' ? VN I - f V" ' 10 THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1000. t "TA XKKKKKKKKKKXtKKKXXXUXKKKM Karina : Or a Search for Gold. OCXKKKUXUXXKX0HKKKn:000KU .. CHAPTER I. "Bents the X-Enys." OUll PARTY, consisting t'f Professor Smith, a lingu ist; Charles l'Vmw nn ex pert mining engineer; Alonzo Mills, a skilled me chanic; Everett Wheeler, and William Crown, sat onn evening lit the early Autumn of 1899 discussing and plan ning an expedition to the Klondike In the early spring of 1300, when Profes sor Smith arose from his seat, and smoothing out his long, flowing white beard with his hand, said: "Gentlemen, with your permission, 1 would like to read a short article to you from today's paper and see what you think of It." "Fire away, old man," replied Charles, as he took his pipe from his mouth, and, tilting his head backward, blew a large ring of smoke and then a smaller one, which he dexterously forced through the larger. This dim cult fent accomplished, he dusted the nshes from the bowl and took the atti tude of attention. Professor Smith reached In his pocket and taking out a paper read as fol lows: BEATS TUB X-RAYS. An Invention by Which One May Look Down Into the Earth Fully Eighteen Feet. An instrument has been Invented and patented which, If what Is clulme! for It Is true, will bo of invaluable assistance to miners and mining Interests. It Is now In the possession of Mrs. James Cns tcllo. It Is asserted by those Interested In tho Invention that by Its use one can sco Into the earth a dlstanco of about 20 feet, and nil kind of tnctal within that dls- THE NEW X-ItAY MACHINE. tanro car. plainly be discerned. It Is thus of Inestimable, value to miners, for It will do away with the work oC thousand of men required oftentimes ut just one spot where gold Is thought to exist. The Inventor of this wonderful instru ment Is Jcionio Prince, formerly of Mil ford, now of some soldiers' homo In tho oast. Just whotc Is not known. Prince was a miner himself at ono time, and after years of hard work, in which tie had many disappointments after dig ging for gold, it occurred to him that if an Instrument could bo Invented which would do away with the necessity of so much hard labor on u blind chance It would mean a fortunu to him. Ho no ciirdlngly set to work. Hut In order to develop this invention and perfect Its workings, Prince had to have money, and Mrs. James Costello fame to his rescue. Tho Instrument, wnlch It is said works n lh prlnclplo of tho X-ray, was com-pli-tid and patented, Mrs. Costello mndu the following state ment with reference to the history of the Instrument: "This machine was to havo been ready for oar party last fall that is, the party that Intended going to Atarkn. Hut un foituuately It was not completed until a slioit time ago. "Two barrels packed full of ashes wero arranged ono on top of tho other, with tho X-ray placed over them. A golden wire was placed at the bottom of the lower barrel, and could be plainly seen. "ObjeeiH wcto i-een through three doom and two PMnch brick walls." Detroit l'ico Press. As the professor finished reading tho article and laid the paper on tho table, lie asked: "What do you think of It. gentle men?" "Wo must have one. by all means te fore wo start on our journey, if It can lie obtained; that Is, if It Is nnythi'.g like It Is represented to be. It might save a great amount of labor: besides, it would be a great saving In money in the end," replied Everett. 'ftes," assented Charles, "and I mova that; Professor Smith be Instructed to procure ,onc at tho earliest possible inojintnt and that the amount of tho purchase money, with his necessary ex penses, be paid out of the funds ot the company." The motion having been tarrlei. Pro fessor Smith set out tho next morning In quest of tho machine. At the end of ten days ho returned and a mio'.inf; was called to exhibit It to the company. A gold coin was dropped In nn old well twenty fegt in depth and then the well was filled with earth and. atones to the surface. The instrument was then ad justed and placed over the well. Alt was suspense as the professor ad vanced und looked Into the Instrument until he exclaimed: "By thunder, gentlemen, I can see the eagle on that coin as plain asl could if I had It in my hand." All ..were very much excited at this announcement and crowded around tho profcsspr, .eater to take a peep In tho Instrument and see with their own eyes the wonderful power manifested by the machine in revealing a coin so deeply Imbedded .In the earth. W.hen they bud examined the instru ment toJhe!r own satisfaction, they threw their, hats in the air und danced around each other like so many school children, so pleased were they with the thought of tfie untold wealth it might be Instrumental In revealing to them. After, their excitement had somewhat abated and they had returned to the .house, Charles said "Boys, I am In favor of completing our arrangements as fiopn as possible und going out to Arlaoha, New Mexico, or Mexico to spend the fall and winter, or u portion of it, ut least, In prospecting. Either HI-JJ my CLAlfK e. PHEAR. COPYniQHT 1900. territory Is rich In minerals and If we should not be successful in locating clulms sulllclentlv rich to satisfy our ambition, we will bo the better fitted by camping out to endure the extreme