The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-30

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The JEWEL FEVER.
Miners Expedition Organizing-Au
Army Of Eager Volunteers. 900
Shares Of Stock Sold.
Since the withdrawal of the
jewels from Lent's show case, the
center of the diamond excitement
has changed to the Office of the
secretary of the Original Diamond
Discovery Company, No. 81 Elk
change Building. That
THERE'S STILL a GREAT EXCITEMENT
over the discovery is manifest from
the fact that the office of the sec
rotary is crowded with applicants
who are. eager to join the eXpedi-
ton, which is to start for the dia-
mond fields in few days under
the lead of Miner. The secretary,
A. Treadwell, yesterday informed
a Chronicle reporter that about
one hundred such applicants have
been received. They will select
about fifty of the best men-men
of experience in mining affairs
to accompany Miner in the expe-
dition. They will start in about
ten days. The company have al
ready sold 1000 shares of their
stock at five dollars per share
500 on Tuesday and 500 shares
yesterday. They purpose selling
about 5000 to form working
capital, equip and start the eXpe
Gition. The expedition will pro-
ceed by rail to Denver, and from
there to the diamond-fields with a
pack train. Miner says it is i'm
possible for Lent & Co. to have
perfected their title to the ground
in this time. He says, after read
ing Janin's report, he is more than
ever convinced that their grounds,
are the same discovered by him
last year, and he is determined to
take possession OF the grounds
and hold them until they can es-
tablish their title to it against
him.
RUMoRs OF ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
There are number of rumors
hyin0 about in regard to the dia-
mond- fields, and we already hear
of several expeditions in embryo
to the Territory. Among the
stories circulated is one that a
good many years ago the early
French settlers of Louisiana sent
an expedition into the region OWN
knowa as New Mexico. They
founded a city there on the banks
of fertile stream, and in course
of time it became quite wealthy
and populous. Precious metals
were abundant, and the good peo-
pie, in their religious feryor, cree
ted magnificent temple, and en-
dowed it hounteously with their.
wealth. Among its decorations
were life-size figures of the Virgin
and of the saints of their prefer
ence in solid gold and silver. An
earthquake occurred, which turn
ed the current of their river-or,
indeed, erased it from the face of
the earth, and left the city unteH
able from the absence of water.
The inhabitants who survived the
calamity, few in number, gather
ed together their immense treas
ure and deposited them i'll a pit,
which was excavated on the plaza
in front of their splendid church.
In attempting to return east
ward they perished by privation
or at the hands of hostile Indians.
The record of the treasure-burying,
however, is said to have been pre-
served in the hands of the Yuma
Indians, describing the precise To-
cation, and indicating the amount
to be many millions. A frontiers
man, who has spent the greater
portion of his life upon the plains
and in the territory, claims to have
gained possession of the all-im-
portant document referred to,
which is said to embrace o dia-
gram Indicating the precise spot
where this enormous treasure is to
be found.
We give this as n specimen of
the wild stories and expeditions on
foot at present in this city. 1t is
to be expected that a great rush to
the diamond region will take place
on the confirmation of the reports
already received; and while some
few may make their fortune, the
great majority will doubtless be
doomed TO disappointment, and
probably not few will lose their
scalps at the hands of the gentle
savage.
ONE WHO ACCOMPANIED JANIN.
We arc in receipt of the follow
ing information from gentleman
who is now in this city, and who
claims to have been with Janin on
his first expedition to the diamond
fields. His story isas follows:
was onekof the first-named
party employed by the locaters of
the diamond-fields, who, under
tho superintendent of Mr.. Janin,
visited the spot for the purpose of
a more thorough exploration of
the country. 1t is unnecessary to
enter into full details of our trip,
or to do more than to describe the
locality of the diamond-felds, and
to express an unbiased opinion re-
spccting their richness, value and
extent.
They are, as stated two days
ago in the Chronicle, situated near
the southeastern part OF Arizona,
close to tho New Mexico line, and
just inside of the territory of the
United States. The country
swarms with Apaches and other
hostile tribes, and is the most
dangerous spot on this continent.
On
THE FIRST EXPEDITION
Dir. Janin had twenty seven men,
heavily armed With Spencer rifles,
and mounted on the finest mules
We could purchase in San Diego.
We were nine days reaching the
fields, travelling mostly ut night.
Our scouts were driven in twice,
and on three occasions we we're
assailed with a flight of poisoned
arrows. Only one mule was
wounded but not fatally. We ex-
plored the fields very imperfectly,
not yenturing at any time far
from eaYus- and always yvorI-fnty in