Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-03-21


day when the Indian news was the strong
est. n4 had to leave immediately for
Gold Hill. liz was a little timorous about
making the trip alone, bat luckily met
that veteran scout and Indian fighter,
Captain Billy Beall of the Spider brigade,
and induced him to accompany HIN on ms
trip. They we're both in town Wednes-
day and Mr.. Tonkih gave the LIBERAL a
thrilling account Of their trip. 1t seems
that they rode along peacefully with no
signs Of Indians. Captain Beall, who was
on watch the night before, was sleepy and
laid down in the back Of the hack TO catch
a snooze, FIRST making Tonkin promise to
waken him if he saw any signs. Tonkin
saw no. signs, but when he was coming
through the Lost Soul cahon, Just as he
got to the spot marked by a cross where
the three Mexican horse thieves entered a
better life, be was surprised to find him
self surrounded by one hundred and seven
Apache bucks, seven Of whom wore fresh,
Blue river scalps at their belts and all
heavily armed. Tonkin was a little
startled but explained to the chief that If
be would wait a moment he would intro
duce him 10 Captain BILLY Beall, the hero
OF the Mogollon massacre, who was asleep
in the back Of the hack. The mention oil
that name had a wonderful effect on the
bucks. The chief begged Tonkin not to
waken him. He explained that the party
was on their way east FROM San Carlos to
attend a Sunday school picnic which &C.
ronimo intended giving as soon as they
got there and they wanted to disturb no.
body. Just then there was a little noise
IN tie back of the hack and Tonkin says
the Indians seemed to melt away. Billy
explained afterwards that this vas no
unusual occurrence and hat his name had
an equally quoting effect on train and
stage robbers, he had travelled on stages
loaded with bullion and on trains that had
thousands Of dollars iu the express cars and
neither was ever interrupted as long as he
was aboard. Mr.. Tonkin has engaged
him as bullion messenger for the new mill.
1t was rumored this week shat the rail
road company intended to cut off the
water from the town, out ~ yet il has not
done so. There are two reasons why the
railroad company should not stop furnish
ing the town with wafer; First. 1t is not
right. When the railroad con- pan laid
its pipes down from Shakespeare it agreed
to supply the citizens with water. Every
body then went to the expense of putting
pipes into their houses and have depended
on this supply, and to shut them off now
would ba an injustice. Second, Econo-
my. The principal reason for building the
w"terworks was to supply the engine;
Nth water. There are nov nnout fifteen
engines wgtered here daily, and the citi-
zeus use about as much water as one en-
elne, or at most, two. For this they pay
more than half Of the expense of running
the water works. 1t would be poor econ.
omy to double the expense tor the purpose
Of saving one-tenth Of the water.
The long talked Of race Jetween the
PARKS mare and the jain Hn mare from
the-Sau Pedro Mss at last been matched
and will be- run on the S~olomoAyiIo race
track in the near iutura. Mr.. Parks re.
ceived a letter from Mr.. Hill yesterday
eating that be would leave for Solomon
vile on the 10th, with the mare. The
rAee is matched for $500 a side and viii
be run foi blood.-BaIletin The owuers
OF the Parks mare have long claimed that
she was the fastest horse in either territory
and have bsen willing to match her
against any horse. The race will be for
blood and without doubt ten or fifteen
thousand dollars will change hands over
the race.