cold of the Klondike region In the spring. What do you think about it, professor?" "I am with you, my boy. I think It a most excellent plan. It will give us an opportunity of more fully testing iur machine and demonstrating to our own satisfaction Its capabilities. Of the places named I would prefer Arizona, If I had my choice; still, it does not tnnt ter much." . "Let It be Arizona," replied Alonzo; "I have read that It was very rich in minerals." "Do you know," said Everett, "that Arizona contains one of the most treacherous tribes of Indians that there Is in tho whole range of the Rocky Mountains? They are liable to lift some one's hair; but, then, If the res: says Arizona, why Arizona it will be. I don't suppose there will be very much difference between killing nn Apache. If one has to, and shooting Spaniards In Cuba." "Well," replied Billy, "we are all pretty good shots and wo will make It Arizona, Indians or no Indians." CHAPTER II. The Journey to the Mountains. THE QUESTION of our destination being settled, we hastened to com Plete our tircnaiatlntiH for tin. Journey. Heavy woolen blankets, guns, ot tnc latest improved pattern, revol vers of large calibre and other articles that we thought would bo useful to us were purchased and added to the out lit. At length all of our arrangements were completed thut could bo made un til wo arrived in Arizona and we bade farewell to our friends at Wlnola, who fervently wished that a kind Provi dence would watch over and bring 119 safely homo and crown our efforts with success. Boarding a Lehigh Valley train, with faces turned westward, the journey was commenced. Wo had selected a point on the Atchison, Topcka and Santa Fc railroad In Arizona to com plete our preparations. It was several days before we arrived at the point designated us we laid over a few days In Chicago to make several purchases. At length tho Journey by rail being completed, we purchased several ponle.? to ride and burros to carry our camp equipage and supplies, as they ure more sure footed than ponies In as cending and descendingtho trails in the Rocky mountains. We realized that If tho burro that carried tho dynamite was over to miss his footing and roll down the mountain side there probably would be a small earthquake In our vicinity. So it was decided that that particular burro should be the last to ascend and the flrst to go down a mountain. Having completed all our arrange ments, we took up the line of march Westward, havlntr nrevlniislv nnonrre.i a Mexican, or "greaser," to do tho cook ing wnuo in camp and to look after the burros while on the line of march. The country over which we traveled presented a diversified appearance. The sandy plain covered with bunch grass, sage brush and cactus, was followed by hills and then snow-capped moun tain';. Frequently we had to make wide detours from our course to get around the head' of some canyon. It was no unfrequent sight to see a mass of earth a hundred feet or more in height, and perhaps fifty or seventy live feet across, standing In a canyon like some monument erected by the gods to commemorato some long for gotten event. Tho professor Informed us that tho soil was Impregnated with alkali and that at some remote time, the monument had been a part of th-s divide when no canyon existed there, only a valley. Ho said that the canyon had been formed by the water centur ies ago when Arizona had had a differ ent climate und an abundance of rain, to (ill the streams where none existed now, only tho beds remained tilled with sand where tho water used to flow. That tho earth had been removed from nround the monument by the notion ot water leaving It as wo now saw It. Great must havo been our suffering had tt not been for the foresight of tho professor in procuring canvass bags lined with rubber to carry water from one place to another. Frequently wo traveled two or three days without flnding a drop. When a supply was leached we generally laid over one day to give our animals a chance to re cuperate. When we struck the moun tains there was an abundance of water, as the snow melting on the tops of tho high peaks caused little streams to How down their sides. Hero Billy shot his flrst deer. Tho air was so pure and rarllied that meat would keep for weeks If suspended in tho air, and during all our sojourn In the mountains we never had a piece become the least bit tainted. We climbed one extremely hiih rango of mountains with great dim culty and considerable suffering from tho cold which prevailed. From its summit was one of the grandest pano ramas spread out before us that we had ever seen, which gave us a better conception of the vastness of the rocky mountains, the backbone of the Ameri can continent. Descending on the op. posite side, we pursued our course, turning this way, then that to avoid passing over another high range of mountains. Wo frequently made a halt while tho professor set up the machine to deter mine whether there was precious metal near the surface. Once we found gold in paying quantities In n bed of sand some ten rods ucross where ut somo previous time a river had flown. Wo followed along on Its banks for a number of miles In seurch of water until we wero nearly furnished for the want of It. At last we dug a hole down through the sanA In tho bed of tho stream and