| Show WILL SEARCH FOR HIDDEN GOLD before long W P belding E 13 belding and R A belding are expected in prescott to start from here on a search along the colorado river for a lost placer ermine mine on the colorado desert it is supposed says the herald of prescott arizona that in gold god is buried in one spot at this placer mine not to mention another that lies buried under the corner of where a tent once stood by the last white men known to have been at the mine the beddings Bel dings are coming from spokane washington where the belding prospecting syndicate has been formed witha capital stock of the members are as follows president el E plough vice dent E R C gove secretary C E U mitchell treasurer mrs jessie L quinn mining manager win P belden the beddings Bel dings will arrive in flagstaff before long to make that their base of supplies they will spend two years searching for the lost mine and prospecting in the united verde district for another lost property tn in spokane recently W P belding said that in 1860 sixteen adventurous americans were near yuma under the leadership of george wood A mexican lead them to the mouth of a canyon rich in placer gold ten members of the party started for fort yuma with in gold they were overtaken by apaches and killed their gold and outfit being taken two of the remaining six at camp started out later with a few pounds of gold after burying in damp camp they were chased by apaches it has newer neen known what became of the oter ofer four two expeditions have been made to find the placer mine but have proven fruitless belding is now certain that he can go direct to it forty years after being there he claims to know the landmarks little is known in this section about the placer claim belding will search for it is believed to be the lost mine in the harqua halqua hala mountains which has become almost a tradition |
