The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-11-18

until. after throc hours painful toll.
thny came upon % bond in the stream
called the Klordyh'. where ON pass.
iur around a spur of TIE Gilt. nil Of q
sudden the mll glare OF torches and
1re light fell upon them II was a
strange and unexpected sight that met
their view. a great fire was blazing.
TO which was added the light Of pine
knot torches stuck I'm the ground.
Two men were at work with picks,
shovols End pans. late as II was.
dark as Il was and tired ard hungry
as they we're. they toiled on and on.
Crack ash" Gid rrspcd IN a
hoarso whisper. Its Lucky George
and the squaw man. La,timer."
yea
"what arc they doin'7"
Digging! Great heaven, look al
the shining orel Scot the buckets
and pans are full OF nuggets and dust
oh. Gldl Gil! It's a borarzal"
Hush. they will hear YOU"
Il am going to make myself known
to them"
"And be shot7"
way should they shoot mo when
We are frlcnds7 n they arc like fav.
age dogs over n bore. then we cul
shoot lrat"
cid consertcd 10 70 10 them. and.
advancing 10 within a hundred paecs
they called TO the dir-cra. AZ first,
toy were little confused. hut
t4nts a. ...as OBJ. .... . .H.......4 90
low. raw IL was bcst TO admit to the
discovery.
Come down. boys: como down." he
cried. chccriul'y. ~ toll you we have
male tie greatest strike In the world
] ook at tic work OF few hours"
George. arc thoro more good
clalms7"
Plenty Of them. lot Ms all set to
work. sta O ont tho best and got TIE
very cream before tho world finds Il
ont lattimer hero put me onto this;
he rot II from the Indians"
This was tie discovery Of the great
rold fields In the Klondyke. Lucky
George got tie tip from attlmer. the
white man with an Indian wife. ard
had determined 90 work II alone II he
could DO 80. but row that his friends
hal found him. pc decided to make
the most OF Il and divide.
The others were sent for. and
claims for an ftakod ont.
Next moulrg with TIE dawn OF
day Paul bcran TO work hla claim
From the FIRST sioycrful Of earth. he
began TO take out god. His pics
seemed attracted 20 the largest mug.
fotf. ard bis pan was always rich In
ore. lie washed out a thourand dol,
lars worth OF dust and nuggets to
tho pan. He forrot breakfast. lunch
or dinner. but tol!od on. The small
moose skin tars were quickly hilod.
and tten he poured the renewed accu.
mutation into water bucket His
eyes cleaned with tho Gre Of tho In.
fare. and In his mind he saw only
the faces OF sweetheart ard mother
and took 70 thought OF rest. health
or tho dargcr which his accumula
ton brought him.
There was da9rcr lowering over the
happy youth. Ills claim was some
distance mp tie stream from the
others. and one day, as no was toll.
lrg and acapIng up the golden treas.
uro. two pairs OF fierce. nvarlclous
eyes Elarcd at him from the dense
foliage OF plros. They watched him
a long time as 10 toilod. and then
exchanged krowlrg looks. wlnks and
smiles. which said:
let the fool toll on. when he has
taken his Thousands from the earta
We WIN rave H."
After the fret few days he stoned
lorg enough to eat and sleep a few
hours at a time. dreaming OF home
ard OF mR'lrC loved ones there happy.
Little did he dream that a storm
cloud was gathering over the loved
ones at home ard another over bis
own head. threatening TO ruin hin.
sci. ard all most dear 10 his heart
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