The Arvada enterprise., 1913-05-01

rAAutA completion of the roads there
,sEyaask.S difficulty in obtaining water for the
HIyIE11a purpose of supplying the engines
the little stations necessary whe-
ever there siding
In order to secure water in abundance, tho
Santa Fe railroad had ordered a tunnel bored in
the Clipper range, located in San Bernardno
county from eight to ten miles northwest Of
Dandy the station to which 1t to be piped II
discovered in a large quantity. This all happened
within score of years. The who volun,
teered for the work. a competent mining man.
who well acquainted with the sinking OF
shafts and the boring of tunnels, Thomas
Schoneld of Los Angeles
firing of work day In early June of 1894,
he started on prospecting trip, something which
he did whenever he felt in need of relaxation.
He wandered into Of the canyons close
hand and discovered there a spring. What to
him was more surprising and even startling
the trail that led up the canyon, stopping at the
watering place.
The trail at times very indstinct because OF
the solid rock formation led three four
small hills the hogback OF two ranges and then
into another canyon This he followed until it
ended in blank wall and he realized that the
trail had been lost Going back short distance
he discovered 1t winding up the side OF the Hill.
II led to two immense rocks. rivang the towers
of old English castle. They seemed to form
the portal to the wealth beyond, and nature had
set them closely together that they allowed
Just sufficient passageway to permit burro well
packed to enter.
And just beyond the portal stood an isolated
rock There beside the black boulder of enor
nous size stood the shreds of what had been u
camp, The wooden upright supports were still
standing. and draped from them. floating in the
breeze. the shreds of what had been
tent. Brush had been carefully piled up around
the sides. Inside there a bench of bouEhs
still covered with blanket. which was, like the
tent covering, dilapdated and ragged The still
OF the place and the fact that had been
making his habitaon there struck Schoned like
blow from a fist
A pile of railroad ties n number Of rusty old
axes which had been used wedges for splitting
the ties for tagging, a few other mining tools
and some badly decomposed food still lay about
the place indicating very sudden abandonment
of the camp by its owner The most conspicuous
of all things about the place oldfashioned.
heavily rusted Dutch oven, the largest Schoheld
had ever seen and tri1e over two feet in diam
eter, So oppressive the place and nerve
rackng the immediate strain, that he continued
the trail which led away from the camp
Just n short distance away he came to n shaf;
where considerable work had been done. 1t
sunk upon series of small strinEers that ran
parallel to another for a long distance and
at intervals of about six inches. He counted
twelve of these peculiar formations In the rock
and they were Of almost solid gold' He tested
them, "hornnE" great strings of coarse gold
The surrounding of an indgo-bue
quartz formation, and Ito mo the strinGers, pass
ing through the dark porphyry, appeared bed OF
roses of golden hues hidden in the depths Of
his discovery Il traced these lines of high.grnde
for distance of nearly 1000 feet and found
them widening and enlarging they went They
Interested me so that failed to notice for hours
that the day was fast waning and that would be
forced to remain there over night
The mystery. the and even the fear OF
that night | shall never forget Was | in the
haunt Of n robber crew who had found wealth far
richer than could be obtained from their nefar-
ious trade in the city Had the owners been
ullrd he'll cd off hy
else? Was the victim of some strange
phantasmagoria would | awaken to find all
the wealth and the adventure of the day dream2
These and countless other suggestions courscd
through my throbbing brain, and slept little that
night
In the morning | explored the shaft at the
first light OF breaking above the Jagged sky.
line Of broken peaks. | found that the shaft had
been sunk to possibly seventy or eighty feet that
It equipped with windlass. rope and bucket
and that It had been well tlmbered all the way
TO tho bottom outside discovered a large pile
of ore indicative OF the fact that little or none of
the product OF the mine had ever been carried
away
After gathering a number Of fine samples and
large quantity OF the horned gold ! went back
TO the camp and there again | attracted hv
the Dutch oven. Something seemed to draw me
toward H. II contained gold, Half Of It was full
Of the product and there was unable to cart It
away All marks OF those who resided there were
OF such old stamp that I never thought wheth-
er II would be right wrong. The idea OF pos
session Of so much wealth nearly overwhelmed
me, and after EraspnE Of II started back
TO the camp by the tunnel planning n trip to Los
Angeles TO whether It was really gold that
had found"
And whom Schohold had his ore and his metal
tested he found that It was the real article and
that he had made himself richer by several hun.
dred dollars with just the small amount he had
been able to lug out on his person. II fired him
with the desire TO return Mt once and obtain all
Of the treasure n the right owners had not re-
turned But he has never beer pble to get back
10 the Dutch oyenl
In co.lng back from the mine he had paid l!t.
tie heed 10 the general direction taken He had
followed the trall blndly his way up and
again on his return Journey Consequently after
number OF weeks, when he returned with part.
TO look for the treasure and found that some
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