Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1910 — The Dead Prospector. [ARTICLE]

The Dead Prospector.

The hills shall miss him— while the pines, Through which he wandered o’er the slopes, Shall ask the nodding columbiiies Of him—the Man of Living Hopes. He loved the mountains—when came spring H® turned unto the greening way, And, as one hoards a priceless thing. He counted grudgingly each day. The heights were his—let those who would Seek ease in vales stretched far beneath; Where gleams yon gaunt peak’s snowy hood - ;■■■■■ His campfire smoke curled like a wreath. His quest vtis vain—and yet who knows How little meant the gold he sought. or f a A' s golden glows. And colors in the sunset wrought. —Denver Republican.