Show GRATFUL 1 MINER WIH IS SEVENTEEN THOMAS THOMASS ON LOOKOUT Some time ago there appeared in a Denver newspaper an artcle article stating that Alexander r Reed of N Nev Y who ha had recent recently become rIch was looking for one Thoma Thomas Thomas who lie he says grub grubstaked grubstaked staked him to the of 10 several years roars ago ad and that now that lie he had struck it rich wished to remember Thom Thomas as to the extent of 50 out or Of gratitude ThIs amount according to th this stor story ha been deposited to te the of rhomas and al all he has hns to do Is to identify him himself sell self and take the mone money Reed In writ writing writing ing Dever Denver pape paper gave his address as either Nev or or cre care First Na National tonal bank Salt Lake So ends this first chapter of this romance of the west west Postmaster Thomas of Salt Lake knows more about the second chapter than any I bOd body else SInce the appearance jn in th the Denver paper of time artcle article in letters have haye been comIng coating into SnIt Salt Lithe from al all parts of time the United a ad addressed dressed to Alexander Reed cre care of te the First National bank As a mattor of fact there Is no such institution in tho oi t as the tho Firt First National bank Therefore Ute the letter letters have been pUnS piling up at to the flee There are seventeen letes letters In al all allOne One Thomas Thomas under date date ot of Jan 3 from Sheffield Ia to Post Postmaster Postmaster master Thomas saying that ho grubstaked grub grubstaked staked One Alexander Reed repeatedly I In 1864 and 1866 while the two wore n nIng fly lug Ing in Silverton NC Nev but that he did not thInk that Jt It ws was the tho sm samu a Reed Ree who was now looking for ono one ThOm ThOmas as Thomas Reed Red has so far shown no in to appear |