El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-29

OF Arizona have completely passed
- away. that is, the towns have crum-
bIed and gone to ruin, and but few Of the
men remain who lived and participated
in their glory. Go where you will the
world over, you can never find a people
that loved to dwell upon the glories
OF their native towns. more than does
the old timer Of the mining camps Of
pioneer days. No matter how wild or
reckless the inhabitants we're, or how
much lawlessness was committed, there
is a soft spot in the old timers heart
IN the memory Of 1t all.
How he will laugh when he tells you
that You orter saw pore old Tom Smith
when he went to pull his gun on a
teller, he was just as handy as cub
bear" Notwithstanding that the said
Tom smith was a little slow, and the
other fellow killed him too dead to
skin.
And. as he rambles on. he will tell
you Of some great poker game in which
Felix Knox, the prince Of gamblers, "on
Just pure nerve won over a thousand
dollars on a pair o. duces." OF how ole
PotatOe Brooks bluffed Johnny Banner
to a FRAGILE with a little ole measley
fOur-flush- There was no limit those
days partner they piled 'em TO the cell
those games were on the square, believe
me"
s'Them Was Some Days.
Them was some days, partner" he
will add with a sigh, as his eyes grow
soft and the twitching Of his mouth in
dicstes that the memory Of it is dear
10 him.
81 remember once" he will say. with
a reminiscent twinkle I'm his eye, there
was a Teller who thought he was a dead
game sport He hailed from the Rio
Grande, somewhere, but when he run
up against ole JEFF Brown. ole Jeff
made him take water in a holy min
ute And, as you watch his rugged,
honest face. as It expressed his feelings.
Your heart warns toward him, ana
quite agree. Then was sure some good
ole days"
But they are gone forever and all
a. 4 remains is the ghost that stalks
when the old timer speaks.
AriNOnh'E EIdOradOH.
arizona, like all mining states. had
ts Eldorado, and McMillanville was no
exception 10 others, only that it had
but one mine, but that mine was one
OF the richest in silver ore ever discov-
cred in the world. and the way it was
discovered has great deal TO do with
this story. As Il was one Of the many
"scratches" that lead to the discovery
Of some OF the richest mines in the
west.
In the year Of 1876 two men T. II.
ODory) Harris and Charlie Mcmillan,
loaded their burros with grub and pros
pcctinE outfit and took the trail lead
ing northwest from Globe. over the
Apache range. their destination being
the White mountains,
Discovering n Camp"
Mcmillan. who had been playing the /
'booze game" for some time previous. /
became groggy from the constant rock /
ing gait OF his horse, and at a certain Z
point on the trail, about twenty miles i,
4. D. g. nnsTN
exclaimed: 'Pll be damned II I'll 60
q foot further" Then dismounting
awkwardly from the saddle, he plunged !
headfirst into the shade Of small Z
Pinon tree, and in a few minutes was /
dead to the world in a sound drunken /
Harris. a tenderfoot at the time and 4
relying upon Mcmillan fro guidance, |
dismounted his horse, heaping impre- I
cations upon the man that first made \
booze. and all those darn fools" that /
drank n. After securing the animals I
safely. Harris took his prospect PICK /
and sat down upon moss-covered edge 1
Of rock. Driving the pick into the ledge /
between his legs. he noticed that the I
rock was rather soft and yielding. His I
curiosity aroused, he got larger pick =
from the pack. and began 70 examine !
the ledge more closely. after a few
minutes he broke off quite a large
chunk. which was completely matted 4
with wire or native silver. Then with 4
:. whoop and yell. he bounded to his /
partners side. Shaking him vigorously I
he finally succeeded in waking him up.
Strike IL Rich.
when Mcmillan saw the specimen in
Harris hand, he started excitedly and
exclaimed: where in hell did you get
thatz"
"Over there" replied Harris pointing I
10 the moss-covered ledge. The old
prospector was on his feet Instantly, !
and rushed with Harris to the spot.
Closer examination proved that they
had struck IL rich indeed, and the dis
covery gave 20 the mining world the
famous native silver mine, known the
world over as the Stonewan jackson.
PROJECTORS and others for number
OF years had passed along that same
trail, and never as much as glanced az
that mosq-cOvered ledge cropping out
alongside the trail. And there is no
doubt in the least but that 1t would be
today. In the same condition as II was
before the discovery, but Tor the 1act
that old Charlie Mcmillan, tired and
weary from his late debauch at Globe,
fell from his horse at that particular
Fpot Thousands have said since, ana /
they were right-it was just a drunken
mans luck, pure and simple
Globe All but DepOpulated.
After stalking out a number Of claims,
Harris went back to Globe mot daring /
20 trust old Charlie). TO record the
claims and secure men and tools to de-
Nelop the new find.
when the news Ct the rich strike be-
came known in Globe, it spread TO the
, diacent camps and in few days Globe
was all but depopulated- A couple or
weeks the news was heralded all over
the territory and the west Then came
the mad rush that follows all rich dis
Prospectors, miners, saloon |
men, merchants. gamblers, gunner and
adventurers Of every class came flock
ing into-the now camp.
Then Began an era that marks those
stirring times that are long to be re- |
uembered byt those who took part in ]
their glory. For IL was and Is today
glorious TO have been one Of those who
blazed the trails which eventually lead ]
millions to this wild and rugged west
and TO have participated in the events
OF those wild and dangerous days.
There Were No towards.
Say what you will Of those rugged, ]
uncouth. bearded men that wandered
over this then unknown wilds, There !
we're no towards or DilSers among them, ; I
they played the game with an open.
fearless heart, and as the result Of that
strong will and fearlessness, they have J
left to posterity an Inheritance that I
will never die-this great empire Of the s
golden west
In a short time the camp, in populs-
L. 20 hon nj