THE WKST SHOUK.
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low npAna of cold, bat had been attacked hv Indiana I dr,l n.l ... . f
icij o w - j uir j . ui' w iw tw tutu i I m m m
aud was fortunate to escape with his life. A select i on the YuU U tok dinner with HUet, and af.
company of thirty men was secretly organiz.xl, Mr.
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Koae Deiug one ui mem, auu uuuc r me ieautTmp oi
the romancing Marks, set out in queBt of tho Iwuauza,
They followed the divide between tho Yaba and
Feather, the same route pursued by Stoddard's dupes
a few weeks later, until they reached tho mouth of
Nelson creek, when Marks informed then that ho was
completely bewildered, and they returned home in
disgust.
Mr. Rose still believes that the Indian yd a true
tcrwards thev oiiciumhI in an ritndM couve nation.
in which Stoddard said that ho had one UWgM to
tho English navy, and had Uu wound! io tho lm
Urdmcnt of Acre, to provo which h exhibit! a soar
on ono of his legthe samo ar, Mr. Htokm thought,
which he a few works later displayed t tho douhtinu
Thomases who refused to credit his Gold Uk ad
venture. It was then Mr. StoW turn to rrUto an
exploit, so ho rehearse! th talo ho Ul owheard th
stranger unfold to Ferrel, amplifying it suHtdenUy to
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Dir. 1.080 BUll uenevea mai iuw luuitui kiiu a uuu j Biruui uuiwm vw m
story, and that Rich bar, on the Middle Feather, was nuko it spicy and interesting. This, ho thought, wm
i I . 1 I. I. a -vV4niM1 kia annAimAnfl fart ti.. I KhJLr.r l.f.ir.ti.wi fur fcK)ut tho flr.l of Jon, at
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the place where he obtained his specimens; also, that
Marks, who had led them very near that place, was
unable to find it, simply because ho had never been
there and did not know its exact location. Mr. Hose
further believes that this was the foundation of Stod
dard's Gold lake; that having heard of tho Indian's
tale and Marks' improvements upon it, ho bad Won
lnani ml tn adoDt the same tactics aa tho veracious
Marks, and had invented Gold lake and the Indians
Stoddard's inspiration, for alut tho first of Jon, at
which tuno ho wm kipping a puWtc hou at I'r.
ville, twelro miles from Middlo YuU, MtM Urd t!
his original party of (foil Kko ad.enture.a
by. Tho ptv!ir of them Mumd to revgnUo Mr.
Stokes when ho entered tho cabin. !! trlM in vain
to xriuado ra of Stoddard's dap" to abandon tho
....l..r..riuA tilli it It ft krt tlkltitf aualnst tho north
wiud. Tho articfo conclude! by syingthatHtMdrd
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Marks, and Had invenieu uom iaae auu wv iuu : - , . .
,..xu' Bnnnrn t J l,,r, trnHtin to lack ! was then hung in hterra ounty, well b tli In ib
Gold lake rfTenture. the inform. bomg .apJ.-d i ' 'T Hl,,,r, ,...M i
by William 0. Stoke,, then one oi the pro,,r, t,r. o( ; return t- I Vm 1,
t,Ie State, hotel in U II -a. i XiM
effect that early in tho spring of K Mi. u" , , , , .01ll
employed at the cabin ol a man n.ml Kerr,!, on J''' ' ,,r ,,u.UUtt
Ueercieek,Whenoneday..trangei.ppe.r,l.,lh. ; P.jUI- I '
Urge eack of gold daat and W long IWj- - u, ,
with Fend, which Stoke,, who .m T l T , Jm,,. 0 ,,,,)U. rch M.U I.V. I
bonk, overheard. The .tranger iai.1 tLat he M w trmJll, 01:lUV,0.
gatherc.ltbedn.ton the bank, of a lake el' ! " ' ' M , u , u, , Utll.l.
northea.t of the fork, of Yah. river, . k; h (- ,., 0 .), ,j. talW.
Downieville, where it ciutal in great 'i;"""1'''-. ' , lruth(u0,... . I ,lril, ..f ''
he had been taken to it by Indian., who bad ! 1 T u , , lU .unUir... t l
gather the dn.t; that he came away to . 1 1 , ,,,, t) W U Ul- 7
lu .1 nroviaion.. and having broken fartb ..th l . ,u In tU
Indian partner, by not ret.rning at to - , u, ,,orl, i, ,atl. 1UI
i.ed, hePwM now afraid to v S . In .IW 0- r" U"''i
bim from their .rati. H I" ... ... .,,;,, .h.ll t. I"-'
party to go with him. W M ,.,u, haaM.
by Mr. Stoke, hi. pi,;er .: I -lj a cJ,,,. ..u.u.f.u.
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party to protect him from their
Ferrel to form a pai
roaann unknown by
have nothing to do with it Only ; , uWu
in April, Mr. Stoke, wa. mining at 1 1
when a man came along who laid hi" h