The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-10
Toms Adventure In
Finders Mountain

wanting 10 go 10 lne mountains W
trap and hunt game.
His father was wealthy and said
when Tom was Fifteen and was we'll
he could go to the mountains.
Tom was only fourteen and
could not pass the time away quick
enough. He would play games
and 90 to school but could not do
much studying.
Soon the time went by and it
was Toms fifteenth birthday.
He had a sister who was seven
teen; she also wanted to go.
A week after Toms fifteenth
birthday, his father told him that
he had thirty men and ten boys TO
go to the mountains.
Another birthday came and Tom
was a happy boy. A week later,
the party was ready to start for
the mountains.
They travelled on horseback for
five days. They were not looking
for cold weather and were not
dressed for it,,
They had ridden the most of the
night. 1t began to snow and the
wind blew hard but still they rode
on and on. The snow fell fast
when they reached cave on
cliff They were going in the cave
when they saw five big-boned In
dams, and they kept on increasing
until there were twenty-five.
Toms men were all scared tNt
fought brayely. There were only
fifteen of Toms men, for the others
were coming on behind.
Tom got on his horse and rode
swiftly. Tom was riding fast when
an arrow whirlCd out of bush and
hit Tom on the arm. Tom fell off
his horse but was soon on again.
Tom was soon with his men,
They got to the cliff in time and
soon the Indians had been killed or
fled.
They camped in the cave all
night. When mOrningcame it had
showed very hard, for the snow was
piled up half way in the door of
the cave.
Tom was the first one out that
morning, for most of the men were
tired out from the night before.
After they had their breakfast,
they went out to explore little.
Tom and the other ten boys were
soon ready with their guns. Tom
and the boys climbed up a large
mountain. They went in cave
and were looking around, for there
was a great many skulls. One of
the boys came running to Tom and
held out tin box which was
locked. The boys worked for about
a half hour whom they got it open.
There were letters dated fifteen
years ago
There was picture of middle
aged man and one letter that none
of the boys could read.
There was man at the camp
who could read several different
itlb udSCo.
The boys were soon at the camp
with the box and its contents.
Nj. Perkins. as was the mans
name, was said to be out, but
would be back in about thirty min
utes.
1t was an hour before Mr. Per
kins returned and it had begun to
turn dusk. He looked over the let
tiers and other contents. He read
the letter than was in a different
language and told the boys what
the letter contained.
This is the way it read:
Dear Finders:
| have lived in the mountains
since | was sixteen and put away
some expensive things which |
hope you will find and care for. |
You go to the mouth of the cave /
in Finders mountain, in which
you found this box. Turn to your
right, take fifteen steps, turn to
your left; there you will find a
door which leads to my home
where my wife and child and
myself lived. My wife is dead
and my child was stolen by the
Indians and that is why | am
leaving my things-hoping it will