| Show MA Y BE L OPS T MINE TEXAS STORY OF A SHAFT PILED WITH SKELETONS prospector Prot reported to have found san saba property once worked by spanish and described as ai baing of fabulous Fa bulou richness Kerr kearville kerrville ville tex it is reported that li in the frio mountains about 25 miles south of here an ancient spanish mine has been discovered by W NV V chambers which Is supposed to bo be the long lost san saba gold and silver mine alno described by tradition as of 0 fabulous richness many expeditions have gone in search of this mine tradition says pays that more than men were employed in it and that they were all mas masl sacred by indians who covered the shaft and effaced all evidence of its existence the story ot of chambers discovery discover ya is that thai he ax explored tb mine in company compan y with several beveral other men men they dl discovered 8 that the shaft opened into a large chamber at a depth of only 20 feet acet from tho afie surface in this cha cham ber was ft as a pile bile of skeletons n numbering U ia b ering erine 80 human beings be these were W ere supposed to be the remains 0 of the he t miners killed by the indians in the same compartment were found many ancient tools more than 60 50 guns ems of ancient chent make were also found according to tradition there were several hundred thousand dollars of kold gold and silver stored at the mine at the time the attack was made by indians chambers and his companions did not find this bullion in a canyon near the shaft the ruins of odthe the ancient smelting smelling sm elting furnaces operated ope in connection conn echon with the mine were found the ruins of the old ore crusher were also standing the rediscovery of this mine has produced excitement throughout this part of the state mr air chambers has staked several claims adjacent to the property and other mining prospectors have gone to the locality and all of the land for several miles surrounding the mine is being prospected tor for mini min orals according to the old records the spaniards took moro more than of ore out of the mine during the years that they worked it charles L dignowity of boston mass made several efforts to locate the san saba mine several years ago itla it Is said that eat he ae spent more than in this tor for tono abune hunting expedition but in vain in the early joso jose flores a mex alex 1 nn an ot of monclova obtained a copy of 0 the musty record concerti concerning ing the mine and coming to san ban antonio outfitted all expedition to search bearch for it at that ume iline the comanche indians were raiding li ng the country west of san antonio aad senor flores was warned that be be risking the tha lives ot of himself anti ami hla his nien men it if he entered the region where tho the mine was wan said to be located hiie ile laughed at these warnings and icom accompanied palled by six men and and two teams eama and wagons let left for or the cirlo alyer country the party had reached a 0 point near the present town ol of utopia when they were fired upon tipon by indiana Indian sand and all were killed the indians indiana took the horses und and burned the chons wagons san saba sam henning helming has been becil sigi tor for the lost san bail saba mine min e afo years I 1 11 aw works work borkson son an rantha tha a few months each year and makes enough money to support him while valle he wanders over the hills and mountains the tha other nine months so far as known ho has not heard ot of chambers discovery |
