Show CARRIES MINING PARTNER ON HIS BACK I TWELVE MILES IN SEARCH OF WATER i J 3 D IX West a former resident of Ne Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska braska Is In town fresh from a thrilling ri in the mountains near Las Vegas Vega Mr r West Veat and his partner Hirtner Sam Samuel Samuel SamMel uel Mel Pr of this Utis city went prospecting In that country coun last fall fail and und succeeded 1 in locating several claims which may ul UI ultimately prove of ot value About six lx weeks ago they went in on their property to work ork it and succeeded fairly well wellA A month ago Mr lr West Vest went alone into i the mountains to prospect and took with witt him what he thought thou ht was a sufficient supply of water He overstayed his time and when he ho started to return his hi water ater was wa exhausted The alkali dust dut du t became MO so o thick as he lie made his way along the trail trait that at last he fell teU exhausted and anO an 1 fainted lie He was found twelve hours hour by his partner and the latter resorted to an old Indian trick to revive revie his companion By crushing a considerable quantity of cac cactus tue tu he managed to secure a small modicum of or Juice which he ho forced for od down the throw t of ot the tho unconscious man mun It had a reviving effect but then the problem problem lem Jem arose as to the best way to get Mr West t to the nearest water supply The latter was twelve miles mUes distant but that does not mean much to a miner with ith hie iio heart in the right place He parked peeked Mr West rest on his back antI and after aCtor a struggle which seems like n a page Doge of A 1 romance he managed to get him down to the stream After that Mr Vests recovery recover was only a matter of time More than two weeks elapsed before he could be moved from the temporary camp and even now he Is suffering from froim the ex ax exposure postre he endured on the mountain mount in side He brought a number of fine specimens of ore from the tile claims he ho and Mr Pro Preston ton have located but he hu declines to say just where the mine is situated exo nt that it is 11 within miles of Las Laa Ve Vegas a agas gas lIe He expects to return to his hi camp tomorrow |