The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-07-01


his companion the old man said, "I
promised to show you something. l
will now keep my word. Let us go
over to yonder point and we will see."
Arriving at the point he said to Hartz,
Look down into the water and tell me
what you see." Looking, Hartz saw
greenish colored body like metal pro-
Jecting into the water, also light colors
like gold and silver Cooper, gold
and silver he exclaimed in excited
tones. eyes, that is true, you will see
that the lead runs back from the edge
OF the lake toward the top of the
range. My friend, this is one of ma
lures handiwork and this lake lies in
an extinct crater The colors YOU see
are the native metal. Let us follow
this lead up the slope and | will show
you more Going up the slope they
came to point where Fisher said.
Now look along the ridge What do
you see again?o Before them Law a
quartz lead showing on the surface for
several miles. "This," said Fisher.
that | have shown you is yours if
you claim it. Youth was again tempt
ed with the lure of gold. This is a
true vein and stands up on its edge.
NO telling how far down it goes. See
the cross stringers on each side of
this vein and look to your right. There
3, is one that runs around the lake to the
east. Some day that will show its
worth, for it will not be long until
many will be here. | have roamed
over this land and know that it is rich.
but | have all want, so others will
! get this"
| Hartz was thinking of what this
, could mean to himself and Dora. So
being young and feeling he could
swing his manhood into the undertake
ing, he and Fisher staked off seven
claims, the most of them covering the
main lead and the outlet to the lake.
Finishing their task they camped for
the night On the morn they would
return to the cabin Returning to the
cabin next day Hartz went down the
trail to Nye with determination to
get rich from his claims. 81 will get
capital. Why not? Men are always
ready to invest in mines" He knew
not the system that was gradually be-
ing built by capitalists to control the
capital that would go into the worlds
mining industry. Arriving at the
hotel he was greeted by Dora, who
was anxiously awaiting his return.
Greeting him with "See what I have
for you" She held up a letter post
marked Chicago He had written a
letter home in which he had told his
Mother that he would marry sweet
Woman-no society bud or fashion
plate, but plain woman who knew
how to do things, who suited his ma
ture; who could share in his hard
ships; who could love a bear like him
| and not be scared Not much for size
but Hell for action. A check was also
enclosed in the letter. After reading
the letter and looking at the check, a
smile came on his face. In due time
he told Dora of his trip and what he
intended doing with the money from
the check. She demurred and pleaded
that after their marriage, which was
to be the next Sunday, that he buy a
ranch which she knew Of near there
and they would be happy and sure of
living. After gentle persuasion, he
consented to her plan. After the we'd
ding, which was celebrated in true
western style, they moved to the
ranch. (The germ that was sown in
the mountains was not dead. It was
simply dormant.)
DR.. GRANGER had gone back to Seattle
after his visit to Cooke and started
to organize company to build
power plant and smelter in the camp.
His stand in the community and per-
sonality went long way toward help
ing him to get capital, which was
purely local. Organizing as the Great
Western Smelling and Power Co., at
different times stock was sold to the
public to permit the power plant to be
built on the Clarks fork. The three
hundred ton smelter had been hauled
to the camp. Cooke took on boom
again. Now the old prospector's dream
was about to be realized. Eyes almost
dim frightened up with hope. Was it
not so? There was the plant and the
furnace greater than any that ever
had been before? The camp took on
new life. The mine owners worked
with greater vim to get out their ores,
for the new smelter which lay up on