found only a small quantity. It however, was so strongly impregnated with alkali that no ono could drink It and wo wero forced to abandon the valley with all of its allur ing prospects for fear that our animals as well as ourselves would perish from thirst. Their suffering must have been Intense, for It was with tho greatest dlniculty that wo forced them forward over the trail nt a snail's pace. Our own throats became parched and tongues Bwollen so that we could hard ly talk. The next day we struck a small stream and went Into camp. Hero we found placer diggings that netted us about four dollars a day, per man. Af ter Inborlng for n number of days wo decided to ndvanco farther in the mountains and see If we could not find a richer field. CHAPTER III. A Wonderful Discovery. WE PASSED through a pass of tho last rango of mountains and on tho third day afterwards came to a large rock of a peculiar formation that extended for some distance. It at tracted the uttentlon of the Professor who called a halt and proceeded to set up the machine to see If It contnlned mineral. Having placed tho Instrument In a satisfactory position the Professor looked in for a moment and then throwing up his hnnds and staggering back a pace or two, his fate nearly white as his hair and long flowing beard, ho uttered the exclamation In nn awed voice, "My God, gentlemen, there Is a man In there!" "What are you giving us?" usked Charles. "Look for yourself," replied the Pro fessor, as he pointed towards the In strument with a trembling hand. cnaries slid off his pony nnd ap proaching the Instrument, looked In nnd then facing around said, "Great Scott, boys, tho Professor is right! There Is a man in there, sure." Each ono advanced to the instrument to take a glance nt the grewsome sight hidden away lit the rock. Who was he? How did he come there? And many other questions were asked, that for the time being remained unans wered. As It was nearly noon, we descended Into the vale below and went Into camp. While the Mexican, or greaser, was looking after tho animals and making preparations for dinner, we boys ac companied by the Professor returned to the base of the rock. We found that tho rock had settled down at somo previous time, which had effectually closed the entrance under It, assuming that there had been one. Everett was dispatched to the camp and soon re turned with a battery and somo dy namite. Charles forced four sticks of dynamite In a smnll ewvlen nmi ut. Inching the wires, we retired to a safe distance when there was a terrific ex plosion. Masses of rock and stones were hurled In tho air, while tho report of the explosion echoed and re-echoed from hill to hill and from mountain to mountain. Returning to tho base of tho rock, a gapping hole under It exposed a cavern within. Again a man was sent to camp for lamps and on his return we lighted them and entered. An awful sight met our gaze. There on the strong floor lay the remains of four human beings a man and woman about fifty years of age, and a son and daughter about twenty or twentv-twn years of age. They were of a different nice than the red "man who now roamed over tho mountains. Their complexion was but a shade darker than ours. All wero In a remarkable state of preservation und had wo not known that they were dead, we would havo said nt the flrst glance that they were but sleeping. The Professor called our attention to the beautiful and symmetrical form of tin- young woman who lay a, little to one side ot the others with a cloth made of some kind of hair about her loins while a band of beaten gold en circled her right wrist. "What a model Bho would make for an artist," said he, "were she but liv ing." After gazing on the faces of the dead for somo time and vainly trying to un ravel tho mystery that surrounded them, wo wandered to other parts of the cavern and at last came to a foun tain that flowed through ono chamber of the grotto. Billy unloosened a small cup from his side and dipping It In the water raised It to his lips as ho made the remark, "boys, I am going to have a drink." Scarcely had he lowered tho cup to his side when he staggered and would have fallen had not Everett caught him in his arms. At flrst wo thought he was fooling, but as his head rolled to one side with closed eyes and his legs doubled up under him, wo knew that something serious had happened to him. Taking him tenderly up, wo bore him out of tho cavern into the sunlight and then to the camp and laid him down nn some blankets. "What is tho mutter with him?" nsked Everett, "and what can we do to save him?" "Ho does not seem to be in any pain." paid Alonzo and as he placed his hand over Billy's heart ho added, I can just feel a slight flutter. If anv thing Is done for tho poor boy, it must bo done very quickly. Charles, get some whiskey." . A few drops wero poured down his throat, but It did not seem to revive him In the least. He seemed to quietly slip away and In fifteen minutes was pronounced dead. Had the water In the cavern been poisonous? Or had he lied from apoplexy or heart failure" "Poor Ellly. How wo will miss his genial smile and pleasant ways It breaks nu all up, boys," said Charles. to think that wc- must leave him alone In this great wilderness whllu wo travel onward. Tt would brenk the heart of his mother wero she to know 