Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-06-28

dispatched his own two worthless to
the surface for bags of ore. In the
meantime he and his foreman began
to get the rock ready. Bill and Lug
returned presently from the bag pile,
each of them bearing a sack of ore.
Lug was sent for more, while the 9TH
ers deposited the rich quartz in readi-
ness for Rhinalander's examination.
At the assay Office in Las. Vegas,
Rhinelander, accompanied by Storm
and Helen, was looking for the expert.
Rhinelander held a brief conference
with him, telling him what was want
ed and asking whether he could &C.
company him on a trip to the Supersti-
ton mine. The expert raised some OBJ
lection. protesting other work ON hand,
but was finally induced to yield and
Storm was sent to procure a motor car
in which the party embarked on its
return. The orders were to drive
straight to the Superstition mine.
Seagrue was almost ready for visi-
tors. After an hours hard work with
his men, who had been distributing
the sacks and rolling the rich ore in
among the worthless rock, he directed
them to get ready for blasting. The
foreman took single charge and put
Bill and Lug to work on it,
Seagrue left the tunnel, the foreman
remaining under his orders to hurry
the shot The moment Bill was ready,
7 ,,o, not tIa dvp anita COT the f,,ea av,1
completed the preparations. Outside.
Seagrue, to his delight, saw Rhine
lander and his party driving up. Greet
ings were exchanged, somewhat stifly,
after the recent encounter of the par
ties, but without dissension in the
presence of the expert, and all started
together for the tunnel.
With Rhinelander asking questions
every few steps, the expert explained
as they walked down the tunnel, the
character of the formation and recited
something of the history of the mine,
with which he admitted he was famil-
lar 1t all sounced encouraging. BY the
time the group had reached the end of
the main tTnnel Bill and Lug had dis
appeared from sight The foreman
called in a couple of men and when
Seagrue asked Rhinelander if he would
like to have it fired. and upon Rhine
lander's assent, the party got into safe
ty and the shot was discharged.
Coming out of their retreat, the diff
ferent members of the group picked
up specimens of the shattered ore and
examined it.
Certainly, Helen" said Rhineland-
er in an undertone, this looks good"
The expert was at hand with hand
full OF quartz. THAT stuff" he said,
showing it to the prospective buyer
with an air of certainty, will average
two hundred dollars to the ton"
Helen and Storm consulted together,
Seagrue watching. In a moment he
asked them and RhineIander TO follow
him outside. Leaving the shaft, he
took the three to the bag pile.
These sacks" said he to Rhine
lander, contain high-grade ore, ready
for shipment TO the smelter. They
are to be included in whatever deal /
make with buyer for the mine"
Rhinelander, Storm and Helen con-
tinued to discuss the purchase apart.
They counted the number of bags.
Rhinelander made an effort TO roughly
reckon the value Of them, Seagrue
and the expert talking together the
while scU-s little distance away. A
further conference with Seagrue dis
closed that the price he wanted for