Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-22
PHANTOM CACHE IS
 MAGNET TO ATTRACT
(From Wednesdays Dany.)

! Peter Haggin, who has been in this
 section for several days, is endeavor- ling to solve what others have failed in-the location of gold cache that
 has a substantial foundation, and which is relieved of the romance that clings to Pegleg, Nigger Ben or any other past episode in the filthy lucre class, in which vast sums of the yellow metal are the magnet to at tract the venturesome.
 Haggin comes from Ireland, and his mission to tlns section revives what transplred several years ago, when the hunt for a large cum of placer gold was prosecuted, and in (which failure closed very interest ing transaction that is tinged with a local coloring. In short the visitor comes to follow the thread where others left off.
 Scouting the Land.
 The prospecting that was conduct cd for nearly one year in what is now embraced as the tract occupied by the Pioneers Home, will be remem- bered, in which the digging of trenches for many hundred yards, the moving of huge boulders, shaft sink ing and other exploration failed to reward the efforts of the religious cause behind this movement Pres colt was chosen for this work, for the reason that the informant few hours before his death in Denver, clearly and succinctly drew mental picture of the spot where he had, many years before, placed the treas ure, estimated at over $40,000 in gold dust. Acting on the advice of the dying man, many trips were made throughout this section, to find the lear marks" of the golconda. Final ly an option was secured from F. NJ. Murphy, with a payment made, for a certain area in which prospect ing was carried on at heavy eX- peuse The large acreage was riddled as if with heavy artillery, and after six months of diligent and able work the project was abandoned.
 Authenticated Riches. l
 The dying man gave thrilling re- view of his experiences in his flight across Eastern Arizona, with two others, when they were being pur- sued by Indians. They had three mules and all were quite heavily load ed with the gold. One of the men was killed on the Mogollon noun tains, near Camp Verde, the other died from disease near what is now Del Rio station, and the survivor left the country on foot after reaching what he stated was a vast formation of huge granite bou1ders, where he cached his treasure. He reached ! what evidently is the Colorado river. Time wore away, and i'll health over took him. He was unable to return to get his reward, and he left it for others. His death intensified the real ity of the situation, and the living sought to recover, only to be baf- fled. i
 The party left the country before Arizona was organized as a territory, in 1863.
 Why Haggin Comes.
 The visitor states he is a nephew of the man who died M Denver and his relatives have learned of this transaction only in recent years. He is making a reconnaissance of this region, and says he will remain in definitely. Wherever he is permitted to enter land for exploiting, he will do so, and before winter sets in will make several selections to prosecute prospecting later. He visited Granite Dells this week, and yesterday in spected the work on Pioneers hill. He has faith in the dying words of ! his uncle, and believes the money is stored away, but where, time will only answer. iI