Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-14
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pot, n couple Of cold hapJacks and
some jerky."
"l'll go you II lose" was Smokes
/ acceptance as he sat down. "Pye been
rather sklmped on the last several
meals, but there's oodles OF grub over
In the cabin"
ACROSS the lake1 That's what
was heading for"
Seems Surprise lake Is becoming
populous" Smoke complained, empty
ing the coffeepot
go on, you're Joking, aren't your
the man said, surprise painted on his
face.
Smoke laughed THAT'S the way II
takes everybody. You see those high
ledges across there 10 the northwest2
There's where first saw II. No warn
Ing. Just suddenly caught the view
Of the whole lake from there I'd CIV
en- up looking for II too"
Same here" the other agreed. "Id
hended back and was expecting to
fetch the Stewart last night when out
! popped In sight OF the lake. II that's
II where's the stewart2 And where
have | been all the timer And how
did you come here2 And what's your
Inmef
'Bellew- Kit Bellew."
"0h, | know your The mans eyes
and face were bright with Joyous
SMILE, md his hand flashed eagerly out
TO Smokes i've hcarl all about you"
llo was a slender man. wlry with
health, with quick black eyes and a
magnetism OF camaraderle.
"And this IL Surprise lake2" be mur.
INJURED incredulously. "And lts bot.
TOMS buttered with gold2"
Sure There's some OF the churn.
Ing" Smoke dipped In hls overalls
pocket and brought forth half dozen
nuggets
"Wcll, gosh dash my dlngbnts, II you
haven't beaten me TO H." Carson swore
whlmslcally, but his disappointment
was patent "And thought I'd scoop.
ed the whole caboOdlc Anyway, I've
hnd the FUN Of getting here"
"Fnnl" Smoke cried. "Why. n we
can ever get our hAnds on all TINT bot.
tom wen make Rockefeller look like
80 cents"
"But IT'S yours" was Carson's obJec,
tlon.
Nothing to II, my friend, You've
got TO realize that no gold deposit like
II hps been discovered IN all the hlsto.
~ OF mining II will take you and me
and my partner and all the friends
we've got 10 lay our hands on Il. All
bonanza aud EldomdO dumped togeth.
er wouldn't be richer than half an acre
down there. The problem Is to drain
the lake, It viii take millions And
there's only one thing pia afraid OF.
There's 30 much OF II That II we fail to
control the output II will bring about
the demonetlaation OF gold"
"And you tell me- Carson broke
on, speechlesa and amazed
"Am glad to have you, It viii take
a year or two, with all the money wa
cun raise, TO drain the lake Il can be-
done, I've looked over the ground
but II WIN take every man IN the coun,
! Try that's willing TO work FOR wages
Wen need an army, and We need right
now decent men In on the ground door
Are you lny'
AN | hl Don't look it1 feel Sc
much Ike a millionaire that I'm real
tlmld about crossing that blk glacier
Couldn't AFFORD to break my neck now
Wish hud some moro OF those hot
spikes was lust hammerlng the last
In when you came along How,
youNp Let's see"
smoke held up his foot
Worn smooth as skating rlnkr'
Carson cried You've certainty been
hiking some Wait minute, aud IN
pun some Vt mlne out Cor YOU"
but Smoke refused % listen. "nc.
s'des,' he said, "rye got about forty
teet of rope cached whcw we take the
lee My partner and used Il coming
over II will be- d cinch."
IL Was a hard. hot climb. The sun
blated das1liug,y on the Tee surface.
Nnd With streaming porca they painted
irom the cAertlon There were places.
erlssewsscd by countless nasures and
eN,asscs, Wheo an hour OF danscron.
toll advanced them no more than A
hundrcd yards At2in the afternoon
beside a pool OF water bedded in the
Tee smoke called halt
Iets tackle aOmo OF that jerky." he
'ald 'rve been on short allowance,
and my knees aro shaking Besldes.
We'to across tho worst Thn,e hundred
yuris VIII tctch US to the rOcka aud
US easy golng except Tor a couple ot
nasN assurcs ami one bad Que ,ha,
heads Us dowa toward tho bulge.
Ihere's weak leo brldge ,hcr& bur
shorty aud managed t."
I'm hgA'crthan you by forty pounds 81
CARSON said' "iHt mo 80 arst"
lNey s'ood GA the edge % the Gre
vase lt was enormous aud ancient
'"F '~ 'ert aeroas, with sloplns. age