American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-04-15
ALL NOT GOLD
THAT GLITTERS
IRON SCRAPS SOMETIMES BRING
BIG PRICES If RIGHTLY PLACED
EARLY DAY EXPERIENCE OF
FRANK CAMPBELL.
Wonders of Shadow Lake, Now Called
Echo Lake, Should Make 1t Mecca
For All Tourists Truthful Account
of Sam Winters, its Owner, and His
DOings.
(Recollections of w. r. oliver)

(Recollections OF W. r. Oliver)
Frank Campbell learned early thai
all is not gold that glitters. He came
here after a successful mining career
In Nevada and thought he knew all
about gold that was worth knowing
He used to purchase the gold of men
who placer mined, paying for 1t in
cash or supplies and sending 1t to the
assay office at Boise One day two
ttinerant miners came in with a lump
OF placer gold about as big as mans
fist and worth at $14 an ounce, about
$400. He paid $14 per ounce for gold
Drought in and received from SIG to
$1S an ounce for it from the assay Of
nee. He bought their gold and in
about two weeks received a draft for
$3.50. and a large iron nut such as is
used In the building of a railroad
bridge. These foxy miners had put
this large nut in the center of their
gold and had received about $3.50 for
1t, Mr.. Campbell kept the nut on his
desk as long as he lived.
Sam Winters is one of the old tim
ers In southeastern Idaho. He was
pullman conductor on the train that
was held up by the cowboys as related
by Mr.. Helfrich of Mountainhome. The
account of Mr.. Helfrich was from the
viewpoint of an outsider who lacked
the benefit of god deal of inside in
formation that is necessary in giving
the proper setting to the story. have
part of this information and Sam has
the rest. We have agreed to collabor-
ate on this story. but in spite of sew
eral appointments / can never get
Sam to come in. At first ] thought II
might be due to shyness and dislike
to breaking into print have but re-
Gently learned the true reason for his
absence
III you will reflect you will recall
that you never saw Sam in a crowd
without he was doing all the talking.
lie is like a windmill; running all
the time. All other people are good
Tor when Sam is around is to listen.
Whether he thinks his voice is so mus-
lcal that he feels compelled to keep It
sounding, or whether his wit or intel
ngence are considered so much in de-
mand, must be left to conjecture. But
anyway he is always talking and Moth
ing appeals to him more than a bunch
OF good listeners. When in court he
objects to opposing counsel having a
word to say, and makes witnesses con-
line themselves 10 yes and no.
Well, If you have a good picture of
sam, here is the story. When this
country was surveyed in 1877, the lake
on Mr.. Winters place was named
SHADOW Lake and is so shown on old
maps, on account of the reflection of
surrounding objects that are always
present. Shadow lake it remained un-
I'll Sam moved there Sam had a game
rooster. One day the rooster wander
ed down TO the shores of the lake. was
struck with his handsome appearance
as reflected in the water and in exul-
tant JOY crowed Justify. Seven ROSTERS
from the opposite bank answered him
He crowed again with the same result
and then, scenting battle, rushed about
In unsuccessful effort to find them.
From that day the lake was christen-
ed Echo lake. Now comes the sur
prising part of the story. Sam spends
all his time on the lake listening to
himself talk. He tells story and then
JOINS seven men in laughing at ii.
Then he gets rid of rare bits of pbilos-
ophy, and is charmed with hearing
them repeated seven times. Thus he
talks and talks and laughs and laughs
until his voice is entirely gone. Then
he comes to town after a few cough
drops and rests up. AS soon as he
can speak in a whisper back to the
lake he goes and stays until he can
talk no more. The reason the fish
In his lake are so large is that like his
voice, they are multiplied seven times.
i am of the opinion that the only way
we will ever get Sans account of the
cowboy hold-up is to get him when
he can't talk loud enough to hear the
echo. II he should lose his voice be-
iieve it would kill him.