Show mysterious GOLD DISCOVERY mystery surrounds a reported rich strike of gold ore supposed to have been made by a stranger at the east cast end of the harmony range of mountains near what is known as the giants grave a small mound that stands away from the main mountain and is only about five miles from town says the winnemucca nevada star of the ore shown here is alive with gold in patches and gobs and resembles the fabulously rich ore taken from tl the ie once famous indian ike mine in the humboldt range the stranger said that he was prospecting in that section a few years ago when he made the discovery of the wonderfully rich ore and has returned he said to work on the claim and determine the extent of the find A few sacks of the rich stuff would make him rich the ore is a white quartz and any of the samples shown would make fine jewelry when questioned regarding the find he said that he called the section where the discovery was made the devils graveyard during the past few days a number of local prospectors made hurried trips to the giants grave section but none were able to locate the claims on which the supposed strike was made A number of years ago one of the sloan brothers while riding horseback horse back from golconda through one of the low passes in the mountains in that same section picked up a piece of float quartz as big as his hand that showed man many y colors of gold up to this time the ledge from which the rich rock came has never been found |