The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-03-05
The pEelEe NINE.

I'LL LULU 5WtU6s
Determined Search by q San Fran
ciscan to Find the Mine.
When the steamer Mexico sails
tomorrow morning she will carry
with her a party of four persons
who are starting on trip with their
lives in their hands. They go, like
the hardy adventures of 40, in
search of that yellow metal by which
so many brave men have lost their
lives. But as times are now differ
ent, SO will be the trials of these
men. The pioneers encountered
most of their hardships in crossing
the plains, but at their destination
found veritable FL Dorado. These
men will begin their trip by pleas
ant voyage, and will only commence
to encounter hardships when they
reach the vicinity of the object OF
their hopes.
The leader Of the party is Thomas
l.. Doran Of this city, whose adven-
lures and narrow escape from death
on the burning wastes of the Colo
RADIO desert in search of the lost
Pegleg mine were related in the
Chronicle Of August I'd last. It is
to make second search for that
long sought deposit that the party
has now started. After the article
referred to appeared Doran received
letters from all over the United
States from persons who desired to
go with party headed by him in
another search. He refused all Of
fers, fearing the result of such a
partnership with strangers.
In addition to the stories of fre-
quent temporary locations of the
Pegleg mine, as related in the Chron-
icle of April 9th last, and the other
knowledge Doran possessed regard
ing it, he obtained much further
valuable information. One old mi
ner furnished him with the tracing
of map of Pegleg Smiths trip
across the desert when he first dis
covered the mine which bears the
nickname of the old trapper. The
location of the mine was marked
on this rough map. This location
agrees with the idea Doran had
formed after his first exploration.
The belief that he now knows
about where the ledge is situated
was further strengthened a few
weeks ago when Doran received a
visit from George Montgomery,
who a year ago discovered the long
lost Breyfogle mine in Southern
Nevada, which was almost as ia
NOUS as the lost Pegleg. Doran
considers Montgomery one of the
best and most intelligent miners
whom he has ever met, and was de-
lighted beyond measure to find that
after careful study of the data at
hand he had arrived at the same
conclusion as himself with regard
to the location of the mine.
Doran no longer hesitated, espe-
cially as reports show that over a
dozen parties started for the desert
in search Of the mine after the pub
lication of his adventures in the
Chronicle last August. He accord
ingly disposed of his business and
began getting a party together for
the trip.
The brave men who are now 60
ing to ferret out the long-hidden
secret of the fabulous wealth of the
"three little hills of gold" therefore
started yesterday on an expedition
which may make them millionaires,
or on the other hand cause them to
leave their skeletons bleaching on
the hot sands of the desert, as so
many have already done in the same
search. The party consists of Thos.
L. Doran, John K. Bell and George
Curtis of this city, and H. L. For
rest of New York. Thomas l.. Do
ran is a native of Adelaide, Austria
liza, nearly 36 years of age. He
came to San Francisco with his
parents in 1870 and has lived here
and in Redwood City ever since.
He is landscape gardener by pro-
fession, though he has been in the
saloon business for several years.
lie is a powerful man, both in body
and constitution, and we'll able to
stand the terrors of the desert.
Equally as roughened is his partner
John K. Bell, who is an American,
a native of Rhode Island, and 40
years of age. Bell is a practical
miner, having followed that voca-
ton nearly all his life. He has had
experience all over this coast and
in Montana, Arizona, and Colorado
mining districts. He now owns
mine in Soledad canyon. Los An
geles county. H. L. Forrest came
on from New York to join the party.
He undertakes the trip to build up