San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-26

LOAA NapI' cree. dLluS Ine5e, ne
would march on, and, if need be, perish
on the shore of the lake.
From the top a scene of peculiar beauty
and grandeur presented itself. The lake,
IN great crater ring, formed perhaps
by the same agencies that had rent the
grim BarranCa through the mountain,
spread out from a deSolate alkali whiten-
ed shore III front to vast mountains be-
yond. a stepping stone as it were to
the mountains, rose a green table land
so nigh as to seem almost inaccessible.
and among the peaks was one topped
with snow of which Walter had some
times caught glimpses during his labors.
The lake was not an unbroken stretch
of water, for, besides little rocky isl
and of cOnical form, it had frequent ex-
panses of the extraordinary growth
known as chinampas, kind of amphibi-
Gus meadow more or less free from at
tachment to the bottom, and often so
light as to be driven before the winds
Near the shore, irregular channels ex-
tended among them, connecting one open
space with another.
The crack of rifles in new attack es
the pursuers had already begun when the
searching party returned. They brought
back with them a gruff sort of individ-
ual in fur cap, who proved to be an
American named Barnley. He belo, gtN
to a command, chiefly composed of form
eignerS, which was secreted with the
runaway Kaufman in the mountains,
waiting to take part in the expected
rising. Capt Perez had communicated
with Kaufman, who had detailed Barn.
ley with perhaps corporals guard of
men to assist in the matter of the boats.
He had lately come down from the wind
swept mining gorgeS of Pachuca, where
a fur cap was not ont of place, and he
chose to wear his just the same in the
tropics also.
"A little times been lost by my COM
ing back with your men to see if you
were the right parties" said he, but
that's better than making a mistake.
You can have two canoas, one big one,
pretty heavy and slow, the other smaller
and medium fast, but they'll carry you,
and they We're the best we could do in
these times. This end of the lake is
pretty well skinned of boats, and it has
mighty few at any time: so don't see
how any ones going to follow you"
And yet We haveno time to lose" re-
joined Walter. Hank there's the
enemy's other division cheering now. &
They have heard the firing, and are prob
ably coming down on us. We may be
even now too late to escape them"
"Thryye got another division, have
thew"
Yes; the principal one is above there. a
I'm glad to know that, said Barnley.a
at would be mighty inconvenient fors1
Hartmann to have them come on HIND ,
unawareS after you've given them theS
slip. I'll tell you what I'll do: if you'll5
take care of these I'll agree to stop thei
others with my own squad If can get
to the CajOnC5-the BOXeS-in time, | can
hold them as long as you please. The
Cajones is the most elegant place to cor
ner company you don't want to bother
you. AS like as not those parties won't
get here before tomorrow morning"
But we cannot sacrifice you to our
convenience"
ooh, don't you be afraid about me. ii
ing English with the fair American of
the hacienda of Las Delicias put this
and that together and made up my mind
you We're not in the North American re-
public, but still in our own. did not
know where, of course, but in the hut
just now | recognized some of your
property - pardon me for entering it'll
without permission, but thought it de-
selted-and presently saw you wall1ings
toward me as natural as life"
Somewhat confused at this calm way
of taking it. Walter muttered somethingfV
about a scientific mission that had had
no great results.
Yes, bright, hard metal that looks
even finer than the real gOld:" suggested
Perez.
But goes off chiefly in fumes and
turns out to be only sulphuret of iron.
l don't mind admitting that my search
was partly for treasure"
"And again, the blush galena, con-
tanning silver, but in too small supply toI
be worked, and then the yellow grains
scattered through some of the limestone,
but still in too slight quantities to pay
for extraction"
''How do you know all that"
BLESS you, I've been through it my
self. could have posted you if you had
come to me. You may not recollect my
telling you had been here once, long be-
fore you were born. But, now, how
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