The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-16
CLIMPSES AT Death VALLEY

paying ores. At the end of this, and
70 connect, they are sinking an all
shaft. When this is finished they will
be able to keep the 10-stamD mill now
on the property running for years to
come The main shaft is down zoe
Ieet. We horned some of the rock and
found plenty of gold. The vein is d
contact, lime, with porphyry between
that and the quartz ledge, on the hang
! ing wall. The fool wall is shale. which
Wiil show gold, but in what quantity
Is not known, as they have no assayel
10 test the ore. The mill is a good ten.
stamps and well equipped. The houses
are We'll built of lumber. They had to
pipe the water from the other side OF
the valley. about six miles and a half
with three-inch pipes. They have
A GASOLINE ENGINE
to run the mill. This proves a nuisance
at times, because the gasoline gives out
and the mill has to sop. until the sup
ply comes to hand. You must know
that it is hard to keep supplies when
this property is situated in Nye county,
Nevada, one hundred and ten miles
from the Nevada Southern railroad,
that leads to California, and 2S4 miles
from there to Milford The mill is now
silent and has been since the fight
with the jumpers.
The company did not know at that
time how things would terminate, and
did not order the gasoline, but it will
soon be there, and the mill will again
start up. We were on the spot where
Pnll Foore was Shot; the gravel is yet
stained with his blood Those that
were with him say that they have had
all they want in that line. There were
eight men on the jumpers side and six
under the leadership of Peter Reid.
About one hundred shots were fired,
but the rocks afforded too much shelter.
This company owns
THE JOHNNEY MINE
about four miles away This has two
Huntington mills on it, also driven by
gasoline engine which HOSTS the ore
from the 800 foot level. This is a fissure
vein with quartzite on the hanging
wall. These mills are running night
and day, and reduce forty tons of ore
each day. The vein runs in pockets
and chambers, some very wide but con-
tinues always without interruption. If
these properties were near Salt Lake
they would be worth millions, and they
are good as they are. There is ore
enough in sight for years to come, and
it is easily mined. Anyone who has
nerve enough to mine down in that
barren country should be blessed with
all that he can get hold of.
THE BRYFOGLE.
Much has been said and written
about the Bryfogle mine, which is sup
posed to exist near Death Valley. The
history is this: In 1868, there were
some southern sympathizers in Austin,
New, and these fitted out and started
across the country, expecting to ford
the Colorado river in Arizona, and
thence go to the southern states. With
these Bryfogle, after whom of course
the mine was named, concluded to
travel and prospect to the Colorado
river When near the Funeral noun
tains, or at some place therein, the
Indians stole all their horses, and the
patriots were left in a pitiable plight.
While hunting the animals, Bryfogle |
into canyon, and while TAX !
ing rest on a boulder he picked up a
piece Of rock, which showed gold in
The rock was of a pecu- |
liar red quartz. He asserted after |
wards shat he could have loaded a |
pack mule from the ore loose in sight |
before him. Being afoot, perhaps get |
ting short of provisions and in an In |
dian country at that, it is perhaps not !
necessary for me to say that the men |
had more regard for their own safety |
and did not linger long in that vi |
entity. They struck out to find the
southern road from Utah to San Ber-
lardino, arriving safely at that Califor-
MIA village. The next year, Bryfogle
was again at Austin and number of
men fitted themselves out with
the idea of reaching the fabulous !
'ich spot. They went south to Aus :
in, till they came to Grapevine noun
tain Here they began to doubt Bryfo-
gle and accused him of leading them
lstray. Growing and faultfinding be-
anne general and there was talk of
hanging Bryfogle if he did not find the
nine and in a short time at that. AT
his stage he rebelled, and the party
vent back, leaving him some provi-
ions and offering him a mule An old
ndlan soon paid him a visit and told
Inn to get out of the country and that
re would find white people at Las
1egas, to the southeast The red man
-ccompanied him for some distance.
.nd the day after two Indians ap-
'roached the unlucky miner and struck
lin in the back of the head with a
leaving him for dead. When
re regalned consciousness he was near
Vhat Is now known as the Stump
prings. From there he went to Noun
am springs, twenty-six miles from
-aS Vegas. The white people
| Las Vegas, being informed
nat there was dead man
It Mountain Springs went up after
I'm and found him, not dead, but suf.
erlng from the wound. Mr.. Burling-
ON, who died recently at Deep Greek.
nd Farley Granger, now in California.
anne along with a freigt train from
,os Angeles and brought him to Salt
AXE with them.
In 1866 he went down again. Mr.
l. O. Finley and one other man went
Ut with him, but he seemed to be lost
nd could not find the mountain again.
fact all the mountains have a sim
ar appearance, and what makes il
'orse is there is but little or no water
any of them. Grass is always short.
Fhlle Bryfogle lived he went out MANY
mes but each time to be still more
ustrated and confused. Hundreds of
eopie, besides, have looked those
fountains over. Some have lost their
yes and hundreds have gone to other
lines, and still others continue the
unit We met Mr.. Finley and Mr..
eyman, who have been hunting for
lirty years off and on. They are out :
,r the last time now, so they saw.
by should they not hunt? If they find
, II is fortune to them and theirs. r
Mr.. George Montgomery while out :
uniting Tor Bryfogle found the mine !
lat MS company owns. Other mines
ave been found in the same way; so
has not been all loss, but the Bry-
gle mas not been found as yet. AS Y