Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-28
(By James F. McDonald)

up brave appearance A mormon family composing the entire popula- tion of Pinal. had taken possession of the old veteran One of lneir number started a wheezy phonograph and my reyerie was brought to a close by a rauoous rendition of Ma Ann Eliza.
 When Luck Falls.
 Just before dark, Dussard, the pc euliar physical and mental enigma. who had been my companion for the past week. slouched into the camp from the creek where he had been at work with the gold pan. l had found him companionabie in a way because of his knowledge Of the world and his acquaintance with gen eral literature. He had no imagina- ton or appreciation for the beautiful. His heaven and cosmos were summed up in the word utility. The occasional singing of snatches Of old songs was his only departure from the habitual gravity that was part of his nature. l have never met a mora cold or prac. tical sort of man, and it was mainly his lack of imagination that caused me to think that the story oI the lost Dltchman Mine might be true.
 Well. what luck?" ! inquired.
 Nothing doing he replied lacon- ically. T have banned every ledge and stringer in this neck of the woods, and have never found any thing worth looking at the second time It looks as if there will never le another mine found around here eN- cept the King. guess I'll quit the Finals altogether and make one more trip into the Superstition Mountains 10 look for the Lost Dutchman.'
 l looked al him with a good deal of surprise. Tor the first lost mine still remains to be found, and to hear that my hardheaded, practical friend believed in such a chimera seemed udicrous in the extreme.
 Don't you think it wound be about as profitable to look for Captain Kidds buried treasure here in the vallay?r l replied. wTth a tinge of irony. for if there is anything that is anethema to the experienced min in- man it is the lost mine. SPanisb records, handed down by pioneers and traditions teem with accounts Of lost mines Of phenomenal richness and while they have provided much material for no>Siists, not one oi them has ever produced a dollar S worth Of bullion.
 My sarcasm was wasted on Dus sard, for he grayely replied, If you had all the stuff that is cached ir these old hills and flats, you would not have to bother your head about Captain Kidd"
 Robbers and Buried Treasure
 How is that, l inquired.
 We'll be answered, you know that the King was one of the riches mines ever found in the west, ana the old timers understood high grad ing as well as the boys oi these days Thousands of dollars in high grade was stolen by the miners from tho King company, and strange 10 say very littIe oG ever got out Of th country. It lies hidden. but God only knows where The boys were close : ly watched, and many a man who hal since gone to the beyond, if there j. such a place, has got comfortable stake buried around here simply be cause he could never get his higl ! grade together and get out Of the country. Then those who did manac ! to get away from the camps with th' . rich stun fell into the hands of th' hold up men and rustleTs that iufesi ! cd the country in the seventies an' eighties, and the bandits in turn gen ! eraily lost their lives before they hat ! the opportunity to realize any pleas urs from their ill gotten gains. Th' result is that most of the ore tha was stolen from the King is still II the country.
 | Two ot these robbers are almos ] as much of a mystery as the Los [ Dutchman itself One was younl and the other was old, and they rOl ! bed everything from a stage to a poo ! prospecter. Dozens of the high grad 1 CTS fell into their hands. and wer' ! plUcked clean. for these thieves, dii fered from most of the chiyalrou! ] Dick Turpins of the time in fEe re spect that they were entirely withou mercy. They tUOk everything thai l their uctims possessed, and ofteI murdered them for not having more Their activity ceased suddenly ant they dropped out of sight withou leaving trace behind themse!Ve after eIuding sheriIs. Indian trailer and blood hounds for over six years
 Story Of Lest Dutchnsn
 Yes, , replied. that Is a prett good trump for the Lost Dutchmar John. ! had no idea you were such ronanccr. but on the square. do vol really believe that old tale about in Lost Dutchmsn. and where do yo find that it has more merit than fit similar stOries2'
 'I cant say that l do believe it, lre answered but 1 can't say that don't l saw the Dutchman alon once in Phoenix. and he was spendin money like prince. He got th money from some source or other an the locality from which he got seems to be the Superstition Range.
 Dbssard was so sincere that l b' came interested l asked him to giy me his version Of the story, and h ] began.
 ~Tne Lost DUtchmau was found b on old German in the late seventie | and was worked by him up to tb l. eighties. when he suddenly stoppe 5 making his periodical visits Co Pho'