The sun., 1885-06-28

an outfit. and he and the Indian struck out on
the desert without letting any one know their
oy In X 81 10 ths
San Francisco: At = hotel there ono day the
conversation turned on gold mining. and the
got worth about. $3.50 TO slinch his story Of
his knowledee of rich mine somewheMre1 M he he
saSSsd 81 so q doasPP aPs g those os
60 In search OF the ledge. and the Irishman
out Into the Wilderness; and that was the last
eyer heard OF them; Several years later the
81
on the travelled road across the desert to Fort
Yuma offered tho probable solution OF the dis
appearance OF the expedition.
Some sixteen or seventeen years ago. a liner
who had before crossed the desert arrived at
Yuma and decided f. make the trip back
cordingly set out on muleback for the trip. He
followed the old stage route for good portion
could shorten the wsary journey BY taking
slled road ho struck what is called tho bad
cailons that arc perplexinR in the extreme to
any. even those most accustomed to desert
summit. summit f Of one Of 'S itte. Group V Of Il hills
to take his bearings. and while looking about
happened to glance at tho rock on which he
the entire hill was a mass OF broken quartz and
free gold. He Immediately emptied his saddle:
Of every pounds weight which he ' could pos.
precious mineral. taking all that he could carry.
seii-same pass through which the indian re-
lis 70 ps % %sn
Angeles. and was there taken seriously Ill as
q result Of tho hardships he had undergone:
the man through long illness. When the
question OF compensation was bronched the
saddlobags full Of gold we're . produced: and the
told in detail. For his services the doctor was
given portion Of the mineral which proved 10
brought in having been nearly $1,000: As soon
~ the sick man was able, preparations for a
journey to the wonderful deposit were begun.
A team and supplies wero purchased and tho
two were Just ready to start when relapse.
caused by the excitement. attacked the miner
not to be baked in this unlocked for manner.
the doctor proceeded to Yuma. where he em :
ployed Indians to search for the now lost treas
rraeticSahle. though wisely reiraininG G from on,
The final link in the chain Of evidence, point.
is as follows: Several years ago there cams to
Railroad. in the midst OF the desert, an Indian
sIuaw In nearly famished condition, and
out w ,Ss ,tas1 EsssT Sss
tanning several hundred dollars worth OF mug
gets. When asked where she obtained them.
making trip between n couple OF Indian set
Elements. coming through the identical pass
taken by psTsg the IndiSn and the miner
get a hotter outlook. On this hill they had
For years one Of the best-known characters
around the town Of San Bernardino was an old
prospector named Lee. At periodical intervals
this man made his appearance in the place.
laid In q stock Of supplies. and then disap-
peared. often being gone tor months At a time.
ways very reticent as to the scene OF his opera
tions. though in general wav it was known
that he was prospecting the mountains and the
some crony he would confds tales, OF wonder
HIM. sSa certain S%s at tines no hs as
played specimens OF very rich ore At one time
he discovered what he thought was cinnnbar in
bordering the portion Of the Colorado desert
named after that river. In the pursuit OF the
aSs M tsn
without thought, Finally Lee went out upon a
word has ever been heard from him.
The year 1879 was disastrous one to many
OF the farmers OF southern California. Lack OF
rain and the preva ence OF northers ruined the
crops. and many who had in earlier years fol.
lowed mining again went prospecting. One o!
out to the Molave River. Camping one night al
one Of the cattle ranches or. the banks Of the
river. the owner remarked: old man Lee
used to have a uu uicksilvor mine up In the hills
yonder. and worked there Il good deal Why
don't you go up and see the mine 2"
Next morning the prospectOr thinking per.
haps tho matter was worth looking into went
up into tho hills and found Lees cinnabur
tunnel. Poking around tho dump" which
did not seem very promising in the quicksilver
direction. some Of the rock attracted his Ok.
perienccd eve. and picking out several OF the
best looking specimens. AN assay WAS made
which showed it to bs extraordinarily rich In
silver. Poor old Lee like many another
miner. indeed like the original discoverers oi
the Comstock. had been auarrying out
and throwing away as worthless min
eral worth thousands Of dollars in a
vain search for something olse. The
ledge was Immediately located ana work com.
menced. The entire country was soon thronged
by, prospectors, and many rich mines were do.
veloped. The lucky finder was. rs is often the
possession OF his mine. but suit was instituted
by the heirs OF tho supposedly dead Lee to OBJ
tain possession Of the claim. As there was nc
positive proof of the old mans death however
the suit did not prosper. AS Il result of the
lucky find a town has sprung up. many mines
employing hundreds Of men have been opened
and tho following lines. found in Il column o
mining notes in local paper in relation to the
mill put up for working the ore OF the mine &c
extraordinarily found. tell the talo:
The Luckynan mill at Calico ia running night and
and turning out OF $50 100 month In silve
bullion
THE SEA FULL OF WHALES,