsal OF gold in the nest OF the
Ag eowiaer, With the sample brought ia
by Mike lying before them AL were ready
- believe that re had made the strike
of the age Every man who heard of
Mikes ind said he always toit sure that
there we're mule loaas Of gold under
sfle big a~swider ct S~ug canyon.
Az soon as Mikes bakers had collected
their wits. scattered by the sight % the
bsg nugget and his Wild story OF bushels
OF gold IN sight, they dropped exerytnin
and prepared to go at ence 30 the scene
OF the strike. With the eia1ea Msroney in
the dead they set cut, taking with them
a pack mule that happened 10 he at hand.
They we're Joined hs a number 81 taiers
a. they passed through the town. ami in
E54ng up 53sa eaasatg TIE crowd was .s4-
creased by the miners Il, TIE several claims
who dsssfed 20 feast their eyes GA what
this time haG grown TO 10 .'Mike Maron-
sys snossu3 Of gold
Seeing the miners thus eocking after
him. Nike cried -Chesr fer me. eyes
The iasAt hlasht fetched her"
During the abs.pce OF the party the eN-
element In tho town was AZ fever heat.
Some usw wonder vas being constantly
sadesi "a the story OF the stg find. Then
occasionally there we're false alarms.
one of these that sent crowd rlShsng
down the Siseg MAS 70 the effect that Mike
and hts friends were on their Way back
- town and were Just crossing the bridge
a. Jersey Fat with a fnsAse load OF gold
A. last wssn che sun )uwt sinking
behind th@ western mountains. she party
came si'n2shns la 10 town. They wefe
detected looking egoe& ard gave short
81 th@rn oU ati sstes. I97e hackers were
particularly S3a0ofy 2aG su8qqsh. ~ far
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interested 353VTM 89o hAA EuHa oagf WEGa
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