The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-05
. About the Coded Strip.

ueSO Los VI AaSoN M A0
the past 5 or 6 years vigorous efforts
have been made to discover 1t. One
has party confidence in his ability to
locate the lost lead the coming season.
The story carries us back twenty years,
and while the different tales told do not
agree in all details, the fact remains that
there are people who have staked their
all upon the result 1t appears that, 20
years ago or SO, a party of 2 or 3 white
men ~prospected through this country
with a hall breed Indian as a sort of
a guide. The Blackfeet about this time
were not very tame, and one day a war
party ran into the little prospecting
party and slaughtered all but the half
breed. This is supposed to have hap
pened in a basin two and one-half miles
northwest of Chief mountain, and here
also is the place where some wonderful
rock was discovered. While the fight
was going on, one of the white men
naturally supposi ng the half breed stood
the best show of getting out alive, gave
him what few effects of value he had
about his person, together with some of
this rock, and begged him if he alone
should make his escape, to seek his sister
at a certain place in the East, and in
form her of the death of her brother,
and also of the discovery of very rich
mine A rough map of the country vas
hastily sketched which was also given to
the half breed, for the benefit of the
sister. The guide did escape, and faith
carried out the promise he had
given. He was seven years doing it
however, and in all his waaderings re-
tanned the rock and map. When the
sister was found he turned over to her
OF her brothers belongings, the rock,
map, ETC., gave her a short description of
the fight, and disappeared. The sister
investigated the matter to some extent,
and had the rock assayed, which went
away up in free milling gold. She also
that the minewas upon the Black
feet Reservation, therefore she gave up
any idea she might have had about
hunting for the lead. She did not for
get however, and when the strip opened,
appeared upon the ground, and instituted
a thorough and system attic search TO
the lead. It seems that there is only
one way into this basin, and that is to
down a small creek with very
rugged sides, and which one must ira
verse 6 miles on hands and knees. 1t is
that the mine would have been
found the past season, but the accum
ualated snow and ice along the creek
prevented travel of any kind. AS there
has been little snow fall the past season,
the chances are very favorable for an
easy entrance into the basin. Another
party is On the ground, and has been for
the past 5 years, who has made efforts to
rediscover the lost mine. No doubt the
season will witness the redis-
of the rich lead found so many
years ago.,
There have been several government
expeditions madeJeto the st. Mary's
and they have sounded the lakes
various places. At a point not far
from the Narrows their lead at the end
of a 1000 foot line, failed Ito touch bot
tom. The writer has fished from the
at the Narrows, with two % yard
lines tied together.a ~ Having nothing for
oait, but bacon he was surprised to see
it clearly, down in the waters of the lake
the whole line had Eeen paid out.
1t was like gazing down a dizzy height,
he water being so clear that it offered
obstacle to the vision. The water is
also remarkably cold, and fish taken in
The hottest weather of summer are hard
and firm Of flesh. .