The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-07


"a sight Of there men. We car see the
rock IA place I an going e Joplin
tonight, and shall return At any time
that you may specify.
am going over 10 Baxter S1rin e.
7 said. and c1peet 10 return on to.
moEr0W mornings stage.
" In the woods o. yoEder, be said.
'you viii find q little deserted log
cabin aear the stage road. When you
get 10 that cabin have the driver let
yoH out. i shall conceal hsysell among
the trees beyond and weit for you.
You viii fad little path leading down
3 raTine from the cabin Take that
patti. II you are alone / shah whistle
70 y0u-ii not, shall remain quiet.
''OH the following day. As agreed. ]
left the stage at the lonely cabin ia
the woods, just 10 the east Of where
1alena has since been built. / was
alone. Ifound the little path that the
stranger had asked me 70 take. The
woods about Il we're then, as now.
quite dense, and / moved With some
care that ] might not lose the path,
which seemed to betraYeled but little.
At last / heard q whistle. and an
swered il. Below me ID the path stood
the stranger.
Are you afraid TO 60 through this
wood with meY be asked, looking me
directly in the eve The idea Of fear
on this occasion had not before come
10 me. but his words seemed 50 queer
that / rather took them as ominous Of
evil. / put on a bold front and re-
piled emphatically:
Afraid No. Why should I be
afraidg I'm armedr
We walked on, saying nothing. I
simply followed where he led. After
winding about for perhaps thirty min
ntes, Icame to tie cOnclusion that
the stranger was fraud that while
he was very wise he was at the same
time very dishonest. A
''At last he paused az 3 large flint
boulder.
rObserve this rock closely, he
said. Here begins our formation
Let us 60 straight on to that other
rock yonder
when we reached the second rock
ihe stranger pointed out a third one
slill further on, and in direct hne
with the two we had just examined.
We went to the third rock, and there
was still a fourth, flfth and sixth be-
yond--ali in a direct line They we're
close together, almost forming
natural stone fence. The croppings
were as plainly discernible as the
rows Of corn in field. II was a vein
in place and we traced il for half
mile.
GAS we went along the stranger be-
came greatly animated aud here and
there pointed out places where he was
sure deposits Of rich ore could be
found i designated these places by
throwing up little piles Of rock; and
thus we went on. he telling all the
while of the possibilities Of the conn
try. He did not speak as one guess
ing, but as one knowing. His words
carried conviction.
eve were several hours in mark
ing the places where he was positive
that mineral lay in rich deposits.
When we came 10 the edge Of the
woods and looked off toward the west
we saw the men at work.
Let us not be seen together
here, he said. You go around that
lpointing toward the north) and rll
20 down this little draw.
"In less than an hour we were
again together in the crowd. With
his help l drew a map Of the land we
had just visited and designated the
places where he had told me to dig
for ore. / paid him the So, and he
thanked me as Il lie were satisfied,
although he acted with indifference
when / spoke to him Of money mat
ters
"On the following day ! made ar
to purchase eighty acres
Of land along the big flint vein or
dixie, and On the second day l again
met the stranger in the crowd. ! told
him what had donein regard to buy
ing the land, aud he said. II will
make you rich. II will bring fortunes
to many I told him that / had de-
cided 10 give him an interest with me
in the property At this be turned
away his head, and when he again
looked at me there were tears in his
eyes.
Sir, he said. L DO not care for
money. I do not even care for life it.
self. Once / had home--a splendid
home. / had a familY-a wife and
two beautiful daughters | held the
chair Of geology in one Of the greatest
IN American. / was
man OF financial means. man Of hon
orable reputation, happy man. In
iwenty-four honrs / became deprived
Of family. home. position aud honor.
/ became a wanderer. / have spent
years in the great mines Of the noun
lains, but my sorrow is no lighter.
The land that I have pointed out to
you will make you rich. Around it
will be opened one Of the greatest
mining districts in the world Homes
will here be made for thousands Of !
prosperous people, but / shall never
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