The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-02
DAVIS CONFIDED HIS SECRET TO
CASS HITE.
But While the Latter Was Searching
for the Mine Other Parties Found
It-What the Assays ShOw-It
Makes u Strange Story.

tor and Mr.. Hatch is prominent resi-
dent of Vernal, Utah county. The ore
is from a f1fteen-foot vein located by
these gentlemen just east and outside
of the boundary line of the Uintah In
dian reservation.
And now comes the interesting part
of the story. Enoch Davis, of Vernal,
is now lying in the Utah penitentiary,
awaiting the death sentence for the
butchery of his wife in Vernal two
years ago. Some time ago Cass Hite
was pardoned from the penitentiary.
where he was sent to serve out
twelve-year sentence for the killing of
Kohler While in the penitentiary,
Davis told Hite of rich vein OF gold
ore, so rich, said Davis, that one could
cut gold from the ore with an AK. He
said that it was within the boun-
dairy lines of the Uintah reservation,
and that therefore it could not be
worked nor title procured for 1t until
after the reservation is thrown open to
the public AS in all likelihood long
before that time he will be executed,
| Davis concluded to confine his secret
to Cass Hite. He did so and drew a
diagram of the coantry, explaining to
Hite how and where to go and find the
mine, asking Hite, when he found it,
to locate it, giving Davis children
one-fourth interest, and NJ. NJ. War
ner, the attorney who defended Davis,
entirely without recompense and car
ried his case up to the supreme court
of the United States, one-fourth in
terest. The balance, one-half, Hite
was to have for his own.
! Hite believed the story, and on get
ting out of the penitentiary, after at
tending to some important matters of
business Of his own, at once set to
work and succeeded in interesting
some prominent public men of Salt
Lake city so much that a purse was
soon raised to prosecute the search for
| the hidden treasure. Hite and his
party are now out in the vicinity, wal
lowing through the snow on their third
| trip in search of the mountain of gold
all unaware of the fact that it has
been found and taken into the posses
sion of others. 1t is said that there
are a hundred or more prospectors
there also, watching the progress Of
the Hite party and prospecting in the
/ hills around.
Davis had a partner named Hatch,
a brother to Lorenzo Hatch, at the
time of the discovery. Lorenzo had
been at the mine with his brother, and
learning accidentally that the Hite
party was out in search of it, he at
once went out himself. When near
the place, Hatch came across Mr.. Hol-
liday, who was intent upon watching
! the Hite party on the other side of the
valley through a field glass, and the
! two, looking for the same thing, be-
came friendly and formed a copartner-
ship then and there They located the
ledge or vein four days ago and are
now here with specimens of the ore,
having the same assayed. Mr.. Hatch
| had the impression that the ledge was
within the boundaries of the Indian res
ervation, but now he knows that it is
not, and the mine will be developed
and operated, and the fortunes of both
him and Holiday are assured.
! After locating the claim, these gentle
men began to look around them. They
found a place where some digging had
| been done, and knowing that Indians
do not dig or do other mining or heavy
work Of any kind, they became curious
and explored further. They found the
remains of a white mans camp, includ-
ling pieces of cooking utensils ETC., and
near by the charred remains of human
bones. 1t is now recalled that some six
teen years ago a Frenchman went into
IVernal and from there into the reserva-
ton, ostensibly for the purpose of trad
ing beads and other trinkets to the In
dams, and that he was never seen
again. 1t is thought now that the
Frenchman was killed and robbed by
the Indians, and that these are the re-
mains.
NOTES.
DR.. George Stuart, a favorite and
very successful physician of Provo. has
determined to locate permanently in
Spanish Fork, and practice his nrofes-
sion there. He opens up his Office in
Spanish Fork on Monday Of next week
The teachers and eighth grade pupils
of the city schools. together with the
teachers and graduating pupils of the
county schools, are preparing a grand
reception for Governor West, who will
be here on June 3, to attend the COM
mencement exercises to be held ~, the
Brigham Young academy.
The summer commercial college at
the Brigham Young academy is now in
nice running order, under the super
vision of Professor J. B. Keeler, with
some thirty-one pupils Bookkeeping
End penmanship and a general CONNER
lcial course is taught by Professor Keel
Ter, classes in English and the classics
by Professor Joseph Whitley. music
by Professor H. E. Giles, and painting
and drawing by Professor Fairbanks.
The five citizens indicted for riot ex.
pect to plead tomorrow Saturday
evening before Judge Smith, who will
open court here on arriving from Ne
phi number Of other citizens, veal.
er sympathizers, have Clipped in ten
dollars each to fight the cases
i The Pharmaceutical Association of
Utah holds its annual meeting in Provo
on Tuesday of next week. The drug.
gists of Utah are preparing to give
them a grand reception. A drive to
the asylum, capitol hill and other
points, as well as about the city, will
be given in the early evening and a
grand musicale and social at the opera
house later.
Provo people were pleased to read in
The Herald this morning that the
wealers now in Salt Lake are to break
up and go east in squads, and only
hope what DR.. Smith said to the re-
porter is true. Provo has had all the
experience with 'wealers that she
wants.
The Democrats of each precinct in
Utah county, except Provo, are now
thoroughly reorganized into Demo-
cratic societies for the education of the
masses on the principles of Democ-
racy, with precinct committees elected
whose chairmen will be members of
the county committee, and delegates
elected to meet in county convention
in Provo tomorrow, Saturday, June Q.
Provo has elected delegates and a pre-
cinct committee. A Democratic society
will be organized soon. Utah county
lis and always has been safely Demo-
cratic. AS big a Democratic majority
as ever will be rolled up at the polls
next November.
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