New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-21
THE srcRET or A FIBrLOrS MIyE.
From The Denver Republican.

From The Denver Republican.
Salt Lake Utah March II --Enoch Davis lies In
the Utah Pcnitrntiary awaiting the death sentence
rs an a;onement FOR the murder Of his VIE IL j.,
n poor man. without friends HIS case va appralrl
TO the supreme Court Of the United s'a,cs nna me
decision II the lower coris oricrnf ~" mn,
OF the death penalty was sustained. feolle OF the
Territory who are conycrsant win the tdc'S con-
nectcd with the cruel murder for which b" was
tried are anxious 10 know why hr - hot rN"''I''l
ana are equally concerned about the cln'e i.r -.
much assistance having been rendered ~ attempts
To secure an acquittal by prominent men
II now comes u light that this IS me only known
t irei,r h,ilen in The dark canyons ~ The Wah
saich Mountains The gold folds are supposed 10 he
the richest the great West They are situated IN an
almost impcnetrahle gorge. about slNty-ivc miles
east OF salt Lake City. on IN" iaiah Indian RSrr
PASS within five miles 81 the alleged treasure vaults
The American Asphalt Company. composed o: Den
spring in securing lease upon these lands Tor IN"
ostensibe purpose OF WORKING thc dep9s''S OF as
pany Intended to seek for gold. and through IN"
efforts OF Delegate Rawiins prevented the lease
The story connected with the discovery and partial
working OF the gold fields IS also a strange on"
several years ago. when Brigham Young held the
rcins OF government in all OF Utah he was visited
by an old California miner named Edward hhode'
At The close OF the interview the miner departed
quickly into the East Mountains accompanied 10y
had some deal with brigham whereby he agreed
10 deliver his weight in gold 10 IN" president WITHIN
In about six weeks from the time Of the departure
the father and son returned ana GeNereI !" ~ Nc
over eighty pounds each The man was instructed
not 10 attempt 10 work Inc claim nor NV Ut,
secret Ia any person. II then the policy or
Brigham "a lender OF the church. 10 prevent thc
ne sants TO make irrigation bitches and reclaim
The arid lands leaving the development OF mines 70
future generations.
the old miner died and left his secret unknown
10 any mortal but his son. In 1873 the son. John
Rhodes then a man. decided IL again visit the goa
fields He did so and supposed To- have bon
Killed by the Indians, as he never returned Ihc
matter had almost been forgotten until EnDch DAVIS
was arrested for the murder OF his wife. In ms
lnelv prison cell he related how he. In company
pb,dee visited and INSPECTED the gDid ifilS
which are described as being most WONDERFUL u"
doomed man says the Indians Killed Rhodes ana ~
escaped He has kept the matter secret I'LL now.
because people might think That he Killed thodrS,
several mining OF Salt Lake city ar" very
much excited over the story. man IN Sanpcte
County has the only diagram made by Davis de-
srrI,,fi, of tn. country. Tire prisoner has offered
Ia 20 I'm shackcs and chains to the old sluices
worked 10y old man Rhodes years ago II ne IS as-
timers Of Utah have looked lonsingy at those can
nnu for many years In the hope that some day they
might be permitted 10 inspect the supposed rich
pockets Of gold