The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-04-25
NEWS FROM the MINES AND MILLS
FouQht for His Claim.

| For forty-eight hours Edward Miller
held the fort at what is now regarded
as one of the richest properties ever
discovered in Nevada against a band OF
indolent, selfish interlopers, says the
Pacific Miner. The property is locat-
ed at Rawhide. and Miller. in his fight
with the would-be raiders, was en-
trenched behind a garrison of sacks of
the richest ore ever mined in that
camp of sensational things. Some Of
the ore was valued at tens of thous-
inds of dollars per ton, and it is doubt
! full If ever warrior was entrenched
behind bulwarks containing such
riches since warfare began; but at
The end of the forty eight hours. during
which time he held the mob in abey-
ance, all the while being without water
and provisions. the fearless and in
trepid Miller was compelled to hoist
the flag of truce and capitulate to the
enemy.
There is material for lurid and
spectacular drama in this fight for the
control of a rich mineral property.
Miller, the man who held the fort until
overcome by exhaustion. is one of the
hardy band of fearless prospectors
who have done SO much for Nevada
during the past seven years. He be-
| lungs IL ludt CLASS WHICH Uullu CLUES
and states and which blazes the path
way Of civilization in the arid and for
bidding wastes.
With five other men Miller located a
claim in what is now known as the
famous Rawhide district. There was
not much on the surface to indi-
,ate the great value which the property
contained In Nevada Nature has
placed the rich things down out OF
sight, compelling those who reach
hem to give something in labor and
skill for what they will reap. Miller's
partners worked a short while and
gave up the job as being a worthless
one. Miller was not so easily discour
aged. He was a typical prospector.
willing to work for the success he felt
could be achieved.
He persevered when the rest gave up
n disgust. lying awake nights in his
tent. sometimes wondering where the
next sack of -four or side of bacon was
coming from. for he was not man of
means and his credit was not any too
strong from long prospecting without
success. Miller never lost faith in his
Judgment, though. and just when the
prospect appeared most dismal. sin
gle blast revealed more wealth In the
claim than the hardy. courageous pros
pector had ever seen before at one
ime.
Then the news that Miller. the lonely
miner had struck it rich. spread
through the camp like wildfire. His in
iolent and worthless partners. the men
who quit in disgust saying there was
1othing of value in the claim, were the
irst to find their way to the wonderful
discovery. They wanted their share of
he wealth which Miller had made pos
5ible by his courage and persistency
out Miller could not see the matter in
hat light and held them in allegiance
lntil. tired and exhausted, he was
orced to capitulate.
Miller may get all that he is entitled
10. and the people and courts of Ne
vada should see to it that he does. He
S one of the men who have helped to
make Nevada great in recent years, for
lie struggled and plodded along against
great odds while his partners wasted
heir time in Incidence and idleness.