Mohave County miner., 1910-10-29
The Beagle Boulder of VI Oming.

The story of the Beagle boulder has long been treated as something akin to fairy tale or the 'story of a lost mine." However, it was very real istic affair when first discovered and formed an interesting chapter in the early history of the district.
 It was some 15 years ago that a prospector known as ''old man Beagle" discovered in the neigborhood of the Beaver ponds a rose colored quartz cropping well impregnated with gold. Assays were made and the values were around 2,OOOs to the ton. A shot or two put into the rock showed the val ues to be very regular throughout. Beagle thought the rock was in place and located it in the belief that he had found gold mine.
 The ore was high grade and it ex- cited the cupidity of some other min CTS who had been attracted to the To- calIty by the report of the strike, but who were unable to unearth anything else like it, and while Beagle was away getting supplies, his mine disap- peared. It had been shot to pieces and hauled away. Two thousand dol lar rock can be carted long distances at a profit, and no trace of the robbers was ever found.
 Further effort to find a ledge of any thing like the quartz cropping proved to be in vain and it was decided that it was but an immense boulder from no one knew where. All that remain ed to show for the old mans mine was a few scattered pieces of quartz. Specimens of that quartz have found places in nearly every mineral collec- tion in southern Wyoming from that day to this.
 For several years prospectors searched every foot of the country ad- jacent to the Beaver ponds gulch in a futile effort to find something that looked like the Beagle boulder. When Colonel Frank Powell took hold of the old Copper Giant proposition, he brought in a mining engineer from the East, who after studying the situation, declared that if the Beagle boulder was a native of this country it must necessarily have come from the Copper Giant ground, but gave it as hIs sci entific opinion that the boulder was brought to it's last resting place by glaciers from Alaska or some other far of country.
 Prospectors continued their search for the source of the phenomenally rich gold bearing quartz, until the glacier story was generally accepted as a solution of the mystery and the search was abandoned.
 Messrs. Martin were hauling wood few weeks ago, when they discovered some 'likely looking" quartz float. They followed it up as far as possible and then went to trenching. At a depth of three feet under the wash they uncovered the ledge. Two other trenches showed it to be continuous and in place. After some prospecting and noticing the character of the rock, the old Beagle boulder was brought to their mind and comparison with the boulder specimens and the newly dis covered ledge convinced them that they had actually discovered the bo- nanza that had been prospected for in vain by hundreds of mining men.
 The news of the discovery was kept quiet until suitable location was made and work done. This week a number of men have visited the strike and all believe it is in fact the Beagle boulder lead. Chan Forney brought in a 5O- pound chunk of the quartz, and if you want to see one of the best specimens of gold quartz ever found in Wyoming, just step into his place of business and | take a look. It is confidence builder | and an inspiration.-Encampment Her. aid.