Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-11-18

turned his BACK toward the fire anC
gazed across the wood-coyered hill
into the darkness beyond. To his sur
prise he discovered a glow on the
woods far in the distance. For q
moment he gazed upon 1t in doubt
and then, touching Gid Myers, who
sat near. ON the arm. he whispered
Look OF there, Gid. In the direc.
ton. | am pointing Don't you see
anything suspicious?" Gid Myers did
as directed, and said:
yes, thar's somethin' unnatural,
Crack Lash"
What is it7"
"Wel.. I'd say it was tn glow from
q camp fire like our own"
cid, suppose we go and recon
noitre. We may make some discov-
cry"
Keep your eyes peeled, boys" eau
toned Big Port. 1T may be mighty
sight more risky'n ye think"
"Oh, let us alone for that; wen let
70 red niger O. the north woods get
the drop on u.s."
Through the dense wood, across ra-
vines, srowdrifts ard muddy streams
the two pressed on over hill and dale,
until. after three hours painful toll,
they came upon a berd in the stream
called the Klondykc, where, on pass
ing around a spur of tae cliff, all of a
sudden the full glare of torches and
fire light fell upon them. 1t was a
strange and unexpected sight that met
their view. A great fire vas blazing,
to which was added the light of pine
knot torches stuck in the ground.
Two men were at work with picks,
shovels and pans. Late as It was,
dark as it was and tired and hungry
as they were, they toiled on and on.
"Crack ASH" Gid gasped in
hoarse whisper, its Lucky George
and the squaw man, Lattimer."
Eyes.
what are they doin'?"
Digging. Great heaven, look at
the shining orel See! the buckets
and pans are full of nuggets and dust
Oh, Gid! Gid! It's boranza!"
Hush, they will hear you"
Il am going to make myself known
to them"
And be shot?"
why should they shoot me when
We are friends? If they are like saw
age dogs over a bone, then we can
shoot first
Gid consented to go to them, and,
advancing to within a hundred PAGES,
hey called to the diggers. At first
hey were little confused, but
lucky George, who was a shrewd fell
ow, saw it was best to admit to the
discovery.
Come down, boys; { Sne down." he
ried, cheerfully. Il tell you we nave
made the greatest strike in the world. /
-ook at the work of few hours"
George, are there more good (
laims?"
Plenty of them. Let us all set to /
york, stake out the best and get the
cry cream before the world finds it
ut. Lattimer here put me onto this;
e got it from the Indians"
This was the discovery of the great
old fields in the Klondyke Lucky
gorge got the tip from attimer, the
'hite man with an Indian wife, and
ad determined to work 1t alone IL he
ould do so, but now that ais friends
ad found him, he decided to make
lie most of it and divide.
The 0fhorc woro cont for o1d
aims for all staked out.
Next morning with the dawn of
ay Paul began to work his claim.
rom the first shoverful of earth, he
cyan to take out gold His PICK
,emed attracted to the largest mug
cts, and his pan was always rich In
e. He washed out q thousand dol
rs worth of dust and nuggets to
e pan. He forgot breakfast, lunch
dinner, but toiled on. The small
oose-skin bags were quickly filed,
ID then he poured the renewed accu-
ulation into q water bucket. His
es cleaned with the IRE Of the In
ne, and In his mind he saw only
9 faces of sweetheart and mother
d took no thought of rest, health .
the dar ger which his accumula- =,
N brought him.
There was danger no sering over the !
ppy youth. His claim was some
stance up the stream from the
lers, and one day, as he was toll
and heapirg up the golden treas
,, two pairs of fierce, avaricious
es glared at him from the dense c
iage OF pines. They watched him =
long time as he toiled. and then j
thar ged knowing looks, winks aud d
lies. which said: g
Let the fool toll on. When he has Z
zen his thousands from the earth =
will have It." :,
After the first few days he atonned =