The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-16
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Ahua until he Ia as familiar with them
~ with the letters Of his own name
and both of these last commanders
gave him letters Of the highest eharac-
ter In appreciation Of his services. On
one occasion jack TOOK trip into Old
Mexico TO hunt up vietorio. the old chief
who was giving all the trouble. Jack
was accompanied by one Indian scout
and Mexican. After seventeen days
search during which time nearly every
conceivable hardship was undergone.
they discovered the village Of the old
hostile in the Candeleuo mountains
and Jack took his way pOst-hasie 10 NJ
Paso from which place he telegraphed
the information to General Buell. at IT
Cummings. adding that with the force
then at III Paso and sixty Indian scouts
he could In twonty-fourhours time sur
round Yictorio and capture him and
all his people without resistance. AS he
was destitute of ammunition and on
the verge OF starS alton That they were
out Of ammunition Jack read with his
experienced eyes In the absence OF the
bones Of game IN any OF their camps.
Following the habitually leisurely
policy Of that campaign Buell. instead Of
sending his troops from El Paso direct
TO the Candelerio range he ordered them
to the Patero mountains there TO await
for him TO form junction. Buell. left
Fort Cummings with forty-sevsn wag-
ons, two ambulances and water wag-
on and succeeded in exhausting eleven
days in reaching the Candelerios.
which was ave days after Victorio had
left that camp 10 be corralled and
butchered by the Mexicans without q
struggle. The Mexicans then ordered
Buell. to get back into his own country
and he stood not upon the order of his
going.
As IL was with Captain Jack in the
Black Hills so 1t was In New Mexico,
to-wit: No sooner were the Indians
driven out than he became interested
in the gold and silver resources of the
country, hence with the overthrow Of
Victorio, Jack turned his attention TO
the Black range and the San Andres.
He was awarded The post-tradership OF
Fort Craig as living, but from being
one of the first men in this region he
has always been interested In Its mines
and its people. When Name was COM
mitting his final depredations in New
Mexico Jack was depended upon To
give the people here warning Of danger.
and his notices of caution are yet to be
found occasionally, posted on trees be-
side the prominent trails where he left
them on his hasty night rides.
Captain Jack Crawford is not one Of
tbs blood and thunder, wild and woody.
carousing characters that.are pictured
as scouts in yellow covered literature,
but he won his title by actual service
and has the papers to show for it. He
is temperate in his habits having never
yet tasted whiskey and like many
brave men will overlook serious insults
before resenting one. In the handling
of rifle either in rapidity or accuracy
he has few equals and to this accom-
plishment can be attributed the almost
charmed life that he has borne through
the active perils that have so many
times surrounded him. In character
acting upon the stage be has always
won the plaudts Of his audiences
and the praises of his managers aud
rightly supported he could make
marked sensation in playgoing circles
in any country.
The leadership of Fort Craig has
been good paying institution and
Jack should be in much better financial
condition than he Is, although he Is by
no means pauper. but his generosity
will always keep him short of ready
cash. No ragged miner or worn
tramp ever called upon Jack In vain
and legions Of unprincipaled scalawags
have taken advantage of this softness
of heart to dupe him OF his money.
Though he has an interest in livery
stables in Chloride and San Marcial
and has valuable ranch and mining
property. yet IL he ever gains riches
they will have to come in bunch. His
mines are in the San Andres-both his
galena and his copper properties-are
highly spoken of rs to probable value
by those who have examined them, and
IL is possible that these are to be the
sources of the competence which will
protect his feet on the downhill path Of
life. The RANGE hopes they may.
A little girl visiting neighbor with
her mother, was gazing very cnriously
at the hostess new bonnet, when the
owner queried. "Do you like 1t LauraY
The limo ;ent replied: "Why, mother
said 1t was a perfect fright; but 1t