V MlDDLEBUKG POST. Minn. iii ja.vi s srM;i.i-is. SKVKKAI. jrars uj'i, a louu pros-pet-tor was in i-iiuip with u few Indians on tin- Mexican side of the lin--. Xlio 1 intuitu were of that trilie lliut lies on tin- iIcmtVm border anil utisi!-ts mi wilil n.uiey, piiif mils ami tin- fruit i'f tin- niitiis. With what Si;iui.-.)i he oiiii:.i iiiiiuiiaiiil. t lit- prns- ll'1' "!' W.ii trtillj. '" ri;.' Millie JU- ioi'ui.it it in. Ik- was iiii'rtiuj,' with pmir mu-i-i-ss, not on iu-i-ount c.f hi-: Spanish, hut be-eun.-i- ) ti.- li i i : 1 1 1 ' ine;ii;re know I Hl'c .if a c. iii.ti v whirh they hud iu huLi'.ed fin- ' in iatioiis. Thf only tif ui mat ii .11 !n i-i-eeieil was iiihiee. to Li'rp iii;in i away from the des ert, i i i . 1 1 . v i".irans anil l.'uliain acijir ii:!. .1 with tin- Mirrntiiuliiig ii-uni t , wui :irij.r licymiil tin- town, f.H'l lift their I., .iih.l. i .Ut l.l IV U . in tli at bi-a of a luau who hail l.'ft iiliny to pnispi rt the pi-ospeclcil the mill- the Main iti vi'i l ; :r:;l M:it. 1 1 . t 1 an. territoricK of the i ii in iiin.-l -: 1 1 n I s ITI II III. ..f ai. I.l; a: i i i-'i,r. VII I ley bl. ii.'. ami i.a. 'iiieiiee; he coiuliiued i j pinir with pruspect i"i'i' mountain and Kick out til, generally .i : i :i 1 1 seen roilL'li times w i 1 1 1 l ami lianl -hips in cold and in warm climates, (linn ,'h his strength or en diiiaiii . ;.a I . heen overtaxed, ile hail i -cii p: 'viileil with a new out tit at K:n ii;i : i.. laying in six months' pro Wit i, ..- t'ii- trip. The burros Aire yoaair aud in good condition, ami able to htaiid any kind of fa. tijiaic. : On the morning the prospector made his start, going blindly, as it were-for the little information he had received from the Indians was as discouraging as it was limited; tlicy had hoped, up to the last minute, to change his course, hut they savr at last that he was determined, and they parted with him as though they were about to bury him. They watched him out of sight in nn east erly direction, then an old man told them that there was one Gringo less in tho world. Then they started at once to break camp, as they always do after they bury a relative or friend. The sun had disappeared some time and the western horizon hail grown purple when th- prospector reached a spring the only one which was known in the dir-ct'on he had taken. He had to leave his course n long distance to the south to reach it, though it brought him well out into the desert. The water oozed out of a small jiorphry cropping, and Bcemed 'Ti,HR'r"!'-'. w'V) V vhieh might dry Uat nnv tim-v Ue was tired out.. .His burros ' hud already lain down with their pae: is on. Afier removing the paeh he coiim i bread. r la:. i d.. i In I it...-. Tl i re v ; in i :. t . . ! i "1 IV : ''.'ling t lit- animals, ii 'i" "i frying-pan 'I bacon; then he b'ankcts while the ''teheil him. " ! ':! for them o tired to tin ir front it that was .i !,.,..,., ,y niorniii'' 11 'it of ?i"lit i:i any ""' . and if a wind i1 ' ' a. ks would soon sand, and it would I :aee them. .. tor awoke it was .i i' i-.' I a low dried " ii alo- a tire, and i i lolling sand in .Not hing else could I'.ib'-r meal of bacon, . i e Idled his gallon ai'T. strapped on a :.r. . i'ii 1 1 1 . f.'l'IV ugton six-shooter, in a southeasterly prospect for gold, v.lreli seemed far am! ilii -lai't. i 1 1 1 : i HI I ..I t. ai'T. bill for taoi-e sea re iiiii.u'.es t. .shun i! i uu'ss it i r. . lie wouid turn every few ia i. ii iai I his camp in the li. so he would not lii!. return. l'lu in '.: time ii;ij. saw the same experience y-ied. The man went as lar as he could lm and return to the camp the so mo nivht. each day taking a ililVeri in direction, and each day with the same resultuo sign of water, li'il in his travels hp picked ip tloat ij iart. which on prospect ing with a horn s at camp, proved tn be very rich. Xot knowing id which liirntiou be had found t'nia '"li ipi u;.' he had to go over his old trads 1:1.1 rt specimens of the same eliuiactcr of rock, which was a Hue drained, rosy ipiariz. l'or these trips t.c had to t;.k.' a luirro, audulso cases to pack and mark each specimen, ibis In- ciiiitina.