4th 'nt0 that has befallen him. But then, he udded philosophically, "I don't see as any blame can bo attach ed to any of us If ho had heart trouble ho was liable to die at any time had he remained at home." With sorrowful hearts we partook of dinner and remained in camp. The middle of tho afternoon tho professor took his gun and strolled down tho valley nnd returned towards night. During the evening we decided that wo would place the remains of Billy in tho cavern In tho morning and wall up tho entrance so that nothing could enter. It would make u splendid sep ulcher and should his friends In the cast see fit to remove his remains at somo future tlmo thoy could easily, find his resting place. Tho present oc cupants could not seriously object to having an addition to their party. The professor said that the accident had made such u deep and painful impre.i slon on him that ho would ask us to perforin tho ceremony, its lie had a natural aversion In taking part that ho could not easily overcome; that he would tuke a stroll down tho vnlloy to a delightful spring ot water that he had discovered und would return In time to usslst In getting ready for tho Journey. In tho morning we wrapt a blanket around the form of Wily uml bearing it on n litter sorrowfully deposited It on the floor of the cavern. We then repaired to the entrance and securely walled It up so tlmt it was' Impossible for a wild animal to break In. Returning to camp wo proceeded to load our baggage on tho burros and had the task nearly completed when tho professor came riding In. "Hello, professor,!' said Charles, "what In tho world have you 'been dying your hair and whlskors with?" "Not anything," he replied, ns he raised his long flowing board with his hnnd so that ho could get a bettor look at It. As he caught sight of tt, ho ceemed filled with amazement nnd ex claimed: "On my honor, gentlemen, I was not aware thnt any change had taken place In It nnd I nm utterly unable to account for tho ngrcenblo transformation that has taken place." "Well," said Alonzo, "you must have put something on It to lmve made tho change." "Not anything, I assure you." "Then," said Everett, "tell us ex actly what you have done since you left us this morning." "I have not done anything. I only rodo down to the spring as t told you I would Inst night nnd after taking n good drink of the sparkling water, I bathed my head and hands with It and then sat down to read while my horser fed on tho grass near by. Just before I started back I took another good drink from the spring. Somehow on my way here, notwithstanding tho loss of ono of our companions, my spirits have been buoyed up and It has seemed to me ns If T were thirty years younger. That, gentlemen, Is ell, nnd It Is the solemn ttuth." "Thnt accounts for It all," exclaimed Everett, "I believe that you have found tho spring Ponce de Leon, the Span lard, sought about four hundred years ngc the fountain of perpetual youth. You know that he Journeyed up the Mississippi river and penetrated In the Pueblo country In New Mexico in search of it. There is little doubt that tho famo of this spring had reached the coast in those days and was di vulged to tho Spaniards shortly after their arrival on this continent. When the Indians became better acquainted with the Spaniard and saw his cruel, grasping nnd domineering spirit mani fested so plainly towards them, hatred took the place of friendship and for fear that their enemies would drink of the water and tyrannize over them forever, they endeavored to conceal Us location from them. Whole tribes were slain by the Spaniards. Many suffered death rather than reveal their knowledge and In time those that sur vived know not where it! was locuted. Had de Leon pursued a different pol icy nnd treated the natives of tho country In a friendly spirit, he might "have accomplished his object and made known to tho world his great discovery. "It must be the fount that do Leon sought, for the water possesses a won derful power to have wrought such t marvelous change as Is manifested in you." "Lead us to it. professor," said Charles, "that we may also drink its health giving qualities." Tho professor led the way down the valley and nt the end of nn hour turn ed sharply to the right, and there, In a park comprising several hundred acres, surrounded on three sides by towering mountains, it lay in a grovo ,of timber bubbling up out of the earth nnd forming a little brooklet that led from the fountain. Hero we went into camp, making ouselves as comfortable ns possible. All drank of tho water and seemed greatly exhilarated by It. The next day Charles, who had seemed wrapped in deep thought for somo time, said: "Boys, I have been thinking for some time that Billy, af ter all, might not be dead, but only in a trance. I have tried to turn my mind to other subjects, but my thoughts will revert to him nnd I am going back to the cavern once more to have a look at him. If he Is lying In a trance there ought to be some way of resuscitating him. I have been thinking that the water from this spring, perhaps, might have the desired effect. It certainly can do no harm if it does no good. It will, however, ease my mind and make me more reconciled to his loss. Will any one go with me?" After some further conversation we all decided to accompany