The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-01
MAKES A RICH STRIKE
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
STORY OF MONTANA PROSPECT
or POINTS MORAL TO THE
YOUNGER MEN.

guarded the secret which began at the
mouth Of the tunnel he had laboriously
drilled into the side Of the mountain
at Marysville. Mont. No one knew for
a fact that the same secret was stead
lily growing so big that the mine could
scarcely hold It in spite Of Its stous
quartz walls and the heavy doors with
which the entrance had been equipped
and which was always carefully double
padlocked when the eccentric miner
was away. But many there were who
suspected It. and 1t is to be feared that
many pair Of mortal eyes would nave
peered into the dark recesses of the
mine to their entire satisfaction II The
owner OF the property hadn't taken
full precaution to prevent any such
occurrence.
Kept His Own Counsel.
II there was gold in abundance with
in the mine there was no evidence
more than hearsay to that effect. Mr.
Shannon took no one into his confll-
ence. He proudly exhibited no spect
mems to indicate the nature of the
strike, II he had made one. Time and
again he resisted flattering offers from
curious operators in Marysville and
neighboring camps, who held oul
tempting lures for anything he nigh,
have in sight. He was proof ever
against the Establishments of C.olona
Thomas Cruise, who several times
made personal advances or sent his
agents to negotiate with the reclu:e
But Shannon held to his course; re.
fused to sell. He was content t. h:dt
his time and II he ever was temote1 Il
sell mis- property no one ever head OF
lie He was continually putting g little
me ney into his mine; 1t was cerai-
hr RIVER took any out He earned hi.
living as other prospectors - hs
working on neighboring properties
representing" and otherwise.
Providence Disposes.
! But last spring Providence took g
hand in the miners affairs. He fel
sick. He was very SICK For while
the Grim Reaper was on watch at thu
Shannon abode. But Pat hadn't bat.
tied his way through life all thos'
years to succumb that easily. Gradu.
ally he fought his way to his feet.
But he had his lesson. He saw
clearly at last that worldly riches arr
negotiable only this side of the darl
river.
/ He made up his mind at length thai
1t was about time he was getting
something in return from mine he
had done so much for. So when he
was fully recovered and able to be
about he lost no time coming into
Helena and consulting his old friend
DR.. O. M. Lanstrum.
1 IT'D like to have you take hold oil
the mine, Doc, and work 1t for me-" he
told his friend. I'm in no condition
to do anything further with it, and II
you'll just pay me fair price on a
lease for a while maybe I'll sell you
the mine later II you want to buy II
You'll know what YOU ought to pay
when you look her over"
1t did not take the two long to strike
a bargain. which included the right to
purchase at the expiration Of the lease
DR.. Lanstrum promptly enlisted the
financial interest Of T. A. NARROW and
Norman Hotter, and with these asso-
ciates got busy at the Shannon mine.
$4,000 in Sight.
All of which leads up to the conclu-
sion that the Shannon mine secret Is
out and that 1t has proved to be one
of the richest gold strikes in the his
tory Of the Helena mining district
Eight men are now hard at work at
the mine. which has been leased in
bond and already between $4,000 and
100000 in gold ore Is in sight. There
Is every probability that the rich bod
les already uncovered will turn out to
be vastly greater producers than was
ever even dreamed Of by the discover
err OF "Shannon's Secret"
]. CAESAR. ROAD BUILDER.