Native Gold
“With the sunshine pouring across her sill like buttermilk and the sparrows and robins beckoning in sweet counterpoint, it was all she could do not to leap from her bed and rush outdoors. She dressed in her oldest chemise, hastily brushed and tied back her hair, and tugged on the oversized pair of knee-high boots the doctor had left behind. With the pan, the pickaxe, a stick of jerky, and a little canvas bag for gold, she set off for the Harrison claim.
At first it was great fun. The claim consi...sted of a piece of staked creekbed about forty feet long and fifteen feet across, situated in a sunny spot along the sparkling water. Her neighbors were already hard at work when she arrived, but they gave her a nod and a friendly "good morning." The air was clear, the sky cloudless, and the water gurgled and swirled happily along banks lined with reeds and tree roots and mosses. Insects stitched at the air, and birds sang a busy symphony over the percussive barks of chipmunks. The odor of pinesap mingled with bay, and the breeze brought a delicate perfume of mixed wildflowers across the stream.MoreLess
At first it was great fun. The claim consi...sted of a piece of staked creekbed about forty feet long and fifteen feet across, situated in a sunny spot along the sparkling water. Her neighbors were already hard at work when she arrived, but they gave her a nod and a friendly "good morning." The air was clear, the sky cloudless, and the water gurgled and swirled happily along banks lined with reeds and tree roots and mosses. Insects stitched at the air, and birds sang a busy symphony over the percussive barks of chipmunks. The odor of pinesap mingled with bay, and the breeze brought a delicate perfume of mixed wildflowers across the stream.MoreLess
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