Gunnison news-champion., 1913-01-03
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r'ch silver and head at zra~. rs...t-
That 3ay thex -ss,Se,Da cot ls s.r y
toB- III rich ere and IN the escusnz
they cgi down trecr aaa cvsee~d the
ore with the braschc-
That same evening two uincr-
srcm an ssljs,isisg claim Isvw the
famoa- Earosa. v ihich iay the s.,unsl-
atipD for aad built the bcascr Min
nag tNcsanxe1 cam. over to vi-i;
them- They sat on the brssca
covered pi,e 81 ore. aud voiced their
oEinis'n that there was ne misersl iIs
the camp aud announced that they
expected 10 leave the next morning
for another camp. Lake aud his
partners said they would stay
awhile ls,nger.
The next merning the discouraged
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Disappeared around the bend of the
road below North Star. Lake aud
his companions tore acIose the hills
aud pulled up stakes aud rci',id the
boundaries of the North Star. which
claim has produced ~ .7@.we to date
Again I listened to story a how
Peter swensor. a noted mining char
acter of the camp. staked out the
Morning star. aud later gave ID
away to a stranger. This mime has
produced over siso.no.
Who has not heard ~ Mazeppa.
Little May. David H.. Victor. GIim.
aud Lily. all of which have proda, ed
thousands after sensational di~cov-
cries. While this aud other camps OF
the state were enjoying prosperity
To the fullest. there We're runners OF a
threatened uPheavsl at Washington
administration and Congress- was in
session. The secretary Of the treas
ury had curtailed the coinage ~ sill
Yer and a bill had passed the house
demonetizing that metal Would
the senate pass it?
The West WINS optimistic, and her
people were always boosters They
believed the bill would not ,scssme a
law. The day came when . vote
WAS to be taken in the senate. Few
worked that day. Courieru Wege at
sargents. the shippiaw poaat 80 Ael-
egraph station. Some ~ sour-AOrue
teams, each with ) tons of gold, sil-
ver and head were ON the way to the
station from White Pine. A crowd
had gathered around the agents
desk. the telegraph key was clicking
and a tense feeling pervaded Thea
crowd. At last the agent raised his
hand and said: Here she comes
boys" Az he wrote hush fell ON
the crowd. He handed the courier n
yellow slip and ON it was written:
The senate has passed the bill dem
silver"
The agent then passed out another
message. 1t was from the smelters
and read" ship us no more ore"
And still anot her message from the
railroad officials to- the agent stated:
Load no more ore ON cars at your
point until further orders"
As the courier received the last tel
egram he reeled out OF the office fike
a drunken masi. rushed to his bronco,
and dashed away on a thir-
teen mile ride mp the mountain trail.
As he passed the ore-laden wagons
he would raise his hand aud shout:
Unload; turn in" His tones carried
conviction to the minds of the team
sters. who unloaded and returned to
the May ranch. their headquarters.
At the May, eight miles from SaI gents.
a fresh horse was waiting the courier
Who made the change without dis
yelling as he dashed
away. Hell has broken loose at
every thing has gone to
smash"
As he rushed up the last hill and
into White Pine. a great crowd was
W aiting his arrival. aud as he read
the kilograms a silence as OF death
fell over the assemblage A greater
calamity could not have befallen
them. Mines were immediately
closed down, leases annulled, and
the camp practically deserted. Prom