White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-02

sum Of s25, to take Us to our desti-
nation, md, what seemed strange,
when We started out. the whole camp
got out INTO the streets and eheered
US On. and hoped We would ind
something. And then they eheeTed
again and waved their hats until We
we're fairly out of sight. Afterwards
we learned that the mining magnate
had directed US to a section where no
one expected ore would ever be
found: that he had told the boys of
the camp, who thought it a good
joke to send four tenderfeet out into
the hills on a prospecting trip INTO a
locality where not even a cropping
had ever been seen.
We reached the base OF the hill
that night and camped near a little
spring. We pitched our camp and
had a jolly good time, and worked
like beavers TO get in shape for the
night; all but the lazy man, who was
kind enough to give a lot of advice.
and who took the best roll of
blankets in the lot for his use. The
next morning three OF US got up
early, got IA breakfast, and started
out for the saddle below the buttes.
The lazy man was not stirring from
his blankets when We left. but We
We're unanimous in Inc opinion that
1t would be a good thing to leave him
behind in order 20 watch camp.
When we reached the saddle We were
enthusiastic over the beautiful view
Afforded. The whole country lay
before US like a panorama, and We
felt, already, that We were making
the right start for a fortune. After
going owe the ground for an hour
or 50 We decided TO run a trench
i've found afterwards that the
proper term was open cut and so
We begun operations; and, by noon.
the three OF Us We're tired and hungry
and our hands were covered with
blisters. We were not quite so n
t~husiastic when We reached camp
the lazy one Of the bunch was
still loa1ng; but, with dinner over, 4
and a good smoke taken ali around,
We began to tell OF the millions in
our mine, d mine that We hadn't
located and staked. That after
noon We took the lazy one up the
hill with US, and he was profuse with
suggestions while we worked on the
open cut; but, We were not diseour-
aged, for We found d piece OF noaI IN
he loose soil in which was TO be seen
A speck of gold. We knew that this
vas really true gold when we saw it.
and when We compared it with the
specimens of iron pyrite We had in
our pockets We threw the latter away
n disgust. For two weeks we kept on
n our open cut during which time a
Kid came along with a kodak and
photographed our layout for us. The
bird week the formation began 10
get hard, and We were discouraged.
4 pick would make no impression in
I, and We were about ready 10 quit
/ thought of u dynamite and
The next two days we employ
I'd in drilling holes, and, when all
vas ready To shoot, | touched the
use with a lighted match, when We
Ill seurried for shelter. The explO-
ion fairly shook the mountain. In
lalf an hour We all went back, and
we're astonished TO see what a big
the blast had made in the rock.
We're more surprised, however,
We looked at the broken mass,
o see hat it was full OF native gold
we gathered up as if they were
'20-gold pieces, and even the lazy
nan worked himself in a lather of
Iweat, and We must have had a ton
# the ore in a pile before We took a
est. Still, though happy. we were
really aware of our good fortune,
might not have known of the
of our discovery had o our
magnate happened along, on
lis horse, Just to see" he said,
how We were getting along When
We saw how excited he vas over our
discovery. we knew thai we had real
y made an important find. The mag
late offered us 10000 for our
laims, but the offer was Indignantly
efused. Our man tEen raised his bid
Until he had reached 500. 900,
which meant $4,000 for each Of US.