Show ur z Says s He e Knew new Merrick an and Mitchell As a Boy o Everybody is interested in Lost Spanish Mines The famous Merrick and Mitchell M Mine 1 n e to rediscover which cost both the men their lives is one of the most never never never nev nev- er rediscovered ered since Mr G. G P P. P of South Pasadena Cal CaI says he knew both these men and was living on the San Juan river when they lost their lives He tells it in the form of a diary of a boy Mr will tell it In his own word word word- There wasn't much doing for Cor a few days after Pop got back with the pro pro- visions Some Indians came around one day clay when Pop was working the river and Mother and I were all alone with brother They came inthe inthe in inthe the house and sat by the fire and snoozed a while and then went out By n b by the they came back all riled up about something One of or them motioned motioned mo mo- and grunted that hed he'd lost the beads out of his hair They mumbled and grumbled hunting In boxes and things and even in th the bed bcd but no beads could be found So they went away Next day Mother found the beads in a bush a little ways from the house There is a little bunch of red and blue beads that Uncle PeI Peter Peter Pe Pe- Pe- Pe I ter says is worth two ponies ponies- one one would be enough for me I I Mr Mitchell came down yesterday to see Pop and says the two weeks i care are gone and the boys are not back backi i i yet He wants to go take a look arI around around ar- ar I and wants Pop to help So PopI Pop I says as soon as Uncle Os comes inthey In they will start This is the young men Merrick and Mitchell who were I out looking for the mine F. 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G i I Uncle Os got gack Back next day after I II I Mr Mitchell was at our house and andi i Pop hooked up and we all came up to Mitchells Mitchell's all but Uncle Will He HeI I sta stayed ed at the camp to watch things and take lake care of Grandma who wont I I stay alone any more with so many heathens wandering around I Mr Mitchell wanted to get going so this morning bright and I pulled out to the country over to the south He says they got to be ready I Ifor I for anything and I guess they are I all right There was Pop and Uncle I Oscar Mr Mitchell and his son gran paw and Cass Hite wanted to go but butI I Pop said too many was worse than not enough And besides It would bea be bea be I a a pretty good Idea for a few to stay I at the camp and keep a sharp lookout look look- j I out out Ill I'll bet if any old Indians moni monkey monkey mon mon- i key with that bunch they'll get what's what what- s s 's comin to em Mr Mitchell and Pop were old soldiers So Mr Mitchell Mitch Mitch- i ell calls caUs Pop Yank and Pop gets back at him with Johnny Rob Wova Weve beets Uen here hore three j days but they haven't showed up yet Cass 1 Hite pulled out yesterday Said he had some business to attend to and wanted to look around a bit Sure was a place around here toda today Mrs Mitchell so nervous she cant can't sit still or stand and Mother Moth Moth- er not much better Mrs 1 Mitchell says its it's time somebody's horse came in in either loaded or with an empty saddle Only the Mitchell boy dont don't worry he says shucks the they'll ll come home pretty soon Saturday Blue as all get out around around around ar ar- ar- ar here toda today Mrs Mitchell went out and perty soon she yelled Here they come Then she went over fast to the door and took a long look n fn then she said slow like Four men four our that's all We Ve knew what she meant John wasn't coming coming com com- ing lag home no more Nor Mr Herrick We Ve all went out to the corral and waited for them They all got there well worn out too they was Mr Mitchell got down first and said Well ma we lost another boy I had to leave John out there and she looked at nt him kind of sick but didn't say anything nor cry any even if her herboy herboy herboy boy had been killed b by the tho Indians I guess pioneer women are like that They have to be I stood close by the door and heard Pop telling how they had been away over to the south but couldn't find nary a trace of em and had gone all up and down the canyons not even even even ev ev- en finding a track Finally they run accost a bunch of or and had hada a talk The Indians wouldn't tell a athing athing athing thing at first until they had et about all the grub Pop had and then they said the Utes had killed both of the boys Pop says he thinks Mitchell and Merrick surprised a bunch of the Utes up to some prowling and the Utes thought they had better kill them off and did After Arter a lot of talkIng talkIng talking talk- talk Ing Pop got two of the to togo togo togo go with them and show where the boys were killed Off Of In Monument I Valley VaHey they stopped and pointed to two little hills and said Merrick had got away and got all shot up and he re-I re died over there But t the e I Indians re refused refused re- re fused to go any further Or any where I near the place Pop went witch them I to find young Mitchell which they did The Indians went wont right up to I where the body was and told just how everything had happened They i killed John Mitchell first and MerrIck Merrick Merrick Mer Mer- rick seeing how things was took look out all hell for leather hoping to get away away a- a I a-I way but no go He was too bad They burled buried John where he fell Pop said they did a heap of looking for Merrick but no luck They dIdn't didn't didn't did dId- nt find him so had to come home And Pop says Its uIt's another saga saga saga- another story for the book Another lost mine to keep men prowling and I searching for for years to come |