The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-09-11

serving with the signal corps for the
position ofchieG ia preference to
certain civilian whose friends are urg-
ing His name for the place.
Mr.. Mcdonald, who lived ut Concord,
purchased some things in beaumont
and started in a skli for his home. Tho
skih was picked up and the goods in it
recognized by Messrs. Glider. Tho
body was picked mp near Smyths mill,
in Beaumont. The face and neck was
an badly eaten by fish, or something
else, IA to be hardly recognizable. An
inquest was held over tho body, and
the jury rendered averdct of drowned
in the Nechesn Mr.. Chnuce, for whom
deceased had been working, thought
that there had been foul play, an an
7tAer ir4eHtig' ton wasl fgtl Or.
Fuller examined the body thoroughly,
and the verdict of the jury was not
changed
MIR. George Doty went to the woods
about half mile south Of tue depot
at Honey Grove, Fanuiu county. TO get
a load Of wood, accompanied by his
wife. while in the act of lifting, Mr..
Doty remarked thai he felt as if going
to faint. She told him to get up in tho
wagon. and he made an effort to do so,
but fell back weak and exhausted.
The terrified and sorrow-stricken wo-
man did all she could to arouse her
husband, but all to no avail the hand
Of death had laid hold of him and in
few minutes life was extinct. A coro-
ner's inquest was held over the body,
and tho jury returned verdict of
"diel from heart disease"
In the far, far west, distant from
Preside del Norte about eighty mies,
is said to be very large and wonder
iul cave. Those unacquainted with
the country know nothing of its exist
ence, and even those who reside in
the country are timid about entering
it as it is believed to Ice at present the
retrcnt of band of sixteen desperate
men. In front Of the cave is very
deep pond of water, about forty feet
across, and just beyond this pond lies
u great stone, estimated to be fifty feet
through, and extending upwards fully
sixty feet. Beyond this stone is the
first room of the cave, and il is sniIi-
ciently large to c0ntain five hundred
head Of horses. There are unmistak-
able signs that this room ia used AS u
corral. 70 reach it, the animals must
liist swim the pond Of water, and then
pass singly about to the left of the
stone. Persona, to get into the cave,
mist either crawl carefully around the
pond Of water, on the worry edge of an
inclined wall or like the horses, swim
theWaiet 'lhc sides OF this cave
bear all sorts Of paintings, evidently
executed by the Indians many years
ago. Men hunting buliiloes and deer,
capturing trains, killing md scalping
people, etc, are the subjects that the
artists who painted the walls choose.
There are said to be many attractions
about the cave. About the sides of
the cave are tToughs IN which stock is
fed, and chimney holes have been cut
through 10 allow the smoke to escape
above Gentlemen who recently visi-
ted the cave say they frequently saw
men On the high hills some distance
from them, and wero informed by per-
sons residing in that section that il
was made the den OF band of sixteen
desperate white men, who were opera
ting through far western Texas. The
cave is SO formed aud situated that a
very small number Of men could de-
fond themselves in it against almost
any opposition.