Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-12
MONUMENT FOR DONKEY
Marble Shaft to Be Erected
 OveI-Its Grave.

JacoD Goetz, proprietor or tne occur dAlene theater, has given orders for the erection of a marble shaft costing $250 over the grave of donkey which died few days ago, says Boise QGa.l correspondent of the St. Louis Repub- lie.
 Bill, the name that will be inscribed on the shaft, was no ordinary donkey, but was known far and near as the famous $4,0oO,0O donkey" Even this title did him scant justice, as he was the discovercr of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan gold mines, estimated to be worth $10000, GOO, and the total output of which has already exceeded twice this sum, with a yearly dividend of $2, 100000.
 The mines were estimated to be worth $4,OOo,O0O at the time the don key, while standing V the court at Boise Ida, marked Exhibit A." heard Judge Norman Buck hand down the following opinion, which determined the ownership of the mine:
 From the evidence of the witnesses this court is of the opinion that the Bunker Hill mine was discovered by the donkey, Phil O'Rourke and N. s. Kellogg, and as the animal was the property of the plaintiffs, Cooper & Peck, they are entitled to half in terest in the Bunker Hill and quarter interest in the Sullivan claims"
 N. S. Kellogg thereupon bought the donkey for S250 cash and employed a man at salary of $50 month to care for the animal the rest of his life. That was twenty-one years ago. Bill was six years old al the time For twenty-one years he has enjoyed every luxury, has been the pet of children in the neighborhood and honored by wis., itors from all parts of the world.
 A few days ago Bill was called to that place where all good donkeys go, and it was the receipt of this news that caused Goetz to announce that he will erect a monument to the memory of the famous animal.
 Goetz and Con Sullivan located the Sullivan mine. Goetz tells of the find ing of the famous mine by the donkey as follows:
 In the fall of 1885 N. S. Kellogg, a veteran prospector. rode into camp at Murray with samples of ore which he had just discovered. He was in the employ of Cooper & Peck of Spokane, Wash, having been grub staked by them. His employers pronounced the specimens he brought in worthless, whereupon Kellogg showed them to Phil O'Rourke, who saw the value of the ore and arranged with Kellogg to return to the claim. At that time O'Rourke was being grub staked by Goetz & Baer of Spokane. These men supplied the grub stake for both Kel- logg and O'Rourke when they started in quest of the claim which Kellogg had located. They hadn't the price of a mule and started with their equip | ment on their backs.
 The second day out, however. they chanced upon the donkey, which had wandered from camp. They transfer red their equipment to his back and tramped up the canyon until they reach ed Mile Creek. three miles from the | south fork of the Occur d'Alene river
 There the donkey wandered away again, and when O'Rourke found him he was browsing on mountain side, where he had paved up some moss, un- covering quantity of solid galena lead and silver ore.
 When Cooper X Peck found that their | donkey had been pressed into service they claimed an interest in the mine under the grub stake law, and after long legal battle through two courts. finally established their rights. <.
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