The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-15

Special t: The Journal.
Lead S. D., July 15.-Mose Manuel the man
who discovered the Homestake mine, the great
est gold producer in the world, met his death in
his nine the Minnesota. in Montana few days
ago. He had prospected, mined and worked
among the precious metals for years. But they
Ing, and it came. His premature taking-off,
while engaged in examining the pumps IN his
mine, has walked up the old-timers and pros
pectors turnout the west and the air is rife
his generosity and his luck.
Once when standing upon the site now occu-
mine Nose Manuel picked up a piece of gold
sprinkled quartz and said to his partner: Hank.
this Is sure a homestake.' He had no idea
Of the immense work he was starting. The
term ''Homestake" was common one In those
days, signlfying that man had succeeded in
making enough of stake to take him home.
The Manuel boys, Fred and Nose, with their
partner, Hank Harvey, had been prospecting in
the Hills for several months before they made
their great find. From the first 1t was Won
der, tho in very different way from what it.
is now. What distinguished the find at first
was the amount Of remarkably rich ore, ore
that could be panned with profit that was
found upon the top OF the ground. Now the
Homestake is famous as having worked with a
profit the largest body Of ow-grade ore in the
| world But specimens ran riot in the mine
at first. Many a proof prospector, hungry, cold,
poor and alone, was thankful first that Nose
Manuel was the big hearted man that they found
him; and second, that the Homestake rock paid
| to PAN. l. - .n9.ie w. 49,. :
| This was the way Of It No man ever came
to Manuel that dreary winter Of .'7e-77 with a
to his sse on s ss s
out all the rock; you want. + pans good, and
say that no less than $4o0 werth of groceries
were paid for that winter out Of gold from
| this claim from rock given away by It's owners.
| But the Manuel boys, especially Moses, were
| NOT 3d1inp time Rred n niOnHer hoyS
| in the state of Minnesota, while the Indians,
yet threatened and the, deer and the buffalo
ran wild. they were Industrious always. They
built the first arastrar mill in the Hills. and
| In this crude way took out thousands Of dollars
worth of gold It Is estimated that at least
| $900O was taken out before the property was
sold and Senator Hearst, the buyer paid $750 0t
| for it. 80 ~ 8. ~
But Nose Manuel, like all prospectors, wa.
| restless, the gold fever breeds that ceaseless
unrest, and having sold the Homestake and
must be up and away. Almost every state IL
1.-THE west knew him at time Or another
sometimes as a miner, sometimes as capitalist
sometimes as hunter, but always the mos
| generous Of good fellows. He was famous
shot, both with a rife and with shotgun
and had had experience in hunting every kline
of game known in the west. The state O.
Montana, where he finally made his home, CAV
him medal after medal for his proficiency an,
not crack-shot in the country could stan'
up against him. He was left-handed, but ha,
learned to use both hands and could shoot on
way we'll as the other. "a
One thing that showed the largeness of tn
man was the fact that, tho he sold the Home
stake for only $4,000. and it has since pro
duced millions, he never regretted its sale. H
never begrudged the dollar that the other fel
| low made. He himself had done well, and h
was more than willing that someone else shout
60 and do likewise. He came back to his oil
home at Lead two years ago when the mimi
congress met in the Black Hills. and foun
himself, to his surprise, for he was modes
!, man, one Of the heroes Of the day.