The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-08
FINDS LOST CABIN NINE
R|ch OIgglngs Unearlhed on Shos-
hone Reserve
ANUS BOYSEN STRIKES II LUCKY
QUARTZ TAKEN FROM MINE As.
SAYS AT A FABULOUS
FIGURE.
ANUS BoYsEN STRIKES IT LUCKY

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. s.-The
claim that Asmus Boyson has located
| the Lost Cabin mine is substantiated
by story which, while it deals with
! events months ago, has just become
public.
This story is to the effect thta
Coyne Drummond of Wheatland, who
had sub-contract from Edward F.
Stahl of Cheyenne to survey por-
ton of the ceded area of the Sho-
shone reserve while making this sur
vey last spring, purely by accident
discovered in a canyon feeding the
gorge of the Big Horn river, an an
cient and ruined log cabin, through
| the center Of which a cottonwood had
grown. The legends of the Lost Cabin
mine say that cottonwood tree grew
through the cabin from which the
mine derived it's name, and the cabin
in the canyon Immediately reminded
Drummond and his companion of the
legend.
They are said to have investigated
and to have discovered near the cabin
an old mine workings which uncovered
| ledge of quartz carrying gold in
fabulous quantity. They agreed to
say nothing of their discovery, as the
/ land on which the ledge appeared
| would not be open to mineral entry
| until October Is on which date the
| filing of claims by nomeseekers who
participated in the reservation drawing
| would come to an end.
Plans Were Spoiled.
Drummond and his companion, so
says the story, adhered to their reso-
luton to say nothing about their find,
as they intended to file a location of
the ledge after the land became sub
| ject to mineral entry. Their plans
| were spoiled, however, by the fact
that other members of the survey
party also stumbled upon the ruined
cabin and saw the old mine workings.
At that time Asmus Boyson of
Council Bluffs, a. VINO had accom-
plished the unique feat of securing
from the congress Of the United
States a right to go upon the Sho-
shone reservation and locate 40 acres
of mineral land in advance of all other
persons, was searching for the most
likely tract in the reservation upon
which to place his special location.
| One of the surveyors who had
knowledge of the mysterious cabin
workings in the reservation is said to
| have gone to Boysen and informed him
of this knowledge but to have been
unable to give an accurate account of
| the location of the place. Boysen is
said to nave Immediately gone to
Drummond and offered him $4,000 for
| guidance to the cabin. Drummond the
story says, was in favor Of accepting
| this offer, but his companion objected,
and the deal was not made.
Found the Treasure.
Boysen then determined to find the
mysterious cabin and ledge without
| guidance and with that object in view
| threw his men into the reservation
despite the opposition of the Indian
agent and the military then parolling
the reservation for the purpose Of
keeping all prospective locators off 1t.
Boysen and his men were elected but
| not until they had accomplished their
purpose and located the cabin and the
| rich ledge.
Boysen at once went to Lander and
| filed in the land office there GAO
acre mineral location covering the
cabin and neighborhood, including the
gorge of the Big Horn river. 1t is at
| this point that he is now working to
| build a $250,00O power plant at the
mouth of the gorge.
| The story that Beysen's claim covers
| the Lost Cabin mine is further SUD-
| stantiated by samples of ore from The
| location which have been brought to
Cheyenne. They are literally studded
with gold and one piece half the size
of a mans hand, contains SIS worth
of the precious metal