him, and leaving the camp In charge of the Mexican, wo repaired to the cavern and effected an entrance. Billy lay just as we had left him and we applied the water to his face and head, while a quantity was allowed to run down his throat. In about ten mlnutes.when we had nearly given up hopes, a faint tremor passed over his frame and a moment later his eyes opened and he looked around from one to another with a wondering look. He then sat up and was given another drink ot water. He wanted to know what was the matter and upon being told that be had been sick, replied, " I feel all right now, boys," and proceeded to get up. "Say, Charles," said Everett, "that water seems to have such a marvelous effect, why not try It on the old man here. Perhaps, however. It would be better to try it on the girl since the professor has taken such a wonderful shine to her. She, you know, Is young er and has more vitality, and If she, too, lays in n trance, as Billy did, the water ought to have tho same effect, though It may take somewhat longer for It to act." "By thunder," replied Charles, "I will try It nnd see what effect it will have on her." Raising her head slightly and plac ing the blanket that had been around Billy under her head and shoulders, Charles knelt down by her side and gently let tho water trickle through her partially opened lips. When a half pint had been poured In, he waited for a few moments and then repeated the dose. After a tlmo we wore about to re move tho blanket from under her head nnd retire from tho cavern, when the professor, who had been watching her Intently for some moments, exclaimed, amid great excitement: "Heavens, gentlemen, sho moves. She Is not deed." Wo stood for a moment In awe, for we did not think that she could bo re suscitated; then kneeling down by her side we rubbed her arms and hands vigorously to assist nature In renewing the flow of blood to all purts of the body. In a few moments her eyes opened and wandered aroJhd from one to another of our party; then they closed and remained so for some time. Cnarles allowed a little more water to run down her throat, when he had the satisfaction of seeing them open again. In a short time she made an effort to sit up, but could not without being as sisted. A cup of water was then hand ed to her which sho drank. In about twenty minutes sho laid aside her blan ket wrapping and tried to stand up. Again we assisted her und sho slowly walked back and forwnrds until her eyes, rested on the form of the older womun, when she hastened to her side, und, sinking down on her knees, wrung her hands and moaned plteously. We wero all deeply affected by the scene. We gently raised her from her posl tlon and removed her to the outside of tho cavern. A man was then mounted und hastened to camp after some pro visions and more water. A guard was pluccd over tho girl to keep her from entering tho cavern, or running away. The rest of us returned to tho chamber and adopted tho same treatment to re suscitate tlje other three. In a little over two hours we had the satisfaction of seeing them restored to conscious ness. Wo then removed them out of the cavern to tho Bide of the girl, other nnd daughter, for such thoy proved to be, tenderly embraced cucii other, then tho other two. A small amount of food was given to ench, which they eagerly devoured. The horses were then brought nround and they were motioned to mount. Thov seemed to bo filled with terror at the sight of the horses and could not bi Induced to approach them. It was afterwards learned that they had never seen one before. At Inst, out of all patience, we seized hold of them nnd by main strength placed them on tho horses, while wo retained hold of tho bridles and led tho horses Into camp shortly after dark. Supper being ready, we gathered around, greatly rejoiced that our ex pedltlon to tho cavern had been suc cessful In restoring Hilly to us. AVhat to do with the other Inmates that we had resuscitated and brought bad: with us was a question that puzzled us. We gave them a portion of our supper and blankets for beds. A guard was posted as usual to keep watch through tho night while the rest of us slept. As the sun appeared over the moun tain top the next morning, we were grently surprised to see our friends, whom we had rescued, kneel nnd, plac ing their hands over their faces, bow their heads down to the earth and re main in that nosltlnn tnf anmo lln.n ( muttering to themselves. "See," said Charles, "they are sun worshippers." x-iuiL-Msur miin, ns we have previ ously stated, was a linguist and could speak twenty-four different languages and dialects. After breakfast he set about tho task of trying to converse with them, and to .learn something about their history. He met with much difllculty, but persevered until the end of the third day, when he was able to understand them quite well. Their story, briefly told, was some thing like this: They belonged to the cliff dwellers and lived about half a day's travel to the west. Tho people of whom they wero a part wore quite numerous, but In recent years had been, decimated in wars with the red man, who sought to exterminate them In order to possess the country In which they lived. Many bloody battles had been fought and It was a question who would succeed In the end. Their people were not a