The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

went to the School Of. Mines. Don't
you know that the famous mines OF
Peru were found BY an Indian who fell
down a elf, caught at a bush to save
himself, and pulling It up. saw that
the roots were heavy with gold? They
tell you up in Tuolomnne that one OF
the richest loSes Ia the county was
discovered by a little girl four years
old, and every miner believes sincerely
In luck Some OF these days, when /
have nothing else TO do, / shall test
mine"
He laughed, and she, as in polite
ness bound, laughed with him at the
idea that IA man OF so many affairs
should ever have nothing to do. Now
every word came back to her clearly.
She must find a mine She could do
nothing else, and since for that neith-
er knowledge nor experience were
needed. why should she not succeed?
It was early spring and a simmer in
the mountains would be good for little
Jack. Yes. she must look for n mine.
She possessed herself OF a volume OF
State Geological Reports and a State
Gazetteer. at the public library and
made up her mind to begin her quest
near little place called Last
Chance, high mp among the foot hills.
so small that 1t had not even a post
office. She had wisdom enough TO con
hde her plans to no one. misleading
Mr. Bishop TO think that she had
friends in the country to whom she
was going. What she did she did
quickly, and not many days later she
found herself nearing her destination.
A forlorn place enough IN spite OF the I
grandeur OF the eternal hills and the I
beauty OF a Californian spring. There I
were plenty Of deserted shanties. she /
might have one for the taking. but for /
all that, she was glad she had brought I
a tent. The heaps Of earth reminded
her OF the abandoned redoubts in her
native county. the battle field of two
armies, In the War Of Secession. The
Last Chance mine was merely a hole
In the Hill, with a derrick and engine
above 1t. Fortune did not appear TO
smile here, and Mrs. Lowry's heart
sank to her heels. The g0Od-natured
teamster who had packed her and her
outfit from the nearest town. halted
stones throw from the well which
supplied the camp with water and
pitched her tent. She had partly con-
ided In him. and he had regarded her
with wonder and pity.
4 wish you luck, marm." he said
There's plenty Of government land
but nobody amt found no
gold to pay. 'ceptin' at the Last
Chance. and that amt no bonanza.
He left her thus, with his blessing.
and drove on, as he said. TO swap
les with Mr.. Mccarthy" manager and
part owner Of the Last Chance Mine.
He did not say that at least half his
srrand was TO tell Mrs Mccarthy OF
he new arrival The news brought
hat warm-hearted IrishW0man over
It once, urged somewhat by curiosity.
but chiefly by kindness.
And its hunting for a mine ye
iref' she said. Whoever heard OF
be like2 Well. I wish you luck.
hough sure they say there's no pay
Iirt in these hills at all"
Just then little Jack. who had been
the interior OF the tent
which he regarded az a fne new toy.
tearing voices. came. out 10 invcsti-
ate. Mrs Mccarthy spied him and
lroke on Ii her speech. oh. the
'retty bye: come here. me darl'nt /
lure and its as like as two peas that I
Ie is 10 ne own Terrence. the bye /
ost ten years ago last June
For. day after day. Mrs. Lowry
ramped over the hills. or sat on rock
edges chippl-g ai them to no pur- !
ose. while Jack gathered flowers. CT
erries, or picked Up pine cones and
racked the pinens be found therein.
he had bought him a little hammer.
I'd be did az be saw her Do. pecked 6
{ the quartz lodges. now and then. {
'iih the idea that be vas rendering 8
mcient help e
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