Show GOLDEN MS fascinating 0 toles of by fol mm lithe L watson lost mines anu SPANISH BULLION anth ii a thile alnie were two young prospectors ros octora rhey had been tramping tile new mf aco for colne ller milne and tie ns winter was drawing near they were cro short butting across the lip ranges home lato into I nto otio ono afternoon snow bagain to fill fiall voll have lieve to hole ii for the night flight fl fitow eorge sall sald otie of tin till luen it to tin the other birst ll rat likely looking cilli cubr v we v colaw to to call it a tiny day 11 looks like one fi liend thoro therell salt tin tile other find illey 1 I a their steps the cave cna proved proud to be a fair sized cal cavern ern after supper relaxed related before tile the tire lire they looked eliout them thein at tile alio aar end cud of tile cne a second stu aller hole ww some 10 NO feet up tit the rocky wall well lvell we illint find filly bidden treasure tills this trip sold tho illan dinn called no an and 0 wo we never will there tiny tanta why oil oh I 1 dont know live heard listen hill did anyone ever tell you the lost tren of tit thi fl nolden oldell alart nin rt nope sounds like it fairy title tale I 1 tile giants ate up till nil VIC 11 no tills this golden giant Is a nt at pinon altos south of here it hns fins been gop hered just juat under tho the surfnee surf nce and from the lie of tile tho workings id ony that lint h lot of ore was taken out of alint at mine ono one time and another its ita supposed posed to hove have been worked by the spaniards who lived nt fit santa illan the locel legend says that tile the got n bahul fabulous ous fortune whatever that means an and the next thing to do was to take it over to santa ilian where tile tho fort was so they loaded it on burros will and sot set out santa win Is about 25 nilles southeast of ianos atos altos tie as the crow lies flies but dont lly fly and they had to KO go around they got up above where hurley now stands and I 1 suppose they were congratulating theme themselves elves that they were on the last lap when 11 when the golison giant woke up and came after them politely inquired rill bill no you dummel nothing I 1 ake that it was indians that showed up lip about then hell good old hoss tile apaches the lie priest lit in charge of the pack tr train lit just iii tittle glinc to got get them up tip 0 on I 1 tile the illegal and hastily bury tile gold then the apaches got too near for comfort and al though the spaniards I 1 put t up a itt brave tight they were fill all killed I 1 le d ill bet that right in these very mountains theres treasure cached away if a person could know where to look a big af if moralized moralizer zed bill what do you say it ft we we get some sleep the next mort morning illik mil 1111 looking about him with a practiced eyo eye for traces of ore noticed again tile tho small caa cave lit in the i rear ear of their lodging im g ong going to lock and see aee in that little ave cave 11 lie he told hla his partner who was ready to start on now chos got funny ideas about hidden treasure tron aure jeered george georg e come coma on no use climbing up in that hole eipl going to looky looks anyway replied bill here go he ha managed to ft Lr amblo abla up the rocky well wall ani and landed safely in tile tho dark darkness nesi of tho little cave it wis was hard to see anything ho he lit a match another hey george I 1 tie ho called urgently george who had started on heard the summons Buin inong and came back give me a flashlight and hurry up I 1 the matter now ile he unpacked the flashlight and it to bill whose fi ani ft 1 trembled a little what have you oti got for answer bill threw down a dusty heavy small oblong that fell with a thud to the hoor floor of the cave george bent over it to pick it up but lie he straightened up again and looked at bill as if he were a ghost G gold goedl I 1 lie ho stammered weakly agold b bars I 1 you will talk about golden giants will you roared bill well heres hidden treasure for you more than you and I 1 can carry I 1 ile ho jumped down went over to tile the door of the cave anti and looked out then lie he turned back or am I 1 going crazy lie he mumbled no lie was not crazy though the two behaved like idl idlete i for a while in tile the exuberance of their emotions they calmed down long i enough to plan that they would take tile gold honio home then lien return in the spring and hunt for the mine from which it came and here bill and george pass into ti tho to valli alin of legendary ho he roea no one knows anything further about them and whether they ever returned and found the mine remains a secret not even a legend remains to chuli n tile the source of that hidden ir ensure |