Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-05
THE PHANTOM PINTO.
An Adventure with cbosty Of an Enchanted Canon
BY BOURBON WILSON.


wen d HdTHlieSS spDlLtu pony Udu
given such a place the reputation Of
being haunted. 1T can't be anything
but a pony l thought, "and if the
gold is still in the canon he has my
thanks for soaring others away from
it,"
We camped where the valley mar
rowed into the canon. and | am not
ashamed to admit that, amid such
surroundings my sleep that night was
not entirely unbroken. Sunrise the
next morning found us busily cooking
our breakfast. and that eatene-we at
once packed up and started into the
canon. We went perhaps half mile
when Helen, our pack mule ("Helen
Damnation" Lew had christened him
Immediately after receiving kick
from the animal, showed decided
objection to going farther; stopping
short and whistling as though in fear,
ne planted his forefeet in the ground
and would not bulge another inch.
Maybe it's er hunch, pardner," Lew
said. wrathfully surveying the stub
born animal; "at any rate we'd Jest as
well try fer gold here as anywhere
else"
We unpacked Helen and Lew took a
pan and went to the edge of a pool,
remnant of the torrents that poured
through the canon in the rainy season,
where he filed it with sand and be-
gan washing, while l pieketed Helen
in a grassy place where he could Craze.
Presently a cry from Lew carried
me running to his side; he was point
ing into the pan, and looking there
saw perhaps spoonful of gold dust
cleaning dull yellow.
We've struck 'er rich, pardner!"
Lew cried, trembling with excitement
IF that ghost of er pinto'll Jest keep
away, we'll get our pile right here
Nonsense! There's no such thing
as a ghost, Lew" | returned mot
here, at any rate"
Lew stared at me as though he
thought | had lost my senses. "Not?'
he cried; ''yuh amt seen that, then." "
And he raised his arm to point to the
opposite side of the canon.
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800 yards wide, and the mountains on
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