The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-22

Aubrey from the Visa of Santa te
t. the public square OF ludepend nee,
Mo n a physical achievement stands
without an equal Indeed, it is
doubtful IL the history OF the world
can present q parallel to that great
ride of 500 m,les through country
overruu win hostile Iudjaus u large
part OF the distance being through
sandy deserts, aud lead "o Ter 49, rIv-
ers, mountains and II Aries, with on
~ the SKY for covering anu TIE .
earth as re-tirg place.
An old resident OF this city, WI o
used to know Aubrey very well. IL
conversation recen ly said
"When first met Aubrey, about .
lS4S, he was Il young MN of thirty
five, the perfect picture of health
aud strength Short, rather heavy
set, weighing about 100 pounds, he
had All honest, open couutenauce, aud
was one of the rising men of the
plaius. He WAS u Decentralization
came TO ST. Louis i'll 1910. aud very
soon atterward engaged III business
as Santa Fee trader, making trips
to Santa Fe from Iod, pen de1 &c, Mo-,
and spending the larger part of his
time in the saddle. lie WAS a noted
horsemen, and spared neither mlan or
beast when on a journey. Everything
he did was done with rush.
| "Au"rey made two rides alone from
Santa Fo to Independence. The tir-t
J was on wager OF $1,000 that he could
| not cover the distance in eight DAYS.
He succeeded in reaching his des-
tination three hours before the ex-
piration of the time. He killed several
horses in the ride, and it is said that
| the death of one horse on the WAY
obliged him TO wolk twenty-five miles
| to Council Grove, CARRYING his sadd e
on his back, NtorO he found another.
He was ne lion of the day at ST. Louis
and Independence after his tide.
There were many powerful men aud
many good riders in those times, but
not one of them dared to attempt to
beat Aubrcy's record. He determln-
ed TO beat it himself, and on - second
| wager he left Santa fe in 1891, and
gave the severest test of human Gu
uuranCe have ever known.
81 was on my way to Santa Fe lit
was thirty years ago. with "A
train OF twenty-five Wagons fl led wit
merchandise, and knew nothing of
his design. When we were at the
Rabbit Ears, about 100 miles from
the old Spanish city, we saw man APP
preaching i'll a sweeping gsllDp,
mounted ona yellow marc and lead
ing another. AS he came nearer, mis-
taking US tor Indians, he VIII ri ii and
retrested fifty or sixty yards, then
turned to take a second look Oar
wagons comlug around hlil proved
that we were friends, aud putting
spurs to his 1t ed he da- hed pasl
merely uoddlng his head rs tho dust
flew into our faces. 1t was greal
surprise to M for Aubrey to trc,t
friend in that sty<o, but wbcn
reached Santa Fe | understood it
Every moment was precious 1t was
the supreme effort of his HE. Nigh
and day he rushed on. SIX horser
dropp, d dead as he rode them.
ellis own beautiful mare, Nellie
the one he was riding as he passed
our party, and one Of the finest piec, +
of horseilesh | ever saw, quivcrcd
and ell in the agomes of death vt the
end of the first $50 miles. Ssvera
splendid horses had been sent ahead
and stationed at different points o.
the trail. No man could keep up
with Aubrey. lie would have
sacrificed every horse in the west il
necessary to the accomplishment Of
his design 1t was not money he
was after, but fame. lie had laid q
wager that the trip would be madt
in six days.
"At the end of five days and thirteen
hours, exhausted and fainting, he was
taken from horse that was trcmt
bling from head to toot, and covered
with sweat and foam, at the south
west corner of the present square o
Independence. lie sank into stupol
from which he was not aroused fol-
forty-eight Inconsistencies City
News
, A successful al pncatlon of an ole
, idea has lately been made by Mr.
, William Fender, of Buehos Ayres BY
means of certain improvements he
[ claims to have overcome the d fiji rul
! ties experienced in using an endles
railway 10 embrace the wheels OF We.
hicles having to traverse soft soil
The railway consists of a chain o
soft slabs of hard wood, which are
riveted between thin steel places au(
are linked together the cham enclr
cling the wheels so that as they turn
-, they torn themselves into a broaC
, track in front. The system has PROVED
very effective in cartiug heavy loads
across roadless tracks in South Amer
lea aud over swampy grounds nea
Berlin, and it is believed that the de