The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-14
([l ALONG THE
||N| JUAN RIVER
Searches With Drill
/, ,he Yellow Metal Along
Utah River.
lIL NOT FOUND
IN MUCH QUANTITY
n rrtsresting Result of Cam
..igu Was Discovery of
Ancient Ruins.

Mining and Scientific Press for
Robert Livcrmore gives an ac-
= Ms experiences in drilling along
mar river in Utah for gold. He
m numerous obstacles. but sue
finding some gold In the sands
.raucb 10 Justify the capital Pc
- Insynl!ing the necessary equip
gIs description OF the country.
..,seiany Of the remnants OF the
s9snsr, should he read TO be ap--
"a by all Uahns, portion OF
4 n,s follows s
rwms,Ing remains OF the old cliff
~ rho once Inhabited the valley
'.s,orsd their floclts along the river
there are no large ruins. such as
trsr,s clift palace at Mesa Verde,
Nm are many we'll preserved single
ard small villages. perched IN
lssccesslble caves IN tho cliff
nh rude steps cut In the sand :
NJ which the dwellers reached their
nm ylsIble. On the smooth rock
A. numerous examples OF picture
rena-kab!y clear. and drawn
rsM deal OF skill, ono large rock
s,dfulsf some four miles below
4 d fairly covered with well executed
m, a, men. goats. snakes and varl-
~r,iIt slms Among the most curl
rrInrs is that Of a man shooting,
Nm and arrow. running deer, in
4 ia arrows course Is shown as a
4, line, running from the bow
4 and TO the 6eer's heart. An
rry curious and often pictured
"a That Of man with a goat's
sLynE pipe, or else goat, upon
IA legs. with the same musical In
<nt !. seems curious suggestion
3 ~ Greek Pan.
Find Ancient Fort.
ri manner Of people the cliff dwell
ne. how they lived. and how they
4 most fascinating subject. and
sa!rb YES OF great interest TO me IN
k.svsls OF work: but II Is hardly OF
tKclsI Interest, ! cannot leave the
"a however without a mention of
rslsnt settlement which conapan-
ni happened upon hy chance in
/ l1r scrpss the desert. We were rid
|9t MILES hUeHO OF lIlS HlaIl Oul-
Gi had exhausted the water in our
lt Ny companion had heard OF a
phne OF water said TO exist In q
one Of the gulches. a mile. or two
Es road Upon recognizing the
tron descriptions received. we
y The dry and rocky stream bed to
w and there were well rewarded
b pains A great cave enclrcled the
X The gulch. and In the smaller
y we're built the houses of the
y dsnizsns. Perched on a great
s7islookIng the surrounding mesa
cund fort or watch tower, strong
y nrtully built Of rock. This tow
~ rery well preserved, even the
9 the cedar joists used for floor
Rlll showing in the walls. Far
zoe largest chamber OF the caves
hantifnl clear spring, the scepnge
which had caused a luxuriant
ID NE soil Of the gulch below,
sat In the shady cave enjoying
gIier and looking out over the
pIlA amphiiheater, we pictured to
~ the busy life that had existed
many years ago. Above In the
feser had been the sentinel look
over Tho mesa with Its pastured
E't for alarms: below, the vii
VA lts daily tasks; goatherds
a, Win their flocks: laborers TO
~. wafer carriers with gaily COL
~ whose fragments now lay
aIured. waiting their turn at tho
70 oil the other life OF a pros
'n0s. nov gone forever.
Smpany for which I was pros
ad options on several miles OF
above and below Bluff. and
Mat eummer to definitely ascer-
ssher the preliminary work would
!Wther systematic eXplorati
- eventual construction of a
therefore planned TO drill as
~ as possible In the short time
~. 10 get general Idea OF the
% ~" ana later. II warranted. TO
~, he ground Systematically.
~. %' examination only the prcllmi-
some twenty In mum Der. ex-
% aoout five miles along the
ssfe drilled.
flacsrs Are Limited.
Bluff The valley is a mile or
sa. and In times OF flood the
more than half Of It's width.
AZ on which are the houses and
we settlers and the 'hogans' OF
80, arc Of loan underlain with
~ we're they OF sufficient value.
aeel for dredging ground.
Ss,ae - ,ae scene OF a gold excitement
sss' when many a weary pros
Ssd II back 70 the railways
oeen found that the profit
Nv were decidedly limited In
hs extent. Al various points
hyer believe that attempts
Ehl 70 extract the gold by me
means-with what success !
Rss AZ mat time learn-but I be
Ms outfit was the first to ex-
IN ssasIh methods the river flats
emdging ground,
tonn.a ma country az far remote ss
s,flr sshat more complicated, and
es,n,more moro expensive, than In a
h,ssa such as California. where
4 na, ,soound; machine shops are
huSI OF a breakdown. and labor
u FOUND II necessary u
t1ah imp near which several
Soma DC drilled. then TO move
M TWO miles, 10 the mex,
~ expense and labor Of NOV
" m,,r m,,y Increased by the fact
k ssns drive ptnion was so badly
tE at,son on the trip in that, upon
Ma ~smp, ~sp 10 move under steam
hi.enr nese ripped off. and not hav-
% ssch such e contingency. we were
\ lbsu suepsnd upon horses for the
ssn GUNNER. The horses avail,
h, good, bad and Indifferent
~ d.snSt and as The sand wa.
aaulrsd p good many OF then
Ia I'VE we found auicksand. so thai
aes az los iost In corduroyine road.
sfseans,ttne INC machine: and in spit,
4dly hons h"nons VIC were more thar
9 h "gged and had to oxtricatt
np. sa, ., process Of plank laying
ltlloin a's M repeating, TN al last i,
a vas found. In one mov,
frm1 1,en ,cn Of the river, we mad,
a 70 ,oa1 By the sImnIe process
Z am fro until what had beer
Y.ih,ous ~ euieksand. became firI,
ssndid continual pounding to ar
NEW Jew. YORK WITH
~ 0NE RELAY