New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

books nor nothin like that the way you would pies 1t
,omes out Of the ground They dig it up. It's yaller
,,bon Won oct H. That's what miners like we be does
Has al that soaked through yet; t...o
Quite whimscalv and with slight twinkle OF ainuSe
ment in her blue eyes, Miss Waters sao she OeeHeu
was gradually beng understood anu u''' '"O "' o'
We'll. then" went on Hardpan oracuarly, "Wunst
ON time before YOU was borned away back IN the "
this here was camp right mere IN 5ls for fire.
see them heaps of rocks? Them was chirnDeys Io e
ola.es Them miners was mostly torty-ninerS anu Iley
came up here and they mined right down mere 70 t'o
waters edge and then they couldn't get no uGei, Du
arse the water stopped EN-. Too much oil IT, 30 tIe!
,,n and hikes, Then along comes me and Jim King
helm as we're pardners, and prospectn ana spi W"
our last claim for helofaot moren 1t was Woith,
"Rut what about that tunnel? she asked as II ie''is
him forward. ,.,,, ,.o,d clean
al this out and drain this here pond Lets the water
leak off into a lower canyon: water runs uo"h "''
Miss You knowed that much, dldn you;
4Tben when this water drains off, we just naturally
has This valley to make stake out Of suppose od
man Knight made good with tins new nGGl Illlls u
and enough suckers come to board WlI HilIi'"o u''
that land TO raise aterS and onions and garden sass Oh
i i we was like some OF YOU folks from away down
East but we amt that kind What we Il raiSc VIII O'
gold Understand il now, do you;
DURING the entire conversation her face had eX-
- dressed nothing but teasing amusement; but now
S she saw several forms in the distance indicating IdI
the workers homewdrd bound lle' tHPl'Ss. .,
sobcrcd She watched them for moment rs inc! '''lI
ov.n across low divide III the west, heading JoWtiu
the little saucer-shaped depression IN the hills lier
ewes wandered appraisingy over the familiar setting
taking in the details OF the log mcSShouSG' the puE
house the tiny blacksmith shop, and the capn III WHICH
he partners abode. There were Tour men coming
.vard her and even in the distance she could make out
N the clear evening air, the bundle OF drills one carried
on his shoulder as il for rcshdrpcnlng. Already HcI
knowledge Of the camp had taught her ln' V9 was 'o
# the necessary parts OF a day work. lnc ana again
-hc had been fascinated by the play oil sturdy pMcu
muscles exposed bv ardpan as he beat steel INTO shape
md critically watched It's color change as ne plunged H.
glowing, into water and oil for temPerlhS'
This she said. in reality speaking as nl,h 10 her-
self H 10 the old miner. must cost conAdciape money
First | suppose YOU had to buy the ground Then you
had 10 buy the outfit then you have mad I" pay wages
and live while making that mile-ong hole.
Miss YOU didn't suppose II was all done 'oi ho.'n
lid vou?" drvly quorcd the veteran gancing al hcf
She did not appear to heed his sarcastic question.
What should Ike to know, she said irrclevanty, rs
what makes you certain there Is goId down 'he'e
under that water:
Hardpan shook his head with great air Of hopeless
ness Them old fclcrs was right wastcul men Miss;
They worked lust where they could get good pay ana
no,hin' else They want out here for their health
We amt banl,in on nohin' but what we've been told
and that was tina, the old fclcrs worked TO the waters
edge. and that the was pay DIRT ngh' down ''"
But suppose there not;
"Thcn, he replied will rcat dclibcraiion Il reckon
that me and my parIncr , IN would bee lu'i about me
two bus,clcs, men that ever put their packs on their
burros and hit the trail It'd raise hob with Us to
Inc dis,npoincd in that there ground down there
der the water This here mimi, Of this lnd, am no
business, Miss. It's Just gauhln. is .c'un thai
you've thought on, soncthn that moody else had
She lbo%l her head douf,iulv 81 hadn't taken YOU
for gamblers she SAID thoughuully. Il do not admire
them.