The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-22
UNTOLD GOLD THERE.
The Story Of an Ancient Aztec Mine
in Mexico.

Maps of It's Location by Two Sep
arate Adventures and Copies of One
Set Now in the Possession of a
United States Army Officer.
From the New York Sun.
when / was in command of post on
the Mexican frontier some years ago, ="
said United States army officer, "there
came tottering into the post one day a
man, woman and three children. They
were tattered and travel-stained and half
starved. The man was an Enelishmau.
The woman was his wife and a Mexican.
According to the story the man told as
soon as he was able, his name was
George Worthington. He was a miner.
Ten years before he had left England
for Mexico, having long been anxious
to go to that country to search for
one of the traditional Aztec mines, which
have been the objects of similar search
for time out Of mind. He had Travelled
westward from the City Of Mexico into
the mountains, and for nearly two years
roamed about IN the inhospltable wilds
seeking clews by which he might be led
+ TO the unsealing of the mystery of the
ancient treasure troves. His life was in
constant peril among suspecting, half
clad natives, deadly reptiles, savage
beasts and lurking banditti.
AT last he came TO a place in the
mountains where there was considera-
BILE village The inhabitants, to his sur
prise. received him kindly The village
was the capital of the state ne was in.
+ You will excuse me for not naming the
place, but am the only living person out
side of that district who knows its name,
and recent occurrence has satisfied me
that this knowledge is valuable The
10 atty struck the English miner as an
ideal spot for an Aztec mine, and he be-
gan quietly to explore IL. One day he
stumbled on an opening choked With tan
gled growths and with heaps of broken
rock lying about it, He picked up piece
of the rock II was the richest kind
of gold ore. With trembling and impa-
tient hands he tore away the vines and
brushes that grew over the opening. Peer
ing into the dark hole he saw the top of a
rude ladder resting against one side OF
the opening which was the shaft of o
long abandoned mine. Not stopping TO
think Of the risk and uncertainty, Wor-
| Ellington quickly let himself down upon
the ladder and followed it down the shaft
After he had descended some distance
into the dark and unknown depth, Wor-
Ellington lighted match. The flame lit
up the shalt brightly for a moment BY
that momentary fash of light Morthing-
ton saw on every side glittering streaks
and strata and pro getting Jumps Of virgin
gold.
DISCOVERY OF THE OLD MINE.
1.-THE venturesome Englishman de-
scended to the bottom OF the shaft,
which, as near as he could Judge, was
fifty feet deep. There he lighted other
matches. On the floor Of the mine lay
half dozen leather buckets, moldy,
cracked and rotted by are, but, all the
/ same, bucKets in which the Aztec miners
| had borne their precious burdens, cen
turits ago, from those golden depths.
WOrthington had succeeded ia his long
and toils0me search. He tarried in that
vicinity two or three weeks, secretly
making elaborate maps Of the surround
ings, aud getting specimens OF
the rich gold the ancient mine
/ yielded He believed that the
secret Of the mine was unknown 70 any