A thrilling episode in the Black Hills, it was about the year of 1867 when gold was discovered in the Black Hills, and the Sioux Indians were at the time possessors of that territory and most of the land was unknown to the white man. At the time of our story an old miner, more venturesome than others, secretly worked a claim, and found it rich with deposits. His age, however, conspired against his being able to withstand the hardships he was necessarily subjected to, and Blue Cloud, the Indian Runner, discovers him dying in the rocks. Grateful for the kindness of the brave, the miner tells him of the location of his hidden mine as he dies. Three cowboys come up and want to know the mine's location, but the Indian refuses to tell. Blue Cloud loves the little squaw, and in consequence of his newly acquired wealth, presses his suit in that quaint Indian fashion, wooing with the blanket, symbolizing protection. He is accepted and approved by her father after leaving his offerings outside
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