-d doing for four or live days, changing burros every day, without discovering where the rich rock came from, although he got 'prospects from other kinds. Then he determined to push further Muith, nod to g, ns far iu a day as he could, with the hope of locating water. Jf not successful, his gallon rniitttcn full would not allow him to suffer much in two days. He took only the provisions for two days, his gallon canteen full of water and his Kix-shooter. lie was able to cover 40 miles a day, and he knew- he must have done this, though handicapped by the weight he carried, and the fine sand that otlered no resistance. The country In- traveled over was all the same rolling sand and cactus. But as evening approached he could ace on the horizon a smoky blue ridge rising out of the sand. It waa 20 or 30 miles away, but there might L V- 1 . 1 f MX. . T uo water buuicwncrQ aiung llM oasc. It waa the only sign ol a&x Uad ha , Dad seen fur days. He conchi.!-.! to. I Keep on, and by morning he- (', d to, reach it. Should he not ;.;. ..uter, 'he had still a little left ..- .j re turn. The thought of i.' , i ring water irave him new btrtn-i . ha ! juiekened his jiace. Tho waa aright, and he had no trtei .' . . keep ; bis direction.' He was ta . . with' the water now, for he 1.; . least' I two-day's trip hack; 1. . ateen was not more than he if f :i.id he ; ix-ould have to rt-ht oa '...i' 4 . ; -i trip. ' Toward morning ami h :J the ground rising, lie k;i -v I ..as ap-; firoufhing ti.r fli'v: ; i .. ' i l seen turly in the ewn!i.ir. :n out,! ' le t retched Lin.. .. :.nd for' in hour's rest am' . ten he iwoke it tas iia .1 was at' Hie base of a hill. ' . it-vation prove, 1 to be t!;ri' .:.' i,e Uttle tli.stani'e jiiirt. r.Ti . i ;iind the' other, which, at a . tee, pave them the :i ij-ii t-;. ii ,-e. They wire also hii-i . Uiey had' fceuieu to ue on i i in- The man atr a i'. mul iha n I; so-n.- . ivittcr. W hat in- c. lills was iMi I-,:,' s evening, the food precious -ee of the but his -a dream d willows 1, running the ridge, red his be- naking dream . i. af cut toiiw ooi! under t iii-iii s : ii it renin on eitln i i Thinking of tins ' longings and star: ... the hill. It was a V rested often, bee..;-.. Us he neared the t i,.. lie able to see the heart sank as i! e:r y to uscenil ' inil) and he .lore excited ice he would r side. His, in sight, for it was dryer, if possi! I . than the one! lie had traversed, nm! . i;) vision of an lour before became : - a nightmare.1 lie knew no time i- e 1 he wasted in' making the return t:!p. It was a' two-day's journey; had a scant one-day's water mi; ; y, and he was rery weak. lie sta. ed around the' i hill to get his bearia. -.s for camp. He ooticed pieces of (pi." r-looking brown 'rock, and through force of habit he' picked up a speciuii ri to examine as' be went. It was ii imposed quartz and it crumbled in his hand. He 'picked up another and another; they- I were the same. Jfow the brown chunks on the gro -ud seemed yellow to him. He pie!; d one up. It not! only looked yellow it appeared very, heavy. He tried others; all wore the ' itmc. i Waa he dream:. i.;? Or going mad? He feared the I .tter. He dropped the last piece !.. had picked up and 1 Parted for the ; p of the hill, rub-! Ling his eyes, .'ie sat down In his excited conditio.! nnd tried to calm himself. He h.. -d out over the des ert. Kvcryth I::-.- had its natural color; he took .. little water; every thing seemed real; then he went back. He wn: either dreaming nor going mad. il . ,ts real! The ground for a space ai. it two feet wide and several yards : ng was covered with nuggets of i shapes and sizes.. Some had ti :1 dark brown quartz , Attached, and .all jvgre, embedded In a ledge of honeycombed, decom posed brown quartz, with a black malachite na k on both walls. He took his can -en from his shoulder nnd laid it r.