4 feet in diameter at the center, making the…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

4 feet in diameter at the center, making the outlook very dangerous. I was about to get out on account of a few pieces of wall rock giving away from the pillar, when I was called back by one of the miners. He had discovered a streak of solid gold, running through the center of the pillar and about two inches thick. At this I retraced my steps, and there, with candle in trembling hands stood two excited men pointing out the pure yellow gold. For a moment I was unable to speak. One of the miners said to me: ‘‘Well, don’t you see it?” “Yes,” said I, pointing to the ceiling; “and don’t you see the trap set for us?”