The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-08-19
Mad. |. rorsan. in Arsse.n..

Mexico published last week report
 that John Brockusn, whose residence isnow Los Angeles. has sssd his que < fifth interest In the ;Commonw we slsh at ' Pearce. Aria, for ea.00o .0OO. ShA, paper also declared the pro perty ,ts bs ; the largest produoer.of gold and siiver found since the days of the ComsAec.k. How Mr. BWckman had nerve enssa gh
 to get iu on tho dsal is here toA by
 the Mining News. It is already . ,fa- !. miliar story that the rauchar w,hc , found the ore body did 80 by accid~u t. : almost. Psarce was his name. Ol,e {. day while driving homo tardy c,Sw !. he picked up stone to throw. IT ls :. heft of the missile attracted his stte D.
 tion. aud he discovered that 1t wxs , heavy with gold sDd.sIlser. The led, ,s :, was quickly found. The Pearos fam
 fly began quarryiagshe treasure. ';hry 1, got out small f.ntunc. But. ,wise-
 acres said the ore body would sson
 pinch out. The owners began to lssnt [ for buyer whiie the pocket was stiil
 tempting. Buyers were shy. Finally
 about eighteen mcutlss ago. Th"Mas
 B. Pheby. who had mint of lnssaey
 in New Mexico silver and In Arix~na
 properties, was indoosd to drop "6 at
 the nearest railway slasisn. while go-
 ing down from San Fsancisco, where
 he Is big bug ia mtaing circles. {. Phebys went down iniO Pearce niise
 He caught on at once, did Pheby. .sut
 he is cool cucumber and he did net
 change color. His visit put ,iampur on tue owner. Pheby iuieusl~d to, o,sse
 him later but got badly left. and hs is 1
 now out in tue Psnanint dislrict- above .Rsnbsburg. trying to get ss
 good a. mine as Pearcs fosad.
 Soon af.er seeing the mine Phsby
 met Rroskman aud gave the snap away. BsM&man was .'bssted." He
 had madea fortune selling hay. frai, and eorItfsd be+f to the soldier boys
 at Fort Bayard. near his New Mexico ranch. He was induced to go iato
 baSking. aud sharper men than l.e got his "dougb.' SD ..ihe little Dutch man" struck out into the desert to
 prospect. Hesknew not much of mines and had nut a. -dollar. Tcm Pbeby was not shy ef his old time acquainisncrs but Brock kman Anew man who wxnt- ed gold niue and who knew gold rock from alode. It was R. A. F. sPeprose. geologist of the Chicago uni- versiiy. and bnaher of Senater Pen rose of Philadelphia. Brckman went to his old home ie ge. funds. He had become 70 involved that this was not easy. l, was by . scratch that he gut hold af4500. Goisg to Pearce with thisihe xisitrd tho mine. The owner asked &2z5. 900 for the property. Brock- man declined to go into the shsfi. Pheby had told him enough. Il tell v0u yaf l &o, Mir. Peascc. I give you lhust $500 for thirty days opium ai that price. and l will noteship any ore. " ( To Pearce it was like fading the $500 md hs rxpse,rd no sale. But Bock- 1 man hit the wire and Penrpse was soon with him Work was began ard with { D thirty days the ore on the dump and 1 D sight was enough to pay the pur- chase price. The Pearces got @1O0. 900 md released the 4Ilirr $75. .O00 because z sthe lille Du'chassn" p,rsuaded then, . hat they had had enough for ihe prop rty. They are now living is San Francisco. Brckmaa's family is sgain D Easy street, and the Pennsy,yal, ans would not give ap the ship h,r b.00O.Oc0.
 The camp is now very busy one. Iearly 100 men are at work aud a ill That will handle sixty tons per 2, a sy is being erected. Other claims q re now developed and new strike X X IS been made in ihs big mine. B If Las Angeles business men and apiialiSis will back the miners with h eyeloprmsnt fu0ds the history If \