Dodge City times., 1877-09-22


peiafe attack than before. They seemed
crazed for blood and Vengeance for the
chiefs they had already los. is long ~
their ammunition lasted the MeXicans
continued their stern resistance. but pow
der and lead WAS not like the widows
ieaven. 1t steadily decreased until none
was left Then their guns were still .aad
they were swaIlowed M like Phasaoh's
hosts in the Red Sea. by Wild Ches ennes.
Arapaioes and HIowas. who made death
" havoc with the Iit.le handful of brave
Mcxicaas. We need no. dwell unor this
scene of hutcherv. AID il Is only necessary
10 relate that bIt one mau Is known 10
have escaped n tte darkness. and that
lnsn, somewhat STRANGE 20 note. was old
Jesus VI. Martinez. How he managed to
secreie himself we can hardly divine.
Others might have been carried away and
held captive until death but he alone
ever told the story 10 the pa'c-faee. The
Indians Piliagcd Tie train cf all The -four,
bacon. etc.. took the stoes set fire t.
some of the Wagons, and tiien. Indian
Ike, Immediately left the iield OF carnage.
Old Martinez remained IN hi hicing place
until morning and until the Iadians were
miles away. then creeping out lie sur
vcsed the rruIains of what few davs
ago was mis- jolly. jovial con, ,anions- He
was alone with the dead!
Sc is nearly always the case with per
scas when DO eye is near. he tnonght OF
the yaluIblss. aud knowing thl- In;ts an
amount OF silver WIS stored in one Of the
wagons. he searched and found Il portion
of il. As near as lie remembered. when
he related This occurrence to bis son, he
| found twenty-o2r small bags. each con
tanning one thousand silver Mexican
! dollars. These bags he carried some dis
tance from the camp. we cannot learn e,s
actlT how far. or which way. and buried
them. He then started ont and made his
wav on foot back TO his home in Mexico.
where, it seems. he died sool afterwards.
| Bat before he dino he told his son what se
have related above. and advised him to
hunt this treasure. What goes 10 corrDh
crate this story was the evidence of DIR.
| Wilbur. Of Kansas City. who sold goods
to these Mexicans and knew Of them hay-
/ iNg coisiHtf3oic Sututikg " SiiNcr iss
their possession.
! Pursuant 10 his fathers advice young
Martinez came np to this country some
years after The death OF his father for
tae purpose of following his instructions.
There are two men now living in this city
to whom he revealed the secret, one OF
whom assisted him in searching for the
buried treasure. From the directions
mar ked odt by old Martinez they found
the spot where the massacre took place.
about f9ur miles west of Dodge City-tbe
spot described above, where the pits and
dirt piles are atill plainly visible. For
days. and even weeks. young MARTINEZ
searched the ground in that vicinity,
usiny sharpened wire. which he drove
into the ground wherever he supposed the
treasure might lay concealed. But he was
not successful. and not being of perse-
vering nature abandoned tLe search and
remained around Fort hodge for some
time, when he fell into the habit and be
came q hard drinker. He finally returned
to Mexico and has not bceu back here
since. that we are aware Of. After he
, lett. one of the men to whom he had re
veaied the secret land this man now lives
in this eityl made a partial search for the
treasure. He hired men and after swear
|. ing them to secrecy rs TO what they wer.
searching for. set them 10 di gging ditches.
They found nothing and abandoned the
work.
This story. as told aboee, is an histo-
cal fact. and portions of it have been
heretofore published. We can give names
of men " no know mort about il than We
5 do. but by request we do not publish
, them.
This treasure will probably be found
some day. and probably It will lie buried
, forever, and never see the light. No eye
but the OmnIpotent can tell the exact