The Lost Sheepherder Mine is said
to be located on the east side of the Bruneau River near the Idaho border.
More information can be found in
Guide
to Treasure in Nevada
Lost Ledges of the West
Nevada
Lost Mines and Buried Treasures
I know for a fact that this mine (for lack of a better word)
exists. Before my father passed away in 2002, we had studied a
map that had been passed down through familial lines for many
years. I still have this map in my possession, but their are
certain words I cannot decipher, as the map has references in
both Spanish and a rather vague Basque dialect.
I
have been doing some searches on the web for anyone who might
have additional information on this "lost mine". Note that this
was not a mine at all, but merely an outcropping where some
children from the sheepherder's immediate family picked up
several pounds of small to medium-size nuggets.
They
had planned to return to the area when the weather improved, but
unfortunately, the family succumbed to some type of "fever". In
my investigation, most likely tuberculosis. As you well know,
deaths from this hideous disease were treated poorly, by both
burying the corpses quite deep, burning the bodies, and then
burying the ashes as deep as possible.
I
have in my possession the original map drawn by the leader of
that ill-fated sheep drive. What I am looking for is
corroboration, to make certain that I am not chasing the
proverbial wild goose. My father, God rest his soul, felt
strongly about this until the day he died. I will follow the
clues he laid out until I, too, succumb tot he Master's will.
If
you have any information to add to this, you will be allowed a
share in whatever is receive from this site.
P.S. As far as we can tell, the site is on open range land,
managed by the BLM.
I
hope to hear from serious prospectors only, please.
Sincerely yours,
Laughing Bear Lawrence Rogge, Esq.
The name of the site, "Lost Sheepherders Mine," is a misnomer.
This was never worked as a mine. As with many other tales, some
members of the outfit strayed a bit off the trail they were
following and came across some strange colored rocks. Not much
was made of them until the party came across some prospectors
that had been working the Owyhee river drainage. Turns out that
what they had picked up was a very high grade ore, with sizable
chunks of gold visible to the naked eye.
Some
years ago my father obtained a rather crude map to the area
where this ore was found. Fortunately, I still have this map.
For obvious reasons I won't [publish it in this letter, but
those who know about this find will know what I'm talking about
without printing the map.
I
would appreciate contact from anyone who is either familiar with
the story or who has additional drawings of the area. The area
of the map is well-defined between Steens Mountains And the
Owyhee Mountains in Southwest Idaho. Should a partnership arise
from this investigation, legal documents stating this would be
drawn up in order that no-one would be at risk of losing money
to the others in the limited partnership.
Sincerely
yours,
Laughing Bear Lawrence Rogge, Esq.
John Esterly's Lost Ledge is said
to be near where he camped close to the headwaters of the Humboldt River.
More information can be found in
Guide
to Treasure in Nevada
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