The herald., 1893-06-04
HERES ANOTHER PEGLEG STORY
This Time q Woman Claims to
Have Made the Find.
The --latest Version as Recited by
Some San Diego PrOspectors.
Marvellous Richness of tho Ore-The En-
tertaining Story ms Related by One
OF the Alleged Discovers
OF tho Ola Mine.

to the alleged rediecovery oil the famous
Pegleg Smith mine. The following &C
count OF the supposed 6ud 10 from th'
San Diego Union:l
Mr.. and Mira. Joseph Ingram, living q
2340 X street, in this city, leave today
for the deeert, accompanied by the Rev
Mr.. Seahold, Baptist preacher, on {
miesion of remarkable interest. They
90 TO obtain definite information OF the
metes and bounds of four claims OF 1900
feet each, which have been located by
them In the past seven months, and
which, from their situation and rich
ness, bear every indication OF being the
lost Pegleg mine, the story OF which is
familiar to all residents OF the south
west.
From the scores of Intellectual at
| tempts TO find the mine, and from the
conflicting tales of its richness, location
and original discovery, the Pegleg mine
has come TO be regarded as a myth, the
story OF its discovery an artiul fable, and
old Pegleg Smith himself fabulous
monster OF antiquity. oonsorting with
the solemn peaiosaurus or the cheerful
pterodactyl.
But old timers like Mr.. and Mrs. In
| gram, who knew Pegleg Smith in this
| life at Los Angeles, and who heard him
tell and stick to 1t that he had found
gold in disbelieveable richness on the
desert, have slways secretly believed
him and have themselves perhaps pros
pected for the place.
Mrs. Ingram, who Ia 53 years old, se-
cured many points regarding the lost
mine from the French doctor who at
tended Pegleg Smith, and who fitted him
out when he last left for the mine. She
has been in the desert for the past three
years with her husband, who, though 61
years old, is hale and hearty.
Seven monthH ago, when coming from
the desert, and upon leaving it. they en-
countered an Indian from Sonora. whom
they belriended. He directed them to a
mountain, which they estimated to be
5000 feet in height, telling them there
was much gold on the aide OF it. Pros
pecting it they found the great ledges
told of by Pegleg Smith, and horning
out samples of the rock they were over
joyed to find it immensely rich in gold.
Four locations, covering the principal
part Of the discoveries, were made by
Ingram and wife, but they were not SUI
ficiently acquainted with the landmarks
to definitely describe the lodges. Their
present trip, with the Rev. Mr.. Seabold,
an old friend, is to secure points for the
better description of the locations.
Samples of the black and burned rock
were brought to this city for assay, and
the lucky finders were not surprised to
learn that the assay showed the rock to
contain gold at the rate of 2l2 ounces, or
about $500 per ton. The samples were
pieces knocked off the cgoppinGa at va
rious points along the ledge, ana lnui-
cate what an enormous bonanza has
been found.
Mr.. Ingram was seen by Union re-
porter yesterday, and he admitted that
he and his wife had made the discover
les mentioned. my wife was the real
discoverer," he said, ''She did some
thing to win the gratitude Of the Indian,
and he told her she would find 'mucho
oro' up on the side Of the mountain.
pooh-poohed the idea OF toilng up that
mountain side on an Indians cay 80, but
ehe insisted on going, and we went. |
Judge that mountain to be 5000 feet
high. We found big lodges cropping
out, and knocked off eamplee. The
whole country is burned up, and
didn't believe the dykes we're anything
| IlOI6 LDNn BlhCh COuhblJ lOShs Ah ihSt
! l laughed at the notion OF horning out
samples of such trap. But, by the gods
the way IL horned out was astonishing
Colors? Why, the rock just streamed
with colors. IL did not know gold when
hee it would have thought something
was wrong, but 1t was gold, sure
enough.
"Well, we looked around to get bear
| xua cknAia1 tho land
marks the more we we're convinced tha
we had stumbled upon the old Peglei
mine. No miner would deliberately *
to that spot to prospect. Only tender
foot or a woman would be foolish enough
to prospect around there looking TO
gold" and the old man laughed at hi
Joke on his wife. "After finding 1t
though, it only proves the old sayini
that you can prospect where you please
but gold is where you find it.
"We located four elaine and were GO
ing out tomorrow to get the boundsrie
exact and the description perfect, 6
that nobody can get it away from us. W
have kept this discovery still for seve
months, but l guess now there is n
reaaon to hide the truth. think we ar
secure."
! "Where is that mountain" ?"
"Well, / can't tell you its exact locf
ton. 1t is east OF here, in San Dieg
county. 1t ia ON the desert-that is, yo
cross part Of the desert to get to it.
is beyond the first range. Not man
people know the mountain is there at al
We are going by way of Julian and wi
be gone IL days"
"Were there any signs OF other visi
! ors there?"
: mo, nobody has ever been there
Yes, let me see, there was sign OF SOM
, body there, come to think of it. M
wife found little prospect holes in ditfe
! ent places around the foot OF the mour
tain, and other signs that somebody hs
, been there some time ago. 1t looks
If only one man was there, and
wouldn't be surprised il his skeleto
, would be found around here som
where"
"Why, lie there no water"
!. "Yes, there is plenty of water on Il
= mountain, but Ididn't see any grnb.
, the prospector died it was for the wal
of grub and not water. We shall |
q we'll provided with both these thing
We take a two-horse rig, full campiI
q outfit, plenty Of grub and | know whe
i to find water. In twelve days we chs
q return, after fixing our monumen
;. and getting data so as to record the loC
, tions, and l shall be glad to tell "
more"
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