Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-02


relapse into fever acquired the trip from the
dggings, 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 chicken heart induced by past experiences,
and nothing would induce him to start out alone
on quest of wealth that lay hidden in the desert
near the three peaks
He sent other men for him, giving them map
of the country he had conceived it, but they al!
failed In the relocation of the treasure.
Three men rode leisurely out of the Panamin!
range of mountains at the edge of that famous
sink of mystery Death Valley and on across
country toward San Rernardino, 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 on. This
time there was not the same certainty, the same
equanmity, among 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 easterly direction while the other two went
south.
By noon of the second day Goler had arrived at
series of low hills that lay directly in his path
He crossed them. and on the farther side dscov-
cred canyon into which he plunged without the
least fear and with renewed hope of salvation.
1t contained abundant vegetation, and what was
more than all the rest, 1t carried in its deepest
embrace little mountain stream.
Arriving at its banks, Goler, nearly derious
from lack of water, gave his horse It's freedom
and dropped to the edge of the stream and began
tapping up the cool bright water. And while he
drank the rays of the sun, penetrating the foliage
of an overhanging cottonwood gnted upon
thing the bottom of the stream-somethng
yellow Just beyond the touch of his lips
1t nugget weighing several ounces. There
were others near It, and Goler, bewildered 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 Of
the location of the treasure. Finally, after
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, or Mount
Badly, as it is more generally known in the south
west The snow-capped peak gave Goler encour-
agement and also indicated the proper direction
to the little mining town at the foot of the famous
Arrowhead where the Indians found relief from
many Ills In the waters that puried from several
springs.
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
eral wagons where found It, and going te
bring in load in less than month" he assured
some of his friends
He at once set out to fit up a wagon with broad
trimmed wheels, light canvas top and a team o.
sturdy horses
The day he set out, large gathering watched
him off and several prospectors followed, hopins
to be In on the wealth that he had discovered. Ii
few days they returned, disgusted with the fac
that Goler apparently did not know whittier h
was travelling. In month he back, tiret
out and dsgruntled because he had been unable
to relocate the same chain of hills and the hiddeI
waters. Six different times he went in search @
his wealth and always returned with the sam
story-one Of reverses and loss, until finally n
had spent all of the money he had accumulate
in lifetime and had to give up the quest
It is generally conceded that the Goler disco,
cry has since been found His first location wa
in 1886 In 1891 old and odd character, He
Moss, who made his home In San BernardinC
started out on one of his regular prospectin
trips. One of his burros wandered away from tn
other three, and Moss started to follow the los
animal with his entire train.
The wandering burro found canyon and in
water, and in this way led Moss to the discover
OF gold deposit. In few hours he panned on
several ounces Of dust with his horn spoon an
also found two three far-sized nuggets. Th
discovery went to his head He failed to plac
his locating stakes and hurried back to San Be
nardino to celebrate his good fortune
With borrowed capital he fitted up a secoE
time, and when he left town he might have bee
mistaken at distance for the Pied Piper
Hamelin. More than half the male inhabtant
of San Bernardino were at his back, all equippe
for long journey with pack train or on horse
Moss tried to throw them off his trail, double
on them, returned to San Bernardino but all
avail
Guess ! might as we'll take you along"
said one day when his patience had been FRAGILE
to rag.
This time he proceeded directly to the distal
range in the open desert. And when he neare
the canyon those who were following him realize
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