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New San Juan gold fields draw Utah excitement
Reports from Denver and Banff City recount prospecting along the San Juan in Utah. L H Javell and partner Elmer Kane describe panning color from Navajo mountains and claim widespread placer ground, with water scarcity and quicksand challenging development.
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Denver
Utah
L. H. Javell
Colorado Canon Mining Company
Navajo Mountains
San Juan
Bennet Dreger
Javell
Henry Mountains
Colorado
New San Juan
Mundhas
B. N. Wetherill
San Juan County
Southwest
Arizona
Rio Grande Western Railway
Thompson’s
Bluff City
Associated Press
Flagstaff
Ariz