White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24

Musfl1Y -SOuut VI tnem Dedulllui,
EE9 some OF them symbolic Of
endless and terrible thirst
There are three thirsts In this world:
That for wealth; the one for life. great.
est OF all, the thirst for love.
The first and the last expression of
our civilization Is the locked door. and
from the time the primal carpenter
laid down his tools and went within
his rude house the o has stood for
all time a defense and an opportunity
In the long vista of life We find many
locked doors and gates-doors to hap
piness. to life and to love.
Fancy to yourselves thirsty men
knocking with scared knuckles on
these doors. Then realize that ooner
or later experience tells them that they
cannot enter without Il key. Who
holds the master key to all these lock.
ed doors7" we cry.
This was the silent question In the
hearts OF two men. YEARLY struggling
through the sage brush toward the
sharp ridges OF the San Jaclnto noun
tains In southern California.
II wonder" said Thomas Gallon. I'm.
gering his p~rospector's guide, whether
We will dnd that eold-the gold the
Indians told us about Yes, ! must
hnd that gold"
"You don't seem to realize h a you
have q partner" snarled Wilkerson.
you are always talking about Ill
Haven't I got a share In this7 Haven't
! dug up money! And yet you don't
seem to think that I've any concern In
this matter"
Excuse me. partner" said the other
man. fixing his dim gaze on the noun
tain. I'm always thinking Of that girl
OF mine. You know she's In school. and
she's got to have a good education. and
I've got to work TO pay for II. Excuse
me. partner; you know did not mean
II that way. but when ! remember her
mother He broke of abruptly. and
both men stopped
"Her mother?' asked Wilkerson.
"Yes. her mother" choked Gallon.
1.-The girl deserves the best there Ii In
this world. I'm all she's got, and. by
~heavens'-he shook his nst toward
the distant blue ~hills-"she shall have
II II I have to tear that mountain apart
with my finger nails"
SWELL" said Wilkerson impatiently.
Tets camp. I'm thirsty"
They stopped In the shade of the fal-
low plume Of the Yucca and made their
little Ore for coffee. but before the
blaze was well started Wukerson
picked up the water bag and took q
long drink. His companion suddenly
dashed In anger
Say, partner" he said sternly. that
water has to last Us clear to the noun
tains."
Wilkcrson flung his head back and
laughed. "Why worry Don't you see
the snow there on San Jacinto peak?
That means creeks down every ravine
and gulch."
Instantly Gallons eyes dulled. He
seemed to once more subside into q
dream
There's where they said the gold
was" he mutlered In one OF them
gulcbcs up there. Gold Gold Say,
Wilkerson. we'll get that gold. but we
must save the water didn't mean
any harm, partner. for calling you
down for drinking that water. but I've
got to get that gold"
WilkersoD once more reached for the
water and took a long draft
IL guess this will last till we reach
those foothills" he said. But his com.
panion paid no attention to him. stol.
Idly preparing their slender meal of
coffee and beans. =
When they had eaten Gallon brusque-
ly motioned to Wilkerson to clean up
the camp and then silently started up
the gulch
! never heard of finding gold by
moonlight" his partner muttered to
himself. Let the old mnn dig around
IL ne wants to-" And Immediately once
more he yielded to his physical desires.
this time for sleep.
Gallon steadily trudged around the
bIun, following the stream as best he
could until be knew that he was ALSO