Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-26
The San Juan Strike.

T. 6. Lyons, who is interested in the
Prince Albert mine at White Hills
Ariz., one of the newly discovered bo
nanzas of the Mojave country, is in the
city and will remain during the holi.
dave, says the San Diego Union. He
has travelled considerably over Arizons
in the past few months, and is in posi-
tion to judge the reliability of recent
reports sent out regarding the San Juan
placer finds in Southeastern Utah
which are reached from Holbrook and
other stations on the Atlantic and Pacific
in Arizona.
II would advise any man to think
twice before starting for the new finds
on the San Juan river" he said. The
nature OF the reports sent out convinces
me that they should be weighed before
accepting. III my opinion il is folly for
a man to start cut from the railroad to
reach that country at this time. The
route is 175 miles long. 1t is through
an utter desert and water is very scarce.
The weather is bitterly cold even in Ari-
zona now, and letter here from friend
at Flagstaff tells me that there is much
suffering among those going to the new
diggings. He TELLS me further that the
reports OF fabulousl y rich strikes are
laughed at there. You know there was
similar excitement some years ago on
the San Juan river. OF course there
may be some truth in these reports OF
gold strikes, but one thing is certain =
il the diggings are OF such great extent
as they say, then there will be plenty oil
time next summer for all who wish tC
CO."
About these came diggipgs the River
side Enterprise saye: Referring to the
telegraphlc news of the fabulous gold
being mined in the bed OF the San Juan
river, IN the northeast corner OF Arizona,
Mr.. A Caldwell, agent of the motor line
in this city, related his experience in
that section to an Enterprise representa-
tive yesterday.
II lived three years in that section OF
the country, II years ago." said Mr..
Caldwell. Il was uperlntendent OF the
famous Gnnslght mine, and was in p
position to know OF the various mining
regions. Ia those days the prospectora
and miners were not allowed to enter
the Navajoe reservation, in which the
placers now creating the excitement are
located. But once some of the miners
forced their way and brought back some
OF the richest ore | ever saw. [ have
always believed that this particular Sec
tion was rich in auriferous rock, and the
new placers prove the idea to have been
a correct one.
The country is we'll watered and
wooded and at this season of the year it
is rather cold. Snow falls in the winter,
but the climate is very mild at other
seasons.
The rich placers show that there
must be fine lead of quartz bearing
immense quantities OF gold, and as soon
as possible L believe will be found and
worked successfully. That is q great
mining section, If the government al
We the reservation to be mined by the
hites, the new 'diggings' will prove a
veritable bonanza"
The San Juan river rises in the north
western corner OF New Mexico, flows in
a northwesterly direction into Arizona
and empties into the Colorado Just above
the Utah line. The placers are located
in Apache county, Arizona, the north
east corner of the territory through
which the San Juan flows.