Show DISCOVERED WONDER YONDER I HE MARES MAKES A FORTUNE FORTNE T. T J. J Stroud Faced Death in I Placing District on the Map Goldfield March 1 17 T. i.-T. T. T 3 J. J tho the claimant for tor the het title of being tho the discoverer of or Wonder was vas wasat vasa a at Goldfield last week From a n prospector pros pros- with not enough coin to buy himself if a burro less lem than one year ago when ho first went Into that country he ht has come out of It a wealth wealthy weal weal- th thy man It was on March farch 18 IS of last Jast y year ar that Mr 11 lr Stroud was in and antI looked looked look look- ed over toward tho rounded hills beyond beyond be be- yond and wondered what th they y might contain He lie wrapped a blanket round hint him and tilled his canteen put up what grub h he could carry curry and set out I into the desert to see Ree what h he might see Ho Tie was saving of the thA water touched touche l It as II lightly sh tI a as 11 his desire l would permit Ho lie slept under the stars one nl night ht and the tho next morning started awn away re refusing to take a n. morning morn morn- In log ing drink from oni the canteen It was vas high noon when hl his thirst would no 10 longer be d denied and ontI then he turned his canteen up to discover that It wa was empty How It became so 50 he did not know l and anil could 1 only guess Ue that It hail had struck tl a Jea leak and the thc blanket blan 1110 I hot ket et n against ain t which It had hung had hod absorbed ab ab- Ii- Ii the tile precious fluid Still he did dil not turn back hack He went on on hoping to I find a n. spring In the desert waste waE It was toward evening that he was lying near a heel deep draw In the thc hills consumed con con- I with thirst and no water so IO far rm n as he Ito knew line within two days as he hf might travel I ell Saved SO I Him I He lie did not want to go back without doln doing the thing that he lie came for for for- putting the Lilt country to a n. test st. But nul to stay sta or 01 to go farther was wa dangerous and and what to do Jo was ns worrying him I when a noise n as of or a torrent growing louder and louder with each Instant I. I caused him to spring up 11 and to hi his amazement nt he ho saw coming down lown the gulch a great drove o of cattle c. They I pas passed and he lie reasoned i that he would soon see the tho cause of or the stampede either cither in tile the Iapi I a man or beast In pursuit pm It was a n. man Th The Theman man went on on crying that he ito h would re return re- re turn In a few w minutes minutes minutes-be he he must 0 overtake over ni-er- 1 tale take and turn the cattle He lIe l kept ept hi hl his word and Stroud wont went with him to his hs ranch a few rew miles mites aWn away The man declared that lint though thought h he had been in inthe inthe inthe the country for two years he lie hall had b been en down own this gulch before befort And It I Is this tIlls gulch where are now situated th the mines of Wonder 1 On this thi trip ui Air Mr Stroud staked stale the theLast theLo Lo Lost Last t Claim on March IS He lie went away and re returned neil this lila time line with a burro and anel somewhat better beller equipment for prospecting prospecting being being sure that ho lie had something worth while On April Il 1 14 4 he lie located the Jack Jacl Pot a Pot a group of oC 11 1 claim He lie took samples to that created gr great at I interest n l. l rest In Ill April he went In again for more moore samples and this time four other othel men Schultz Smith Vance Vonce and Seymour who have since appeared In ill print says ays Mr MV Stroud as having been hen the discoverers J Cov ers ei-ers of Wonder ondel w wet were ro lying In wait for or him at Horse gulch and trailed him to tolila lila his Shill find S This was the bc beginning of or tho the stain slam p d that has 1155 continued ever fH since ince He has lias I In ii many claims I In n Won Wonder der I and elsewhere |