Weekly journal-miner., 1909-09-15
TO START WORK SOON
 ON THE PIONEER HOME
From Thursdays Bafyo

pers, and official consideration will be
 the driving wedge in creating that
 commendable institution. Governor
 Sloan is an enthusiast in this pro
 ieet, and stated few days previous 10 his departure for Flagstaff that as soon as the taxes for the year were due, or when any money reached che treasury of the territory, the
 oard of control would immdiately ad- Nertise for plans and specifications under the law that calls for competi- tive bids. Before selection is made, public funds will be available for the beginning of the home building. It IS the opinion of the executive that before the end of November the home should be under construction, and by spring it should be completed.
 Several architects in the territory are ready to begin the work of draw ing the plans, and it is the belief of the board of control that at least twelve sets will be presented. In Prescott, J. R. Minor and ". S. FL 1iott are each working studiously on their own designs, and in few weeks they will forward the same to Phoe. mix, or as soon as they are au- thorized.
 Linked to the building of this home an interesting and somewhat humorous situation was presented a few days ago at the site of the proposed home in Murphy Park. At that point two men were engaged in exeavating the soil, and as Major DOran, the superintendent of the in- stitution, had received no official or ders to go ahead with the work of constructing the building, he natural ly became inquisitive and personally visited the place where these men were making the dirt fly in rather a lively manner. He modestly asked them what their motive was, and as- sumed a very mild hammered tone in addressing them after two big guns were displayed in a belt that was wrapped sfound their waists full of cartridges. They stated that they were after that treasure that was soaked somewhere in the soil at that particular place.
 Being informed that the ground they were digging into was the prop erty of the territory and that it would soon be occupied by the pio- | neers, the trespassers took their picks, | shovels, drills and other paraphernalia | and left their new location. They | were evidently much displeased and | desired to finish their tunnel They afterward said that they were put "next" to the location of this my thical $6O,0O0 gold cache by a man m southern Arizona, who several years ago was engaged in working the adjoining hill with several others when it was desired to find the place l where that sum was stored by miner who was retreating through the coun- try pursued by Indians. When they quit work the other day they had reached a point about fifteen feet into the side of the mountain and had they been permitted to continue it was their purpose to erosscut the the en- tire hill to great depth.
 The bombarding of this ground again by treasure hunters brings the past to the surface in a thrilling scene that was enacted at practically the same point about twenty years ago, when Charles Omalia had charge of an expedition that was farthered by the Catholic church of Denver. He trenched the adjoining hill from one end to the other, and in addition to that system of exploiting the ground he turned every boulder large and small away from it's resting place. limited depth was dug into. After .onafts were sunk and virgin soil to one year of steady work the project was abandoned until the other day when two men picked up the work where it was left off on sure shot tip.
 The story of this immense cache is one in line with many other similar transactions that haunt the west, like the Adams diggings, the Peg Leg, the Lost Frenehman, and the Nigger Ben, none of which have been fathomed, although like Colonel Sellar's fairy tale, there's "millions in it."