The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-03

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ment Jamison turned his mules back to Homer
then and on back the Piute Bend to his In
dians. arriving there in delirum caused by q
relapse into fever acquired on the trip from the
diggings His squaw nursed him tenderly and
medicine OF the tribe gave him herbs, but
Jamison died
Fields came back when he heard OF this. He
had a chicken heart induced by past experiences.
and nothing would induce him start out alone
on quest Of wealth that lay hidden in the desert
the three peaks.
He sent other men for him. giving them a map
OF the country he had conceived it, but they all
failed in the relocation OF the treasure.
Three men rode lesurely OF the Panamnt
range Of mountains at the edge of that famous
sink of mystery. Death Valley. and across
country toward San Bernardino, their destination.
They were all on good horses had ample packs,
and ten-gallon water canteens. They rode through
the heat OF the day. their horses kicking up the
dust of the desert and leaving behind contin-
uous hazy vapor which always distinguishes any.
thing OF life that moves in the desert wastes.
During the heat of the day they stopped to
camp in the shade OF their horses. which were
watered and fed. Soon they started This
time there not the certainty. the same
equanirnty them. and quarrel arose as
to the proper direction to take. They quarraled
all that afternoon. and finding their watersupply
practically all gone the following morning,
their words almost resulted in blows. They sepa
rated
One OF them Frank Goler struck out alone in
an eastery direction. while the other two went
south.
By noon of the second day Goler had arrived ut
a series Of low hills that lay directly in his path
He crossed them. and the farther side discov-
cred canyon into which he plunged without the
least fear and with renewed hope OF salvation
1t contained abundant vegetation, and what was
than all the rest 1t carried in its deepest
embrace a little mountain stream.
Arriving at its banks, Goler, nearly derious
from lack OF water. gave his horse its freedom
and dropped TO the edge of the stream and began
tapping up he cool bright water. And while re
drank, the rays Of the penetrating the foliage
OF an overhanging cottonwood glinted upon some
thing on the bottom of the stream-something
yellow just beyond the touch of his lips.
1t was nugget weighing several ounces. There
were others near 1t. and Goler. bewidered at his
good fortune pulled forth three OF the pieces of
gold and then stopped to think OF food. for he
had not taken nourishment for more than day.
He tucked the nuggets into the bosom of his
shirt caught his horse, mounted. and then pro-
ceeded with all possible speed down the canyon.
taking little time to make proper survey %
the location of the treasure. Finally, after sew.
eral hours Of rough riding he out upon
plain. Just ahead Of him he what apparent
ly had been the bed of big body OF water.
1t all dried out and lay in straight east
erly line with Mount San Antonio, Mount
Bady. as it is more generally known in the south
west The snow-capped peak gave Goler encouT-
agement and also indicated the proper direction
TO The little mining town the foot of the famous
Arrowhead where the Indians found relief from
many ills in the waters that purled from several
springs.
1t required another day for him to reach this
place and when he did he completely ex-
hausted and his horse fearfully jaded and ready
to collapse
Three weeks elapsed before he had fully recov-
cred. and then he showed the treasures that he
had collected.
why, there is enough of this stuff to load sew
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bring in a load in less than month" he assured
OF his friends
He at once set out to fit up a wagon with broad
trimmed wheels, light canvas top and a team CT
sturdy horses.
The day he set out. a large gathering watched
him off and several prospectors followed, hoping
to be in the wealth that he had discovered In
few days they returned. disgusted with the fact
that Goler apparently did not know whittier he
travelling. In month he came back tired
out and dsgruntled because he had been unable
relocate the chain of hills and the hidden
waters. Six different times he went in search OF
his wealth and always returned with the same
story-one of reverses and loss. until finally he
had spent all of the money he had accumulated
in a lifetime and had to give up the quest
1t is generally conceded that the Goler discov
cry has since been found. His first location was
in 1856. In 1891 old and odd character Hen
Moss who made his home in San Bernardino
started out on one Of his regular prospecting
trips. One of his burros wandered away from the
other three. and Moss started to follow the lost
animal with his entire train.
The wandering burro found canyon and IN II
water and in this way led Moss to the discovery
of gold deposit In few hours he panned out
several ounces of dust with his horn spoon and
also found two or three fair-szed nuggets. The
discovery went to his head He failed to place
his locating stakes and hurried back to San Ber
nardino to celebrate his good fortune
With borrowed capital he fitted up a second
time. and when he left town he might have been
mistaken at a distance for the Pied Piper O.
Hamelin. More than half the male inhabitants
of San Bernardino at his back all equipped
for a long journey with pack train horse.
Moss tried to throw them off his trail, doubled
on them, returned to San Berpardino but all tc
avail
Guess I might we'll take you along" he
day when bis patieuce had been frazzled