-fully down while he Inspected I.i. iiiid. lie became ex cited again a n picking up the nug gets, and shifting his position gave the i leen a kick which set it en its i- ni l edge. In a flash ho reali'ed v. 1 : i he had ib'tie. As t!." ,- e'een started down the hill lie liii- ' .' I after it, though cverv H'cmi 1 i.i. wider the ga;- between it ami his reaching hand, and every time the canteen would strike the hard, black bedrock with a thud it was like a dagger struck at his heart, lie followed it, hoping the tin would nut give way, for there was not a brush to check its Fpecd. Hut as it struck the bottom his heart sank, for it bounded high in tlio air with a clear ring anil swerved from its course, lie followed still in the )ipe of saving a mouthful of the water of which he hail been so careful a few minutes before; when ho reached it the can was dry in a little moist sand where it was resting. He grew weak as he thought how thirsty ho was, and of the 21 hours of hard traveling before he could reach wa ter. While he could hear the churn ing of the water in his canteen he had not felt such thirst, but now he shuddered to think of what this dis uster meant. Then he started around the hill to get his bearing for camp. lie cared nothing ior his discovery of a few minutes before, although it was the richest sight of virgin gold human eyes ever rested upon; neither did he care for food which he would not he able to eat without something to drink-. Tie took another look up the hill nnd wondered if he would ever see it again. As nearly as he could he took hit- be : for ramp and started. At ' e v . . 'o- : '( V.i-. six-shooter lira j; ' j;: di-wii. ia.. unbuckling it, i : ' -.--v ii in a i'iy gulch he was erociiai; at t".- tini" and turned to see ho v far I e .in from the hill. That cay was u lnt;g one. He thought of every cool, re freshing drink he had ever had. The hot air he was breathing was whis tling in his ears; he could not swal low nor close his mouth, for he would strangle for want of air. In this con dition night found him, staggering on, sliding hnck one-half of every step in the s.ind nnd often falling; he would imagine he could hear eoy otes and see them a few yards away on either hand, dodging from one cactus to another, and keeping close watch on him. Tn reality he had not een a living thing since he left camp. He kept on, staggering and falling; he dared not stop. It was dark now. He atumbled, fell heavily, and lay, thinking to rest a moment. . Then he tell asleep. He awoke while dreaming that he waa resting In the shtfde of some trees by running stream; he did not realize for a mo tent where he waa, but when he re membered he jumped up and moved on, ha knew not which way only to be going. When he thought of his direction with horror, he came back to see from his tracks which way he had been going when he felL Ue got on his knees and made a irele to find the tracks, for he could tell nothing from the tracks where he had lain in the sand. He made a circle, but found no track; he made a larger circle and examined every part of the sand, with the same re mit; he could not tell north, south, east nor west. He knew of the North star and the Dipper, but he had never had use for them before, and now every star lookod alike to him. They would brighten up, then fade away, lie was becoming blind and he could hear nothing but what seemed the howling of coyotes and water run ning. The coyotes seemed drawing nearer, and the thought of his bare bones lying on the desert in a few hours started him to his feet. He took the course he was facing. He was very weak, and reeled as he went in the direction of his discovery of the morning before. That seemed to net us a magnet, in his weak condi tion. He thought now, in his suf fering, of his Creator nnd of the Hereafter. He had never given either much thought before, but he knew now he was facing them. Suddenly he came upon his tracks and found that he had been walking in a circle. Then his last hope lied; he staggered, tripped, fell heavily