The Arizona sentinel., 1896-08-08
Lost Mines of Arizona and Sonora.

Almost every mining region on the Pacific Coast has it's "lost mineso le- gends. In Nevada, California, Arj- zona, Colorado, Montana, Idaho everywhere-we find stories of lost mines. The lost mines, whether of gold or silver, are always represented as being immensely rich. Down in Arizona and New Mexico the lost mines are usually those of silver, while in California and elsewhere they are principally mines of gold. The stories connected with many of the lost mines, as the Breyfogle, !Gunsight, Peg-Leg and Lost Cabin, are too well-known to be repeated here. First and last much money has been expended in searching for one and another of these lost mines. Many expeditions have been fitted cut, and often great hard ships have been endured. In not few instances lives have been lost in these searches.
 The great region of lost mines as we'll as of mines that have never been found, is that of Arizona, New Mexico, and indeed all the way down through Central and South America. It IS also a region of lost treasure in the shape of hidden hoards of gold-in- deed. down that way there are even 1 lost cities and towns. John 1. Ginn, an old newspaper man of the Com stock, spent much time in search of the lost mining town of Guaynopa' < supposed to lie somewhere in the Sierra Madre mountains, but he never was able to penetrate to where the old town was said to be situated. Hundreds of men have lost their lives while trying to find 1t.
 About three years ago thls lost city was said to have been found by Louis 1 Proto, French-American miner and prospector. Proto says the old ruins are in the Sierra Madre, in the very heart of the Apache country. He went out alone and prowled through the mountains Indian fashion till he found the remains of the old town He found the ruins of buildings furnaces, arrastras and a stone church through the floor of which large trees were growing. The whole of the peo pie of Guaynopa were massacred by the Apaches over 200 years ago, ano finally even knowledge of its site wal lost.
 Proto returned to La Trinided, So nora, the place whence he set out, witl his pack mule loaded with the riches ores of gold and silver ever seen il that place. The ores were considere' good evidence that he told the trutl about his discovery. Proto not onl saw plenty of rich silver ore in tn old tunnels about the ruins, but als
 rich gold quartz and placer digging
 He stated that the ruins indicated I town of about 1900 inhabitants. Two years ago party of Sonoraian
 headed by one Pedro Encines, cam
 up into Arizona in search of silvf
 mine described as a "mountain g silver ore." The mine had been foun
 years before by "compadre' whN'
 age and bodily infrmity prevente his returning to look for the treasu
 which he thought might now be take
 possession of under the protection
 the U. s. troops. The party Of scare - CTS were provided with letters fro
 the governor of Sonora and oth
 Mexican officials. These documen
 they presented to Capt. J. L. Bull
 acting Indian agent at San Carlo
 and were granted permission to scare w for the silver mountain, but with t. , proviso that should it be found to
 on the reservation the exploratl'
 was to end at once.
 On these terms the Sonoraians
 out, having with them as guide
 old man who had been cOmpanI sS of the discoverer of the silver mou