Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-01
AFTER THE lost
ADAMS DIGGINGS
Another Expedition 70 Start
out IN Quest Of the Al
legged Rich PlaCers.
WAS ORGANIZED AT BlsBEE
Many q Prospeclor Lured % His
Death IN Attempt 20 locate
These Mines.

Another systematic attempt viii
soon hf made Co unraVcl the mysteries
Of the lost Adams placere Of the White
mountains in northern Arizona. Thee
plnccrs have lain hidden from the
dllleeni search Of tho intrepid pros.
pcctor for over hffy years. and they
are again soon DO furnish the inccn.
tive Ger @ pcfiioug and exciting oxpCdl
ton.
innumerable prospcctors haya
sought this fabuloualy rich dieeing.
bat of 30 avail. They have kept unto
themselves these many years and for
how long no one knows
The legend banded down regarding
the Adams plncerE are many and va
ried. Tine one principally accepted is
about az follows.
In tho year 1858 a party of twenty.
our, headed by Adams. icft overland
from Missouri Tor the wiida of CALI
fOrnin. They were q hardy l0i. aud
used 90 the ruggou pnratlnns of the
west and accepted the hazardous task
With no lorcbodinEs Of the future.
After q trying Journey OF several
months they reached the Wild white
mountains that separate Arizona from
New Mexico.
At or near The highest peak OF the
range OF mouDsains tho famous Adems
rlacors were found The ground was
literally covered with golden nuggets,
and the Adams party collected ag
many ns they could. LeRond has a
ihst some of the nuggets were as large
ag a mans thumb end OF pIgC gold.
The party, not Wishing 20 give up the
field, Do was decided among ihcm that
twelve would proceed 90 san Fran
cisco. dispose OF wnat gold they could
carry. sud faium tn the new camp
with money and provisions.
Tho twelve never reached their dos.
Station. They encountered rowing
band OF white Mountain Apachos and
were maeaacrod 10 a man. shortly
sficfward the men loft In the camp
shared the same fate, the Indians
learning that thcir dleglnRs had been
discovered. Adams WAS the only man
90 reach civilization awe, after I'M
told hardshlps
he went 10 California and remained
IN San Francisco and the miElng coun.
Ties Of ne north for a long time, re-
turning 10 Arizona IN the early G0'e
ho made a dIligcnt search for his
alaccra. but was never able iO End
Them although % was said that in
early days Adams made a shipment OF
gold nuggets from Tombstone. Whore
they were found no never stated
There ls living today nt Fort Apache
IN northern Arizona an old Indian
chief who once related how the white
mon we're kiiicd. when they started on
tneir trip for san Francisco. % o.
said they fought IKE dcmonH, and net
until they had killed double their
number of lndlans were they oxtor.
minated. They were probably the
FIRST white party chat had ever visited
that portion and the Apachca ala not
SNOW how 90 handle them.
Adams lived many years following
IN Arizona and passed through the
.Yiclsaltudes OF the Oid.time Arlzonau,
Three or four years ago be died ~
Los Angeles, The papers OF that city
Swing quito an extended account Of
bis life and OF the famous Adams dig
glnga.
Before be died. however he made q
map OF the location OF hin placers and
turned Il over 10 some friends. he
said that the digglngs were located a.
the foot Of a high peak In the White
mountains. from which point four riv-
orB found their sources u % sup
posed that this peak ia Mt. Thomas
The placer was reached BY going up a
preCipltous river between two fiown.
Ing walls OF granite and other
wise described Inc place a. one aim
cult of access Scores Of pruspcciurs
have tried TO follow tho directions bit
nothing has ever came Of them.
There Is now being organized ln
nlshee well-equlppcd party. headed
by II II Huddlosion. who, on septem-
her I, viii start overland In search
Of the adams dlgginss, They will go
By way OF Clifton. up the Blue Greek
ana across as Wild and rugged a c0un.
try az lies GA! 81 doors Many
months viii be- consumed Ia the expe
dillon. but the promoters think they
have a lead ON the famous Adams
digglnss OF the White mountains.