Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-17
RAINBOW CHASING FOR WEALTH.
Another Lost Mine Fits Before the Vision of an Old Prospector Of
 the Dreamy Past.

The publication in this paper on Monday of an extract from the Globe Times stating that govern ment agent had recently visited the San Carlos reservation with a view of segregating that domain by throwing the mineral land therein open for entry, has brought forth its fruits in sad and romantic story of early life, and tale full of bor- TOT and danger. Like all traditions of the past which cluster around such Fl Uorados as the Adams dig gings, the NIgger Bsn or the Lost Frenchman, each of which today bsve their bordes to run 10 oB the slightest intination of discovery, ;here IS legend likewise in the tale of the San Carlos bonanzas that al- lles It closely to the rest of the big bonauzas m this there is as usual au lLdian or two m the case. The story ss T. runs and as given IS by an old inaa who resides near Prescott and Vho 10 recalling his life of over score of years Ou the borders of Ari- zous and New Mexico, says: In lS65 ho and three others crossed over the Black range of mountains in New Mexico and finally eamped on what Is nOE included in the Saa Carlos reservation. They were prospecting
 u short they were following the thread which others had successive ly east aside and were hunting for lost mine. They had been camPed n a canyon but two days and Sc lecled the site as a permanent one 10 ,:ork from and accordingly com neuced operations. The first day of pra tical work in exploring three of the party struck out in as many di rrclIons, eas b ch osing an objective point to go to. At night but two ret, rned. The next morning the s,sich for gold was abandoned ID. bGnjiDg for ths missing and the tnne took up the same course as the day before, all to meet in camp that night. But two were to return. On ihe lawn of the following day the two remaining souls awoke to real iza'ion of the fate that Indians had II, their cunning and deyiltry slam ieir companions, and with earnest and reverent regard, they agreed to renew the search together as one and selected a circuitOus route to the noth and covering what they be- iieyed to be a good days journey. IT ~ travelled until about noon when a spring of water was run onto and which the companion of the speaker ,lHank freely of. As he raised him self from the spung and was hardly on his feet with choking words he exclaimed, ~Geosge, look out" and f~sts 10 the ground unconscious. T. tb- ouly sarvIvor the quel of tue tragedy was grasped. THe wa ter hGa beer poisoned. Filled with h.rror and alarm and grssping intu- itiveiV the idea of Indian 6endish- ness be left for the camp aud reach ed it before dark. Loading himself heavily with food and ammunition be wandered south and at dusk on the third day arrived at the old Sac atom stage station. He told his story, but 1t was weighed as only so much ehsffis.
 Eighteen years afterward be says, be was prospecting in the Sierra Nadre mountains on the line of Ari Zoua and Mexico. It was there that l first met General Crook and his expedition hunting for Indians. He was employed forthwith as a guide aud served until the return of the military to Fort Bowie where he Sas discharged. It was here the ghAst- ly veil that had shrouded the deed of years before was revealed. An old and withered squaw strayed to the post, and around the flesh Of her bronzed neck there was a small sil- yer watch chain held together by a buckskin string. He asked her through a scout about it and was for once told the truth. The chain belonged to one of his companions, He asked her of the reason why the white men were not Santed in that country and she simply pointed to the chain.
 Our informant is aa old man bent with age aud white with privstion. but the gleam and fire of his eye still has that lustre sud frmness in belief to lead hIm back again to the scenes of yore. With a determins- tion to ferret out the past and again come face to face with the frightful reality of nearly a quarter Of cen tury ago, he went away, saying as he did so, By God, I'll go again"