The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
A LOST NINE.
mcH TREASURES IN THE EARTH.
uAtold Wealth in tho Northwest
Awaiting the Lucky Finder
The Silver Mine the
Indians Know OF.

4nulous A'eW Ohs
Aaron Leopold. the senior member Of
Vhe firm of Leopold & Austrian, owners
Of the steamer lines plying between Mil
waukee, Chicago and Lake Superior
ports, besides his marine interests, il n
large investor in Lake Superior mining
properties. 1t was his good luck to be
one of the men who held Calumet and
Helca stock before the Agassiz process
for reducing copper ore WAS discovered,
which discovery Increased the value Of |
copper mine stocks five hundred Told |
and made calumet and Hecla the great
est wealth-producing shafts ever dug
into mother earth. Success in this and |
like ventures has made Mr.. Leopold
warm, not to say sanguine, believer in |
the mineral possibilities o. the north
west, aud there are few prospecting
schemes on the "north shore" to which
he has not been a contributor.
In conversation with Il reporter
day or two ago, he told the following
fascinating story: cooper is undoubC-
edly gIoh thing, No man who was
lucky enough to get into some OF the
Michigan mines on the gr, und floor can
kainsay that, but silver is a better thing,
tOT AL tndl, anu as sure as NY DhIllb Is
Leopold, some time or other there will
be one of the biggest strikes of silver
made on the north shore OF Lake Supe-
rior ever heard OF in America. 1t will
outdU the Rocky Mountain finds, lust
as our copper gets away with the Ari-
IONA mines. or cOurs', YOU know that
where copper occurs, silver is likely u
DO also found, and that this is more than
theory the frequent discovery Of silver
n hartman Miahitrun md IN
on the north shore, proves. You know
there is an island on Lake Superior
called Silver Island, on which silver is
very pruiitably mined. Did you never
hear the story Of the Lost Silver
Miner"
"Never," said the reporter.
"Well it is good enough to print"
said Mr.. leopold. 1t is "a current ira
dition at OntOnagon, Hancock, Houuh.
ton, and especially at Duluth, ami
while you can hear 1T a x cd many
ways, have looked into 1t very often,
and believe you will find this is about
the truth Of il: About sixty years ago
all OF the country north of Duluth WAS
wilderness. There were few Hud
son Bay c0mpaHy's ports scat cred
about the lakes and rivers up there, and
the rest ~ that part of British America
was the home of rowing Indians aud no.
OpuJ 'ihO' LUZ 7'lplN W ~ tulItIL InNn
that somewhere down along the north
ern shore of the lake there WAS mine
where virgin silver WAS to be ound in
Jumps. One day a party of Indians
this is the cold truth, which YOU car
md on record in books printed yegrs
ago one day party of Indians cam,
into port on Lake Winnipeg to trade
but instead Of furs they had solid ingot.
OF silver Every one of til,
ri "A, "A a. A. 4
hundreds of dollars. You may beli-yt
this caused sensation. II proved tina
the ruunrs current so long had SOM
foundation. The Inuians we're stranger
AZ the post. They belonged 10 "a ditieren
tribe from any ever seen there before
and they pointed out vaguely, in
sOutheaSterly direction, when aske
whence they had come. or course the
had the usual car0use, and at last the
loaded up with guns, calicoes, bead
and whisky and started for home. Tw
FreuchInen, who were at the p,st
tracked them across the wilderness
SladOwinE them like pair of detectives
and alter about 100 miles further thn
from st. Louis To ChicagO-thruugh in
credible hardships aud sulf-rings the
at last IaCked them tn earth, Accord
ing To he story the home of tn, So III
dams WAS i'll the range of hills b4twee
Crooked Lake and Superior
south of Pigeon river, in Aha
IL now the state OF Minnesota
They did more than this; They toun
the Indian mine, aud its wealth was b,
You'd all the stories told of it. In
grOttO OF rotten rock the virgin silve
WAS to he seen veining thu sides in ever
direction. Tie two men II arked dow
the position of the mine rs closely
could be. taking number OF Ian,
marks, 80 that there cUuld be no mi
take. The mine stood AT the head Of
long serpenline rHvine, which trende
southeast. Then they loaded up wit
al, the silver they could carry III
started back. All this time the Indian
knew nothing OF their visits. We'll, the
toiled along Tor days and days, hurI
down by the weight of metal, aud at la
one of them sickened and died on u
road. Winter WAS coming ON, and II
remaining explorer struggled Onwa
after Ourying his companion, aud NO
aud then stopping aud cacheing some
tbs silver,uulil AZ last he got back To II
post The work ana The e
posture were too much for him, hOwevt
and in couple 81 days he, TOO, Sicken,
and died. lie gave the most explicit |
structiOnS to his companions at the pc
as TO how the mine was to he reacne
and you may believe that tho scar
made the next summer was an eNhAt
tive one. Tue body of the other eNplur
was found, as WAS also the silver hidd
on the road, but the mine itself was Il
come upon, There is an old Canada
that everybody calls Leon, who is Oc,
sionallN tn he seen in Duiuth, where
comes tn buy stores, who is the sou
ono OF the men that were ~ the p'
when the survivor ct the two first tin
ers got back, lhls Leon AaS done moi
ing all his life nut hunt for that mil
lie has got Old papers describing It's
cation rs closely as possible, but he /
never found IL, although there is no
ravne in those hills that he has not {
amined lie will keep u the hunt |
Til he dies, of course, aud he may Il
it-stranger things have happened"
"DO YOU believe the St0rA?"
"Certainly do. II may be eXagg
ated, but that the Indians knew ol 50
great silver dapusit nobody who has I
Quented the north shore has any lou
ou pose l,0lO men have NJ one time
another heen at work locking for Il
mine. You can't help believing st
that brings along as evidence tue act
ingots al silver, and OF these iugots
res rds are too plain and sure TO lei
any doubt"
at seems rs though these Indi
would hardly be satisfied with tax
one lot of silver out of the miner"
"rheg are not satisfied. There
hundreds of stories atloat of trades m
by the Indians, wherein solid ingOt
silver We're hartered OH for Il coupl,
yards of calico. Some of them, | $
pose, are false and others true; but a
their appearing at Winnipeg with
silver, nobody who will take record {
dence for any fact eau doubt. IL II
sure rs anything can be sure"
HorsfOrd's Acid Phosphate.