The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-28
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ROBBERS IN THE GOLD COUNTRY.
Inn8iRFnnfs Hbo Fell Into the Hands af
This,es--Thr Bis Hsrn 90 br Explored.


Thieses--Ths BiE Hsrn 90 br Explored.
On tho fifteenth, Thomas A. Woollen
and party, ga route from Denver to tie
Hills, encamped near RaWhide Springs,
this side II Fort Laramie, EAys cor
respondent from the Black Hills. In the
night "a gung of road agents entered their
camp and stole six valuable horses and
several mules. The loss was discovered
I by Mr., WOollcn al daybreak he aWoke
f four o3 his company, and they started in
pursuit, the trail of Tie thieves being
I plainly visible. The chase continued for
I thirty miles As the pmsuers were
ascending hill. Mr.. Woollen being
several rods in advance Of she others,
one # the banditti sprang Up from be-
hind huge rock, aud, leyeling his rife,
ordered Woollen b halt The latter
obeyed threw up his arms, and said that
he was after his horses, and Purposed
injury to no one. The robber pointed
b. large herd Of stock acrcss "A ravine
and said There they are, 60 and get
them.
Woollen and his companions started
down the slope. They had gone but a
short distance, when, az q signal from
the robbcr, eight men, with rifles 10 their
shoulder, started up from behind rocks,
and "c0yered" the i've immigrants,
who were ordered 30 deliver up their
arms and horses, and b. seat themselves
at ii designated place While the robbers
were busily engaged ia picketine the
horses, Mr.. WOolien took his moneys
large sum-from his pocket, aid pinned
it under thf collar Of his coat de had
scarcely done this when a greaser ap-
preached, threw an old blanket on the
ground. aud ordered Woollen % give up
hIs coat enforcing the demand with a
leyeled pistol One OF the band, a very
intelligent American, approached Mr..
Woolltn, aud entered into unreseryed
conversation. he said that the band
was very strong, and having an almost
impregnable retreat in n very rocky
canyon, was abundanty able to defy any
force that might be sent against II.
The robbers are mostly Mexicans The
party that captured Woollen's stock, con-
sisted Of four 4" Greasers, two Span
iar,is aud two Americans. The one who
conyensed with WOollen said that he
started from Denver. whore be has 4
brother who is a cashier iR bank, for
the Hills. n wear ago that the Indians
ran of with his stock and that Ae sub
sequcntly captured lot Of ponies from
the Siou1, but was afteTward deprived Of
them by government officials He was
so tmhittercd by this treatment that he
joined the robbers, and determined 90 die
an outlaw. He said that the members
uf the baud were c0nferring whether or
not the five captured men should ba put
10 death. He added that WOollen need
fear no violence because he was a towns
man Of the bandit, and he would be al
lowed b. depart The prisoners were
detained several hours, and then they
were conducted 10 high ban from which
a certain landmark thirty miles distant
could be seen They were told that their
camp was at that place Then they were
ordered 70 depart, and were threatened
with death should they again institute
chase sitter the robbers
Tie robbers we're seen by different
parties several days later. and il r. fearel
that freight trains and stages win be at
tackled by them. Troops were sent oat
from Laramie and Hot Greek in search
Of the agents, - bnt they returned wits
ont them
An expedition is preparing 60
start from Deadwood for tine Big
Horn. II purposes 20 make thorough
exploration 81 that much talked 81
region, about which literally nothing
is known, and 10 ascertain whether It
does or does not contain gold.