He saw between 200 and 300 prospec
f ors, 90 per cent of whom were from Du
' rango, Rico and Telluride, and none from
1 Arizona, as ho did not penetrate fat
enough west to strike the Globe Mining
company’s claims. He saw lots of men
locating claims, and located for him
self.
The gold ranges from flour gold to
nuggets the size of a pea. He saw no
fissure veins, nothing but placers, and
came back as fast as he could for sup
plies.
His story has completely counteracted
the effect of the telegram from Flag
staff, Arizona, throwing cold water on
the gold fields, and has given rise to the
impression that Arizona people want to
keep the find for themselves.
A Navajo Indian came in tonight and
reported white men and Indians work
ing side by side in the placers. An ex
pedition will leave here for the placers
Monday.
Excitement at Salt Lake.
Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 26.—The excite
ment regarding the new gold fields in
southern Utah, near the Junction of
the San Juan and Colorado rivers, is
becoming more intense. Eastern people
are apparently taking more interest in
the new discoveries than the people of
Utah themselves.
