Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-30

CN6 romance Wnlcn movers around the
lost mine DC STaiopa. "A Mexican Of
great wealth who was 1nueh interested
In the subject made d trip to- Madrid.
to search for data on. the subject. He
found absolutely nothing to prove that
suchEa mine had eyer been worked BIZ
the crown OF Spain, and there Ii moth
ing In Mexican archives to establish
the facts Quite az trustworthy as the
written documents are The traditi ions
among the Pima Indians. They MAIN
tain that Taiopas exists and few
claim to know its whereab bouts. Small
quantities Of very rich ore are occa-
sionally sold at the mountain mining
camps, but all attempts to follow the
Indians to the spot where it as found
or to bribe them to reveal it haye been
unavailing. Their wants are few, and
they believe that should they reveal
the secret they would drop dead. About
six years age. an old Pima chief fell I'LL
IN one Of the valley pueblos and was
cured by s n Mexican lady SO well
known and universally respected that
her statement Is taken without ques-
ton. The old Indian returned to his
tribe and from time to time sent his
benefactress rich bits Of ore which
assayed thousands OF dollars to the
ton sssss
All her efforts to get him to lead her
to the mine were fruitless, for the
great spirit would strike him dead for
the offense. The following summer the
sonora went to the mountains and liv-
ed among the Indians for three months,
doctoring the sick and giving presents
OF ribbons and gay calico to- the WON
en-. She oecame convinced that the
spot when ,e the rich ore came, was
Taiopa. Finally the old chief admitted
that the mine VS. worked when he
was boy and gave permission to two
women OF the tribe to lead the sonora
within a few yards Of the mine SO that
she might discover II for t1erseH and
save him from the penalt Of sudden
death for revealing Il. TIE three wom-
en- travelled mostly at night. passing
through deep canyons and over lofty
mountains. I. ne
The fourth night some hours after
dark the Inuian women led her into. a
deep canyon and paused before d large
rock. In the dim moonlight an old ar
rastra was seen and across the canyon
q large ore dump. The woman gath
cred bits of ore from the dump. but
was hurried away by the squayrs, who
said they would be killed IL they de-
1ayed beyond the time menH toned by
their chief. They Travelled till the
moon weEt down. rested q few hours
and went on before day light. complete
~ battling the Mexican woman as to
the route they had taken They ar
rived at the pueblo at nsghtfall, hav-
Ing taken four days to reach the nina
and but one Cd return, the Obgiols con-
clusion being that she had been led ID
q circle. Despairing OF gaining more,
the woman returned to her home. but
she hopes at some future time to con-
tinue the search.
Two other mines which are supposed
to have been the property of the crown
during the Spanish occupation and Of
which there are many romantic tales
are the Relna Mercedes and the Casa
Blanca Both have been probably ne
discovered ana worked under, other
names The Reina Mercedes ~ sup.
posed to- be one OF the rich gouehena
group and the Casa Blanca the Casstas
mine Near the hitter ii al, ancient
mine, now worked by d Mexican cora
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