The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-05

NlEKiuN Tor tAe precious metal. TO
each AZ extent did immigrants p01r
into Victoria that the arriyalA ID Mel
bourne are said 70 have numbered
over two thousand e week. The crews
efali the ships ia Melbourne Harbor
IS the time 0i the newk of the arst
finds deserted to 3 man, and ship
masters and ship0Enefs we're Al their
wite' end - know boz n get men 20
work their yeaisa home again from
Australia.
~ was during the frat excitement
81 the rush ~ the gold-delds that the
sailing vessel. Chesapeake Bay. ar
rived in MelbOnrne ffom Liverpool
her crew were no better than those
y the other ships ID port, aud among
fle hfai - desert and run away 70 the
tligoings' was the hero of this
Authentic narrative. az able seaman,
named John Merrydew 5myihe. This
man bal at home ID England 3 wife
aad daughter, The latter a child 0f
seven a. fae time smylhe. along
With others. who, like himself, had
high hopes n making their fortunes
III q very short space of time at the
mines. succeeded in making his way
r. BalIarat the I'D Dorado of that
period.
Be did not stay long ~ The town 10.
SELF however. bat started prospecting
witl % hrst. very indifferent success
b4t after some mon tha ~ logged per.
aegerance and aemisiafyatiOu he 80
length "sirnck % rich az the saying
goes. In less Than another balf-year
be had got a tidy sum 81 money out of
hie claim. aud was able 10 send $1,000
homo u bis wife. She started Ia bnsi.
ness for herself ii Liverpool ~ a
broker. and piospered from the very
commencement, 20 that ahe was soon
ID very comfortable circumstances.
Her huaband, however, instead Of re-
turning home b. England and enjoy
ing the fruits Of bis labora, continued
- work his claim until he had nmaased
quite d respectable fortune
An was going well with him, when
he enddenly took to drink aud
gambling. He sold biz claim FOR
$1,000, and from that day forth haunted
che drinking saloons aud gambling
dena. which we're ns plentiful ia
Baliarat a. that time AZ blnckberries
~ autumn The town was full Of the
Scum and refuse of civilization the
sweepings of the earth attracted
thither BY ihe universal greed for
gold. and snch places did o roaring
trade. All day aud On night AZ well.
8myihe, fuddlod with liquor, would
stake handfula ofhis hard. earned gold
on iho mere turning 81 a card Yot.
ashia vile associates often swore, he
lad Nihe dovi's own luck He al.
ways won. somehow. and never re-
turned home without being richer by
scores of pounds Undoubtedly. he
would have frequently been robbed
ae,he left the gambling saloon. scarcely
able 70 walk through his deep poia.
fions. bad De nos bad the staunchest
aud ffuesi 81 cbums iu his partner
aloady.qoing. temperate Joe Maunion
who piloied him home safely every
evening. aud a. regularly emptied hig
pockets of most 81 The money aid
banked q FOR him
Afiof abonf two years oi this wild,
reckless life. smylhe saw the error Of
his ways. and. bidding goodbye 70
Ballardt and iis evil associations. be
made arrangements with bis bankers
20 forward bis money 10 England Ho
thon made bic own way 70 Sydney
1a51l. intending 70 return home.
e. this end he booked q passage
aboard The vessel Western Star, aud
sailed Tor England
When only a few weeks ont the
ahi5 encountered very heavy weather,
aad finally san ou reef Of the faik-
land Isles. Tho captain and six
ften oi his crew were drowned.
hui smyihe and three others
ihe carpenter, seaman and an
apprentice lad named james Roche
succeeded n battling their way
ihf0nel lle auri and making thesbore.
Hsfa thav uole met hF sayages. who.
however. received ihem worry kindly,
aud n.ta lIanl InoI ana drink