Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-12
RILL NYE'S NEPHEW WILLIAM.
The Hero of an Old nIxefcO Mining
Camp-Rfch Dfggings.
Cor. st. Louis Globe Demecrot.

Cor st. Louis Globe Demecrot
The immediate neighborhood of the
Batopilas mines. ia old Mexico, made
celebrated by Shepherds connection
as manager, have just been the scene
of a very important and rich strike of
gold ore. 1t is in the San Francisco
mine, "a the southern extremity of the
state Chihuahua, eight miles south of
Guasapares. Mr.. William P. Nye is
the newly made capitalist, and is
nephew of the hunorist by the same
name. Two years ago Nye passed
through Ell Psso an prospecting tour
through Mexico and located himself
near Gussapares, which is just south
east of Batapalas, the caalp where
Boss" Shepherd has been operating
so successfully for some years. Nye
soon opened UP new discovery which
he called the San Francisco mine a
favorite name in that land where "Pan-
ches" abound. In very few months
the lucky prospector found himself
IN possession of a bonanza, for with
shallow depth he succeeded in raising
free gold ores that would assay from
81, 900 to $4,000 TO the ton. The
miner thus found himself in a danger
Gus predicament, for he was alone in
foreign country with fortune in
his hand. He daily mlstrusted that
some wretch might take his life to
grasp his gold. He employed four
Mexican miners, two of whom he had
learned to trust, and two more who
were strangers and acted strangely.
With this hel p he managed to lift out
some ''ore" and grind it on a metate,
which consists of two lava stones.
Thus, when the ore was pulverized, by
washing it he procured his gold dust
and concealed it daily under his rustic
bunk, which was made of poles and
Colorado feathers"
Last August while Nye was sleeping
IN bis cabin, near his faithful peon,
Manuel, Mexican, who had worked
for him, ever since he first found ore
with which to pay him, he heard
noise outside, and quick as flash he
grasped his navy six shooter, which
was beside HIM, Hardly had he Sc
cnred it when he discovered bending
| over him a human form with raised
arm, in the hand of which was a glist-
ening knife. He fred twice ia quick
succession and killed the would-be as~
sassin. Manuel too, rushed out and
fired at the other two robbers, killing
one of them and allowing the other co
escape. The next day Nye went to
the town eight miles distant and gave
himself up to the authorities, who, took
him prisonert and with jury and an
escort, proceeded to the scene of the
slaughter. Nye lays every Mexican
looked angrily at him along the route
and he expected to be shot every min
ute because he had killed native. On
arriving at the cabin the crowd recog-
nized in the dead man, who lay on the
floor, still clutching the knife with
Which he intended to kill, desparado
whom the law had long sought, and,
not waiting to see the other corpse, each
and every one, judge, witnesses, juror
and escort began to embrace the pris-
oner in true Mexican fashion and con-
graduate HIM upon his heroic act.
| The other dead man was of the same
ilk. Since that. time Nye haas had no
trouble, but has arranged good sale
| of his property.