The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-21
HOPE TO RECOVER A NINE.
Mystery of the Yankee BonhnEa,
Lost Twenty Years Ago.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Aug IL
When Yankee" Holman died suddenly
IN salt Lake back in the seventies the
secret Of the famous Yankee BOuanZL"
gold mine died with him This lost mime,
which is presumably possessed Of fabu-
Ious riches is situated in the Wasatch
range Of mountains skirting the eastern
side Of the Uiutah Indian Reservation.
and a systematic search viii be made for
u as soon rs the reserya ton shall have
finally been thrown open for settlement
What its discovery would mean TO the
lucky miner who stumbles upon its secret
is merely matter Of speculation, but
there is little doubt that il is by far the
richest gold mine within the borders Of
the State, and the only one In which mug
gets have been found in abundance As a
result Of the latter fact the theory has
been advanced that the Yankee BOnan-
"a" IS not a mine in the generally accept
II sense, but merely a cave in which an
immense amount OF gold nuggets has been
stored
''YauE e." Holman. the one time posses
sor Of the secret. is said TO have made the
discovery by chance. and in the months
that he lived thereafter refused all offers
% share the secret with others Il IS also
said that Brigham Young. the great Nor
man leader, IabOred with Holman along
these lines, but without any promise Of
success.
Yankee Holman was peculiar man
OF taciturn disposition, but devoUt Nor
mon, he lived the life Of a recIuse. and I'M
iii his discovery Of the bonanza was very
poor Then came sudden and percerti-
bic change in mis- fortunes His tith,ng
which had previously been paid in manGal
labor, was passed over the counter Of the
uthing house in gold nuL-1ts. and while
he was much disinclined 10 discuss the
find, he dropped frequent hints TO the er-
feet that there were others where those
came from.
The news Of HoIman's sudden acquisi-
ton Of wealth naturally spread with IA
pidity, and men with means, as well as
those rich in promises. made numerous at
tempts TO wrcst his secret from him. The
efforts, however, were fruitIess. and the
negotiations never passed beyond the in
cipient stage Holman told all corners
fatty that the secret was not for sale, and
that settled IL
On one occasion three mounted men
Wdylaid Holman as he was on the way TO
his mine, and assured him that they
would Kill him II he did not share his Sc
cret with them he finally agreed 10 con
a
kept upon him, and his captOrs threatened
repeatedly that any attempt upon his
part 70 escape would result in mis- death.
The hlghWaymen were in high glee. and,
being in a part Of the country where there
were no settlers. they had confidence in
theiT abIlity TO force HOlmaa's valuable
secret from him As the party entered Il
canyon in the locality where the mine Is
supposed TO be situated. however HOi-
man S features underwent a sudden and
perceptble change, much To the surprise
lea ~
scented danger, and suggested that the
party camp there for the night before
proceeding 10 the mine The others laugh
Cd at MS fears, and the party pushed on
ward A half mile further down the can
yon, and without the slightest warning
Indians opened fire on HOlman's CaUrors
from behind the rocks, and two Of the
nlirrh'r frll FROM their saddles dead The
third man was MORALLY wounded and disa
~ItiiIu "a lev minutes Holman was nu-
hurt and il was learned subsequently
that he mad purchased the friendship Of
ents-
Within month Of this tragedy Holman
died suddenly and alone. Beneath the
hearthstOne Of his humble home was
found quart can almost filled with mug
gets ana among his papers was d.scOV-
cred a partial map Of the region which
held MS secret The situation Of the mine
however, was not marked. and owing 10
the unfriendly attitude Of the Indians 10
the whites at that time. little search vyag
made for H. Since then the Government
has supported the Indians IL theIr deter
minatiOn 70 keep white men ont ~ tba
country. and for years no attempts. so FAR
as Known. have been made 20 discover the
secret.
But when the country is finally thrown
open Tor settlement hundreds Of expert
enCcd prOSpeCtOTS will renew the search
and through the exercise Of skill and pa-
tence II Is believed that the lost mine
discovered.