Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28


ssms Ola Time IN usldu - ss ~ nullsea
Eusfneas In Artisans.
From l6O until recsntly Afixcua M
been the fav0rfte reHortcf innditnantl hial,.
~aymen. Both Mexfcans and Anaey1csps
lndulRed tn the prsctice. and # h saisI tlsst
many EnuR fortune now bel0ugfug 70 ~
spectel citizens wns founded In that wa7.
Tut. be that ~ Il T1uy. many bAr ~ hal
Hon started from the fnfntn 10 the railroad
nnd failed 10 reach itM destination. Year,
cfterrarl the honer cf IL custodian yyou!d
he found bleaching in the rantl. I,at they
could tell no tales. md the rublrns Weut
snknown unless the sud.len m of sou,e
rsrugxlBn1 citizen frors poverfyi ml.iaeuee
directed suspicion. IL which cass she matter
wis allowed 10 drop
One Of the latest md holdeat II fhsur rosp
beries occurred In ie6S 4 little way ont
from rhGnix. and ifH rexnit hrs siesesysll
the Mcxicanx from any attempt e tes sepo-
tition.
The vulture mine. the properly of sens
tor Tabor. WIS then worked by al EugltAh
syndicate. with = man named CribbIe n
superintendent In taking away the bul
lion mn armed guard Of 10 10 men usually
accompanied It. riding fnr enough ahssd
and behind 70 prevent them all being killed
by q single firr from ambush (lne morn.
ing In August Of iSas Gribble. with one
companion In a buggy. started to Phunix
with ~ pounds Of gold irsllion His guard
conxixtel Of two men on horseiasck, who
were supposed 70 ride one 40 yards Ia nd
vnnce and the other an yards 10 the rear.
but Il afterwsrd deveiopesl that they we4s
riding together.
When the cavalcAde reached I lonely
plncr on the dexert near Negro weIis, The
road made an abrupt turn 70 the right, and
directly facing the turn. about 10 rods dis-
tant, was clump Of grenxewood FrUm
behind these bushes 4 deadly dre was
poured in on them By three Mexicana
They had nelected their targets. and Crib.
BILE and two otherx were killed at the fIrxs
Gre The other man. who WAS mounted on
thoroughbred hoFse. attempted 70 mako
hin esscape. bat the buIleta from the win
cheaen overlook him. and he f..l dead
about 800 yards distant One Of the Mex
leans took his horxr. and strapping the Iul-
lion before him on the snddle the thres
made acrusu the desert toward Mexico
Late In the day the xtage from Prezcues
came BY. and the driver discovering the
bodies brought the news into Phsuix. By
daylight next morning pose Of white
men with Indian trailer1 were ON The
ground and began the punsuit fAtein the
day four Of them came upon the rubbrrs
while they were trying to cut the piece OF
bullion TO divide IL. they evidently Wishing
TO separate. They showed fight. and the
whites returned to vuiture for re-enforcp-
ments. and going back n rapidly ~ pod
BILE found that the robbers had separated.
and two Of the trails were Lost IN the mail
nn.. ~ the E.,-le Tail mcnre.ir~ -
| Inn IN the ern;i ~ the o1h.r ,h-v .,,..h.,a
the Gila ON the evening 81 the nert d,v
Herr tbev foun,I the fuvitivr,. NOR. r,;-s,i
IN the uuickxand ,rith ! Ir, t,rok., IA.
rider hav;uv taken hix h,,nt.e- .,.d -.
bullion. which be- .tiII had m rs. nc-...
.ion and x,crf..d doxrr ~. ,;v.- ~ ~.
He had ridden the borse ,,or- ,h.r ~,
miles without fooel or water rrfl 4, srv;r-,
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