Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-13
SPOOk mine ASKED
FOR MORE MILLIONS
D. MACKENZIE EXPECTS TO
FIND NEW RICHES
Old Haywood Mine Near Silver City,
Revealed by Spirltuallst, the
Scene of New Enter
prise

D. Mackenzie prominent Goldfield
mine operator, who made a marvellous
record in producing high grade ore
from the Frances Nj Mohawk. is dallying
with a spirit mine, says the Goldfield
Review.
Not that Mr.. Mackenzie has been
guided to this ancient treasure trove
through the connivance of clairvoy-
ant, for he's Scotch, and Scotchmen
heed not the rapping summonses of
spooks.
was young and Goldfield, Tonopah,
Bullfrog and Rawhide were at the
rainbow's end, Alonzo Hayward of la
mented memory on the Pacific coast
and of many millions. too, received
into his study a wanderer from the
neither world which, or who, coun-
seed him to pierce a hillside not far
from Silver City. in Nevada, and there
would be revealed to him great riches.
Which he did, and ore that did not
sparkle with gold. but which contained
much nevertheless, was discovered.
And he did extract great quantities,
which was stamped into gold bars to
the amount of millions of dollars. The
hole that Hayward bored into the
mountain was 5000 feet long and 1t
yielded $1,000 for every foot. Then came
Quinn, but it is not recorded that he
had conversation with the spook. But
he did take $1,O00,OO0 from the magic
mine. Where he worked is called to
this day the "Quinn stope."
In the OIden Days
All this was in the days of Sandy
Bowers. husband of the Washoe seer
ess. which is another story; and of
Mike Lynch and John D. Winters,
names that were familiar on the Com
stock. 1t is not written. but the folk
lore of the Comstock contains the
story of how Hayward sold a half in
terest in the mine. When the transfer
was about to be made evidently the
spirit world flew about in a frenzy
and said things very uncomplimentary
to Hayward, for, when the new part
ner went to the mine he found one
half of it locked up behind an i'm
mense steel door, with great bolts and
knobs all over 1t. There was much
ado about the strange performance,
but nothing that was said could swing
wide the door. for Hayward was un-
relenting. He paid back the money and
the mine again was worked.
Alonzo Hayward journeyed to San
Francisco, which was city of million
aires, and he was always studying the
mystic dope sheet So one day he built
a magnificent skyscraper and 1t is in
the history of the great shake and fire
that some strange power kept back the
flames from that structure while all
around 1t was burned.
Mackenzie Buys
But to get back to the mine: 1t was
worked intermittently for years, but
little progress was made. Not long
ago the present owners offered ii to
d. Mackenzie. They said the ore would
average 81 a ton, and they had two
mills on the property Mackenzie had
it sampled and he can show you a
chart of 365 assays which "check up"
The owners did more than that-they
virtually loaned him the mine In order
that he might convince himself, and
now he is working it with his own crew
of men. IF 1t doesn't belle the assayer.
Mackenzie Will pay the agreed purchase
price, and if he does 1t will require
special trains to carry the bullion to
the United States mint at San Fran
cisco.