Gilpin observer., 1913-08-07


tened again, and all was as silont
as a boy in a jam closet. corclud-
ed that the sound thougnG l had
heard was only an echo. Still L
went on, believing like fog horn
in distress as ! went, and the fur
ther advanced, the clearer seemed
the echo At q turn I'M the read. how
ever, l was rewarded by the sound
of a human voice. and recognized
the soprano tones of the daughters
call. Hurrying on, soon found both
father and daughter huddled up by
a big rock, the father with brok-
en- leg, and the daughter worn out
in her endeayor to carry him back
to camp. Having some experience
in surgery, l succeeded in setting
the bone, and managed to make the
two comfortable until morning, when
l brought your mother and her mate
and soon had them safely home.
I'm relating the story Of The mis-
hap the father told me how he had
found some float that looked good
to him; for he had a true prospec-
tors instinct. although only a book
keeper; and that, while trading us
source, he had found a small fizsure
that led over the side of bluff.
That, in locking over to see If it
was cutting through the formation,
| 10 hnd Vic nd lup 1a6
ON small shelf a few feet below
the crown of the buff AT first he
was stunned, but did not think he
was seriously hurt. Upon recovering
somewhat, he began to look around,
and was both pleased and surprised
to discover that the fissure, SO plain
ly showing, had widened to three
feet in width. When he tried to get
up, however, he found that his leg
was broken and the pain was excru-
eating. The daughter was greatly
frightened, but she socn collected
her senses, for she was brave girl.
She could not leave him to seek as.
a'-1.ance, for, in the meantime, he
might faint from the torture of his
wound. and fall to the bottom OF the
precipice. So she made a rope of
her khaki skirt and, after a great lot
of painful effort, succeeded in haul
irg HIM up to where he could grasp
some overhansing bushes and pull
himself to a place of safety. Then
the dear girl tried to carry him back
to camp, but he was too heavy and
his broken limb paired him SO when
they decided to stay where they were
until help came. The father had the
presence of mind, however, to put
some pieces of his find in his pock-
ct, and, when looked at it, l was
amazed as well as overjoyed, for
it was perfectly lousy With fae yell
low metal. The next afternoon, with
the daughter as my guide. / went and
made an examination of the new dis
covery; and it was a big find, all
right, for it was perfect fissure
in porphyritic-g granite, and ats true as
Dlue-eyed lass and as strong as
piece OF side bacon that had been
left out in the sun for six months.
During the next few days / located
group OF SIX claims on the f.ssure,
in the name of The father and daugh-
ter. few rods down the mountain
side / started croSs-cut tunnel and,
when connection was made with the
vein, l found body of shipping ore
that ranged frcm $50 to 500 to the
ton. When the father had fully re-
covered, he took charge of the prop
er-y, employed several miners, sent
out shipment after shipment OF the
rich stuff, and is now considered as
being one of the wealthfest men in
Provo.
Il want to tell you. Old Long Ears"
concluded the prospector, '.if more
of the tired and heat-smitten peo-
pie of the valleys would spend more
of their time in the mountains in
the summer, more rich mines would
be found and more people would re-
gain lost health. love to see them
in the canyons aud parks, by the iso-
lated lakes and sparkling streams.
have told you how one family bene-
fitted by such an outing, both physi-
cally and financially. and now you
can see why it rs, when ! go to
town, get the big piece of steak,
two cups of coffee. and am lodged
dn the spare bedroom; and there you
are, and then some."
e. Snyder and Oscar Williams had
a horse pulling match in the city