The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-10-15
Alleged Discovery Of the Long
Lost Gunsight Mine.


discovered near the Nevada iiug about
twenty i've years ago has been contiuu-
~. and many bleaching human skulls
he an the burning desert. he only eyi-
drnce of the adyen,uurrs who went
uut Ia lnd the golden treasure. Many
times il has beeu reported found. but
on careful observation u has been
discovered that the real mine was not
the lost and fabulous Gunsight. but
yet the spirit OF adventure lived and
thrypd. and the persons who had seen
The specimens Of gold from that opu.
lent region believed with a firm faith
that they could find the long lost region
IT richness.
III lrm, brave faith. about a month
ago. party left Los Angeles TO search
tur the golden glory of the Pacific
Slope. 10 consisted Of a. +. Judson.
A. d spring and Barney Carter. Thy
went by team VIA Cajnu Pass down
the Nojave. over the MHjlve Desert lu
Ia northvast-rly direction from Bar
stow. passing Black ranch and suuth
Of PJuamint. around the foot of the
Ammgosa MuuutainsIutu that caidrn
Of 1Ie. Death Valley. under the fer
vent heat OF au August sun Their
object was 20 follow as nearly as pos
sihie the supposed trail the lamented
Goulder followed when he discovered
vast placcrs OF gold and gathered it
liEe the cleaning Of a Aeid OF rlptu
gram.
lutothedaz.,ug white plain they vent.
the burning sand seHreHiu- ,leir sore
aud swollen feet. and through the
green goggles over their ewes the re
Aec.ed blazing light nearly ruined the
sight Of their wedken,d eypualis.
70 add 10 the horror OF tnescrne, the
BONES Il migrants and pros spectors,
mules, hurros and oxen Iay on the
plain where the pos,essors Of these
skeletons died from thirst, heat or star
Yatiun.
The party followed the north star to-
ward tav land OF their Eorrs. Oc.
casionallya great vullure sailed above
them waiting to see II one Of the party
would perish TO furnish Ltma coveted
meal Ia the background the barren
mountain cliffs, whore no blade Of
grass ever grew to gladden. the eye. af.
/ ioldpd 100 relief. While the heat wes
terrible, aud beyond the waste of shin
lug sand the fantastic forms of rugged
rocks bounded the horizon and seemed
to sink into the ocean Of deep blue
/ sky. After passing out OF the north
end Of the valley. they entered the cas-
range Of the Amargosa mountains
+ Here they became utterly bewilderet
and utterly lost. The water barrels
became dry and slruuk and fel
apart, while the wagon shrunk anC
/ fell to pieces. Fortunately in thai
country wood never decays, and pieces
of the old wagons Of 10 were fuunC
from time o time where the emigranti
Lad burned a part of them to cool
their food and then died, uuhnnoreC
and uusune. Out Of these remnants
( of wagons they kept their vehicle il
repau and pushed On, they knew no
whittier. Their thirst became intoler
able. ard on digging into the sand
they after awhile struck water. bu
alas, it was salt They drank of il bu
It only increased their suffering. Thel
poured it into the horses mouths, bu
the animals threw IL out.
AT last, more dead than alive. theI
found some timber also some buncl
grass for lheir horses aud "A spring o
water. Prospecting was wearilY am
and successfully carried ON until Oh
day. when digging for water, the.
shoveipd cut gravel that abOunded il
coarse gold in chunks OF the value q
81 to 80 apiece. They then knew tina
they had found the great placer tha
Gou'dcr discovered long years age
/ They staked out a claim and gathere
some of the precious metal. 1t the
seemed certain that they were neg
the famous Gnnsight ledges, and afte
long aud tiresume searches they wei
rewarded by finding lodges of gol
bearing rock, silver ore, galena an
copper.
They then began their long an
weary journey towards Los Angelo
some two hundred miles distant, whei
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