Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-04
MILLIONS OF GOLD.
The Long Lost Gunsight
Mine Rediscoyered.
THE OLD GoULDER PLAcEREs.
The Richest Discovery for Many
year-The Gunsight and
G0ulder.

Through many weary years the search
for the wondrous Gunsight mine that
was reported to have been discovered
near the Nevada line about twenty-five
years ago has been continued, and many
bleaching human skulls lie on the burn
ing desert, the only evidences OF the
adventures who went out to find the
golden treasure. Many times 1t has
been reported found. but on careful OBJ
servation IL has been discovered that the
real mine was not the lost and fabulous
Gunsight, but yet the spirit Of adventure
lived and thrived, and the persons who
had seen the specimens Of gold from
that opulent region believed with firm
faith that they could find the long lost
region Of richness.
In firm, brave faith, about a month
ago party left Los Angeles to search
for the golden glory Of the Pacific slope.
1t consisted OF A. f. Judson, A. ID.
Spring and Barney Carter. They went
by team via Cajon Pass down the Mo-
lave, over the Mojave desert in q north
easierly direction from Barstow, passing
BY Blacks rancho, and south of Pana-
mint around the foot of the Amargosa
mountains into that caldron of fro,
Death Valley, under the fervent heat of
an August sun. Their object was to
follow as nearly as possible the supposed
trail that the lamented Goulder followed
when he discovered vast placeres of gold
and gathered it like the cleaning of a
field Of ripened grain.
Into the dazzling white plain they
went, the burning sand scorching their
sore and swollen feet, and through the
green goggles over their eyes the reflect
ed blazing light nearly ruined the sight
of their weakened eye balls.
To add to the horrors of the scene,
the bones of emigrants and prospectors,
mules, burros and oxen lay on the plain
where the possessors of these skeletons
died from thirst, heat or starvation.
The party followed the north star TO-
ward the land of their hopes. Occa-
sionally a great vnlture sailed above
them waiting to see when one OF the
party would perish to furnish him a
coveted meal. In the back ground the
barren mountain cliffs where no blade of
grass ever grew to gladden. the eye al
iorded NO relief, while the heat was ter
rible, and beyond the waste of shining
sand the fantastic forms of rugged rocks
bounded the horizon and seemed to sink
into the ocean of deep blue sky.
IS hn nf
the valley they entered the east range Of
the Amargosa mountains. Here they
became bewildered and utterly lost.
The water barrels became dry and
shrunk and fell in pieces, while the wa
gon shrunk and fell apart. Fortunately
in that country wood never decays, and
pieces of the old wagons of 40 were
found from time to time where the eni-
grants had burnel part OF them to
cook their food and then died unhonored
and unsung. Out of these remnants OF
Wagons they kept their vehicle in repair
and pushed on they knew not whittier.
Their thirst became intolerable and
digging into tine sand, they after while
struck water, but alas, it was salt. They
drank OF it but it only increased their
suffering. They poured it into the
horses mouths but the amin ais threw it
out.
AT last, more dead than alive, they
reached the mountains where they found
some timber and also some bunch grass
for their horses and a spring OF water
Prospecting was YEARLY and nnsuccess.
fully carried on until one day when dig.
ging for water, they shoveled out gravel
that abounded in coarse gold in chunks
of the value of dollar 10 five dollars
apiece. They then knew that they had
found the great placer thai Goulder dis
covered long years ago. They staked
out claim and gathered some of the
precious metal. 1t then seemtd certain
that they were near the famous Gun
sight lodges. and after long and tiresome
searches they were rewarded with find
ing lodges of collaborating rock, silver
ore, galena and copper. These lodges
they located and secured a large number
of specimens.
They then began their long and weary
Journey towards Los Angeles, some two
hundred miles distant, where they arrived
yesterday, soiled, ragged, bruised, sore,
tired, with weakened eyesight and
wasted strength. As soon rs they had
had obtained refreshment they sent for
HERALD reporter, to whom they
showed their rich specimens and told
their romantic tale Of suffering and sue
cess. Judson and Spring are in fair
preservation, but Barney Carter was
badly used up and was not able to re.
ceive company.
To-day preparations for opening the
placeres and using dry washers will be-
gin, and men, teams and tools will DE
engaged to open the lodges. steel
wheels will be made for the wagons and
galvanized iron barrels viii be made TO
hold water. Nothing but steel or iron
seems to be able to withstand the climate
of the great barren, burning Death
Valley.
By the tins these preparations are
completed it is likely that the heat will
greatly moderate.
The returning party will go from Los
Angeles to point near Fehachipe by
rail and then by teams to the land of
gold. 1t is likely that about three
weeks will elapse before the exped ton
will get under way. In the meantime
the discoveries are jubilant at the
thought that they have found the Gun
sight mine and the Goulder placeres.