Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-17
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OLD MANS RICH STRIKE.

Deadwood Is. d. Cor. Chicago Record:
In the early eighties a middle-aged man
left Omaha to seek his fortunes in the
Black Hills. He was penniless and bare
footed. He had made a failure of city
life and turned his face westward. His
journey was a long n hard one. For
tunately, it was made in the warm days
of summer. Often he went a day or two
at a time without food.
/ After many weary days a faint, blue
distant yet. but the sight of them urged
and cheered the traveller on. One night
late, Dick Lee emerged from the rough
wagon trail from Whitewood into the
little clearing Of huts and dugouts and,
pausing for a moment. he glanced bur
riedly from one lighted window to an
other in order that he might choose the
most friendly appearing place. AT last
he ventured forward and, stepping tim
idly out of the shadow, tapped on a
roughly W door.
A rough voice within gave him an UNI
certain welcome. He pulled the latch
string and entered the cabin. 1t was not
long before the man became rested and
he soon became one of the camp. He
was sociable, and invariably spent his
time prospecting about the hills.
This was years ago. From camp to
camp the man wandered, always the
same listless, some said lazy, being,
working only when compelled through
necessity, yet always in hopes of striking
it rich some day. He was often seen on
the summit of some high mountain, sit
ting astride of a convenient bowlder and
grinding away in a little mortar some
newly found specimen.
Year after year rolled away and yet
hope chung to the forlorn man. At last
one day, while grinding out a specimen
from a new location, he became wild and
frantic as he tested his pulp. 1t was
gold, pure, no dirt or gravel, but clean
metal.
He speedily staked out the ground, and
for the past three years he has KEEP,
secret the location of the. mine. Rich
samples of ore were frequently brought
to an assayer's office. and TO the aston.
1shed inquiry of the assayer as to where
the ore came from the man mumbleG
only and vanished. no one knew where.
Curiosity was finally aroused and g
watch kept on the man. and he was
tracked to his secret haunts, where he
was found in a quiet nook about 20 miles
south of Deadwood. His hut was of the
rudest kind, and everything was in keep.
ing with the nature of the man. In on.
corner or his den was found a large iror
kettle and a queer mechanical device re,
sembllng a peStle. placed with string:
and lever and gearing which turned will
a water wheel without by the mountain
stream. And here. with his rude con.
%trivance, the man ground his ore am
extracted the metal.
The man has grown old fast of late
His steps are weakening, and those VIII,
know him best hear his mu,terings an,
see his faltering steps with a shake O
the head; He will not live long. they say
Has he kin Has he some one who vii
enjoy his great wealth Nobody knows
There is more curiosity than ever now
His mine is worth a round million. FL
was offered that in cold cash. but he sal
NO He works his old water-geare'
pestle and in seeming contentment NUT
ters to his hearts content. and laugh
to scorn the feigned sympathy of hi
many friends he has lately acquired. II
IS planning to go back to Omaha, but thi
time he will not walk.
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