Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-04
PEGLEG MINEAM MYTH,
IA THOROUGH EXPLORATION Ex.
PLooEs A FAMOUS FAKE.

Caused the Death Of scores OF Prospect
ors IL Finally Pronounced 10 10 Base
less Lea Great Fake.
For many years past there has been ira
iition that Prgleg Smith, forty-niner
miner, once discovered a mine Of fabulous
richness on the Colorado desert. This mine
has been described as being OF sulid gold
and has been the object Of innumerable ex-
petitions and great loss of life. This was
the object Of the Breedlove party's expedi.
tlon, which ended In the death OF all the
participants.
Pegleg. who was widely known among
the mining men, left fairly good descrip-
ton OF the landmarks and surroundings OF
his mine, but up to the present no one has
ever been able 20 find anything 20 indicate
there was any basis for his story.
A few months ago ex-Sherif Martin
Aguirre, Edward Mellus, II. O. Nellus and
a well known prospector named Michael
Kirby organized an expedition to search for
the mine. having obtained maps and de.
scriptions which gave them reasonable
certainty Of finding the bonanza.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Mellus, who has 80
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n mn, eisn. purros ior .no NO'orauo uese,1
rnvy maui ioI elt.ie sahey snown as the
aiiec'os' Ih'e, rt 70 niake .nae tneir
neaoquar'ers, ~ me Journey was long ana
, .vusu one. lhe'r p'os,ess was oafrsu win
ene ei'noss I'hpens'rsole Junsies oi cac.i
anu PrlcAiy 'heseal plan's, through wnich
~, .ne treasure hunters mao 10 new tneir way.
tno eesso' was , . rainy one, anu tue .raV-
eiers oi.en Iooe 1ay anu night through tine
pouring ram without nhdins sheiter OF any
ANY,
a, ias. .ney reasnso 'he l'tle VuIiey ann
maui 'ner ca,up oeiore ooniihehcing 'neir
.i"ren aeio's 'ne Iessr'' A,'er a shor. resS
she vur.ps ".re Iciauen anu star. Haue
ior ele 's'ee ou.ees, "nicn oiu feRieg had
s, ~ 10 oe'ns 'ne ,o.4'ios III "micn ne
Iounu .ne SHINING so,u IN neaps. iakihg
warming iroui 'ne nate OF tne numerous
prospec,ors VINO n.u loss tneir hVes IN the
search, Meiius nrse saw 70 tneir water sup
ply. E'she pa,rciS CONTAINING ~ gallons
apieoe w. PacAeu On 'he purroS' ana 'he
1oai.ey w. - III.
~ NnvMins eAao.y no" ions ~ Woulu
NC Delo,e .ney Ieacneu .ne spring the party
ue. We, IN 70 uuSo,hu ensir water supply
anu LOT TOUT uays tne unfortunate pnrros
Pi9daeu aiohs IN 're burning SAND without
aurop VI wa.er' rru',i snis spring. whlch
IL 70 careiuiiy concealed Dy nature that
~ ,an ms' 70 palenis WIN thirst WITHIN
~ lees " :. anu NOV uis.ofer US existence;
n.s .ia,o ensli way ~ wy three HISTORICAL
uo.ss a@ wnlei ~ Teb'sk hau s.ateu
.ay Wy go. "neu 1Hey were reacnsu' the
pnry - ouso So1iiiueiIceu thei, search
Days anu NJ uays We're l's'sseu ~ Iruitless
nun.s. there we,e no Signs OF goiu. All
~ iesies ia'-u'nrh ~, were ,ounu' out not
ahe pree'ous lne.al. me only approach 70
~. :. mas -, ueooulpoasu 1rus1 running north-
49, asu . soa.hease. ING ieuge was money
Sonocu snrousnou., anu tue prospectors
lug ~ = uepsn IN. u = iee., ous Wnsn 'ne art
va va. ma.neu NOV e,en colorvoulo DC Iouhd.
IN snat le'i'Aineu were sina a sarhe,s none
- o. s ia. pm neau. me who'e eouh-
Wy ~. s%o nliIes aro"uu was .norougnly
anu az isss .,,s uissusIel ere's.
ure seekers packed up ana made their way
oack over tne desert. speaking 10 re
porter Mr. Meiius SAID;
wan. W say lor ,he peneht Oh future
P,oSpee'oIs Una. .nere Is ana can De no sucn
p,s'o Nj ~ .ns rsses mines. nave iooked
up oiu Fegies record since my return, ana