The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-10-05
How a Mine Was
Located
By BARBARA PHlPPS

tut kOlu utluS 10 uuht us fortune
Many hole he had dug aud abandon
ed, but at last, one day while working
all alone with his pick, he uncarthe,
some quartz that looked peculiar II,
took II to an assayer, and Il analyzeC
$500 to the ton.
1t had been arranged between Ton
and bis wife that II he found any val
liable property he was TO send her
description Of II. the facts stated he
ing certified by others. and she was {,
make an effort to get capital for III
development. AS soon as he got til,
assayers report on his specimens b,
wrote her an announcement of tn,
Their Information later.
Colorado In those days was full Of
claim Jumpers. and Grosvenor realized
the Importance OF keeping his find a
secret. Unfortunately one person, the
assayer, knew that he had struck Il
rich. and the knowledge that new
and valuable find had been made got
out through him Tom saw that III,
preservation Of his property could be
secured only by shrewd management
He alone knew where his mine was
situated. and Il behooved him to form
a plan by which he might convey IL,
location to his wife without any one
else understanding the description.
The reasons for this were several
In the first place. IL he should die he
wished his wife to inherit bis find
In the second he felt sure that be
was being watched. and II he were
seen going to the mine he might be
followed and, having thus revealed its
locality, he put out of the way In order
that his murderers would the more
easily appropriate It. He resolved TO
make one trip, fix its location. then
await means for Its development
On his arrival he looked over the
ground for the purpose Of leaving a
mark that would not be recognized as
such. OF course he must give his wife
the general location; the exact spot
would lie indicated 10y key which She
alone would recognize. lie could not
give her this key In letter any more
than he could give her the exact loca.
ton OF his find. for he believed his
mail would be watched and purloined.
Indeed, he had experimental In this
and found the experimental letter had
been opened.
Grosvenor laid a scheme TO guide his
wife TO his mine and it was well that
he did so, for two days later he was
arrested on a trumped up charge by
conspirators. who gave him his choice
10 await trial for which they had
manufactured testimony or TO hand
over his mine to them.
Mrs. Grosvenor, who was n smart
woman. on receipt Of the letter an.
nouncing the find went TO several cap
italists and secured from them an
agreement that II the proofs were sat
isfactory they would form company
for its development This done. she
went TO Colorado.
On her arrival she heard Of her hus-
bands arrest She was permitted 10
see him. but he dare not give her any
Information as to the location Of the
mine. for he felt sure that there would
be listeners ready to receive and avail
themselves of what he said Mrs
Grosvenor took in the situation. and
hint her husband gave her told her
that II she looked for the property she
would find II. At least she would find
guidance He dare only say TO her,
South side Of Indian gulch, a mile up
from the mouth"
Mrs. GrosvcnOr set out for the gulch
and Oh reaching II strapped n pedom.
eter about her waist and walked the
mile Ii indicated Then she began TO
search for clcw. In a wood she
found on the trunk-of tree the bark
Clipped of to form an arrow, which
pointed up the side OF the Gulch. She
set out in the direction Indicated and
after proceeding few hundred yards
came TO a sandstone cliff, on which
had been carved tomahawk, the han
die Of which pointed along the clin
eastward. This led her to post on
which there was n cross. In the post
was hole. Ten feet from the post
was another post with two crosses on
1t, one above and another below hole
This seemed to end the matter, for
the woman saw no further guide
mark. Presently II occurred to her to
look through the hole In the upper
post, and her eye caught the hole In
the lower one The second was much
larger than the first, and through II
she saw stake Pulling Il up, on the
lower part that had been In the ground
were the Initials Of her name. J. II, O.,
Jane Turner Grosvenor.
Was this the location of the mine
or were there further guides? on
tree near by was cut "A finger pointing
Mrs. GrosvenOr followed its direction
till she came to some loose earth aud
stones. under which she found a pick
and shovel
She inferred that the stake indicated
the mine, and the pick and shovel
were for her use, With them she re
moved some specimens Of ore and re
turned TO the place from which she
had started She at once had her
specimens assayed, and they gave the
same results as those taken out by
her husband.
II was some time before there was
any profit In the mine but II came at
last. AS soon ms tbose who had been
at the bottom OF Grosvenor's arrest
learned that this mine had passed into
the hands Of a company they with
frew their charge. and he went free.