The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-02
How a Mine Was
Located
By BARBARA PHIPPS

wife in the east and had gone to
the gold fields to make his fortune
Many hole he had dug and abandon
ed. but at last, one day while working
all alone with his pick, he unearthed
some quartz that looked peculiar. He
took 1t to an assayer. and it analysed
$500 to the ton.
1t had been arranged between Tom
and his wife that If he found any val
liable property he was to send her a
description of 1t, the facts stated be-
ing certified by others, and she was to
make an effort to get capital for its
development. AS soon as he got the
assayer's report on his specimens he
wrote her an announcement of the
fact. stating that he would send fur.
Their information later.
Colorado In those days was full OF
claim Jumpers, and Grosvenor realized
the Importance Of keeping his find
secret. Unfortunately one person, the
assayer, knew that he had struck 1t
rich. and the knowledge that a new
and valuable find had been made got
out through him Tom saw that the
preservation of his property could be
secured only by shrewd management
He alone knew where his mine was
situated. and II behOoved him to form
plan by which he might convey its
location to his wife without any one
else understanding the description.
The reasons for this were several.
In the first place. if he should die he
wished his wife to inherit his find
In the second, he felt sure that he
was being watched, and if 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 bis 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 be indicated by key which she
alone would recognize. He 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 scheme to guide his
wife to his mine. and 1t 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
to await a trial for which they had
manufactured testimony or to hand
over his mine to them
Mrs Grosvenor who was a smart
woman. on receipt of the letter an
nouncing the find went to several cap
italists and secured from them an
agreement that if the proofs were sat
they would form a company
for its Developments This done. she
went to Colorado
On her arrival she heard Of her hus-
bands arrest. She was permitted to
see him. but he dare not give her any
as to the location of the
mine. for he felt sure that there would
ne listeners ready to receive and avail
themselves of what he said Mrs.
lint her husband gave her told her
hat If 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
rom the mouth"
Mrs. GrO$vcnor set out for the guleh
md on reaching it strapped pedom-
'ter about her waist and walked the
nile ii indicated Then she began to
search for Clew In wood she
'ound on the trunk of a tree the bark
'hippcd off to form an arrow. which
ionted up the side of the guIch. She
yet ont in the direction indicated and
lfter proceeding a few hundred yards
'ame to sandstone cliff, on which
Iad been carved a toma haw k, the han
eastward This led her to a post on
which there was Il cross. In the post
vas n hoIc. Ten feet from the post
vas another post with two crosses on
l. one above and another below hole.
This seemed to end the matter, for
he woman saw no further guide
mark Presently it occurred to her to
ook through the hole in the upper
,oSt and her eye caught the hole in
he lower one The second was much
anger than the first, and through 1t
The saw stake Pulling it up, ON the
over part that had been in the ground
we're the initials of her name, j. T. G.,
lane Turner Grosvenor.
Was this the location of the mine
n were there further guides? On
rec near by waS cut finger, pointing
Irs. GroSvenor followed its direction
i'll she came to some loose earth and
tones. under which she found a pick
nd shovel
She inferred that the stake indicated
he mine. and the pick and shovel
we're for her use. With them she re-
moved some specimens of ore and re-
urned to the place from which she
lad started She at once had her
pecimens assayed. and they gave the
anne results as those taken out by
ar husband