Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-20
ALL IS NOT GOLD Thai GLITIERS.
An incident OF Early Days as Told by Jack
lee-FOoIed the Sky Pilot.

Several years ago a clergyman
from the east came out to Montana
on family business and incidentally
To write n little life Insurance. He
spotted "A cashier in n bank at Miles
City as n good subject and made life
a burden To the business man by the
persistent manner in which he en-
deavored to make him take out n
policy for 500, 900.
Jack Lee, otherwise known as
Golden Jack" then an optimistic
prospcctor oi Maiden, appeared on
the scene and n plan TO shift the per-
sistent attentions Of the sky pilot
from himself to the prospector at
once occurred To the cashier. lie
took the preacher aside and conf
dentially informed him that Golden
Jack" was u mining man of immense
wealth and was open for insurance.
The clergyman was eager TO be In.
PRODUCED and on that being accom-
piished at once began to talk insur.
ance to Jack and tried to impress on
him the awful consequences of not
having his life insured.
Golden Jack" replied that he had
something over in the Black Butte
country that could give life insur.
ance cards and spades and come In
six lengths ahead. He talked hole.
Underground and "A ledge OF free
milling gold. The cashier, knowing
that Golden jack had some good
prospects, said so. A day or two
later saw the man OF God and the
uncurried man Of the plains saddled
and bridled for Black Butte. To lis.
ten to Golden Jacks" story he had
done $500 worth Of sinking on that
claim-gone deep enough to see just
what the rock was worth. Lying In
the ground around the mouth Of the
shaft was a lot OF rock which glis.
tened In the autumn sun like gold,
The preachers eyes started with as
constituent and Golden Jack" with
his heart full of Mamon, OF pyrites oI
hope aud chloride OF expectations
began to undervalue the rock.
lis it gold, real goll?" shouted the
Rev. q. s. Hinsdale, then OF Moore
heud. MINI.
well, you can see for yourself
The mine Is for sale II you want O
piece of II or want it all, said Gold
en- Jack"
According to the original locator
the clergyman then quoted scripture
as follows, kneeling on the ground
"'Seek We first the kingdom OF thu
Lord and all things shall follow.
Amen. Guess I'll write to Maria ant
tell her we've struck 1t at last"
Better put up u little dough
hadn't you. before you write t,
Maria?" interjected Gold
en- Jack" He got $500 down for
hall interest.
The outcome was the Organization
Of the Great Jehosophat Gold Minini
& Milling Co., with n capital stock o
81. 900, 900. 80. The fonr-bits was nj
idea OF Jacks and was thrown In 10
luck. Jack and the preacher wer
the whole thing In the Great JehOsO
plat. They divided 81 percent 9th
stock, share and share alike, an
made the remaining $499, 000.2 "a Ito
treasury stock to be sold to churc.
members In Minnesota who wante,
to get rich quick. Most Of the m
nority stock Is still In the %treasur.
and the denouement came also to
soon for either party To the Who'll
thing to unload. The good clergy
man discovered "that all IL not gol
that glitters" and that the brigh
stuff glittering in the rock vas plai
pyrites of iron.