The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-07

where others refused ~
hammer, investigating lead. we'd ia
ers declared did not exist -l-a OIL
securing claims abandoned b,- 4l'str
Last spring the Leadvfrs -eI2
was thrown into a great s+s+-- lll,-
cileheht Dy the reported dfslr..l- =z-
sOlu running IN heavy leads ,--7'E 70
aging S400 a ton. C0urie-s ~ aver.
lseadVllle with eyes huIgiug 1rr- .1-
laGed horses which painted ana 3 .'---l
happily the report spread thar IN -,-
OH 6ulch wonderful leads hsE 80.
lound-a new EldOrsdo had ~ oas-
covered, surprising anything 80 U.s.
54oped III the hills of the state
So tdushJ man, woman and --
some started, hatlesS. rozrras- --
out horses OF vehicles. 10 Walk a. p. --
lancer seven miles northeast ~. Us
city others, less CNritabIe
PROVISIONS and mining supplies ~
uIoNS 10 me scene of the reu.rf-4 F.
coNety- EVERY train was filled
eager eNpectant prospectors Donna
the new gold fields. and for r.asE
ten days the whole caurr-,- q
aroused and men and women. r1r4 -a
ana wrought up 90 the highesr -a-,..
tension. built air castles.
Among those who went f1r,. .-.
y
had nothing but ambition. Tho ., PEI
meut died out The fabrr.re
proved to be fiZzleS Where r---.--f
gold il was in small paying u-I--...-'
and the best any of the rru-r..
could ind was a very .h-ar r.r-
proposition They turned rraf- r
on hope and returned tu their -a '
work. The newspapers clrlrf....f.
failure Of the Two-Bit mining 80
and after nine days the pe1uf4 fr----.'t
Mankuss, however. had faith IN o.
country He knew considersb-a a.
practical mining. and stayed In 30
gion. He staked out a claim sr5 .7
cured others until he owned nh -
believed We're twelve of Tho 60
claims in the district He sem s-
mems for analysis. and the ra----
made his heart leap with low Hs
millions of gold dust floating I'm n.
and l Dig
But it was useless TO build a-L.-
which might not be realize. H. l.s
posed a partnership TO several shy
tors. but in each case failed H.
no money with which t. d-yal-- ~
property, and with a gold mine r-5.
his feet he WaSpOor
He had read of Helen Gou-I-s r.,.-
oSlty- He wrote to her, eNu-sf7frr- r.
position and Offering to form -,g-.
uerShip which would be mutusur ~.
fetal. The condition was thar e.
should supply the money To work ~
claims. Mankuss did not expect 20
answer to his letter. for ne had --s5-
list OF Miss GOuld's correspondent Il.
expected the usual circular reply.
A week later. however. the ansr
arrived In her letter Miss On
asked FOR particulars. MankuSs n
Warded them. She wrote again. ST.
hitting a business proposition
which she might become a trT1-s-
mine owner Mankuss joyfuIIy ar.z-
ed her terms Within a few DAYS -
engagements viii be completed and III
poor tailor and the New York hei-4
VIII embark together on the unce-ra-
sea Of mining speculation.
MdnkuSs talked 10 the Times tr
morning from Leadville over the Tima
special state wire.
I have written Miss Gould accent
ing her terms" ne said. and will urrt
ably hear from her this or next week
L wrote TO her because I did NOT r4r
money 10 develop my property. vbf.
/ DebeVe viii prove TO be more vain
able than anything In Leadr-ra dis
TTlct- did not expect the funraTfI+
reply I received am certainly har--
over the result Analyses OF ore f4Lz-
from the claims I have secured ind.
cate that there is an iuexhausGnIa SUD-
NV OF the yellow metal under -
nd 7 believe we have ha-g
running 1900 feet through my f-
D. and then diverging and Iiuar.
IL my second claim. which adiuur
Tie first on the southeast. The 9TH
END runs into group Of claims H-..
secured and partly developed. Old pms
pectOrs laughed when the young II.
lows pinned their faith on g--r.
Creek, but the laugh Is all the a-la-
way now
Yes. YOU may say that Miss Gong
has agreed to furnish capital f1- b.
development Of my property. AND -.
/ her interest in the mines will be basil
on that condition in the aEreemr--
/ cannot say at present when we VIII b..
/ gin operations