The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-09
UTAH LOST MINE
IS AGAIN FOUND
TWENTY LOCAL MEN RESPONSi-
BILE FOR NEW MINING
EXCITEMENT.

cate. are directly responsible for a
mining excitement that is just now In
its infancy in southwestern Utah. Inc
new Eldorado is located on W1ld CAT
Creek, a branch of Indian creek In
Beaver county, sixteen miles north
east of the town of Beaver, which
is as miles East OF Milford on he
line of the Salt Lake Route railroad.
Hewitt City is the name of the new
camp and, judging from reports be-
ing received, it promises to be the
scene of the next great mining ex-
element of the western country. A
stampede of fortune-hunters, partic-
ularly from Goldfield, has begun and
it is certain to greater pro-
portions within the next few weeks.
J. F. Turner, a mining man of long
experience, who accumulated a small
fortune through placer operations in
the Klondyke district, midway be-
tween Tonopah and Goldfield, before
either of the latter districts was dis
covered, is responsible for the new
Utah excitement. While prospecting
in Beaver county, Utah, last fall,
Turner heard Mormon ranchers talk
of a lost Nine" from which they
had seen specimens that were liter
ally covered with gold. BY quiet in
quiry, Turner learned as much as
possible from the ranchers, who them
selves knew really but little about 1t,
as to the location of the lost treas
ure and set out to find it, in which
he was apparently successful.
AS the country in which the find
has been made has an altitude of
from 1000 to 10000 feet above sea
level and it was covered with consid-
cradle snow at the time of his orig
inal journey there last fall, Turner
did not stake the ground, preferring
to wait until this spring for weather
conditions more favorable to pros
pecting. Saying nothing to any OF
the Utah ranchers as to the result
of his search for the lost mine,"
Turner left the section and went to
Tonopah, remaining there most of the
last winter.
Wishing to return to his find early
last March and not having the means
with which to do SO, Turner endeav-
ored to persuade Tonopah friends to
''grubstake' him. AS he did not
care to tell much about the location
of the lost NINE" Turner's entreat-
les fell upon deaf ears and, in de-
spair, he came to Goldfield the lat
ter part of March. He told his story
and showed specimens of ore from
the find to Charles Fagenbush, an
old friend, who is employed at the
Goldfield hotel, with the request that
he arranged for a "gruDstake.' The
story sounded good to F~agenbush,
who, in turn, interested NJ. l.. Hew-
lit, manager of the Goldfield hotel,
and eighteen other local men who
we're willing "to take a chance" The
Hewitt syndicate was organized, with
Mr.. Hewitt as president, and a neat
sum of money furnished Turner.
With ARIZONA Red Kicker, Tur-
ner departed from Goldfield for his
find on April 6 last. Two days later
two men, named Blake and Bentley,
who had heard of Turner's find and
his story, followed him to Utah. Tur-
ner and Kicker went directly to the
lost mine" and located twelve
claims, covering a large number of
outcropping lodges. and a townsite,
which they gave the name of "Hew-
lit City"
Under date of April 25, Turner
wrote from Beaver to MI. Hewitt, tell
ing of the locations he and Kicker
had made. In his letter, Turner
says: THE ground looks fine. The
lodges are large, cutting across big
porphyry bikes. We have found rock
showing free gold, but l don't think
that we will find much of it show
ing free gold. as the lodges are black
sulphide quartz. Some of the lodges
are from 20 to As feet wide. The
porphyry bikes are 100 feet wide.
The porphyry pans free gold"
In a letter, dated April "a, to
Charles F~agenbush, Kicker. the part
ner OF Turner, says: THE country
is just as good and ever better than
| expected to find it. The lodges,
however. crop in a comparatively
small area of ground, twelve claims
covering the outcroppings. The re-
mainder of the country is covered
with wash and cap rock. l think we
will pull out of here with a million
dollars Kicker further stated that
he and Turner would send samples
of the ore to President Hewitt of
the syndicate within a short time.
Mr.. Hewitt and his fellow members
of the syndicate are anxiously await
ing the arrival of the samples, as
they are DESTROYS of having assays
made.
Following the receipt of the let
tiers, Fred Lumry. also a Goldfield