Show S t S LOST MINES Known to Have Been Worked Many t Years Since An old miner informs your correspondent corres-pondent that the existence of the rich placers the great watershed of the Green Wind and Snake rivers has been known from a very early day Until the late fortunate discovery by the Oregon prospectors the location of the placers had been shrouded in mystery Cn one of the early SOs late in the fall there came into St Marys Station on the old Ben Hollidays overland route an unkempt and grimy miner bearing on his back a large sack of gold dust and nuggets He said that he had been at work all summer on the big watershed but would not give any certain information Hq and his precious sack at once departed for the east Early in the succeeding sprin he appeared once more at St Mary s accompanied by two companions compan-ions and good mining outfit The three men struck straight for the big divide and were never heard of afterwards Whether they were killed by the Indians In-dians or made their pile andwent out by the other slope is still an open question ques-tion It has lately been ascertained here that men hav been working secret ilacora in the uinuntalli rcoocaoo nf flip Teton basin all summer Nothing definite finite has been learned of the character of the nlacers but the stealthy workings work-ings and thi time consumed leads to the supposition of rich diggingsEx I r |