New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18
LOST MINES

cprv poNAycrs OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS.
CHEYENNE. wyo., June 12 speciaD For many month";
mas, rrports have been received here regarding
strange discovery IN an abandoned mine severa! niles
from Newcastle on the banks of ereek. N"r- 'hnl
twenty years AGO the frs; lurd tales OF whaf i 'rr
tho "f.ost Cabin" mine commenced 70 a''r"c' "''
attention Of prospcctors. lis exact pace was "'
known and rs wears passed tho story OF u saih 'o
oblivion. until last December when several MINERS
while grub stalking along Castle Creek came upon
rusty tablet on cosc inspection 1t was founa 10 con
Eat, -, recr,uilon which read God Help Cs--l7o
Ang 4,h-we can never get ont alNr' IHs "'' "
rich Below We have walled np our nih'fTlS 'n'
Lord hope somebody md this. OK us eiSh' H.
FRITZ Duke, Germ
|, was clearly evident that the words hau oec" ,"'
into IN, sandstone with some sharp Implement. TIL"
nam. signed was recognized n that of '"rI'r r''
dent, N the tine u tho Newcastle mining 'N''''l'"'
In th. COS a party Of prospectors are said to nave
,t.c,vcrod . rich mine on frequent occasions '"N
c,,r. T., town with vIlunhl" specimens hU' "'N''
revealed IN, location Of their property : III ""'"'
later the PROLONGED absence Of III" pro'p'''"rs "'
.o.,ip and a frulIless search was maze III" "'''
- ,,n almost forgotten unt about 1vc years later
vh.u , communication was received from tU' '''N''' ,
Minister at Washington requesting the Governor %
v-,rln. to ascertain II possible. tho whereabouts ~
o. ,,,~tv ~ Germans who had come West ara written
hou. frcqncniy for several weeks. when S"u''N VA
corresn,nd.ncc ceased. An Investigation was "R''
made with 80 result. ,,
The finding OF the trhct last December gave r'''"'
HON. and "A vigorous search has r"Nni''h III wv u"
.,rtl.,nc %, an abandoned mine. In one 81 ''' "'I
r.c..,s Of a shaft the bones of four men were VI
| covered and the mystery Of ia Lost 'A'lh "'''
put,thoncd Another min" Il the sam" 'h'r'' 'r
YEA, off covered In the vicinity OF L"ad 'l'N' J" =
.old t,ot thc discovery looks like mine that crazy
| uo,,,,y located about that time. The man. WI"
v,s uivetrroms character. lived alon" In WHAT i
,o,y known rs Dend Mans Calm" on Castle 'r''h
in 1877 lie packed his grub stake from Lead 'i'N
| on blS back and wendell his lonely way l" p'"'
Mans Cabin" where TO other human being was "''
lrnwn to VISIT lie went In the winter III ,,i'
| "nrly part ~ 1877 and WAS not seen Hurlns u,' '
i"n'; and .torrnv season that followed. N"bo"y ~
| h., never put In mn npprnii"hV' ',,,
| f.. wont on his way 10 Lead Guy. tic hau' '"i ,
| ndont Of a man there and told HIM ne hnu u 'T =.
| min. but WAS afraid To let any on" KNOW, US. :"
| uirl h, killed AID his property stolen. inr ILL.,
| did not TURN up In the spring, ana parry pi'' ,
,n L cabin 10 ascertain what had become ui U' n"
u w,s found IN his cabin alone. cold, Slh ana dcau
IT, WIZ hurled IN the prospect hole that he dnz -
| silently and lonely. and tn" body covered NY WIZ
| thc dIrt his own hands had dug ont.
| " Thc., are but two instances or many sHii"r ~
| r.r,rnccs which have bcMll-n unfortunate pros
nncr,ors throughout the Rocky Mountains; srarr.l
| j. wccl masses where In som" portion OF Colorado
ccivcd Of the locating Of an abandoned claim ana th
nnn,rthng Of bones. How these men met dca'h ca,
| "nly be surmiscd, but In more than one hls'"hc"
| hns hocu due 10 the greed OF others.