warlike people and only fought to protect their homes and wives and children. Tho spring at which wc wero camped had been known to their people for majay cen turies, its wonderful power of renew ing life nnd making nn old person look, feel nnd net like a young person had been guarded with tho greatest Jeal ousy for fear that some other nation might overpower them and take pos session of it. Tho penalty for reveal ing the secret to another tribe had been Invariably tho most horrible torture that could bo Inflicted. The old, tho sick nnd the Infirm of a branch of their people, who lived many moons travel to the southeast, near tho great waters, made frequent journeys to their people to be healed. Tho Sun, the great father of their people, had given them this spring when their nation was as numerous as the leaves In the forest, and had pos sessed all of the land. A great plague had spread over tho land nnd killed oft their people by the thousand. It was then that they prostrated themselves before the Sun for many days. He at last heard their cries and caused this spring to burst forth from the earth, where none had existed before, giving It all of the healing powers that it now possessed. Then came tho red man and killed many of their people, and for fear that they might discover an pos sess this water, they, caused It to be so artfully concealed that one might havo walked over it without knowing that it was here. "When we last saw it, It was so con cealed. Who hns uncovered It so that you people have discovered It?" they asked. "Surely we have not slept in the cavern more than a day? When we entered the cavern we wero In search of nuts; and are they not In season now? A violent storm came up, and seeking shelter by the rock, we noticed a crevice and crawled through into the chamber. The thunders hit ting the rock, made it settle down, so that wo could not see out. Becoming thirsty, we found the water in the chamber nnd drinking, lay down and slept until you people waked us up." Thoy wero one family. The father's name was Zoheka, the son's name was Wahkena, and the daughter's, Karina. When the professor hud finished giv ing a sketch of their history, Charles said: "It must be very plain to all that the water in the cavern has the marvelous power of suspending anima tion und makes nny one who drinks It appear like one that Is dead. There ts no telling how long these poople havo lain In tho cavern. I am inclined to believe that a great many years have passed since they entered It. Wo have one very Important duty to perform before we leave this locality nnd that Is to wall up the entrance, s'o that no traveler In the -future may partake ot Its baneful Influence." "Yes, we will do that," replied the professor, "for we, no doubt, have ills covered two of the most valuable springs on the continent, if not in the whole world. The water In the cavern will become very popular with physi cians who have dlillcult surgical opera tions to perform, as It would leave no bad effect. Animation being suspended In the patient, It Is probable that very little blood would bo lost during tho operation, even should it last several hours. The water from the lust spring when we havo opened It up to the pub lic' will be worth nearly Its weight In gold, and will bo more" valuable to us than all the mineral in this whole range of mountains." CHAPTER IV. Visiting the Cliff Dwellers' Home. THE professor found Wahkena and Karlna very apt pupils and very anxious to learn our language. They would pick up or point to ono article after another in our camp and ask its name in English and then re peat it to themselves. Having walled up tho cavern, after wo had remained a number of duys in camp, we decided to advance on our Journey visiting the homo of our guests, as thoy wero very anxious to return. Taking up the line of march with Zo heka nnd Wahkena as guides, we reached their old homonbout the middle of the afternoon, flnding everything desolato and in ruins, , Tho family gttvo vent to their feel ings by wringing their hands anj silently weeping while they prostrated themselves on the ground and mani fested tho deepest grief. Their anguish for tho loss of their friends and kin dred nnd tho comolete devastation of their homes aroused our deepest sym pathy and wo endeavored to comfort and console them In their great loss. But kind words spoken, which they did not fully understand, had little effect. In arresting their grief. Tho day being well spent, wo went into camp to consider what was best to bo done with tho family that we had to Another From ono who has wordt of Mm. Nellie Cameron, of Look port, N.Y., conTty a broad meaning toevery thoughtful woman. Mri.Cameron earst I'ltltnA fall ftf IRftf I ra In m ..l..t.l .. .at..- ..-.a -.' ..t.;.V. Ci;iVfc - r - my Rtomacb. and I had to uu,iuuuiuiii mhib jnuwuorin. nninm tt fi wnitia mm ' me ron.taritly. The lack of rnnldlv! I ilronned from ISA r uins. 1 uore wu noi ine .. fc.1 "r "jr.:r.'