Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-02


He seated himself and tuggcd at his
foot till the boot came away with a
sucking sound; then. instead Of emp
tying the accumulation at random, he
poured the contents into Dextry's emp
ty gold pan, rinsing 1t out carefully.
The other boot he cmptled likewise.
They held n surprising amount of sell
ment, because the stream that had
emerged from the crack in the slulces
had carried with it pebbles. sand and
oil the concentration OF the rifles at
this point. Standing directly beneath
the cataract, most of 1t had divcd fair
ly into his inviting waistband. follow
ing down the lines of least resistance
into his boot legs and boiling out at
the knees.
Wash that" he said. You're apt
to get prospect"
with .artful passes Dextry settled II
In the pan bottom and washed away
the gravel, leaving a yellow gllttering
pile which raised yell from the men,
who had fingered curiously.
"He pans $40 TO the boot leg" one
shouted.
GLOW much do you run to the foot,
SlapjackF
Hes a regular free milling ledge"
mo, he amt; he's too thin. He's
nothing but stringer, but he'll pay to
work"
The old miner grlnned toothlessly.
Gentlemen, there amt no better
IN Hna unl1 than tVith ttnInr
currents an blanket rifles. I'll have
TO wash these garments Of mine an
clean up the soapsuds cause there's
hundred dollars ip gold dust clingin'
to my person this minute. He went
dripping up the bank, while the men
returned to their work singing.
After Ench Dextry saddled his
brohcho.
'I'm goin' to town for a pair OF gold
scales, but I'll be back by supper; then
we'll clean up between shifts. She'd
ought to give MS thousand ounces the
way that ground prospects" He loped
down the gulch, while his partner re-
turned to the pit, the flashing shovel
blades and the rumbling undertone OF
the big workings that so fascinated
MIN.
1t was perhaps o'clock when he
was aroused from his labors by shout
from the bunk tent, where group OF
horscmen had clustered. AS Glcnister
drew near lie saw among them Wilton
Strive. the lawyer, and the big, well
dressed tenderfoot OF the Northern.
Mcnamara, the man OF the heavy
hand Strive straightway engaged
him.
Say. Glenlster, we've come out to
see about the title 10 this claim"
What about it?'
| "Well, It was relocated about a
month ago" He paused.
Yes. What of thatf'
Galloway has commenced suit"
"The ground belongs to Dextry and
me. We discovered II. we opened II
up, we've complied with the law. and
were going TO hold It," Glenister
spoke with such conviction ana heat ms
to nonplus strive, but Mcnamara, who
had sat his horse silently until now,
answered:
certainly, SIR II your titie IN goou
you will be protected, but the law
has arrived In Alaska and we've got
to let It take Its course. There's no
need of violencs-none whatever-but.
briefly, the situation is this: Mr.. Gal
loway has commenced action against
,vorkIpg and has onnoiptcd me as rc.
coiver IA onorote the mine until the
suit ia sottled rs an extraordinary
nroceduro or course but tho condi.
lions arc oxtroordinarv In this country
The season is 30 short that It would be
rn,nst 10 tho rightfuI owner ~ the
claim law idle all summer so TO avoid
that I've been nut in charge. with in.
structions IN opcrate II and preserve
the proceeds subject to the courts or
der. Mr.. Voorhees, here is the United
states marshal He will serve the
papers"
c,o,,stor thro,v nm bIs hand in n ces
t,ro NJ restraint
"I1oId on, no vou NOM to fell me
that anv co,rt wou,d recognize sucb .
claim nc CalIowov,sf"