Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31
FABULOUS STORIES OF GOLD.
AN AMERICANS STARTLING Dis
coVERY IN MEXICO
OLD MINES FOUND THAT ARE
NOW GUARDED BY THE pEscEN-
DANTs OF AN ANCIENT AND
ONCE POWERFUL RACE-A
HANDSOME PEOPLE,

a letter from Guadalajara. Mexico.
says Preparations are being quietly
made for another attempt to invade
the fabulous deposits Of gold known TO
exist in the Sierra de Nayarat. In the
Territory OF Topic near the west coast
OF Mexico. d. h. Russell, a well-known
American, residing at this place, anu
who is an extensive manufacturer aud
dealer In machinery and apparatus for
/ mining. has returned from trip into
the mysterious Businesses which, with
their inhabitaits. have long baiIied the
attempt OF the prospectors to unravel
their golden mystery OF the centuries.
| Mr. Russell, who Is an old resident here
and whose word is never disputed. IL
! perhaps the only man who has been al
lowed to view the riches and live to
I repeat the story Others have pene-
/ trated part OF the way into the Edo
/ rodO. but have always met death at
the hands OF the Alacian Indians, who
| hold the stronghold and jealousy guard
| It's secret. Mr.. Russell IS backward in
| speaking OF his trip and his discoveries.
1 not wishing to seek notoriety, but was
! finally prevailed upon 10 give an ac-
count Of his adventures to the CORE
| spondent OF the Globe Democrat.
! The gold belt lies in the Sierra de
| Nuyarat, a rugged and almost inac-
| cessible range OF mountains some nine
! ~ miles north Of the road to san Bias
and several days journey from this
city There is also another range known
as the "Allca," running nearly parallel
with the Nayarat, which Is inhabited
| and guarded by u brave and warlike
race Of Indians. They are supposed
to be direct descendants OF the Aztecs.
Mr.. Russell determined TO visit the
country, although few white men who
had ever attempted 10 reach their priu-
Clpal village were known TO have re-
turned alive. Securing military es-
cort from the governor OF Topic, Mr..
Russell set out ON his perlous journey.
ana In due time reached the entrance
to the canyon, In and about which are
all the settlements OF this mysterious
people Long before reaching the outer
boundary Of Alicia the party came into
a lana Of Veruurc, rich in all kinds Of
tropical ana semi-tropical vegetation.
The land does not belong to the Indians.
but Notwithstanding It's fertility no one
darcs eLcruach upon Il through fear OF
the warlike people who claim it, as the
Naquis, OF Sonora, do their ancestral
holdings.
Near the close OF the second day the
explorers passed over the last range
OF mountains shutting in the Alaclans,
and had their first glimpse OF the en-
trance TO the valley, IL Is a narrow
pass between two cliffs which rise al
most pctpendicularly 10 height Of
nearly 5000 feet, and Is natural won
der. The view into the valley proper is
shut OH by mountain wall running
nj right auglrs 10 tho pass From Tho
ton of the mountain IN. rapt5ln or
the escort sent AN interpratsr To- nutIf,y
the chief OF the first village beyond
Of the coming of MIR Russell and his
party, while ,aey followed cautiously,
the entrance 10 the yuIapa ana vyara
mot bt. "a rbjeg ,t1 q, rrn,,.1 ~ r,tt,,as
in their Gala dress ,yho ecc1nn,riss
by a band of music. came IN .viend a
ssaruinf,I,- bs5rty y,eIcI,,,o All ~
,,ntiyss .>,,',,t 10 ,Ti's -, i,,,
suits of bud's feathers which covered
them from Mona IA, T,,,
A. daviranl, mo-. storto5 Cos. A.
main cif, a trtaca - eS9n ~ 7n95 NV
suns a Inn, J",,'s ,,.H,,ai o,. 49, M
intrryeninp cnuntr, - 80 e.. ~
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ducts beinp raised in ,,i,,,r,Sa, 80 ,,,, -
races o666 fset o1 r'lr ,,,, ~ C 49,, 49,
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slope Of A 6arraa, ~, ~. hio''o.t
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Irrigated from sprin,rs "''
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tatn on b',b siI's -, l,i'', 1911, tlIe lhouh,
tba ,,id,i, 20 ~ 10 ~ "lonS toward
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na1rinf, n ,,rntenttn,, s,,,,r Snais -. On
Locked no ,,i WIS 1pua ne saw what
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sSon =, tre stra ~ ~, WE We nanny 20 De
incncs VA. r,,n,t,',. ~ mar three
IL, t,ot' ~ 1917. tis .itOu5h the rocks.
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! Mn H'N'hs 'h"' II ran very
'' ~ ~ So,u'
| ~ re- d t,h' was speht AZ the house
4 IA IN A.. e''iSt VI 'le man village who
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ieo >, ana bo1 ISL, y, me Iatheis OF Mex
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