The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09

longing TO the prospectors were stolea
by Indians and Smith gave UP the quest
In disgust.
a dozen years later the Tins Of Gold
were discovered by another white man
only TO be lost again. \ soldier station
ed at Fort Yuma was DISCHARGED In the
spring OF 1850. mis- term of service having
expired. one gay an Indian with whom
ne was on friendly terms. told the sol
uier mat he knew of place n the des-
ert whore plenty Of geld was 10 be found
and offered 10 guide him 10 the spot
The soldier hastily collected small
Outht and with the Indian as his only
companion set out for the desert. They
returned within a fortnight and the sol
dier soon after left for san Francisco.
IN the latter city lie fell in with a mum
Der or ola miners TO whom he exhibited
nugget worth several hundred dollars
ana a certificate of deposit for Sf21N00
worth OF gold which he Informed his as
toWShed auditors were the results OF
ms WISH win his Indian friend 10 the
IiCh mlhe IN the desert The Califor-
mans instantly offered to iii ont an *
peultioh ana 10 reward the soldier hand
TYhmlS.y ol for guiding them to the spot.
soon ,' scr one" or, was accepted and the party
, ,n Sc out but the desert quickly svai-
ioWed IL and none OF its members vas
ever again seen alive. \ few veore 80
an an oid WAGON surrounded by the skeir-
IONS or several men and horses w..
i0und on the desert some distance fro
tort Yuma, and this is the only 1len.
20 Ihe tate of the party that has evor
10 sun another prospector have ~,
d im,ee HIS Of Gold yielded up their Sc
cfet. In 1870. a miner who bot &c
working for some years in Arizona ~
una FOR Los Angeles He foIio'rHd
the ola stage road for a time. but i'm tb,.
ehd resolved TO lessen his journey bv
taking a short cut" Soon after L..
ing the road he found himself i'm me H9d
Lands, succession Of steep hills emf
by deep canyons which so confuse, nm
that he finally lost his way. After wan
dering aimleSsly for time ne reached a
group of three small hills, and rot ~
the top of one OF them To get his bear
inss While taking brief rest before re-
Stunning his journey he CHANGED TO glance
at the rock opon which he was Sittinr
and TO his great surprise speedily diSc0v-
cred that the entire hill was Il mass az
decOmpoSed quartz mingled with nuggets
of gold He emptie1 his saddle bags of
their contents and filed them with thu
precious ore. after which he struck out
for gap in the mountains and after.
d hard journey, which nearly proved fatal
succeeded In reaching Los Angeles. The
journey ended. he was stricken with
point of death. When finally pronounced
COnValescent. he called for his saddle
bags end told the story Of his surprising
discovery In the desert. The ere he
brought with him was found to BE- worth
500 600. and the details Of his story niade
IL clear that Smiths lost mine had |
again be en- found. The doctor who at |
tended the sick man induced him TO agree |
to guide a party 10 the Three Hills of
Gold. and preparations were making for
the trip when the miner was tax an with
a RELAPSE and died two days later. The
doctor repeatedly fitted out parties 10
search the region in which the hills ara
supposed 10 be. but the search has thus
far been In vain.
The Lost Vein OF Colorado stln eludes
the eager proprietor. Behind il ranges
the incidents OF one OF the mos, touching
love stories ever written. In ti.e earlv
COS Amos Albright went 10 Colorado |
TO seek his fortune, leaving his wife and |
children ON an Illinois farm. His health