Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-08-03
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1881


doubt that tho desperate is now in
this vicinity, in spite of the price set
upon his head.
MysrrRIous RANpIr
But little IS known oil the true MS
tory Oh tne llttie more than youth
called "biily tne Ma, ana there isn !
an Individual ilvlng withln q radlus OF
several hunurea miles oil TINS region
where all the desperate exploits oi
the murderer nave taken place) VINO
even knows the hlds true name Inns
his reasons FOR Withholding IL will he
found further along in this history.
The young man who tells me the sto-
ry of the Kids life is one of the best
known young fellows in this whole
wild country. Never is danger threat
ened the settlement but he is the first
man to be on the alert to protect its
interests, and II has not been many
days since he headed an expedition to
go in pursuit of party Of Indians
who were suspected Of numbering a
young miner. Some time ago Mr.. Dun
can was member OF McBroom's sur
veying party, for one OF tho new
railroads through New Mexico and
Texas. He had at this particular
time been several months in the coun.
try and was pretty well used to Its
ways. He could talk, eat and sleep
with "Greasers" and hold fluent con-
verse with nearly all the different
tribes of Indians.
at was about the middle of April,
in $780," said he, "that was with
McBroom's party, and after several
weeks hard work, we found ourselves
somewhere close to that dangerous
locality, the Llano Estacado, or Staked
Plain, occupying an immense territory
IN the counties Of Lincoln and Dona
Ana, in the extreme southeastern cor
ner OF New Mexico, and where it is as
you know, very hard work to find
anything in the shape of water or
greenness. In fact, there is no verd-
ure in the whole immense area. One
hot evening, when what water We car
ried was exhausted we were unsuc.
cessful in finding creek or spring.
The night was rapidly approaching
when We finally went into camp, and
several of us were dispatched in differ
ent directions to look for the precious
fluid. was gisen three burros (small
Mexican donkeys) and started in a
northerly direction, with instructions
If ! did not strike water before dark
ness came to return to camp.
rosr oy rur pr.rNs
u iounu no water ana al uusE
started 10 ulrectloh Whlch supposed
Wouiu take me 10 inc camp IL ulu
NOT, however, ana wandered ABOUT
all that nlght, nearing no noises except
now ana Then the screecnes oil hight
olrus pecuiiar 10 this region can
not describe 70 you my ieelihgs when,
ho vI1 oroso " 'ne S SoSonu Jo,r uay y, m
= n;iIom o oS 90 SAN ~ ,Io %% ,o;,hSL @ % Tt,io
"nimaio nal" vSioH III G ,il,o ~ r,,soIe @ wora noar @
iy tam;shod M ,h,om,,h m h1nc,or "nd ,h;rst
i i, nama ,o rao .n,O ali a. oneo that ! was
Lost ON ON ,hO W ri fiono W. Fs.ocoJo a. & For ,brso
dovs was aIono On that dosoIota Main
and tho fonrth Joy nod set In hefprc
hocoma doI;r;ons IN tbo at,ornoon
of tbe fourth doy when was obont
10 lie down and 3ie tbe burros strnck
wha, IL l,nonn % ,blind tra;l, and
Gollowed il NV was startled a short
time after 10 bave one Of tho bnrros
break awav from me and dash forward
The two Others followed and a few
moments later I saw the moor beasts
a.,