Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-11
The Norman Mystery solved.

A mystery which, in Its day, aud for long
afler, had great influence upon politics in this
country, and exercised the ingenuity and re-
search of great many inquiries, has at las
been cleared up. 1t is the GOOD fortune OF cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune to make this
contribution to authentic history. He hastcns
to share with .he interested world he informa-
ton which he Obtained from party Of explorers,
who in their turn learned it from an Apa. che
chief as an unimportant NATTER incidental
merely 10 their main object which was the dis
covery of a locality famous it seems among
the legends Of the border as the golden noun
tam" They had the good luck to make this
chief prisoner, and the secret of the golden
mountain was given as the price OF bis release
His further story was in substance that in
December 1926, band Of Apaches lying in
am lush near the Rio Grande about opposite the
present site Of e Piso, in Texas, saw party OF
hOrsemen, OF whom one suddenly sprang from
his horse and made his way into dense thicket
as il trying TO escape from bis companions, who
fred few shots at him and pursued him
short distance, but uusuccesslully. The fugi-
tive ran directly towards the Indians and was
aqaong Them before he realized bis danger. They
seized and bound him and carried him to Their
camo, many days journey distant intending to
keep him for while, and then amuse them
selves with bis suffeIinas, while they tortured
him to death after their barbarous fashion.
The captive OWNED their purpose, and by
making himself very aareeable-telling them a
part Of his interesting personal history, and
promising the rest when he should have learned
more Of their language, he persuaded them to
forego il. They promised to spare bis life in re.
turn for his engagement that he would never
Try 10 escape. or course, he married the chiefs
daughter, and in tim became chief himself He
taught the dams the secrets of the Great
Spirit, by means of which the Apaches have be-
come the strongest Of the Indian tribes. They
have learned to pass through the country of the
white men in safety, to conceal their own move
menis and obtain information of their enemies,
and to distinguish an enemy from a friend by
passwords and signs as far a they can he seen.
He taught them Of a great society which extend.
ed all over the world, instructed them in lis cerc.
monies, how to make its badges and insignia, and
10 celebrate certain DAYS, among them the
oath Of jane. BY bis direction they adopted
tue cuhNUs WHICH lucN sun MAINTAIN OF Keep
iDgone Of themselves, an educated half breed
in the country Of the white man, aud by the
secrets Of this society be is able 10 tell III, IN o
every plsn Of attack on them, as soon as it t.
known 10 the leaders Of their enemies, and when
any Of the tribe are captured, he can almos al.
ways provide for their escape through the con
niyanee Of some members Of the society amona
The White men. Their great white chief told
them be got INTO trouble by writing book con.
iainiDg tue seciels OF the society; that be wa
seized near bis home, some months ourne,
from the place where be fell in with the Indians .
that be was imprisoned for some time al a for.
taken from there TO the Illinois river and down
thar stream aud the Mississippi to NV Orleans
thence In ship TO the mouth Of the Rio Graude
and was to be given into the hands oil some Jesuit
priests 10 Mexico.
After ruling among Inc Apaches with great
acceptance for many years he died at last and
was buried 10 the famous golden mountain. Hi
grave Is walled up and covered with solid gold
and Is their secret place Of worship, where they
celebrate M sierious rites yearly on the oath Of
June His eldest son succeeded him as the great