The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-01-13
CHAPTER XII

Arrived at San Miguel dc Padua
about midnight. Webster found the
climate temperate, In fact, decidedly
cool. Billy was waiting for them and
was properly amazed, but not scan
dnllzed when Don Juan Cafetero,
abusing the station hands In a horri-
bic hodgepodge OF English and Span
ish, superintendent the landing Of the
baggage on the platform.
II had to bring him with me-" Web
ster explained. "rm going to wean
him, and after that baby quits cry
Ing for his bottle. believe me, Bill,
wen have the prince OF foreman for
our mine. Quite a character. is Don
Juan, when you dig down into him."
"Dig far enough into that ruin and
you'll End fire crackers" Billy admit
ted. However, John, I'm afraid he
won't explode. The powders damp
How did you leave DoloresT
fit as a fiddle, Bill"
How does she stack up on better
acquaintance. johnny
"She's a skookum lass. She sent
her love and promised to send you
back 10 her p. ID. Q. SO don't bother
me with talk about her. You'll see
her again In a week or ten days, I
hope"
"No1 Is that so. Johnny Bully
for you, you old wampus cat. Tell
Don Juan to steer you over TO the
Globo de ORC. He knows the place.
I've got to go and hire a mule or
some other Quadruped for Don Juan
II we're to avoid a late start In the
morning. Good night, old fellow"
They were up at daybreak, and
with three heavily laden pack mules
In charge Of two semi-naked moEos,
while the cook logged comfortably
along on his big splay feet In the rear,
they set out for Billy's concession.
For 80 miles they followed the high
way, and then debOuched to the south.
west along a neglected road Just wide
enough 70 accommodate the clumsy
or carts OF the poems. The country
was sparsely settled and evidently Civ.
en- over TO stock raising.
Darkness had descended on the val.
ley by the time they had pitched camp
at the claim. They were IN Al
dawn the following morning, however.
and Immediately after breakfast Jack
Webster went to his duffle bag and
brought forth a dozen little canvas
sacks and a prospector's hammer
"Now then, William. my son." he an.
nounced. flight the lantern and wen
see II you've forgotten all l taught
you about miuing."
They clambered up the dunn 10 q
point where two light steel rails pro.
Jected over the edge. On ton OF The
dump. lying beside the rails, were two
small, rusty, steel ore cars; the rails
led from the edge OF the dump to the
mouth OF a tunnel In the hillside and
disappeared therein.
webster stood a moment. looking
around him. How did you happen 70 !
locate this ledger he demanded
was Il grass root stun, with an out.
cropping here at the foot OF the hill1 |
NO or course, 1t wasn't. You haven't |
enough ore on the dump. What the
devil were you driving etr'
only a small portion OF that dunn
Is niue Jeck, and didn't locate the
ounu originally, l came into this
''"ey from the south, and as worked
w he range, l found bald SPOT
close TO the top Of the hill, and gal.
ows frame over an abandoned shaft
Naturally. ] went down the shaft 10 |
see why II had been abandoned To |
ny surprise, ! found I2.foot vein
u free-mllling ore, on contact he'
" ween andesite and Sllur'au limestone
'As e0ge stood straight Up and down !