The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-01-22

and begged not in vain.
Then Hobo Mat became a wan
derer upon his way. Kicked from
camp to camp. Working and work
ing wall Tor a few short days, tie
then on his way again. No matter
what his rags, no matter what his
condition, he was polite. Courteous
to the womenkind, tender and
kindly to children, he went his way.
His mood had changed. Liquor
made him sorrowful and not quar-
relsome and always in his breast
pocket he carried the photo of the
woman, the true wife he had
wronged.
In the fall of 1915 Hobo Mat"
landed at Bodie once again. After
a big arous at G~ardnerville. he
had packed his little roll of blan-
kets along the road to Bodie.
Hobo Mat realized hat the time
had come to reap his harvest and
he planned rightly and well.
The mining camp of Bodie was
at it's lowest ebb. Where 10000
people once made their home ana
the doings of the camp of Bodie
were telegraphed over the wide
world, scare 200 remained. The
mines were closed. The days OF
the 70 mining whistles were for
gotten, and not one whistle sum
moned the miner from his home to
the underground toll. The Stand
ard mine, "the Old Reliable" was
silent, the combination whistle on
the Standard mill blew no more.
The Standard company had dis
solved and ]. S. Cain, the banker
and mining man, had gathered i'll
the once famed territory and hell
it as his own.
Then Hobo Mat" appeared. He
asked Cain for a lease in the
Bodie mine. 1t was denied. Who
would give a lease to Hobo Mat
Why he would only work a few
days, get drunk, get in trouble. he
put in Jail for a short time and then
''floated' on his way. Nothing do
ing.
Hobo Mat" did not despair. He
knew that a fortune was in the hill
awaiting his ~uncovering. He had
held this secret for years and ne
could hold it no longer If he could
not win at this time. He went to
a friend of his, II who had known
him in better days. This vas Les
ter Bell. He told him that he could
make them both rich if Bell could
get the lease. He agreed and ar
gued the question yet did not re-
zeal the spot where the wealth was
hidden. At last Bell stated he
would become his partner and they
would work for a few days at any
rate. In the meantime the grouL.
! asked for had been examined by
| Gains engineers who laughed at the
idea that values were there.
When the lease was asked for ny
Bell. it was readily granted anu
everyone laughed. Everyone laughed
but the poxmarked hobo, he sim
ply smiled and got ready for WORK.
Into the depths of the Standard
went the two; back to Kelly came
the days of his youth, all the ardor'
all the strength, all the Willingness,
all the manhood. The strong arms
swung the pick and shovel and
cleared the way. Closer and closer
10 the buried treasure the DRIFT was
run until the buried ledge, after a
sleep of over thirty years, was given
candle light again. 1t was all nat
Kelly claimed for it. 1t was the
golden speckled ledge Of the Bee
hive DAYS and "Hobo Mat" had won
In Bodie they claim that the
share of Hobo Mat" will be IN
excess of $4,000 and he has made
arrangements that the first DIG
( check received from the milling OF
the ore will go to the faithful wife
who loves him still, in California
Carson News.