St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22

"EE WON THE cHIEFTAIN's DAUGHTER"
pectors, had been forced to abandon, losing
in their flight all but general knowledge of
the location of the mines. There is a never
ending romance over these mines whose
wealth, while of course somewhat problema-
teal, is still known to be very great
Probably the most famous of all these
mines, according to the traditions handed
down from the Aztecs to the Indians and by
them transmitted to us, is that of the Home
of Gold" This spot of most desirable pos
session is in a most wonderful valley some
where in southwestern New Mexico in the
Sierra Madre, ten acres in extent: it is en-
closed by high, rocky walls, and is accessible
only by secret passage. In this valley it is
always summer time, and thousands of
tropical birds of rich plumage flap their gaudy
wings among the southern trees and verdure.
Across the valley there is a ledge of pure
yellow gold, thirty feet wide, which glitters in
the sunlight with dazzling, bewildering bril-
hancy. A stream of limpid water murmurs
dreamilv across this ledge of gold and rip
pies over the yellow metal as other streams
do over common rock. The legend is that
the ledge of gold extends down to the centre
of the earth, and that it will remain there
until Montezuma returns to earth to free his
descendants from the dominion of the kin of
the conquestadores. They call this place
the Madre d'Oro, and believe that from it
will come the wealth for the uses of Monte
yuma. Years ago Jose Afyaray, wandering,
like many another prospector. about the
Sierra Madre in search of the "Home of
Cold" saw the valley from the top of the
wall. Unable to enter the paradise of all the
gold hunters OF the southwest he took up
his abode with the Indians who guard the
canyon leading into it. He became a mem
Der of the tribe and eventually the husband
of the chiefs daughter. Later on she be-
trayed to Jose the secret Of the entrance to
the valley, although to this day it is mys-
terry to the Indians how the chiefs daughter
learned it. Taking advantage of the infor-
nation, Jose entered the valley, and in his
greedinesS weighted himself down with gold
so that he could not escape by the only way
which had been pointed out to him. He was
discovered, and the Indians sacrificed him on
the golden ledge with all the terrible cere-
monies of the old Aztec religion. In despair
at losing her husband, and in fear for herself
by reason Of her treachery, the chiefs
daughter threw herself into the valley from
the top of the rocks and her blood mingled
with that of her husband on the gold of the
Madre d'Oro. The Indians still guard the
"Home of Gold,'' but other prospectors still
talk of finding and securing it, despite the
fact that many of their calling have gone into
the Sierre Madre mountains to find it and
have not returned.
Almost equally famous, but more tangible,
is the Lost Cabin mine in the Big Horn noun
tains, to discover which score of men have
lost their lives, and few their minds It
has been discovered, re-discovered and lost
half-dozen times, and is to-day as great
mystery. and as interesting as ever. The
man who first discovered the mine built the
cabin, lost both and never found either again,