The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-27
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BY Leroy [. Beach.
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< BY Leroy I. Beach,
8 A..>aA.Ao2
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An old miner lay DIVING, which Is NO
unusual thing. q miners, like other peo-
ple, are only mortal and run their race
Ger ahoat the uaaal manner. But SUN
ronndius the death Of James Wentworth
there were some unusual circumstances.
He lived in a cabin far up the canyon and
had NO companion save bin daughter,
oged 10. and myself. was simply q
nrospector Who. becoming dissatisfied
with the ploddinr ways Of eastern life,
had come west to gain wealth by leaps
and bounds as gold seeker. James
wentworth had made several fortunes IN
minino. but had lost them, and in his old
age had settled far up the mountains
with his wife and daughter to make
final effort in life, His wife had died
about two years previous, but the old
man continued to live in that deep soil
tude with his only child.
Ellsworth, come here" the old man
called In q feeble voice, and ! went to his
bedside. II am alons, but when am
gone my child will be without protector
In the wide world. want yon to prom.
Use to lock after Myra. to take her to the
settlements and find home where she
will be- treated we'll"
Il will most willingly comply with your
request, and would have looked after
your child though you had not made the
reaueat."
az am clad to hear you say that. ]
know that l can trust you. Beneath my
pillow you will ind package, which
contains chart Of lost mine. The
owner OF the mine and oil his assistants
were killed by the Indians during its de-
. velopment, and the chart fell to bis
brother, a very wealthy mine owner, who
failed to locate the shaft. About four
wears ago he gave it to me In return for
a kindness I did him many years ago.
That mine Ia very rich, a. the brother
told ma he had seen assays Of the ore
during the lifetime Of its owner. have
searched for four years for the mine, and
moi until about a month ago was l able
to identify any of the landmarks. Now
7 must give It up."
The oId man remained silent a few
moments and then resumed in . feeble
yo;co.
ihat NINE Is wltlil n " VIA ~ and
eap'l, aoous III. sa.n +ho mountain
a4nss'Tus Hs :. s,;sh NV WORT and
slug. VAN ~ y " ~
Tho old miner grew earnest and agi-
.otod 40 he dwell upon the subject and
.s;saa h;msale nearly upright in bed, but
rs o,nost ;mmediately seized with
violent e. Of coughing and dropped back
Vloien. ~ ~ eoDsAe "N
e1naqs's! A.. -, r,;ror beoome nm.
Ihes h'sns INC ~. ou hn unoered sew
conscious anu' .a .n - I;se finally went
erai Gays, lhe epa IN. " 80 r,,gaod form
OUT ana We la,u .nu' , oas
peheatn tne u no.n.a' n,mn ,vhore a miner
l .ook Msra " 80 :" ." nns,od ond edncat.
hseu wnoss VIZ . wa Tho o;r, until I
co. ahu 70 her eoe hn,,a Tban
Goulu nnp ~ ~ soarah ,ar tbe last shaft.
LOOK w .ns s'a ha,;auaa IN 40 earnest.
whose eA. y. D.a eaea strd;ed tho
as ulu ''s 1911 .uE, hn "" tharo wns not a
ena.t iT' nou'I, M + eou,a recognize.
ianulua'n upon y; 49, ,.;nts x,oII 6xed
r'naS, se'"s 90. ont Il the direction
.. s l., .ba ia m;nar and began
| ens.o 'a;.'. ' .arob wandered I'm and
sne n't .ha n,ounta;n and Climbed nrecipi.
uoa" ens w.. world NOT hive ven
] .ous ' .dou onv ord;narv circumstances.
| tu.e W., un ausay snd noth;no wos found
80 ns III. .h.n pass n o.o.s;onol snrfaca digging
nlofe .naA a. snr;nn nrosnoc+or 7 grew
w oU s,sanIoss and ba gard. at last
.aa, i' thet T must 6nd The mine. give
i. ~ aaa.oh ~ hanona insane When
s sp Nv hoaaa ths soarcb I generallv carried
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NY ',H s,. w. vi ,a,t - ~ +bo camn al.
. anu .Sd San;o, mas Tho w;ldost in that
sno.; em and s,,rn;shod a refuge for the
o ST." ~. ond nthar 5sngerous anil
s..1n' 'e"' anu
+ -o,. ,or.h unon NV romb,e one dav
-. ,;,ht,, brrJonaJ os ,oss;bja and had
as msM,' ha"t for r,;los in rather an aim.
, mA .1aa aO ronnded n no;nt NJ rock
III ,-,a, oi;,,b;,, nm tho stean maintain
sida hon ! vac 81 rtled nv a rock which
oua, T honnd;na down feor;ulIv nasr me.
" ha,.od ;nun,s,t r;Iy and lookino nm in
tha diraotinm wbanca II came. saw a
hnao nr;s.lv ba.r thrust his head from
n nuss = s son,o ,ou shr,h. and exhih;t n sct
~ 10th whose lilo for yicionsnoss I had
uara. hohaIJ w.s v,tbout arms and.
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