Show editorial noraa discovery location etc of the banacka Paua clia loaa li meadow feadow valloy valley near which the celebrated Pawl cla and other lich leads ire are lo located catel is 34 5 miles flom silt like L tike city and about mili i from the head brad of steam navigation on the colorado I 1 river iv or tho the I 1 hryc arg e spi in at tit upper end odthe of the valley w is be ici ed to be the fo ire of the addy one of the of thol colliado Coloia do Pa nacha mountain is a high peak la in the range skit ting the valley and i tinning mining in north wc beily by south the panacea leai lead nt at the point of disco cry aryls is about ten miles from the valley settlement pett vett lemont lement and is at reached by a circuitous trail over and along the range of mountains above mentioned surrounding and adjoining P anacia mountain ate aie other hills of the same range all heal beading ing ik able signs of mineral wealth and on which other leads beadi have all already eady been dischi discovered ered and located by the fortun fortunate tte explorers the banacka vein rein is ig almost entirely pure matil very little rock or earthy matter bring being mingled with the ore in fact it is found to consist of of about 90 per cent ofin of metal etal the minei ils of which the oi oie e is composed are a simple and easily extracted combination of lead silver and antimony the first largely predominating r in the droppings crop pings the great value of this mine metallurgists tir liets inform us consists not tio so much in ili the amount or of silver ilver contained as in the fact of its easy infraction extraction the silver lead and antimony can all be separated aiom fi om the ore by cheaply constructed fur furnaces nices and rid the working of the mine mine will not require the Prec erection tion of expensive mills to crush the ore before the work nork of separation can be coin commenced the r first disco discovery very of the vein ein by white men was wag made during the pat past winter by y ar mr airi wiri some time previously A well known and echi E m indian named moroni hid had shown n him a piece of the glitter fit ing ore but for a long time pei declined telling where it was found ife gaii that for years chosen members of his tilbe laid resorted to and used it as a paint but his d dying y in father fi ther a chief of tile the tribe NN when lien showing im it to him had warned him n ne e er to disclose the place to white me men n lest est they abey should come and drive the indians from their hunting grounds to fee cuie the riches thus exposed finally however how evel in return for repeated kindnesses and incited by the girt gift of a new I 1 laile j 10 moroni agree I 1 to show hamblin the mine they proceeded to the and there on the rut rugged ed side of the lofty mountain the glitter cropped out abo aboia e the gi ground aund dh dig ging down several feet hamblin found a well defined vein ceiri and with i uli his friend located some fret feet square quare fe not being much versed in fact entirely innocent of any knowledge Inow ledge of mining af affairs fairi or the methods of securing his rich discovery iiii f first location was somewhat crude and he be was at conid considerable erable loss to decarmine in what direction his vein or lode ran shortly afterwards sherwood and others experienced and practical miners learning of the dib discovery covery by E ome means sought out tile the place and during the month of march last arrived at the spot while nv hile hamblin was exploring his mine tho the partie consulted v with etli each oilier and age ascertaining ertain aiom mr hamblin and his hie the extent of ground lilt they y ol oiled to claim it w was as tb that at they should adjoin hn his claim and tako up the mine A little work on oil the lode and further exploration soon scon air tint the vein i lan an in an almost due north and south til action A goodly number of persons having 11 tile the claimants d the only miners in in all that haltof the country called a minel 0 meeting irlee biting for tho the next dy tile the meadow valle valley y mining jin biti let adopted ian laws s find and in due form spiked off their 1 e C claims elected a recorder stephen pliers esq located another vein not far from pan Pj icka nickA known as tho the sh shirts arts lead in lonor of tle th e dil discoverer coverer the well known explorer erp lorer pter 1 and sot set everything in cioper 1 I oper motion for tho baily eai ly development dc of 0 miach at this time there vas nas no oc belr faw taff fl tt lenient in ih the valley or I 1 in fact f lot in tini adji I 1 beut valleys the point po lilt ol of tily iny impost 1111 anee loin cedar city ono one miles mile distant having 1 been exploring 1 for some length of tittle time tej m mules nicia found that theil supply aply or of grovr iiona was edian cited and it was to rep air to silt S tit lak laa city to procure grub tools powder etc to prospect and dit elop their claims lem lea ing mon I 1 imenes of their claims claim 1 in the of blazed cadir bcd ir trees substantial stakes and written not notice iceA they proceeded to silt lalo laho and ea ily inthe in the present spring completed their outfit for a summers camp dign n agn with them a large party of practical minai q to aroi k 11 upon poll the pei cral lead ili eidy discovered di covered such is a brief history or of the discovery and location loci tion of tile the grait rait panacea Pana elca silver lead in ili our next wo we will notice the impetus which tile the di discovery covery wc pvc to the settlement of the valley by the saints tho the wonderful doin of the st george piety ty 11 under snow and pertaining perta inin to the eventful story of the meadow linins district |