Show Gold Strike Near Escalante Garfield Co Ca News Earlier In the fall Wallace Roundy and Lorin two of Escalante's prominent citizens were in the mountains mountains moun moun- mountains north of Escalante and picked up some rock which had the appearance of pay rock After some Investigation and experiments with acids it was de- de decided de tided by them and some other citizens including County Commissioner Barker Bark Bar er that a rigid investigation should hould be made Therefore Mr Barker took three samples into Salt Lake City taken from the surface of the moun moun- tain The assay was most startling One sample showed approximately per ton in gold and both o othe of the other samples showed gold After returning from Salt Lake City Mr Barker and the two men who made mad the discovery worked their prospect uncovering a ledge twelve feet wide which they have blasted to a depth o of five feet and uncovered what appears appear to be very valuable rock |