** Lost Gold At The Dead Man's Mine ** A Miners Journal **

[GhostMiner]

   This song holds a clue as to coming episodes.

 

 

[dig4gold]

I am now waiting for the gang from Mexico to come in numbers & fire power to out muscle the crew. That is if that thug survived the desert & got back to his haunts. He will be hell bent on revenge.

D4G

[GhostMiner]

   June 13   1937

 

   The gravels are very rich as we cut into the mountain. We are able to get about ten to fifteen feet in with a drift before the risk of collapse. Then we just move laterally and go in again. Our pan held an amazing four ounces from the 175 buckets. 

   At breakfast we were visited by the deputy that wanted to work security for us. We told him we hadn’t made any decisions on that yet. He also informed us that the enforcer had made it back into town. Evidently someone had given him a ride when he was walking down the road. The deputy hadn’t talked with him but said the guy was running his mouth in town and talking about us. He hadn’t made any direct threats but he warned us to be on guard. I thanked him and told him we would watch our backs. Then I gave him $10 for the information which he happily accepted. I told him to keep us informed if there was any more information on this guy. He said he would and left our camp to return to town. John said we might have to get rid of this guy permanently. I agreed. We decided to talk more about it after supper.

   With that we all went to work mining gold and guarding camp. Will went up to the digsite with me while Hudson stood watch. We were back into the hill about twelve feet and hitting lots of rounded river rock which slowed the digging. I did a quick test pan and it was loaded with coarse gold and some fines as well. It was beyond rich now. We worked hard and moved the larger rocks by hand. We cleaned them as we moved them as well. By dusk we had only gotten 120 buckets and it was hard fought for but judging by the test pans I think the weigh tomorrow morning will be a good one. 

    

   TO BE CONTINUED ...............

[dig4gold]

Yep, should have delt to that thug when they had control of the situation. That thug doesn't seem to be too smart.

D4G

[Bedrocker]

I just have to say this. The thug may not be too smart but he probably isn't any dummer than the gold mining crew lol.

[GhostMiner]

7 hours ago, Bedrocker said:

I just have to say this. The thug may not be too smart but he probably isn't any dummer than the gold mining crew lol.

   Hey Bedrocker - don't insult the crew LOL.

[dig4gold]

No, the crew are pretty smart but they have stuffed up letting two thugs off the hook. That last thug has survived the desert. He knows how many are in the crew & he knows the fire power they have. He would have no problem going back to his gang in Mexico & have them gear up for an assault on the crew & totally annihilate them & rob them of there gold & treasure. The thug not being too smart shouting off his mouth in town & now with the deputy informing the crew. Still, the crew should be worried & they are.

D4G

[Bedrocker]

16 hours ago, GhostMiner said:

   Hey Bedrocker - don't insult the crew LOL.

I like the crew. I just don't want them to die without getting all of that treasure and gold out of the ground first.                 And where are all of the women? They go into town to 'unwind'? And end up in the bar drinking more booze?                  Not my idea of how to unwind. In a hotel room with a fairly attractive woman would be more like it.                          Seems like these guys would have gotten tired by now of dating mano-uella. What do you think?

[GhostMiner]

1 hour ago, Bedrocker said:

I like the crew. I just don't want them to die without getting all of that treasure and gold out of the ground first.                 And where are all of the women? They go into town to 'unwind'? And end up in the bar drinking more booze?                  Not my idea of how to unwind. In a hotel room with a fairly attractive woman would be more like it.                          Seems like these guys would have gotten tired by now of dating mano-uella. What do you think?

   LOL. There don't seem to be any women in the tavern for some reason. In season one Jed (now dead) mentioned a "gal" he kind of liked who worked in the general store. That was it.