The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-08-27

VI holulhk out MS hand, and Ill give
half Of mine to Phil"
"Ali right. my boyi" cried the old
man. suddenly elapping him on the
shoulder. "1li 40 you---and youTl never
regret H." he added Significantly
Then. throwing on the air OF guarded
secrecy which had characterized his
actions 30 far. he sat down and began
to talk
boya," he said. I'm feeling lucky
today or I'd never have closed this
deal I'm letting you In on one OF the
biggest things that's ever been found
~ sonora, just 10 show you how good
IL, here's my smeiter receipts for
eight hundred pounds OF picked ore
one thousand and twenty-five dollarai
That's the trst and last ore that'g ever
been shipped from the old Eagle Tail.
dug " out myself, aud sacked II
aud shipped H.; aud then some OF them
crooked Mexican officials tried 10 beat
me cut OF my title aud blowed up ths
whole works with dynamite,
Yes. sir clean as a whistiel I had
my powder stored away In the drift,
and the minute | found out was
enehfed laid fuse to IL and brought
tho whole mountain down That was
ten years ago. and old Afagon and
the agents mineral have had the land
located ever since.
i bet they've spent Ave thousand
pesos trying To fad that lead. but be-.
ing nothing but a bunch OF ignorant
Mexicans, OF course they never found
nothing Then Francisco Madero
comes IN aud fires the agents mineral
on his job and old Aragon lets the land
revert for taxes. I've got a Mexican
that keeps me posted. aud ever since
- sent me word that the title had
lapaed I've been crazy to relocate that
claim.
Well. now. that don't look 40 bad.
does itY' he asked, beaminE paternaily
at hud. There Amt a man Ia town
that wouidnt have jumped at the
chance. " was whore | could talk
about II. but that's just what couldn't
do. had 90 and some stranger that
wouldn't sense what mine was talk.
Ing about aud then git him TO go Ia ON
II blind.
"Now here's tho way I'm liked.
boys" he exclaimed. brushing his un-
kempi beard aud amiIing crattily.
When | dynamited tho Eagle Tall u
was mine by rights. but Cipriane Ara
son he's the biz Mexican down at old
Fortuna and Morales. tho mineral
agent. had buneoed me out OF the title.
$50. according To law. bowed up
their mine. and II | ever showed up
Down there | reckon they'd throw mo
Into lail Aud II at any time they mad
out that you're working for me, why.
we're ditehed that's ALI They'll put
you out OF business so. after we've
made our agreement and I've told you
what to do. don't want To hear a
word out Of you'll don't want you 70
come near me nor even write me a
letter just so ahead the best you can
until you win out or SO broke,
IL Aint hard proposition" he
continued. ~ you keep your mouth
shut. but II they tumble. tt'ii be a fsKht
60 a nniah I'm not laying this for
| you. Hooker. because | know you're
safe. I'm saying Il for your pardHer
here, You talk too much, Mr., ps Ian
eoy." he chided. eying him With aud
1 den severity I'm afraid ot vol"
"Aii right. broke Ia Hooker good
Haturedly, Il reckon We understand,
Nov 60 ahead aud tell tia where this
mine Is and Nho there Ia down there
10 look out for"
The man To hook out for an.
swefed Kruger with venom. ia ctpri'
/ ano ArAkon He's tho man that bilked
/ nae cut Of the mine once. aud he'll do
/ II Rgain N he can. when ! went down
1 there a VAS ten years aud more ago
Il wasn't on TO those spanish nays Of
/ hls, and he was 80 doE.goned polite
/ and Friendly thought | could trust
/ him anywhere
lie owns a bi. Fanet aud meseRl
{ stiil. runs cattle. works few piaeers
I sends out paek trains. and has every
( McxicaH aud Indian Ia the eountry Ia
I isht Co hlm through his store. so u he
Z happens 20 want any rough ~ork done
/ there's always somebody To do Il
Well. just 10 shoW you how he did
me. | K0t 10 nosing raana those o,a
I Spanish workings east OF Fortuna aud
nnally ron across the ledge that TN
sehiak you about. bot far trOm ah
abandoned SHAFT Ilut the Mexican
| mtntns laws are dtHsFent from ours
sud an American has lots of trnubls
anyway. so I made trade wtth old
Atagon that no should locate the claim
iur ms audsr q power ot attorney
tadnt kha~ btm then ikc do nov
The papers had 10 be sent 10 Mocte
xuma aud HeFnoslilo. and to the city
- Mwxleo zha haek. aud while / Was
asitin6 around duE ia on this lead
aud opoa~d ap the pFpttis4t vvln og
quarts YEA ever sN~ In yoar ltia
li~fss = sample u Il. and re sarO
I itch
H. handed he LARewy the familiar
paece Of quarts aid proceeded ~tth hls
story
That orr tooksd $40 good to me tina,
I e0aidnt watt shippSd Il h1toFw /
sot M title And right there / madr
ni mistake When Ara&on saw the
gold ia that rock he iast qulstiy ~
corded tbs concession In hls owu came
and told me 10 80 70 blAsss. That.
the gTeAsef Of it' SO blew the = halg
mlns W and his tor thv border That's
the Dutch ot Il. rockoa hp added
SriuiiY. Anyway. my old man sas
uotch.~