.7 .7 -.W-.U....C... "".awniuivw Dr. Wllllamr rip it Pills ma up. believe """" """"u' uowquicKiywey oullt Zr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale saved ma I wai enabled to aleen. and In tha moraine nun rciieu. my aiomaon wai eirengmenea, wnat I at , benenud ma. mv trlvht flnrvAHal. nttfl T annn vomIhuI 1 all I had lost. 1 nm now well and strong. wu uiguiy ui ut, Tviuiami" null riiiniorrate reopie." I iv y 1-IEl.l.lK tAHUOK, I Butacrlbfd and worn to before me, tola lid dy of July. 18W. STACY n. BKHK, Notary All womankind should know and mo viriuea or ut. w imams' nnic Pale People. Bold by all drnggtata. Frepared THE DR. WILLIAMS MEDICINE Schintctatfy, N. V, brought back to life. Had we left them in the cavern, as wo found them, all their trouble would have been nt an end. They had nothing to subsist on during the long winter that was Just opening, and no means of procuring the necessaries of life. It was plain to us what their fate must soon be wero we to abandon them in their pitiable Plight and we Anally decided to take them with us until some way was opened for them to gain a livelihood. Later " on, Wahkena Informed us through the professor, that tho largo trees In the forest nt the base of the cliff were not the same kind of trees that were growing there when they left home, though tho original forest had been composed of trees nearly as large. There had been a large stream at the base of tho cliff where now only a bed of sand remained, over which little water flowed. The whole surface of tho country over which they had journeyei here seemed so strange and changed thnt they were sometimes In doubt whether they were pursuing tho right course to reach their old home or not. It did not seem to him more than a few days at most since they had been here, but now everything was su changed he scarcely knew the place. Still, It must bo the old home, for there stood the towering cliff, but what had wrought such a change over tho face of the surrounding country? What had become of his people, who were so numerous, but now had disappeared, leaving no trace of their destination or fate? Wahkena having finished, the pro fessor said: "Gentlemen, the story of Wahkena seems strange to me; yes, stranger than Action, yet the indls putablo evidence at hand corroborates It, and proves beyond a doubt that Zoheka and his family have had a mos.t wonderful experience. My curiosity and Interest in this family has been aroused by certain actions and expressions of theirs for a number of days, and I have surmised for some time that they would find nobody hero to greet them on their arrival. You remember the abject fear that they manifested on seeing out horses for the first time. That proves to my mind that they had never seen one before. Probably, a human being that had arrived to manhood has not lived within the limits of the United States In ono hundred and fifty years but that was more or less familiar with a horse. Their fear of tho animal showed that their animation must have been suspended previous to the time when horses were Introduced Into this section of the country. "The covering that concealed the fountain at which we had camped might have been destroyed by the no tion of the elements In a very few years. But when AVahkena declares that tho forest which once stood here has been replaced during their absence by another of a different variety, some of the trees of which must have taken more than one hundred and fifty years to grow, one can readily see that a longer time must have intervened to have brought about the change that has taken place. "From this mode of reasoning I would say that Zoheka's age must border on three hundred vears, nnd he may bo much older, while the ages of Wah kena and Karlna, whom we have pre viously thought wero about twenty nnd twenty-two, must bo two hundred and seventy-five years at least." "How wonderful It all seems," said Charles, and after a moment's thought ndded, "but then It must be true." "I would not mind living to be two hundred nnd seventy-live years old, to note tho changes In the world, If 1 could retain my youth like Wahkena and Karlna have," thoughtfully re marked Billy. "Perhaps you may If you drink tho water from the fountain of perpetual youth," ndded Everett. "I certainly will do that, seeing tho great change that It has made In the Professor." We set up tho machine to test for gold and found traces of the precious metal In a number of places. The sand In the bed of tho stream showed tha largest quantities, but thinking that we might discover It In better paying quantities by further search, we de cided to advance into tho wilderness. We Interrogated Wahkena ns to where tho gold came from that com posed tho bracelet on Kaiina's wrist, nnd was informed thatjt wus found about two days' travel to the north west In quite large quantities, being frequently picked up In small lumps, and U soft rock 011 the side of a moun tain showed tho glittering particles. Under his guidance we eagerly Bet out for tho promised El Dorudo nnd ad vanced quite rapidly. About tho middle of tho afternoon of tho second day's travel we came to a small stream flow ing to the southeast, the water of which flowed quite rapidly, owing to tho descending ground. Advancing up the stream for somo distance, Wah kena came to a halt and, pointing to a rock In nn nbrupt ledge, exclaimed: "There gold." Wo examined the strata of rock for somo distance and went wild with ex citement at uutura's display of tho precious metal. The rock was of a very , line Woman auffered ail ) nir.t.. k ' - 'VZ."l''ulu.'0.ruau.'u -ujeaiiom nlmnit (. m.?ir u ma! i.T.IT nourishment cauied me to loie bmS In in nnnnri. ?.i. l?!xi. PI2S euenien color In my fact. 1 waa limply a. .