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Title: The talking leaves : an Indian story
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925
Subjects: Indians of North America Children Conduct of life Friendship Hunting Outdoor life Fathers and daughters Reading Apache Indians
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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pass, below the spot where Steve and Murraywere hiding, the latter exclaimed, Now, Steve, we wont restour horses till we get there. They would be quite likely to need rest by that time, forthe old man seemed to be in a tremendous hurry. Steve would hardly have believed anything could excitethe veteran to such a pitch, if it had not been that he feltso much of the gold-fever in his own veins. It seemedto him as if he were really thirsty for another look at thatwonderful ledge. They turned their horses out to feed on the sweet, freshgrass at last, and pushed forward on foot to the mine. Theyve done it, Steve ! I see they have. Our titles all gone! He spoke mournfully and angrily; but Murray replied, Gone ? Why, my boy, those rascals have only been do-ing our work for us. For us? Hows that? It was ours. Theyve set up our monuments, and dugour shafts, and put in a blast for us. They havent takenanything away from us. Ill show you. He had taken from a pocket of his buckskins a small, nar-
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MARKING THE BUCKHORN MINE The Talking Leaves. 141 row chisel as he spoke, and now he picked np a round stoneto serve as a hammer. Im going to make a record, Steve. Ill tell yon whatto do about it as I go along. Captain Skinners miners had been hard workers, butSteve had never seen anybody ply a chisel as Murray did.He was not trying to make pretty letters, but they were alldeeply cut and clearly legible. On the largest stone of the central monument, and on theside monuments, and then on the face of the cliff near theledge, he cut the name of the mine, The Buckhorn, andbelow that on the cliff and one monument he cut the dateof discovery and Steve Harrisons name. Put on yours too, Murray. (< Well, if you say so. It may be safer. Only I turn allmy rights over to you. Ill do it on paper if I ever get achance. I only want my share. All the while he was chiselling so skilfully and swiftlyMurray was explaining to Steve how he was to act whenhe reached the settlements, and how he should ma

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