El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-08
Untold Millions of Yellow Metal in the Guadalupe Noun
Jains-Tales of Ell Paso Prospectors in Quest Of
Hidden Treasure-Legends of Richest
Mine in the World

~ ECENT announcement of the dis
| N covery of gold in the turquoise
- mine, owned by a. d. Hudson
! of this city, in the eastern part of E
/ Paso county, near Van Horn, and the
| statement of the United States military
officer, about the California prospectors
| finding gold in Bass canyon, near the
same place, have brought to mind stories
and facts leading to the conclusion that
| there is a rich gold region in the north
eastern portion of Ell Paso county, of
marvellous richness. The Guadalupe, the
| Diablos. Quitman. and the Black noun
tains are in the golden area.
Nuggets in the Guadalupes-
Twenty years ago, an Old Mexican, of
Tularosa, who had been captured by the
Mescalero Apaches when five years old,
| on hunting trip to the Guadalupe
mountains, and while there he saw them
gather nuggets of gold i'll a gulch.
A Mescalero Apache, informed the late
G.. w. Wood, of Ell PaSo, for whom he
worked in the Jarilla mines, that If he
sought gold, he should go TO the noun
tains called Smoky over the line in
Texas, where" said the indian. my
people used to go and gather gold in
abundance"
Another story is that of John Kilgore,
an old Texan, and a man of undoubted
veracity who said that an old Mexican
once told him that he was captured by
the indians when he was about IA years
Old One day, the indian. who kept him
In his wigwam in the Guadalupes, call
ed him to his side, blindfolded him. and
led him into the faStness of the noun
tains, telling him TO sit down on flat
rock and wait his return, which he did
The indian went away and in short
time returned with buckskin sack
filled with gold. This he handed ito the
Mexican boy. gave him a pony and told
him TO go back to his people. The Mex
lean said he afterward tried to locate
the place shown him but could never
do so.
The Lost Mine
Green Ussery. a rich cattle man of
west Texas, was walking along gulch
near the Chico ranch in the Guadalupes
when he saw Lee Church. friend, who
was with him, pick up gold nugget
from the ground, worth $40
About two years ago, Cicero Stewart.
under sheriff of Eddy county, New
Mexico. was up in the mountains hunt
ing for the lost mine. He relates that
Grizzly Bill" a cowboy was in camp
in the Russell hills of the Guadalupe
mountains. and came across a gold de-
went TO Pecos where he had a great
spree displaying his gold. While try
ing to ride wild horse he was thrown
off, breaking his neck
Story of EI Pasoan.
F. H hardesty. residing in this city,
was induced to relate his own expert
ence as follows:
About a year and half ago, Lucius
Arthur stopped at my place TO get wa
ter for himself and pack animal and
remained over night Becoming conf
Dental. he diyulged 10 me the secret
that he was making a trip to noun
tain range, three days journey due cast,
for the purpose of trailing two Ne Xicans,
who had left Ysleta the night before
He said he had followed them n 9TH
er times nearly TO the mountain, DIT
had been compelled TO return before
reaching there. for want of grub and
water He was known as = reEchy' in
yslet1. being a native Of france. He
had been professor of at. letics in Aus
tin, Tex, and while there heard a story