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A seven-year-old girl is killed in a freak horse-and-wagon collision near the Naches River.
“The ruthless and iron-bound hoof of one of the horses had struck the little girl in the back of the head, fracturing the skull and exposing the brain, death being instantaneous.”
A vivid look at the daily grit, dashed hopes, and stubborn optimism of the men digging for fortunes in the upper Natchees.
“God bless the boys; they are all working each in their different way, but to one end; they are all after the elusive metal.”
Twenty-two years after a rich gold strike in the Cascades, a party of prospectors still hunts for their abandoned fortune.
“They left suddenly while the pot of beans was on the fire, not even taking the time to pack up their tent and fixtures.”
Prospectors venture into the rugged Naches mining district, battling difficult terrain and unbridged crossings in search of silver.
“It is of such a character that pen can hardly do it justice. Away to the south the hills roll into mountains and mountains into peaks; Pelion on Ossa piled.”
Two prospectors return with specimens from parallel ledges, one fifty feet wide, and assays up to $100 in gold.
“Mr. Morton says that he has mined all through Montana, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico, and he has not in all his experience seen such an extensive body of mineral quartz.”
A local prospector uncovers a stone deposit in the Naches district that experts believe is high-quality onyx, sparking interest in its commercial potential.
“It is susceptible of high polish, and no sooner had Captain J. T. Kingsbury placed his eyes on it than he pronounced it onyx of a rare and valuable character.”
Mayor K. K. Nichols’ attempt to impress campers on Lake Natchez ends in a humiliating splash.
“Instead of kneeling in the canoe Indian fashion Mr. Nichols had rigged up a seat, and when the treacherous boat lost its momentum it suddenly careened and, McGinty-like, the occupant went to the bottom of the sea.”
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