The Arizona sentinel., 1879-06-28
Ancient Mine in MeXIcO.

announced his discovery of a rich treasure, The discovery was made somewhere near Point 1Iuagino, in the mineral district of t1sala, State of SinalOa, what is now kno VII as "San Miguel de Huagino." Don Francisco Alvarez and J.M. Chavez to %hom the information was given by C 'ntreras, accompanied tAe latter to lhc locality of the supposed treas ure, but as considerable time had elapsed, all traces were lost, CT Contrcras, in his 'nility, had forgotten them. He was ac- c'rdingiy disbclieved. but he insisted and made known his discovery to others, who were likewise disappointed in their search. So asc matter dropped.
 Forty-eight years afterwards the matter was called to the attention of the same parties by cattle herder, who accident ally found rich piece of ore containing gold and silver in ravine about three fJurlns of league southeast Of Point Iuagino. While looking for lost cattler he noticed the glittering stone, and pick ing it up he brought it to Seiior Chavez. Having located the place, Scnor Chavez. arcomp2nied by Don QuFrino Navarro, t,nrnd the ancient Brasil" near the same place where Contreras had declared his lind, hut i'll an opposite direction. The fayinc of the drover was easily found from this point, and after passing a cattle trough, and directing their steps up the ravine towards the brow of the hilF they discovered the te,rgcs 0l the ancient San Miguel mine. The vein of the mine wa: also found, which was ascertaiEed 10 run nnr,h and south. The ore found by the drover had apparently rolled down from the terrace into fhe ravine where it was -I"uni. This terrace, or plateau, Is an ar lici.l plane, with an incline of 60 deg. zid nsore than @00 yards in width, and the lc.Igth of the mine, which could not be traced from the ravine below. Upon Il c F lteau evidences of fire abound, and the particles of gold and silver scattered over liie @urface of the ground mixed with the coarse gravel wlisch served as & matrix and o;hcr evidences, afford indications of q rich deposit which practical miner wniil understand and rarely mistake.
 hf.rr careful inspection ii was found ina: tine ancient mine, though buried in dchli>, remained as it was left by the an- cicnt miners. Several excavations or tilalus shafts were found, all containing gold and silver gravel, which an ex- rcrt pronounced rich in gold, even the lrw grade ore:
 There are numerous traditions concern iig tliis ancIent mine, and so faint arc the traces of tue ancient mines that com parativrly nothing will ever be known unless ,he mine itself should contain fur thrr evidences It appears from ths tra dilion that probably 200 years ago ricl mine was once worked on a hill opposite Point lluasino and southeast therefrom This I:Irl was unknown as to location ant had Tu name. IL was eagerly sought by treasure hunters who had learned tha the isinc proper had been concealed b, timber, but no trace of its entrance hat ever been ascertalned.
 All the old people of the Huagino wer unanimous in the belief of the existenc nf the Hlihe, and the tradition had com period o time. Santiago Labrado, al old man llS years of age, had heard hi father say that his grandfather had spokel of this mine. Herders, in hunting thei cattle, Iad found traces of refining oven un the IiuaginO Rancho in localitie where tradition had fixed the residence ( ancient owners of the mine. QuirinO Ni NaTTb SaN ; l1dL NHtH uC DutiL HIS HOuo I.r got the foundation stones from an al rirnl " casa grande," and that the stone conlai,.d evidences of gold and silve Juc,c sluacs still exist. Many metalli instruments have been diSintcrred, frOI lime tD umc, near this "casa grande but have qcen unfortunately lost or d. stroyed hy those who found them, nc '-rrn lhe oldest inhabitant knowing thei usc. A large quantity of lime, debris ( anaI.aul, similar to that taken from u -ArcapaII"sa niue, has been found ne; tucsc od ,cfning ovens, ana judging frol thlir weight they are heavily charge with lead It is said there was a mill, au A,decd. large stones, blurred like mi slumrr >lIii exist.
 Iui,siu.iable labor is being expend, tu ui,an np the plateau, in order to u yoytr tiit entrance to the mine. IT ,tuIi- la oo rich, however, and payin ,h., the work is delayed by.eXtracting q gold aud silver. The quantity of the d
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