The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-14

B0SAANsM uAtu vigilance com.
- .<,zEs3k hold and admin
istsd the justice that the law could
not During these troublous days in
s:a968An unknown danger came. So
giously did it work that for the
li|me 4 fairly paralyzed the mountain
sr1eamunities. In March nine men had
II found dead along the trails near
sQlA0n City. Each man had bullet in
sh sheAd So nearly similar were the
wounds that these mysterious as.
eAtions naturally gave rise to much
2lation. And this was increased
it.waS learned that three weeks
1Dte two men had been similarly
Nd Santa Fe, and also soldier in
Thus rs far as could he dis
n bloody troll had its origin in
e4 the Saints, in New Mexico,
AdsS2w as far as Canon City.
Aws THE terrible crimes, Of
!, spGlkh rapidly, but il could
kesP up with their commission.
! 16n Adountain roads dead bodies
tgnnd, each with the fatal bullet
IN III knM. No victim attacked ever
hle. The rifle that sighted
carried certain death with its
Miners trudging their
vay up the noun
m trails; teamsters with horses and
ehirle met their fate alike. One
ular net appeared to he this, that
81 Mara Killed in the wagon roads or on
Stlss none were ever found of the
a paths. Of course, the people
y appalled,. md hardly dared to
beyond the reach of immediate
one could tell from what con.
the messenger Of death-that
Hef missed the mark might in its
s1eech him. Dread despair pre-.
1ed The fear Of an unknown foo pre-
he hearts Of those pioneers who
4 Ire any danger openly. In fact,
ot terror prevailed. The assas.
became more frequent. Men
leave their cabins, camps, or the
y cities for remote sections on.
III found, perhaps, few days la
more fortunate travellers dead, and
sans IT, skulls the small hole through
their lives went out.
mally, q company Of % volunteers
I 4 ratsedin Park County. Their lead.
a. 80 2 man OF great bravery, and every
a the party was ready 70 lay down
le to solve the mystery. The first
n ahis company did was to punish q
dof notorious thieves that had been
ated robbing miners cabins and
aes, and who were we'll known. But
did not stop the dread work of mys.
e1ons murders. At Red Rock Ridge
~ here, by the way, where write
slettef-and all along the trail. mur.
men were found sinely and in
saA And always the same wound, the
me sized bullet, the same trained
haad. evidently, had fred the fatal shot.
few days later the band Of yolun.
teess. in securing the neighborhood,
1ound 8 trail in the lower part Of the
South Park that led toward Canon CITY.
! u Mas early in the forenoon when tie
stseit WIS struck. They at once took
% up: and after having trav.
eled spme distance in the
O1nteins came about noon upon two
psses feeding. This was to them a
sxAl,ge discovery, as this was not re-
lon whereprospecti was then carried
s@ons f Nas the work Of . moment to
! conceal themselves. Shortly after two
I 4 nan apreared. They had evidently
;znade Their camp here for the day, for
beyond the horses small fire was
Summing and beyond doubt they were
king Of their meal. Willy as these
en were they had been taken unsvares.
hea scouting party had drawn upon
IN befcre they were aware of their
nenNe. Certain that these were the