Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-04-18
gentleman.

Pablo Nnnez and myself had been on u visit
to an Indian Pueblo called PecoS near bold
ddShIng stream bearing the same name. On
Our return, about four leagues from here, u
bout u league this side Of Vie mouth Of deep
narrow caiou called the Apache Canon we
hated to rest. Nearby stood large rock
OF rvu coIor nud upon the trees near II Iocks
Vi t,ttie DruS were gatteRu hopping nom
branch " branch and making Tic forest vocal
@.tA tuclr muSlc. My conpanion Who Was
pdsnio,atciy ioAu oI Drus Was ever On tue a.
left watCnnb ther mJtlou and studying their
uaUlJS. ln,re mist be water near this spot
Vi else 50 many little birds would not he as
Semoleu Oh Lnese trees, Ae remarked. Ilis
dr4w my attention " them aud We watched
tne.r movements aild soon GiSeoyered that ev-
vr aud anou one would light near a cliff in the
rock; dlSapljt.tI lOr InOneut and then hy
away as .trelrtSiled In.S IOnleed us " exa-
lnluu the Cltt aud III it We found water.
fins rock Is well known to me SAID ST.
Fernandez, 1t is distant about iour leagues
rom here III raylne that .eadS INTO what is
now called the Rock Corral Oh the left SIue
Of the road from this place to the Old Pecos
Unurcn a complete pocket is formSd y!
tle rlvtt In the rock always containing pur,
fresh water which the tnlrsty way larlng MAI
aould never discover unless pointed out tU
nlln, VI attracted ~ eXalnllie II by some Suci.
circumstance as you have related. But what
of this rock?
Near it we buried au iron Dox containing
our treasure Vi considerable 0alue, beside S0me
valuable manuscripts COZ nccted with the his
tory and other Interesting matters relating to
New Mexico. My codlunolI ded ana Il 1t
Je true that in the years 1862 4 1854 | lived
that box stlIl hes buried there.
81. Hurtado, said the old gentleman, you
must be lauorIug under v,ry strange aus
unaccountable dtluSiOn
1t may be 50, good father, but if the iron
pOX is not iouud there 1t Will serve to dlspei
tue illusion, but as firmly believe 1t lies bur-,
Cd there, cal you not refer me to some tru /!
person who will accompany me to the spot.
Jose the shepherd knows tile place, ana J u
can trust lin. Will 80 aud SEEK him forth
with. The shepherd had entered anotocr
room occupied by Golndrina Flores widow
cd grand daughter OF Sr. Fernandez and wa>
,arnrStIy engaged in conversation with her
concerning the mysterious stranger whom her
grand father had introduced beneath his ROOT,
wonder, said the shepherd, why your
grand father madam could have brought Such
II mysterious man to his house; nobody knows
who he is, nor from whence he came; and ht
tells such a marvellous story about the enchan-
treSs Of the Mountain Lake having takenhlm
dowu through its deep clear waters nearly
" o hundred years ago. and turning him up
fresh aud alive now, that | believe he is no
mortal, but ghost, spirit or something OF the
kud, that can change himself into any shape
ne pIeases just like the lame wolf that ate up
Che three thousand sheep.
Oh, Jose, how SuperSttious you are; has
not grand father told you a thousand times
hat the story Of the lame wolf is nothing but
a fable! But what sort Of a locking gentle
man is he? Jose, is he old Or youg2 ugly Or
handSomeY asked the widow.
Just such question as | might have ex-
pected, said the shepherd, Of course madam,
as he can assume any shape he pleaSeS, he is
both young and handsome.
Why Jose, you ought to be ashamed of
yourself, to talk so about young and hand
some gentleman, but here comes ground
father
Jose asked the old gentleman as he entered
do you know the red rock near the Rock
Corral, that has fountain of fresh water in
its cleft? Know it, responded the shepherd
have not thousand times quenched my
parchmg thirst out Of it.
The gentleman we have under our roof
wants you TO accompany him to it.
Me, ST., me, why does he want to gothereH