Show lattie DOG FIDO twelve hundred mexican doubloons Doub loons found in bis grave the following extracts we take from an article in the manti amr kenner of this place hag owned for eighteen years a small dog and had become very much attached to it on account of its faithfulness and intelligence and mr kenner has been heard to say that when the little fellow died he should have something better than dogs usually get in the way or a burial last week mr K bought a load of bay and when the teamster stopped his team to open a gate leading into mr Ks yard the little dog went under the wagon as is common for dogs 10 do and being occupied with his observations did not notice the starting odthe learn and wagon he wai run over and killed him outright mr K was very much grieved oyer the sad accident and immediately set to work to carry out his designs in regard to the dogs aurial mr K procured a suitable box and placing his littly favorite therein he got his buggy and taking a pick and shovel with the box he drove to the foot hills east of town intending to bury his little companion under some spreading cedar tree when he had driven as far as he could he left his horse and buggy and taking his pick and shovel he went in of a proper place for the interment of his little companion he saw a short distance ahead up the mountain a large cedar tree this he thought would answer his purpose and on approaching it he discovered a flat piece of ground under the boughs of the tree which just purpose exactly he at once commenced to dig and sinking the grave about eighteen inches his pick struck what he supposed was a rock but on clearing the dirt from around the obstruction he discovered much to his surprise what proved to be on close examination a copper camp kettle which he carefully removed from its bed and on removing the covering which appeared to be a pile of blankets he saw to use his 1 own expression something that caused his heart to jump into his throat a settle almost full of mexican doub leonx he had a fortune he was too faint to count his money just then but after resting a short time he began counting he found that he had one thousand two hundred doubloons doub loons and estimating a doubloon to be worth seventeen dollars he calculated that he was worth in gold twenty thousand four hundred dollars he bays his little dog has bu faithful to him eyen in death and he intends to erect over his grave a fine marble monument with this inscription sacred to the memory of fido the most faithful ochia kind |