The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-04
THE LOST CABIN GOLD. MINES.
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By J. s. WARN. u

Many conjectures and newspaper reports !
have been scattered broadcast over the 1
country from time to time, in regard to
tho Lost Cabin mines of the Big Horn
mountains. My friends liaYe many times
requested me to write the history of the
mines, as my uncle, Allen Hulburt, the
original discoyerer, told it to me. As
will be seen later on, / went on the first
expedition with my uncle after he was
driven ont by the Indians. I'D e s..;5.a
\ In tho spring Of 1919 Allen nulburt of
Jonesyille, Wis, in: company with others
started overland for the gold mines of
California. They arrived there in Octo- Is
Der of the same year, having endured ii
many hardships and perils in their five s
months trip across the plains. Years d
passed, and his family and friends,
received no word from him, and after
diligent inquiry, could not learn of his
whereabouts and concluded that he must
have perished on the plains. In this how
ever they were mistaken, for all these
years he was in the mountains prospect
ing and mining, always confident, as
only miners can appreciate, that the
next day might open n erich find" and
lie would be able to return to his family
and friends with untold wealth at his j
command. Thus time rolled on until
the spring of 1868, when he in company (
with Nm. Jones and Jos. Cox, left Cali
fornia and went to Walla Walla, wash. /.
ington Ter. Arriving there they bought
an outfit Of six, horses and the other noc-o
essaries for prospecting east Of tile
Rocky Mountains. Leaving Walla Kalla,
they took the old Mullen trail for the
eastern side, prospecting as they went,
whenever there were any signs Of colore.
The Indians were always on their trail
and never failed to give them trouble
when opportunity offered. Undaunted
by the perils surrounding them they still
moved on, sometimes by night and some
times by day, until they finally reached
the valley Of the Yellowstone, which they.
struck below the mouth Of the Big Horn
river. Il, s3$ HI 5=s
1t has been generally believed that
they had crossed the Big Horn river pre-
:yious to this time. but / will endeavor
to show that such was not the case, and
also that they never got into the Big
Horn mountains to prospect, as Mr.. Hull
burt supposed at the time. 1t was very
easy to be mistaken in those days, when
the geography Of that country was SO lit
tie known He says that where tho
mines were, there was no snow until
November, and it is q we'll known fact
that there is snow in the Big Horn
mountains the year round. Ihaye been
there at all seasons Of the year and know
whereof I speak.
When the party struck the Yellowstone
they crossed branch of 1t on to an
island and went into camp to give them
selves and their stock d chance to recruit
up and to reconoitre and find where to
get out OF the valley and avoid the Ind
ians. After resting two days they made
up their minds as to tho best route, and !;
at dark struck ont. crossing the other
branch Of the river and arrived sately on
| the southern bank. Proceeding south-
ward they left tho valley and travelled
over a rolling prairie until daylight
when they went into camp. Just ahead
of them could be seen q range Of noun
ltains That night they started again
and at daylight were i'm sight of Of
latream that was undoubtedly The Roses:
bud