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Show Killed Snake; Found Gold. W. E. Noblo, n pioneer desert teamster, team-ster, took a shot at a rattlesnake colled up close to tho road In tho Calico Cali-co country, near Sodavllle, Nov., says; tho Los Angoles Times. Immediately1 after the Bhot his curiosity prompted the marksman to look at a rock which had been broken by the bullet after it had passed through tho snake's head, and the assay of tho rock runs upward ot $150 a ton in gold and 900 ounces of sliver. At tbo present time there are 2,500 tons of ore In sight projecting pro-jecting about tho surface of the surrounding sur-rounding country, which Is Included in the claim staked out by Noble. Fishing for rattlers In tho mountains near San Bernardino, Cal., Is good. Two anglers fishing along a stream In the region of Big Bear lako dUturbod two rattlers In a hole in tho rocks along the water's edge. Being unablo to get at them In any othor way, tho anglers fnstcned hooks to the ends of their poles, and after prodding tho makes for nwhllo tho reptiles became mad nnd struck at their tormentors, whereupon they wero cnught on tho hooks and drawn out of tho holo. |