The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

which was lowered to carry the water
from the mill.
The mill was completed between the
18th and 10Th of January, and immedi-
ately started to work.
1t was customary TO hoist the gates
of the force bay When work was quit
in the evening, letting the water
through the race to wash away the
lOOsened sand and gravel, then close
them down early in the evening. \
gang of Digger Indians had been en-
ployed to dig and cast out the cable
rock, such as was not moved by water.
MIR. Brown. having picked up sufficient
of the Indian dialect to direct the In
dams in that labor, was set to work
overseeing them. One day Mr.. Marshall
went down to look after the work in
general. After talking a few moments
he stepped to where the race entered
the river. and discovered a bed of rock
that had been exposed to view by the
water the night before. The rock was
in the bottom of the race and was from
three to six feet wide and 10 to 20 feet
long. 1t appeared to be granite, but
so soft that it might be scaled up with
a pick, yet too solid TO be carried away
by the water. Mr.. Marshall called Mr..
Brown and together they eX-
amined it, Mr.. Marshall informing Mr..
Brown that he believed there was gold
in the surrounding hills, and there was
an indication of mineral in the rock
they were examining. He then sent
Mr.. Brown after a pan so that they
might wash the sand and gravel and
see what they could find. Their search
proved unsuccessful, and Mr.. Marshall
remarked: well. we will hoist the
gates and turn in all the water tina we
can tonight, and tomorrow morning we
Will shut it off n come down here.
and ] haIfnr-l No In E-I ID
kind of mineral" The idea was carried
out. and the next morning after work
had begun, Mr.. Marshall appeared with
his old wool hat in his hand and ex-
claimed: Boys, l have got her now"
Mr.. Brown having more curiosity tina
the rest, stepped to his side and on
looking in the nat discovered ten or
twelve pieces of what proved to be
gold. Mr.. Brown picked up one of the
pieces and after testing it with his
teeth and finding il did not give, held it
aloft and exclaimed: cold. boys. goldip
At that they all dropped their tools
and gathered around Mr.. Marshall. At
ter Mr.. Brown had made the fire test
and proclamation of the fact he stepped
to the work bench and put it to the
second with the hammer. While doing
so the thought occurred to him that
while in Mexico with the Mormon bat
TALON. he had seen some timber called
m~anzanita, the guides having informed
him that was what the NIexicans
Smelted their gold and silver ores with.
The wood is hard and makes a hot
fire. which lasts a long time. \ hot bed
of the Goals was then in the fireplace in
the cabin. Mr.. Brown hurried off and
made a third test by placing the gold
upon the point of an old shovel blade.
and inserting it among the Goals. Al
though it was plated almost as thin
as a sheet of note paper, the heat did
not change its appearance in the least.
Mr.. Brown having finally become con-
WINGED that it was gold, rushed out to
the party and once more proclaimed it
so.
At this juncture all was excitement,
and all ran to the lower end of the tail
race, where they found from three to
six inches of water flowing over the
bed of rocks, in which there were crew
ices and little pockets. After hunting
diligently for some time they were each
rewarded with a few small scales. Each
put his mite into a vial that was pro-
vided by Mr.. Marshall and made him
custodian. For three or four mornings
the visits were repeated, each time col
Letting some more of the precious metal {