Mohave County miner., 1912-07-27

came Tor Nat LeWlS, but when he
 reached the camp Fuller was dead.
 It would appear that in tracing a
 mans evil deed, this would be suf-
 ticient indictment against him, but
 must proceed still farther in the career
 of this man. Piette next in the year
 1877, in company of Hans Godfritsen
 opened little store at the mill. As
 neither one had experience in such
 business it soon became evident that
 they would have to take in partner
 that did have. Henry Warner was
 taken in, putting up the money neces-
 sary to put the concern on its feet
 It is known that Plette and Warner
 had quarrel and Piette backed down
 before it came to gun fight, as it was
 well known that Warner was known
 to be brave man. But in short
 time Warner disappeared from the
 face of the earth, thoroughly, mysteri.
 ously and effectually, nor was there ever trace of him found. His part
 ners gave out the report that he had started down the river at night in
 boat with all the firms ready money to go to San Bernardino to purchase shares in the Eldorado company and
 to purchase goods. At that time the only means of travel was buck board line from Hardyvile to San Bernar- dino, or by river steamer. No trace could be gotten of Warner at Hardy vile, the stage line had seen nothing of him, nor had he taken passage on the steamer. He had said nothing to his friends in the canyon of his intention of going out, but on the other hand had left his business in such shape that it was unlikely that he would have gone so hurridly. Therefore, the presumption is that Piette had also gotten him. If Warner was murdered, l wish to say that Hans Godfritsen had nothing to do with it personally, as he was an honorable man, but l do think he had his sus- picions of foul play, if he did not even know of it. Had he known that War ner was really murdered he would not have dared make it known. After the disappearance of Warner Godfritsen retired from the firm and soon after Piette dropped out of sight for seven or eight years, turning up again in 1886.
 In 1887 he undertook to run a blaze r on little Irishman named Thomas Jennings, but had to take water. 1 But vendictive man like Piette al ]! ways keeps warm his hate, and being a squaw man and of Indian blood him. self, he affiliated with the Flutes. | Getting one of the Indian boys drunk Piette got him to kill Jennings. Loco, | the boy, shot Jennings In the town and escaped, never having been appre- hended, the Indians refusing to bring him, as they said Piette was the re- sponsible party.
 And this man Piette lived to dle of | pneumonia many years afterward.
 About thirty years after the death ! of Davis and Fuller freshet washed away beneath where their cabin stood and exposed their cache of bullion, their part of the profits from the in- vestment of lO,O0O$, and man new to the camp. and man who made good | use of the treasure. found it. This l treasure may have been largely the cause of their death. Who knows? But Nash did not get 1t, however: nor is there any use to ask me who did, as it is matter strictly of confidence.
 The old Techatticup and Savage mines are silent and have been for years, the habitat of bats, rats and owls; the stopes that yielded up their treasures of millions respond no more to the sound of the hammer and the reverberation of the blast, and the old mill, long since obsolete, is falling to decay, and deep silence lies over all that once wild and lawless spot. A curse seems upon the place. No man wants it. Yet these mines contain of wealth, and their product is estimated at above three millions of dollars.