Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-09-16
TuOlumne Gald.


miners we're working in the bed of
one of our rivers, where they took
out quite q large amount of gold
one chunk weighing fifteen hun
bred dollars, with quartz attached.
1t is we'll known that in those days,
&..s e snything, was known about
k1slsS-besdiatg quartz by the common
California msuer. However, the
proof of ls:4 s'ssding was in the eat
ing, and to tiGa tbs aemmon carrier
of this gold was a question which
sorely puzzled them. Above their
claim to the right was large conical
mountain, standing with perpendicu-
lar sides, and rising 1000 feet above
the river, where the miners supposed
the gold to come from which fed the
river. To ascend this for the gold
hunt was attended with great danger
and difficulty-having to cut steps
for foothold in the solid slate rock
to the top. Upon arriving at the
summit the scenery at either quarter
was grand, as far as the eye could
reach. But scenery was thin Cruel
for miners hungry for gold, and they
had no stomach for it when such an
inviting spectacle lay exposed at
their very feet. Here the footsteps
of man had never before intruded.
Mammon was the only god who had
hid in this secluded basin this vast
profusion of yellow, shining, glitter
ing gold, and had used the elements
of the storm king as milling pro-
cess. Here truly was picture for
high art.
They collected $4,000 in short
time, and covering up their footsteps
a. they descended, returned to San
Francisco. Here, shortly after their
arrival, one of the party DIZZY; not,
however, until be had made a map
and given a description of the mine
to his wife, and also the $1,000 spec.
linen.
In the mean time the surviving
four parties returned for more lucre,
and it was on their homewsrd trip to
the "Bay" that they were murdered,
net far from their claim, by NUM-.
Der of Mexicans, supposed to be
band of Joaquin Murietta, with a
large amount of gold in their pos
session, the graves of these unfortu.
nate men being we'll known to the
old residents of the locality, which
partially confirms these statements.
How many "Will-o'-the wisps" and
"vild- goose, chases," in the shape of
big deposits, have miners followed
without tsrmination2 The air is
teeming with them from "Gold Lake"
up-a period covering SO years in
California. The one under our pres
ent notice is the first of the many
"secret expeditions" in our mind, that
has been realized.
BY some unexplained means DR..
Draper became acquainted with this
legend, and also the widow of thirty
years bereavement. The interview
was satisfactory, and the identical
$1,000 lump, which had been relig-
iously kept, produced.
Six weeks ago, armed with the de-
scription and map above alluded to,
in company with four others, he had
no difficulty in finding the deserted
claim, and located the ground. In
less than six days work, lowering the
ore with ropes down the mountain
side, they have taken from the mine
the round sum of sos, 900, which the
receipts of the San Francisco Mint,
in DR.. Diapers possession, will show.
The Doctor also informs us that there
ia at least one hundred tons of rich
ore now on hand ready for milling
process. This claim will undoubt-
edly develope the boss bonanza of
the state TMolumne Independent.