Williams news., 1914-10-15

Uurieu NOW they re Deglnn1ng to quit and drift out into the hills, and we're likely to hear from them any time."
 "An the more reason for staying in camp, then," remarked Bud. "IIl tell you, Phil. I need you here That dogged ledge is lost, good and plenty, and need you to say where to dig. We ain't doing much better than old Aragon did-just roofing around in that rock-pile-let's do a little timber ing, and sink"
 You can't timber >that rock" an- swered De Lancey decidedly. And besides, it's cheaper to make cut twenty feet deep than it is to tunnel or sink a shaft Wait till we get to that porphyry contact = then we'll know where we're at."
 "All right" grumbled Bud; but seems like we're long time getting there. Whats the news downtown" !, Well, the fireworks have begun again over in Chihuahua-Orozco and Salazar and that bunch-but 1t seems there was something to this Mocte- zuma scare, after all I was talking to an American mining man from down that way and he told me that the fed erals marched out to where the rebels were and then sat down and watched them cross the river without firing on them-some kind of an understanding between Bernardo Bravo and these blackleg federals.
 "The only fighting there was was when a bunch of twenty Yaquis got away from their officers in the rough country and went after Bernardo Bra vo by their lonesome. That threw a big scare into him, too, but he man aged to fight them off-and if I was making guess I'd bet that your Yaqui friend was one of that fighting twenty"
 T reckon" assented Bud; but don't you say nothing. I need that hombre in my business. Come on, let's go up and look at that cut[I come across an old board today, down in the muck, and l bet you it's a piece that Kruger left. Funny we don't come across some of his tools, though, or the hole where the powder went of"
 When we do that" observed Phil, we'll be where we're going. Nothing to do then but lay of the men and wait till get my papers. That's why I say don't hurry 60 hard-we haven't got our title to this claim. pardner, and we won't get it, either-not for some time yet Suppose you'd hit this ledge"
 Well. if I hit it," remarked Bud, "I'n stay with it-you can trust me for that Hello. what's the Yaqui foundf"
 AS they came up the cut Amigo quit work and, while the Mexicans followed suit and gathered expectantly behind him, he picked up three rusty drills and an iron drillspoon and presented them to Bud.
 Evidently he had learned the object of their search from the Mexicans, but if he looked for any demonstrations of delight at sight of these much-sought- for tools he was doomed to disappoint- ment, for both Bud and Phil had schooled themselves to keep their faces straight.
 "Um-m." said Bud, "old drills, eh? Where you find them?"
 The Yaqui led the way to the face of the cut and showed the spot, hole beneath the pile of nven rock; and a Mexican, not to be outdone, grabbed up a handful of porphyry and indi- cated where the dynamite had pulver- ixed it.
 "Bien." said Phil. paving solemnly around in the bottom of the hole; and <1, hi n6i ioF An dirt, he carried it down to the creek. There, in a miners pan, he washed 1t out carefully, stopping the waste over the edge and swirling the water around until at last only little dirt was left in the bottom of the pan. Then, while all the Mexicans looked on, he tailed this toward the edge, scanning the last remnant for gold and quit without a color.
 "Nada!" he cried, throwing down the pan, and in some way the Mexi- cans sensed the fact that the mine had turned out failure. Three times he went back to the cut and scooped up the barren dust, and then he told the men they could quit
 No more work!" he said, affecting a dejected bitterness; mo hay nada- there is nothing!" And with this sad, but by no means unusual. ending to their labors, the Mexicans went away to their camp. speculating among themselves as to whether they could get their pay But when the last of them had gone Phil beckoned Bud into the tent and showed him a piece of quartz
 Just take look at that!" he said, and a single glance told Hooker that it was full of fine particles of gold
 "I picked that up when they weren't looking" whispered De Lancey, his eyes dancing with triumph. Its the same rock-the same as Kruger's!"
 Well, put Ter there, then. pardner!" cried Bud, grabbing at De Lancey's hand; we've struck it!"
 And with a broad grin on their de ceitful faces they danced silently