The Dawson journal., 1886-10-07
A FAIR GIRL BANDIT.
1.-The Texas Queen" and Her Dasaing
Companions.

companions.
A special from Denver, Colo
rado, says the noted Texan female
bandit, with her male companions
and a complete outfit, are encamp-
ed within four miles of Monte
Vista, near Del Norte, in the
Southern part of the State. The
citizens were naturally curious
about their presence, and when
all advances were repelled by the
woman and her companions, the
citizens came to the conclusion
that they were there for no good.
Not wanting them in their midst,
and not knowing exactly how to
get rid of them, a meeting was
held and Edgar Oliver Shock
commissioned to come to Denver
to consult Gen. d. j. Cook. The
gentleman arrived here yesterday.
Through the courtesy of Gen.
Cook a reporter had an interview
with Shock from Monte Vista.
Nobody iu our neighborhood,"
he said, "takea much stock in the
woman. She and her companions
went into camp, | think, tonight
two weeks ago. Monday morning
two hunters struck the camp, and
were going forward to it, when
they we're stopped by a girlish
voice commanding them to halt.
When they recovered from their
surprise they noticed a slim, girl
ish figure calmy seated on thor
oughbred horse, a revolver in each
hand, seemingly awaiting their
approach.
THE GIRL BANDIT ON HORSEBACK.
"They hallooed that they were
friends and meant no incivility in
attempting to approach the camp.
She made no reply, but waved
them off with her pistol. No
sooner had they turned their backs
on the inhospitable newcomer
than she put her horse into gal
lop and circled around them, rid
ing with such skill and grace as
to elicit the admiration Of the
hunters. l had the privilege of
seeing her several days ago."
"What is she like?"
81 should judge her to be about
Is or 10 years Old, with long
Elack hair that is allowed to float
down her back, black eyes, a thin,
brown, attractive face, white teeth
and rather thin lips. She is not
over five feet six inches in height,
has a slim but well roun1ed fig
ure, and her whole makeup re-
minded me of q wildcat. She
had on, when | saw her, a ii yht
fitting gray dress, short enough to
disclose her buckskin moccasins
and leggin9s. Around her waist
was a white leather belt support
ing two scabbartls, in which were
two large ivory handled revolvers.
On her head she wore a white
sombrero or cowboy hat, one side
OF which was pinned up with
silver bride bit. She was mount
ed on a thoroughbred gray stall
lion and was one of the prettiest
pictures l have seen for a good
while.
SHE WAS THE TEXAS QUEEN.
81 asked her who she was, and
she replied in q not unmusical
voice, but with decided South
ern accent, that she was the'Texas
Queen" / asked her why she
would not allow any one to enter
the camp, and she replied that
she would not allow no one to in
terview her, and If she allowed
one person to come into her camp
everybody else would want to do
the same thing, and she wasn't
going to allow any one to meddle
with her surroundings.
"While talking to her / had
gradually approached, but she
took in my every movement, and
when I was in about ten feet Of
her S. g wheeled her horse and
was OF like IN arrow. She cir
cled around me for several min
utes, gradually narrowing the cir
Gle until she was within about
twenty feet, probably, Of where |
stood and suddenly reined her
horse back on its launches.
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