The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-07-14
MINING MAN THOUGHT
MURDERED BY DEATH
VALLEY INDIANS

! GOLDFIELD. July BIB. Is.
Brockington, one time millionaire
and for two years representing the
Dupont Powder Co. IN mining VEN
lures in Death Valley. is missing
He failed to return from the valley
of death last week and ii is feared
he has been murdered by nnfriendly
Indians. a prospector now in Cold
| field and who is thoroughly familiar
with Death valley but does not wish
his name quoted because he does not
coyet notoriety. has this to say in
regard TO the mysterious disappear
ance of men in that region:
Il see that il is reported B. X.
Brockington. one of the most promi-
nent mining men operating in the
Death valley country has failed 10
return from there md has evidently
met his death This makes four fatal
disappearance reported from Death
valley lately II is about time that
little more interest should be
taken in regard 10 the cause of these
disappearance. Brockington was not
man TO get lost. He knew Death
valley thoroughly; the trails, water
holes, etc He had finely establish
! ed camp in Monupl canyon in the
Panamints. Just across the valley
from Greenwater, where he was de-
veloping a big water right and with
plenty of capital TO back him. He
made the trip back and forth from
there to Willow Greek and Greenwa-
ter dozens of times and usually has
men al work in Honupi CANYON.
There is something uncanny about
the way that men disappear in Death
valley and the Panamints and as one
who has had months of experience in
there would say that believe there
is foul play OF some kind, likely by
the renegade Indians who inhabit the
Panamin,s. They are mostly sul-
len. malicious, cunning, low species,
with whom white men. however Kind
ly in their intentions. can no more
harmonic than they could with the
rattlesnakes. They will take all You
offer them and hate yon and hound
YOU Just the same They think that
they own the country and they tell
YOU 10 go away Last summer they
often made 80 mile trips TO Ballarat,
bringing written iniunctions from
Justice OF the peace there named
pa heoek telling white men not to
tresnass on them Their idea is that
white men trespass on them II they
locate anywhere in that region. Inc
Indians have dug a little on many
of the lodges there and claim them
and the waters They watched us
all the time We were there. even OF
nights when We slept know of a.
man that killed an Indian s dog az
O'Clock in the night when II was
ROLLING his camp. The Indian camp
was two miles away. Yet the Indians
know lust how il happened and
charged the man for the dog. lfyou
meet one of them alone In the h'ils
he usually makes away and Will not
speak. Once as ] lay out alone az
night In the thick brush OF the Pana-
minis | am sure that gun was nfed
over my face while ! slept saw
the fash as | came 10 my feet and
my ears rang with the conclusion OF
tho shot. but | did nor venture TO
search the bushes. One OF the Yros-
peetors met an Indian In Willow can
Won. next to Honupi. The Indian
took position behind a rock and
was not pressed any closer. II is
not unlikely that they have Killed
many lonely prospeefor III there,
whose disappearance has been at
tributed TO the heat, etc, by those
who do not know the actual condi-
tons. Those Indians in there hate
of white men would have no re
morse of conscience in killing them
more than one would in killing
horned toad, but this is fact known
only to men thoroughly familiar with
that mysterious and forlorn region
that is constantly and silently claim
ing new victims.