The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
Probability That the Mines
of the Incas Are
in Sight.
Fortunes Said to Have Been
Taken Out in a Single
Month.
A Well-Known Californian Reported
to Be Among the Fortunate
Ones
Klondyke promises to have q powerful

hlonQyke promises 10 nave powerful
rival.
more genial cline and gold in even
larger quantities than in the frigii zone oi
Alaska are among the reported attractions
OF the latest claimant to the attention OF
the seekers after great and easy fortunes.
Reports received in this City within the
past week would appear to indicate that
The famous mines of ilimitable gold once
worked for the benefit of the Incas have
been again located in Peru and are being
operated to the enrichment of few
Americans and Englishmen and hundreds
of the natives OF the South American re-
public named.
Among The recently arrived guests al
the Palace Hotel is G. d'Miranda of Peru,
who is prominently connected with the
petroleum industry OF that country. He
left Peru several months ago. and at that
| time the mining boom there had just
about fairly started. Since leaving home
he has been in receipt of letters telling OF
soma rem arka BILE discoveries of placer de-
posits OF the precious metals. According
to the advices he has received the dig
gings, which are situated in the depart
ments, or States, of Cuzco and Puma, are
the richest that have ever been discovered
IN modern times. Gold in almost free
state is being taken out by the ton and
fortunes are made In lew months.
"Yo our news from Klondyk ke," said the
Peruvian magnate yesterday, sis but q
flicker in the light of reports that are
coming from our golden districts. From
The information l have received, he CON-
tinued, II really believe, as do many OF
the most intelligent people OF Peru, that
| the traditional Incas' gold mines, which
are part OF the hi.tory of the invasion OF
Cortez, have at last been reopened.
LAS an instance of the success that has
attended Americans seeking gold in Peru
| need only reciie the fortunate expert
ence of man named Harrison, who is a
resident of California and well known to
| many OF your mining operators.
"Hardison and, l believe, twelve 9th er
Americans left here two years ago for
Peru on an expedition after petroleum.
On the trip down five of the party died,
four at sea and one at Panama, of fever.
Hardison and the remaining members of
the party continued on to Peru and event.
ually PROCEEDED into the interior, where
recent reports state they found gold in
quantities which when mentioned few
people would be willing to believe.
1.-The output OF one OF Rardison's claim S
was 279 pounds of gold, worth more than
$50, 900, for the month of June. l have
knowledge of mine which he lately pur-
chased for 1886, 900. His companions have
been equally fortunate, but / mention his
experience simply 10 show what has been
done there"
Mr.. Miranda declared that had his coun-
try the news facilities that is possessed
by this country in its enterprising news
papers the reports from there would cast
those from the Klondyke into insignifi-
cant obscurity. The hardships to be en-
dured in Peru, he stated, were scarcely
worth mentioning in comparison with
those that must be encounte tered by all
who 60 to the Arctic climate of Alaska.
Access to the god-leavened country is
comparatively easy throughout the year.
There are several routes from this City.
One is by steamer to Molando, thence by
rail to Lake Titlcaca, which is crossed by
steamer. Here rail travel is resumed 10
La PaZ, and from the latter place the re-
naming dis,anc to the diggings, about
250 miles, must be made on horseback or
aioOt.
According to Mr.. Miranda the climate
of the region is not as torrid as most peo-
pie are inclined to imagine, and there is
very little fever in the m ines.
The news of the discoveries is said to
have almost depopulated number of the
towns of Peru. Thousands at once started
for the fields. From one town about 1000
people left in TWO days. Hundreds of
m iners who have been working quartz
claims along the coast have deserted their
holdings and have gone TO the placer dig
gings.