Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-23 | Page 8 | Tiburon Island Mystery Faded

ISLAND MYSTERY FADED Seven American Explorers Return From a Complete Exploration Of the Famous Place CONTAINS NO HUMAN BEINGS Any nr mount Amount of or Game lint hut No Xo Hidden Treasure Tr or 01 Rich Mineral Veins Found Fond Nogales Ariz Aris Dec D 23 Tho mys mystery m mystery tery tor and glamour for tor many years ears fur roundIng Tiburon Island Gulf of ot Cali California fornia has hn been effectually ate d dby by the return yesterday of or seven s en of It tho the American explorers who had pass pal passed passed ed cd through Nogales on Oct 18 on their th h hwn way wn to explore the Island which they supposed to be Inhabited by man cat cating ing Serl Indians and to contain hill hid hidden den treasure and rich mineral I veins Tho The party part was under tho the leadership of ot Prof Prot Fayette A Jones At Guaymas the explorers bought a boat bont provisioned it for tor a three month months stay and proceeded up the gulf land landIng landIng landing Ing at ut Keno bay on the mainland There they the were visited l by b 20 Sons mon men and women who proved entity iy and who Informed them that there was nothing of or value on the Island How However However ever they the crossed to tho the island etab established established lIshe a permanent camp and prosecuted ed cd their explorations for tor five weeks finding no Indication of or anything of at value or of or great Interest The Island Is 20 O miles wide and 35 33 miles long and Is of ot volcanic origin Good grass abounds and there Is some tinning running water It contains no human beIngs but hundreds of ot deer and myriads of wilt wild pigeons Inscriptions were ero found proving the visit there In 1905 of or a rescue party In search of ot tr traces races ces of the Grendell exploring expedition expedition tion lon lost In the year car before During the stay it was visited b by jy former Congressman Conn Cann of Ind who vho Is making a pleasure ure cruise in hit his private yacht acht Comfort The party part received every help and courtesy at the tho hands of or tho the Mexican officials official It came away thoroughly thorough I sat satisfied that the tho mystery and romance to Tiburon arc are all a myth mth