The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-08-13
~ us OLD MINER.
EDWARD scAlEFFELlN ONE 81 TONE
STONES DISC vERERs.

True SCORES % : Most Typical wsssssa
ProspsotorH How the schisaslin BroSA-
ers and Diok 0ird strask Il RseA +
TombstoAs Gulch.
The Pacific coast newspapers have
been full Of stories about Edward
Sohienelin, one Of the discoverers 81
the Tombstone mines, who was found
dead in cabin in eastern Oregon. Hi
remains. according to his wish, now
rest upon the top Of granite peak two
miles west Of Tombstone, A. T. He de-
sired, he said, ''to be buried in the Rarb
Of prospector. my old pick and can
teen with me, and a monument such az
prospectors build when locating a min
ing claim built over my grave and no
other monument or slab erected. >"
1t seems to be generally felt through
out the Pacific coast that this plain,
ignorant, kind hearted old pioneer and
prospector, who had travelled many
thousands Of miles in search Of new
mines, has thus uncousciously made his
mark upon our romance and history.
That lonely granite cairn in the desert,
rising upon the extreme point Of a tree
less promontory, will long be pointed
out as the grave Of one Of the mont ia
nous Of American prospectors.
Ed Schieffelin's one great strike
yielded him fully third of 81, 000, 0O0.,
At various times in his adventurous
career he plodded painstakingly over
the widest portions of the Rocky noun
tains aud Sierras, he visited Alaska,
Mexico, South America and South
Africa, but never again found such a
mine. When he, died, his fortune, ut
one time said to be over $500, 900, had
greatly decreased by reason Of bad in
vestments and costly expeditions.
The story Of the finding Of Tomb
stone, that briefly famous Arizonian
mining city, has been told in many
different ways. until it is fast becom-
ing one Of the most attractive of Pacific
coast myths The simple facts are that
late in the seventies the two Schiehelin
brothers and Dick Grid were prospect
ing. sometimes together, sometimes
separately, in various districts Of Ari-
iona and New Mexico. It was time
Of terrible Indian outbreaks, and the
Apaches were on the warpath, killing
lonely miners and prospeotors, attack.
ing the stage coaches and running of
cattle. Ed Sohieffelin finally wandered
into the neighborhood Of disputed
claim, the Bronco, where eight men
had been shot in various attempts to de-
eide it's ownership. and was hired at o.
day to sit ON hilltop and look ont
for Indiana One day, while hunting
up stray horse, the hitherto unsuOoess.
full prospector stumbled into WHIST was
afterward called Tombstone Gulch and
found some copper stained rock on what
became the Tough Nut mine. This he
sent to Grid for an assay, and soon after
sent ore from the Lucky Cuss. When
development was begun. q thin vein In
granite widened, and promised, Immense
-xichea The claims were sold for very
large sums. and when the Apachess were
driven cut Oapd nilstz Uursll money. n
to the district Hut = mines did mt
Justify expectations. - 81 1une 49,
very far from being = second Comstoctk.
The unlucky Broncho never paid dol
lar. The Schiehelin and Grid claims
yielded for a time but soon ran out,
and the camp sank into decay.
The first time met Schienelin, that
most typical Of western prospectors.
was about six years ago. After hearing
some Of his picturesque prospector
varna kn1d him ohonk tho various
treasure expeditions to Coos island and
the legends which had caused these ex-
citementa He seised upon the glitter
ing tale OF diamond Ailted swords. bags
Of doubloons and bars Of gold with the
faith OF child and ct once offered to
1t ont schooner for the Islands and 70
pay my expenses - we'll a. give me q
third Of the treasure IL I would 60 along
to repeat the 1sgeud ~ often - desired.
BE had prOGpeCtod for almost every.