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PLAINS. O57 ON THE la resident of Galvestc interview nt told a story of t bled led journey alr phon’s army Grover’ tantially a eau B. Lamar idea of > presid ceived t ct trade with Santa Fe, N. M. deeme bh nearer | Missor bringing the Mexic **protection” determir route th “Great by a than the Tras,” and also portion of ater of under the being led to this rat a great port were anxious to throw ot Mexico. Ane ie u tore, 200 was orgamzed, consis , under command of C >Leod, accompanie merchants with a and s« aden with good nts ot New S The Mexico. Austin own wil the inhabita country to be traveled m to Santa Fe was an unkn ress, Which had never fore iraveled by any of w com: save a Mexican named Carlos, have pretended to tray fead waters of the Red be acquamted with Wilkins Kendail. ! propri Geo. editors anc party, in pursuit of s Picayune, accompamed the adventure boundless of the west,’’ which he got tent, On the expedition set out trom the Austin, the plunged into the wilder: lo, but with- prairies to hts heart’s con- the ot ith of June, S41, city capital of Texas, and ess ,mecting nmeuse herds of buft out anything of interest) transpinng until Aug. 1, when they discovered a large Indian village on the site of Waco, in’ McLenan tat which was deserted by its in abitants on the approach ot the Texans. Onthe 13th of August, while encamped on a stream thought present county, to be the Brazos, bordered by a jlevel plain covered with grass five feet tigh, the prairie stroyed many of the taining and supplies. August, while turee mountains ated by guide as “Three Cr scouting party consisting ffull and four’men. w searching for water, were by a band of Kiowa siain to a man. T expedi continued to struggle onward. bu he minds ot many be with the idea that the ¢ took and de- ons) con ammunition, erchandise On 1). a; op: I 20th ainie of near des the ows,’ a Lieut. eut the were attacked 1 ns, and came eae s wav, and knew not em. On the 3rst of Aug a sent was sent ahead for the purpose of finding the New Mexican suents which were thoug far distant, and started to cross éamense prairie destitute of trees a @sr asthe eye could reach. ites taveling several days they reached 2 Immense chasm the earth— Siace known as the Palo 2 Duro—with almost precipitous Sanks, some 700 feet in depth. which, after reat exertions, they succeeded in! crossing, only to meet with another of like character. a tew days later. The provisions were now about ex t:austed ; and the men suffered much tom the pangs of hunger, but strug- sted on without a guide, Carlos | having disappeared cone eiscovering that he detach settle xht to be not and after hac and fearin noght that the summa expedition, x 3 wreak a sengeance upon him for hi “eXans ewltedge of the car was the straits to wh Was reduced that a the party proken--town eaten h the | coo wolves. tion, ga nce, | route tot After ser "| main body, j the pr {to send W. | their artil Van Ness, |could both o town ot San Mi; speak gue! mer | the authorities | panied by two | Howard and Fitz the jou list Ke ured by turned tra traying tl | of Don | New Mexico, i goods, and had Man | ber murdered i prisone? they couk ear ¢ “<The g conc directly by us on the within three ya ance ot his scared face w but as he turned to speak smile, as of heroic resig fate, lit up the other side of his ta forming a contrast almost uneart! He turned upon us another lool look tull of distinguished tone uttered > d've A bandage was placed over his eyes, step he brave resolution, and a low but *Good-bye,boys; got to sutter. and with a firm, undaunted walked to the place of execution, where he was compelled to fall upon his Knees with his fa the wall. Six ot the guard then stepped back a yard or two, took deliberate aim at his back and before the report of their muskets died poor Howland away was in eternity.” After for some days Texans were started Mexico on foot, wretch named Don Dama ot Arm: nemieni Be. the m Santa remaining « near tor the under a creature Why, by extracting : ders that it the march,or were unable to from weakness, to blow brains and cut off their ears. to be able to Mt I were not present at the journey. These strictly carried out by Sulzear. Te sands alc he accou end instructions the corpses ot se left to bled i ‘| ‘Jornada d ing an unt One ever- pin, who ! as a merci 1ount i guard | up. the i t { Was too sick anc F keep weak to He made a bargain with one of guards to nde his mule a short ais- tance, for which he was to give his only shirt. While in the act of ing it oft, Salzear ordered a soldier to shoot him. The weunded the wretched man, bur second killed h fell with ns His ears w: thrown Atter reaching the City of Mexico i the Texans were out different prisons,a number bei ng | confined in the Castle ot Perote, a} | fortress between the City of Mexico | , and Vera Silos = ind were subjected }to th ignities. Throug of i Uni States v Were take} first ba the m instantiv. and rt about his ere cut off and his to the wo'ves. scattered through— e the sed after animent, and brutal gor 1omes absolutely McLeod was tried for surren ut was acquitted. ig: body } m ; miles from Butte Citv, M. treat-|- few hundred pan. rich. could not be properly develop ed without capital.’’ secretive at the “Being of a had ot his hidde all times, a secret door “n treasure whic > kept and the *Cruse’s locked at miners used to call the on. English e with the lucky j prospector, and ator tions reached such a papers were drawn up and _ read Cruse. who was also represented by A clau ee eS buy the one-sixth inter- se in the agree- the attorney at was read pur- chaser ceulc de- > retained, shoyld thev so Tins jarred on the old mi you just five disposition | entrance |} | pris- | pr apt ts ame and it’s not hketv the company want to freeze you out, i repre- sentative of expostulation was kept sort of until the exp'ration of t minutes. up The jig is up,”” s] iy said Cruse. **And it was, accede to the request, cost $100,000 extra, and it was resumed cla the fz e to made by (Gate seve eral months before he ne. gotiations. Had the out five-sixth of t mine could have been purchased for $1.- 300,000, but when the i were resumed $1,600,000 was asked and received for the Drum Lum- ond mine.”’ The mine is situated about three Y... and Probably the richest gold produc- ing mine in the wor! se been stricke née Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. 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