Mohave County miner., 1900-10-06
Is II the Lost Josephine.

Editor Tribune; While it is true
that the mere mention that the long
lost Josephine mine has been found
sends a chill up the backbone of many
who have from time to time been faxed
on lost Josephine mine schemes. it is
none the less fact that in the long
ago the Spaniards and Mexicans did
carry on an extensive mining business
in Southern Utah, in ore that was suffi
ciently rich to pay them for conveying
to Mexico with the aid OF burro pack
trains. 1t is almost as certain that
those mines have not been located
since the days Of modern mining
These two facts warrant us in assum-
ing that they may yet be discovered,
and lend credence to any story that at
all seem creditable, Many people still
living in Southern Utah remember the
story so often told them by old Chief
KonOsh, how his best warriors were
killed by the SpaniardS and Mexicans
while defending their mines, which
shows that they must have been loca-
ted in that part Of the state where Dr.
Wilkins has recently made such won
derful discoveries in the way of old
shafts and dumps located on rich
vein Of ore that runs from 6$ to 3sS per
ton in gold.
The facts that led up to this extraor-
dinary discovery, briefly told. are that
DR.. c. f. Wilkins of Boston, Mass,
while in southern Utah by his conuec-
tion with the Boston placer mining
company, of which he i the president
and general manager, about two years
ago met r. NJ. Keen, of Fillmore. Utah.
who interested the doctor with the lost
mines, stating that he was in posses
sion of information that would lead to
their discovery. The doctor put up
the necessary cash to equip Mr.. Keen
with prospectors' outfit and inciden-
tails. In less than two months Dr.
Wilkins, who was then at home in Bos-
ton, received a telegram from Keen
stating that he had the Spanish mines
corralled. DR.. Wilkins Immediately
started for Utah, and at once put ten
men to work exploring the wonderful
find, for wonderful it is.
II is located near what is known as
He'll Hole. This for years has been be-
lieved to be natural cavern, but more
recent developments have shown that
it is the work of man. In one of the
shafts discovered by Mr.. Keen there
are ten men at work removing dirt and
other debris that has fallen in from the
top. In this shaft there are several
regular landings with a manbole
through which one enters the ore
cham bers below. These manholes are
covered over with fiat rocks, the walls
having been cut away to make room
for placing the rocks over the hole.
Small PARTICLES of ore very rich in gold
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the walls of these chambers. The doc
tor will continue his labors until he
has cleared out all of these old shafts,
and whatever is there he will find.
The fact that there are four shafts
all on the same belt OF ore so rich that
float can be picked up anywhere on the
surface that assays 6s to 3Ss, together,
with many other things make the con-
clusion that here we're the great Span
ish mines of yore, very natural and
reasonable one. But whether this was
the lost Josephine or the lost Sally
Ann, cuts no ice in the case. The fact
is that DR.. Wilkins has made very
rich find. so rich that it will soon be
the talk in all mining circles.
The doctor is rather non -committal
but the zeal with which he works and
the free manner in which he is spend.
ing his money warrant one in conclud.
ing that whatever else others may
think of the find, he believes in it,
heart and soul.-Salt Lake Tribune.
When you cannot sleep for coughing
it's hardly necessary that any one