- -' .-, b.uwiuk wMr an ina for Tale People. One bos tTaatfy lm. DirGftnatn n irinnn torn na ta Mr People lift. r fu .,. I cannot ipeak y'n Public. nnderatand run ror fs. only by CO., old formation. Its outer edgo seemed to have passed Into a state of decay, owing to the action of the elements, and was quite soft, though farther In it was very hard. Small minute par ticles were discernible to the naked eye, and frequently small pieces ns large as a shot were found and pried out with our knives. At last the Mexican brought us back to our senses by say ing that night was fast coming on and would we have him unload the burros or advance farther on nnd pick out a more desirable place. We desisted from our. scramble for gold, advanced a llttlo farther on and went Into camp. The next morning we set up our In strument In a number of places In tha valley nnd were ngreeably surprised at the large amount of gold that the earth contained. After consulting together, wo decided to spend the winter In this locality, and the first thing to do was to select r. site for a camp, where we could make ourselves the most com fortable during the Inclemency of the winter, which was fast coming on, a well as protect ourselves and animals In case we should be attacked by some stray band ot Indians. With this ob ject In vlew.we advanced up the stream for some distance, but finally returned and proceeded down stream about eighty rods, where wo had on the pre vious day noticed a valley comprising about a thousand acres, that was bounded on all sides by towering rocks, while tho entrance to It was not -more than two hundred yards across. Having selected the site of our camp, we moved our outfit down and, unload ing the animals, turned them loose in the park, which afforded an abundanco of feed In the nutritious grasses that covered its surface. All hands then set to work with axes and cut "own trees; a foot In diameter and of the desired length, to build a log cabin. Tfie val ley afforded an abundance of trees straight as an arrow, and at the end of three days we had It up the desired height and covered with bark to keep ' the storms out. We then divided one end Into two parts; one for Zoheka und his wife and the other for Karlna as sleeping apartments. On one side of our rude house we built a fireplace ana chimney. The door wav. made of riven logs, also our bunks, one placed over the other, so us to take up llttlo room. Our house being completed, we moved In and then set to work and built a fence from each end of tho housa to each sMe of the park, so that our stock could not stray away at night. Every thing being arranged to our own satis faction for tho time being. ve turned our attention to mining. We first ex nmlned the soil on each side of tho stream for somo distance and at last selected a spot about sixty rods up the stream from the house as a desirable place to commence operations, as the) stream from that point descended very rapidly. Cutting down some mountain pine, we rived them into boards, out of which wo constructed a sluiceway, on the bottom of which was nailed llttlo fleets to catch and retain the gold as It was separated from the earth by the running water. It being completed, we turned the water In the sluice-way and shoveled the dirt into the water. At night we shut tho water off nnd took out a quantity of gold, which we esti mated to be worth not far from $1,800. Wo wero very much pleased with tho result of our day's labor and skill In mining and sat up late at night dis cussing the matter. Each day brought some gold, some days more and some days less, but the average was not far from $2,000 per day. Wahkena and Katina had made great strides in learning our language, and before we knew It we found ourselves conversing with them on the topics that most concerned us. Little by llttlo had they succeeded In Ingratiating themselves In our hearts by their thoughtfulness in doing- little thing for our comfort, while in addition Wahkena assisted us more or less In our mining operations. We would havs fought to protect them from harm, had It been necessary, as wo would to de fend ourselves. Karlna seemed to take more interest in the professor than any of the rest of our party. Whether It was from the fact that ho had been tho flrst to discover them In the cavern, which led to their being restored to Ufa and liberty, we could not tell. Her graceful and lithe form, attired in tho best garments that we could provide, flitted from the house to our mining Industry or rambled In tha groves near by. The contrast between father and mother and the son and daughter waa remarkable. Zoheka and his wife wera indolent, and they had not mastered half a doaen words of English during all of the time that they had been with us. Whether It was from a lack of In terest or pining for tho old life that they had led, and their friends thut had been so ruthlessly removed from their life, no one could tell, Zoheka and his wife were left at tho house to guard our property and to give ut the alarm In case a stranger should ap proach. They could Just catch a gllmpsi of us through tho trees where we were at work. .Continued on Pago 12. 4 r H t :, :&..
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