The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-01-30

40, this specimen and whether there
is more like il in the place from
which II came for II ! could find
mine of that kind of ore ! woaia
consider my fortune made"
You may be able TO get an inter-
est in the prospect from which TINS
came by carefully observing what
say and assisting me in caring ior
Mr.. S. He is the possessor OF the
secret of where this ore came from
and wants you and ! for partners TO
open up and develop the prospect.
He says that he has already taken
out, carried to his cabin, pounded out
| In a hand mortar and washed out
about $4,000 worth of gold that the
ledge is four feet wide and that ne
has not sunk over six or seven feet
on the vein. He wants you and as
partners and If we will agree 10
keep the matter secret, he Will, just
as soon as he gets able to be out, take
us to the place and show us what he
has found. He would not tell me
where it is, but that when he RECEIVERS
enough to be out again he will lead US
to the spot and then we can judge FOR
ourselves whether he has made any
misstatement about 1t or not"
do you think he is very sick2'
YES. He is certainly suffering
very greatly from heart trouble and
may never be able to do any more
hard work, but with care q believe
that we can have him up and out
again in a few days. I'VE must be
very attentive to him and do all we
can for his recovery"
"All right. / would suggest that
you and 1 take turns waiting upon
him, so that he will never be left
alone and to the end, that his re-
covery be as speedy as possible foi
| want to see the mine"
With careful nursing and attention
Mr.. S. in about 10 days was able to
be around again, apparently able to
undertake the journey to the mine.
Arrangements We're made for an
| early start VII llS ilioiic"b Wv e"'NN'-o
such things as Mr.. S. thought would
be necessary for the two or three
days stay which we thought neces-
sary to thoroughly investigate the
mine and its surroundings.
About daylight we pulled out go
ing up Cottonwood creek to near thu
foot hills, then DETECTING to the north
following up Bags creek, but, beins
quite heavily loaded with baggage
we made slow Roadway. We toiled OF
until about o'clock in the afternoon
when Mr.. S. suggested that we hat
better go into camp for the night, a
we were yet a little distance from
the mine and where we were was al
!. ideal camping place.
: After starting a fire and settlln
the camp, Mr.. S. took up his rifle, re
/. marking that we had no fresh mea
= and that he knew where to get
' deer, saying that he would soon b
= back. He started off up the noun
' tain.
II We waited until nearly dark, but n
came not back, and getting uneas
u about him, we started out to fin
> him, hallooing and firing our guns
a signal All to no purpose
found him not and returned to cam
disturbed and anxious.
=, After passing a sleepless night W
a started out again at the first peep G
day on the hunt for the missing MAJ
Il separating to more fully cover tn
7 ground. Soon l heard shot, whic
= was the signal that our man wa
found ! FASTENED to the spot, sa'
~ Mr.. B. standing motionless, gazing in
tently at something before him.
came up and casting my eyes in tn
direction indicated by Mr.. B. Their
not 10 yards away, kneeling on hi
knee with rifle raised, just as thong
he was going to shoot deer, wa
Mr. S. stone dead