The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-04-14

with him. You know that long, mar
row sandbar in the river Just below
the mouth OF the upper canyon?"
Grislow nodded.
THAT is where we went for the
proof. Massingale dipped up n painful
OF the bar sand. which he asked me
TO wash out for myself. | did il, and
you have the results there i'm that pa.
per. That bar is comparatively rich
placer dirt"
Good Lord" calculated the map
maker. Comparatively rich, you say =?
and you washed this spoonful out OF
a single PAM"
Keep your head" said Brouillard
coolly. "Massingale explained that |
had happened To make a ten-strike; ;
that the bar wasn't any such bonanza
as that first result would indicate. |
proved that. too by washing some
more OF IL without getting any more
than few 'colors.' But the fact re-
mains; it's placer ground"
II was at this point that the larger
aspect OF the fact launched itself upon
the photographers.
"A gold strike!" he gasped. And
we--we're planning 10 drown II un.
der two hundred feet OF a lakei"
Broulllards laugh was harsh.
Don't let the fever get hold OF you.
Grislow. Don't forget that we are
here TO carry out the plans OF the rec.
lamation service--which are more far.
reaching and OF good bit greater
consequence than n dozen placer
mines. Massingale drove the peg
down good and hard IL would jump
I'm and pull every possible string 20
hurry the railroad over the range, and
keep on pulling them. the secret OF
the placer bar would remain n secret.
Otherwise he, Stephen Massingale,
would give IL away, publish II, advcr-
tise it to the world You know what
that would mean for MS, Murray"
My Lord! should say so! We'd
have Boomtown on.the.pike right now,
with all the variations Every white
man in the camp would chuck his job
in the. hollow half OF "A minute and go
to gravel washing!"
That's II precisely Brouilard ac,
quiesced gloomily. "Massngale is a
young tough. but he is shrowd enough
when he is sober. lie had me dead 20
rights. and he knew &C. You don't
want any gold camp starting up here
in the bottom Of your reservoir he
said and ! had 90 admit IT,"
Grislow had found magnifying
glass I'm the drawer OF the mapping
table, and he was holding IL in focus
over the small collection of grain gold
and nuggets. In the midst OF the ca.
ger examination he looked up sudden
ly 10 say: Hold on n minute. Why Is
Steve proposing TO give this thing
away? why isn't he working the bar
himself?"
"He explained that phase OF Il, after
a fashion-said that placer mining was
always more or less OF gamble. and
that they had a sure thing OF IL in
the Little Susan or course, II the
thing had TO be given away he and
his father would avail themselves OF
their rights as discoverers and take
their chance with the crowd for the
sake OF the ready money they might
got out OF IT, Otherwise they'd be
content TO let 81 alone and stick 10
their legitimate business, which Is
quartz mining"
And 20 do that successfully they've
got TO have the railroad. How did you
settle it fnally?"
"He told me to take a week or two
and think about II"
Grislow was biting the end or his
penholder thoughtfully.
What are you going TO do about
II, Victor?" he asked at length. "We
can't stand for any more chaos than
the gods have already doped out for
us, can we?"
Brouillard took another long minute
at the office window before he said
What would you do II you were In
my place, Murray"
But at this tho mapmaker put UP
his hands as IN 10 ward on a blow.
mo, you DON'T" he laughed. II
refuse 10 be that kind OF fool But
III venture a small prophecy: The
golden secret will leak out And after
that, the deluge.'