The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-12

ored men in California then. and most o.
those that were there were slaves and
they didn't stand as much show in the
mining camps as Chinaman in Lead
VILE One day an old darkey came along
looking for place 20 dig. The boys, in
a joke, pointed to the top Of a high hill
and told him he would find plenty OF
| gold up there. He followed their advice
because he didn't know any better. and
dug three or four hours, till he reached
bed rock and then filed his pan and
took 1t down 70 the creek 10 wash IL.
The boys gathered around him 10 enjoy
ms discontinue when he found that his
| labor had been for nothing, but he was
not discounted to speak OF, for when he
had washed the dirt Of his pan he had
half pan full OF gold. There was an
immediat rush for the hill. the darkey
lost his claim in the shuttle. and more
gold was taken from that mill in a few
months than what has been taken out
% Alaska since gold was first found
there"
II was at the Fraser river in 1858. too. -
said r. T. Miller, land there never was
such a collection Of men anywhere that
were unable 10 help themselves. Three
fourths OF them knew nothing about
mining and just stood around and lived
on those that were able TO work and
had something. There was no danger Of
their starving because people were more
liberal than they are now and would not
let anyone starve. but they had a rough
time of Ii. When the rush back to San
Francisco commenced they did anything
to ge. away.
Five hundred Of them went aboard a
vessel at Victoria and told the master
that he had 90 take them back to San
Francisco or they would burn the ship,
and he took them back. went in by
the way OF me Colv.ile river. and there
is gold enough in that river to crafty
ANYBODY il a company could be formed
to turn the river. I haven't any inclina-
ton to go to Klondike. for know there
is gold enough in Colorado within 100
miles of Denver that has never been
worked because the people who own il
are too poor to build a fume, and III
venture the assertion that Il will run a
dollar to the yard of gravel from the
surface to bedrock in coarse gold and
the money that will go from
Denver to Klondike would get mile
and half along the creek and put the
works in operation. Colorado has more
undeveloped gold fields than viii ever
be found in Alaska.
II haven't anything in Colorado, but
have something in Nevada that is as
good as anything that have seen in
said Arthur Marx, an old res
dent Of Denver, handing out couple Of
bottled nuggets and retorted gold.
These were taken out from Borett
canon on Owylee creek. about 100 miles
north Of Elks and As miles north Of Tus-
carora- This gold came from % square
yards on bedrock that averaged $3.50 to
the square yard. The gravel is II feet |
deep and all will run more or less gold !
out this was taken off bedrock. We
Rave a good stream of water that runs !
all the year round. 400 feet Of flume. |
800 feet OF hydraulic hose and are all J
-eady to go TO work in earnest, but we /
nave nothing to sell and ont want any
hing to do with Klondike. We have /
Tot estimated the value Of the entire |
gravel bed, but as we own four miles
llong the creek We can get all we want
Ind are satisfied that our digg.ngs are
IS good as those in Alaska"