Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-04
GOLD DEPOSITS.
Rich Fields Reported to Have Been
Discovered in Indian
Territory.
GREAT STORMS IN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
An Increase Of Deaths from Cholera
in Mecca.-The Weeks Ton
gressional Programme.
e. Telegraph 70 the NEWS
GOLD YIELDS.
RuniorS That May Probably Have
some Foundation In Fart.

/ KunlOrN mat my EEeAfs
some Foundation In Fact
DENVER, July sl.-Special to -
\ Louis GIoIc. DcHlCc-gt: For year;
rumors Of wonderful gold fields N
the Indian Territory have teen In
circulation among few OF the Oh
time prospectJrs OF the West. Their
wealth has teen reported 50 great as
TO almost stagger the most excited
Imagination. The Indians have,
however, 20 closely guarded these
fields that n thorough investigation
has been utterly impossible. Lieu
tenant Colonel :. Snyder, who was
recently Transferred IRON Oklahoma
City 10 Santa Fe, arrived here Yes
terday, and during n conversation
upon the matter said:
.'Perhaps YOU have heard ofHale and
NorcrOss? These men discovered n
rich mine in Nevada and sold out
several years ago for several hund-
red thousand dollars. One day last
winter. a stranger, who had every
appearance Of a prOspectOr, came TO
me at Oklahoma City, and intro
duced himself as Hale. He said he
had lost his fortune, and for some
time had been Prospecting in the
CHEYENNE country Of the Indian
Territory, north Of the Red River.
He had suffered many hardshils,
and narrowly escaped with his HE
from the Cheyennes, who guard
their country most carefully against
intrusion. In bis escape he said
he was forced TO leave all the min
eral he had secured. He said that
he came upon one
PIECE OF NATIVE GOLD
which was so heavy that he could
not lift Il. A party Of MeXicans Is
allowed by the InGians TO mine Tor
a short time each year, and then II
is claimed that the visitors steal
quietly away by route known Oply
10 themselves. There is no doubt VI
one fact, the Indians have killed
many hunters and prOspectors who
have succeeded In penetrating 10
the hills which lie near 70 the Red
River Few men have ever hai the
har!ihCud TO attempt PROSPECTING In
that region. and Of these Hale, II
the stranger was really he, is the
ONLY nlau | have ever seen who e.
capped alive.
II heard the prCspector's story,
which was told with every appear
ance Of truth, and all my questions
were answered in n manner, but as
my time was occupied, aud l nave
lost money nj different times by
fitting out prospectUrs, | did not eX-
tend TO him the assistance which he
desired for the purpose Of making a
new excursion into the country
The man appeared greatly disal
pointed, and left the quarters with a
downcast head. have never seen
him since
The same story was told the GlO5e-
Democrat correspondent recently by
= gentleman from Wichita who said:
The time i not ripe yet for the
public 10 be informed on the subject,
but there are gold deposits in
the hills and valleys near the
Red river which are richer than
ANYTHING now known in the world.
| met hunters anu prospectors VINO
have been on the spot and whose
stories were 80 startling Is tn seem
like an Eastern fable. | will tell
you one thing, however, 4 big
syndicate ofleading politicians amt
capitalists has been formed and next
fall a strong party i to be started for
the gold fields 10 learn the truth
concerning the mines. The party
has already been enlisted and Is
backed 10y such men rs Senator
ingalls, and Senator Plumb. Tine
district in winch the gold il said to
be found is in the southwestern part
Of Indian Territory about 200 miles
from Oklahoma