Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-11
LOST MINES.
Some That Existed in the Pho
neer Days.

considerably like looking for the foun
tain OF youth and generally brings
about as much return. The most fab
ulous story that is told is related by
the pioneers. When this valley was
first settled the Washoe Indians show
ed the settlers pieces OF rock that
fairly glistened with gold. The di-
rection indicated by the Indians was
west OF this place A general rush was
was made to that locality, and few
specimens OF rich ore were brought
in, but the main ledge was not dis
covered \ little later Mexican
came in from the west range and
showed rock OF the character carried
by the Indians. He refused to show
where he got the rock. Every once
in a while he would make a trip to
the hill and bring in enough OF the
ore to net him money enough to get
! on a big debauch This continued for
| some time until finally the old man
| died at the St Nicholas hotel from
pneumonia. On his death-bed he tried
to tell where the mine was located.
His description led the prospectors
on to Tufy fiat about SIX miles west
OF the hotel None OF this ore has
yet been discovered up that way.
Another party about the same time
came to Carson with rich float iron
the placer diggings back OF Mill Sta
ton. The man claimed to have uncov-
eled the ledge from which the golt
in the canyon comes from. At differ
ent times he brought in gold in guam
tity and always in ore. He was quar-
relsome and alter a fight with an OF
t ticer lett Tor Aurora where he Wa
d killed in the mines. Since that tim
rich float has been found in the can
yons near where ii is supposed tn
man worked.
In the early seventies three me
\ came into Empire with very rich roch
; They claimed 10 have found il mort
t OF that place and all claimed the dis
d corcry. \ general fight followed j
It which one was killed. The other tw
escaped. Since that time rich spec
mems have been brought in but tn
" ledge still awaits discovery.
., \ Jew years later a Spainard name
Jesus. we'll known in this city, found
boulder back OF Sugar Loaf mountai
a from which he took $500. Consie
Is cradle prospecting followed but II
er rock OF the same nature was found.
t. California company put i'll winter
work in the canyon with small I,
Suits.
y Spainard named Lopez, not lat,
l.. than ten years back, came to this ci
with very rich rock He would NAL
trips to the mountains and bring
wv enough ore for his wants This co.
-s tinucd up to few years back. II
IL reason that he declined to state whe
the ledge was that it being on pa
, ented land it could not be held T
or gave out enough to convince peop
that the ground is owned by the w
ter Company in Little Valley
ID Not more than two years ago
u French sheepherder had a sack ii
OF gold specimens that he exhb;te
1t was exceedingly rich and seem
to come from ledge matter The her
=, er intended to return to the claim
the fall He had some difficulty wi
his boss and he LETT this section.
re- was afterwards reported that he di
md near Woodfords where he was e.
re- ployed. The directions that he ga
friend was north Of this city NJ
the summit of the big mounta
Jus marked with volcanic rock in the sha
w. OF D. This may have been the sa
ledge that the three men who visi,
Empire had found
The lost mine OF Snowshoe Thon
an son is we'll known to everybody. Thu
,ck sands Of dollars and several lives h;
or been lost in trying to find this /
lie claim.
he The ''Dutchman'' claim in the Pi
;-d nut range is also we'll known of.
still remains mystery, though
old-timers say that the crazy n
that owned it had plenty OF ore to
hib;t.
y Other stories are told but like