Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-28

HE is professor of metallurgy at
Brown University" came the answer
How do you know"
Because l am a Brown man"
college fellow, eh?"
The man from Brown pressed his
claim, and an appealing message was
sent to the university. Professor Hill
responded. He examined the ore and
agreed to erect smelter. The min
eral wealth OF Colorado was first I'M
covered by a chicken, and the state
was saved by q professor. afterwards
United States senator.
The Last Chance.
In the spring of 1864 there was
stampede from Alder Gulch to the
Kootenai, in British Columbia. Four
men, named Cowan, Stanley, Miller
and Crab, started north, and while
crossing the Prickly Pear Valley in
Montana, learned there was no use in
going to the new diggings, This in
formation was given to them by Jim
Coleman and his party, who were re-
turning. They debated together and
concluded to go back to the states.
| They could not agree on the route
they should follow. The Cowan. par
ty wanted to try new trail over the
mountains. Coleman insisted that it
was but a game trail. The other
thought not. So they parted.
Finding it impossible to get over
the mountains, the Cowan party re-
turned to the valley.
Lets pan this gulch,' said Cowan
TITS the last chance before we leave"
1t was about shutdown when Cowan
made that remark. He filled his pan
with gravel. In the gathering dusk
his partners watched him. Idly smok-
ing.
The light was fading fast, and Cow
an was hurrying the work, He had
removed the coarse gravel and was
well down to the bottom of the pan.
AS he began to shake 1t to rid It of
superfuous dirt, and take in fresh wa
Ter hes sfpt .s,e,S w A..
We've struck It bigger'n az out
doors! We can own all of Montana!"
In an instant his partners were at
his side. Four breathless men watch.
ed the final operation. In the bottom
of the pan were several fat pieces
of gold. AS the dirt was thrown out
more and more of the yellow stuff
appeared. Altogether there was about
eighteen dollars worth in that pan.
They worked by camp fire. They were
wild with joy.
They were rich beyond their widest
dreams. They fired their revolvers
and talked half the right. as they
planned thier future. they had made
history in washing that pan, for Last
Chance Gulch was To have a popula-
tion of more than ten thousand before
the SHOWS OF Christmas fell, and the
nuggets found in that pan were the
first of $140.O00,0O0 that it was to
yield to the gold hunters. Helena,
Montana. now stands on the place
where that discovery was made.
V A Murderer's Legacy.
A great mining camp was discover
edN because a murderer escaped from
1aiiN While evading arrest he STUN
oleok on gold in the sands of range
OF &lack mountains. Pursued by Off
ceT&s of the law and hunted by warlike
ln&1ians, hungry and weary, he gave
himself up. To the warden of the
W'rison where he died he gave two
Eluills Of gold, and made a rough map
xshowing where he found the yellow
Atuff They began an invasion of the
cNountry, which was an Indian reser-
Walton. Men died in the search for
thSose mines. Wild Bill organized an
expedition in 1872, and spent the win
terh in the Black Hills, fighting red
ski BIS. He was forced out in 1873 by
the military. In spite of a Gordon of
soldSlers and hostile Indians, prospec.
torsS risked their lives, for they found
ore Worth 5000 a tom The Indians
cedetg their lands to the government
ana khe rush commenced in 1876.
Wlthlfp year there were forty thous.
ana people in the gulches. Deadwood
Is located on the spot where the flee
ing muTderer found his little nuggets.
II the keepers of the Jail had not
peen lax, the halfbreed Renseler
would bot have escaped. And il he
had hote escaped and been pursued
the Weaflth of the Black Hills would
have bed n unknown.
Findl ing Pleasant Tombstone.
A proSspector left Fort Huachuca,
in ArizoSna.
i am Agoing out to find million, -
he remar{ ked
fou wan find your tombstone! The
country III alive with Indians"
Better "a tombstone than poverty
a rev weeks later he uncovered one
Of the greateAst.sA,er mines avan 80 80
ca IN the so st. which he named
tne ! ousilhu called it the Tomb.
stone Distrlc everal millions OF
uollars were ut just under the
grass IooeS' sprang up A
published daily. Il Was tho aaoiao, was
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