Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-06

/ Ilgnt came into the Otu teiIOWN eyes
as he looked Into those OF Robert
FairchiId.
"Don't get 'em too hight" he ad-
monIshed. Fairchild stared.
"Whatf
Hopes. I've seen many fellow
come In Just like you. I've been here
thirty year. They call me Old Under.
taker Chastinew
Fairchlld laughed.
"But I'm hoping"
"Yep, Son." Undertaken Chastins
looked over his glasses. you're just
like all the rest. You're hoping. Trot
'er out and let the old Undertaken
have look at err"
Sobered now. Fairchlld reached for
his tobacco can. which had been
stuffed full Of every scrap Of slime
that he and AIRY had been able to
drag from the powder hole. Evident
ly, his drill had been In the ore, what.
ever II was. for some time before he
realized Il; the can was heavy. ex.
ceedingly heavy. giving evidence of
purity of something Mt least. But Un-
dertaker Chastlne shook his head.
cant tell" he announced. "Feels
heavy. looks black and oil that. But
Il might not be anything but straight
lead with sprinkling of silver. And
then agnln--"
lie began to tinker about with his
pottery. He dragged out scoop from
somewhere and prepared various
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the furnace, with Its hlgh-chimneyed
draft, and filled contalner with the
contents of the tobacco can.
LET 'er ronst. Son." he announced.
that's the only way. Let 'er roast-
and while It's getting hot, well. you
just cool your heels"
Long waiting--wlile the eccentric
old assayer told doleful tales Of Other
days. tales of other men who had
rushed In, just like Falrchlld. with
their sample OF ore. only 10 depart
with the knowledge that they were
no richer than before. days when the
news OF the decentralization OF silver
swooped down upon the little town
like some black tornado. closing down
the mines. shutting up the gambling
halls and great saloons, mailing up the
doors, even Of the Sampler, for years
to come.
lie turned to the furnace and took
out the pottery dish In which the
sample had been smelling white-ho'
now. He cooled II and tlnkered Will
his chemicals. He fused with hi:
scales, he adjusted his glasses. hi
coughed once or twice In an embar
raised manner: finally to turn to
Fnirchild.
young man." he querIed. at ain
any of my business. but where'd yot
get this ore?"
"Out Of my mine. the Blue Poppy !
"Sure you amt been vlsitingT
"NVhat do you menn?' Fairchild
was staring ut him In wonderment.
Old Undertaken Chastine rubbed hi
hands on his big apron and continue,
t. look over his glasses.
, "Whatll you take for the BLU
Poppy mine, Som"
"Why-it's not for sale"
"Sure 1t amt going to be-soonT
absolutely not" Then Fairchll'
caught the queer look In the man
eyes. "What do you mean Ivy nj
these questlons2 Is that good ore
or isn't III"
"Son, just one more questlon--and
hope you won't get mad at me. III
n funny old fellow, and do 10
of things that don't seem right n
, the beginning But I've saved u fe'
, young bloods like you from trouhl
, more than once. You amt been high
, grading"
"You mean"
Just exactly what I sald--wander
. ing around somebody else's prOpert
and clicking up few samples, as
were. to mix In with your own pro,
= uct2 Or planting them where the
can be found easily by prosperity
;, buyerr
= Fa,rchlld's chin set and hi, arm
' moved slowly. Then he laughed. IN
y, -IE give you my word haven
:" been hlgh-grndlng" he said. M
e partner and | drilled hole In IN
foot ~all of the stope where wa wer
working, hoping 10 find the rest Of
= vein ;hat wus pInChing out on NJ
.o And "e got this stun. IL II any good
> us II gOodT Again Old Unde
y taker Chastine looked over his glnsse
. That's just the trouble. It's 20
. goOd--lt's so good that II seems there
" something funny about H. Son. thf
stun assays within gram, nlmos
Z Of the ore they're taking out Of I'll
Silver Queen !"
K whats that" FairchlId had lenpe
Is forward and grasped the other ma
II by the shoulders, his eyes aGlcam, h
e whole being trembling with excit,
& ment. you're not kidding me abol
u it, You're sure--youre sure"
e boy, you've got bonanza, II IN
l. holds out. It's almost identical. | ney'
II saw two samples Of ore that wei
more alike. Let's see, the BIZ
Poppy's right up Kentucky gulch, NJ
so very far away from the Silv'
Queen. isn't Il? Then there must
p Il tremendous big vein concenlt
% around there somewhere thnt split
IL one half of II running through Il
he mountain in one direction and n
"a other cutting through on the Oppos
w side IL looks like peaches and cren