The Parker post., 1912-06-01

rock which was as barren of mineral
signs as a cobble stone i'm New York;
and he had almost decided to let
the two have the lease they wanted
suggested, however THAT he wait a
day or two before arrlvLng ait a con-
clllsion, and that i'm the morning he
might get the men from the mime lln
der preteXt OF wanting to visit bog
spring some five miles distant which
might eventually be used for milling
and camp purposes. He did this and
while they We're away | made care
iul examination of the mime work
imgs. To a casual observer every
timing semned ito be alright. But ir
ONE place, i'm the roof OF one OF th
tunnels, | noticed that quite a space
had been plastered over With muck.
Digging through This THIN covering |
found the rock underneath to be
strongly mineral bearing. Then
began tapping on the wall rock ON
the side and soon detected a hollow
sound AT the point where the am
swer to the pick was most respOn-
sive | began breaking down wha5
soon found to be bulkhead very
cunningly constructed; and once in
eide OF this | found a short drift, in
the face OF which was exposed five
feet of the prettiest gold ore | hav2
ever seen. The rock fairly glistem;.
with metal, and | Judged it would a.
say 81 800 to the ton. In another
locality in the mime workings found
another place that had been walled
Off from the regular tunnel. Behind
this, also l found large body Of
splendid ore; and i'm still another
through, and it's existence so dexter
iously concealed that an average min
ing man would never suspect its eX-
istence. But taking lit all i'm all,
had disclosed bodies of ore worth a
fortune, and lit WAS mo wonder to n
that the Mexicans wanted to lea
the property. 1t was late at mi
before the representative of the SYM
dictate returned from his exploring
expedition. and the greasergs Went to
bed immediately after eating supper
AT the first opportunity | signaled
the company man, giving hmm the
Sign that | wanted to see him i'm
mediately and when | told him wha,t
| had discovered he was so excite:
that he wanted to return to the
with their perfidy; but | restrained
him. and pointed out the danger
precipitate action. Late into the
night We planned on a course o
action, and, i'm the morning the Mex
leans, who had completed their CON
tract, were paid, off i'm full, and :I,
formed THAT it had been decided nc
to lease the property, and that | ha',
been placed i'm change as mime man
ager. They looked ugly for awhile.
out when they saw l was fully arm
ed and ready for quick action, and
that the company representative had
big "A lin his holster that was jul,
aching to go off, they packed theic
glad rags and hiked down the canycc
like scared rabbits. In week
had ten good miners working ON ore
In six months the company had $780,
900 to its credit i'm THE bank i'm th>
county seat; i'm two years the mime
had produced a million and had paid
nearly $75O,OOO i'm dividends. Ever
gince the property has been produc
tive. Some time ago lit was equip
ped with mill for the treatment OF
low grade ores, and it looks as if iri
would be a good money maker for
many years to come.
II want TO tell you, old Long Ears
concluded the prospector, when see
that a mining company lis not follow
ing its ore, that a mine owner keeps
away from pay rock as if he was a.
fraid of it, or man who lis develop
ing a mime under contract suddenly
taking a notion that he wants to
lease the property, l speedily arrive
1T the conclusion that it lis a case OF
ignorance, pure and simple; bold
laced attempt at graft; or that the
contractors have found ore and have
covered dit up, hoping to get a leasp1
later on; and there you are, and then
some. Salt Lake Mining Review