on his head nnd lay unconscious. When the man recovered conscious ness he was lying on some brush against a large granite bolder which formed one side of a brush hut. On the other side was the door, through which could be seen pine trees whose branches moved to and fro, giving a purring music. The man tried to un derstand what had happened, and then marveled that he was still in the body; he moved his limbs and traced his features with his hand, trying to recognize himself. While thus thinking he heard voices speaking Spanish outside. Then an old In dian woman came in, looked at him strangely, und asked in Spanish how he was. He told her he felt well, but the sound of his own voice fright ened him, and he would say no more. Later in the day an old and a young man came into the place. They had evidently been hunting all day. Prom them the prospector learned of his rescue. A few months prior to the white man's journey an Indian, named Pinto, a Mexican outlaw, for whom a large reward was offered, lived by skirting the desert from one water hole to another, and relieving pros pectors of their provisions (and mis eries), if he saw them first, through the sights of his rifle. In this way he had maintained himself for years, until" Ee Ht'ZXtf the rich placers in Alamo, for which discovery the Mex ican government pardoned him his crimes. The rush to the new placers was great; Indians nnd Mexicans were going from all quarters. I'into had sent word to a friend at Yuma to come to the mines. He described the course his friend should take, and how ho would recognizo the camp when he reached it. It had n large number of alamo (eottonwood) trees in the gulch, which was surrounded by mountains, from which the ocean could be seen, about "10 miles away. The man started from Yuma with his wife, (laughter and young son. They took n westerly direction, but in a few days had lost their bearings nnd drifted out in the desert. They had packed plenty of water on their burros, for they knew what to ex Icct. Several days out of Yuma they crossed tracks. They followed this trail in its zig-zng career, then they guessed the truth some one was lost in the desert nnd they concluded to follow hiin. They had not gone far when they found the unconscious man. In their own way they treated him and gave him a little water at regular intervals, then packed him on a burro, changed their course to the north, for they knew the country, and on the fourth day they reached the camp ia which the escaped fugi tive heard their story. When the pa tient was well enough they wanted him to go to the new field with them; he begged them to return with him, nnd told them of the wonderful dis covery and the good outfit which was out on the desert somewhere. As the prospector told of the nugget trail two feet wide, the old man would look at his wife and raise his shoul ders slowly in a strange way. But the prospector insisted; he tried in every way to get them to return with him. His persistence was the ' thing which would alter the' . v..i 't " 's-'pTitl'' Ttlnyed on. ,' old man's imr.y tea: r . 'Te v.oi.id change iV- stt.el by --ayinrf t'. -y would come back after visiiiug At. Him. There was no cVok-h left the prospector; he aceoaipanicd his res cuers, and in the gold tb-hN he tried to interest prospectors to go with him; but when he told of the rich ness of the find they would shrug their shoulders nnd look Incredulous. For several months the ninn who lived this adventure prospected in Alamo, in the hope of interesting. In the desert- discovery, some prospect or American, Mexican or Indian, he cared not which but to no purpose. He finally located a rich and exten sive mine, known as the Silent Part ner, on the north slope of the Santa Tomas mountains. ' overlooking the desert. He worked the mine for years. But seldom did a day pass that he did not sit for hours facing tbe desert, thinking of that strange find and its stranger loaa. Overland Monthly. 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