Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-11-18
NOTED Pi0NEEn
whs " ~ y. -. Aubry v-CoI Chaye.
TAik- OF n Melted sFriEh,rr

New Mexican
Speaking II Judge Gary, II Chicago,
and hir former residence IN New Mexico,
Col. \. Frank Chavrs said the other day
I'll" len here IN 1851 tor California with
+ y Auhry" Neat day Col Chayrn
w"s asked who Aubrey was. aud his rrpl,
brought out u rather readable vi, of lral
history
+ \. Auhry wRE native uf Thr e
! Rivers. Canada. aud IN the tflirs hr was a
sucr"ssful irrieh,cr over the Santa Fr
trail between Independence, Mo and this
city IL" also made many trips +" III" Pa
rihr r"H-, AMI il IA" man who hrs, drew
attention I" the short route tn the coast
subsequently practically crvrr,pl 10y the
Atlantic Pacific Rad Later this dis
c"vrry eos, him his life Auhry'r mos,
famous NplhtS w"r' IN 1858 when IL"
rslr 81 wager from ln,lrprudrucr L.
Santa H." IT, thus made thr.. trims
against tame The distance II alr,ut ,Wtn
MILES AMI h" mad" u Ia nine days first,
then ~ "lght days, aud lntri ~ four days
AMI twenty .iw" hours, ar at the rate 1T
ahu, MN" miles an hour. On the aS,
"trip Ia" was chased 1T the r,ad 10y bnnd
of Indians. "th"rwis" hr would have COW
erred ia" distance ia ia" r,..nnrkShlc tune
IT about tour lays
When Auhry l"f, Santa r. for QUE II
hlS traps tu ia" parlhr coast IN 1851 h.
"as accompanied hy Judg" Gary. now the
terror "i 'hcaeo anarchists. and ul"n his
return Ia" land claim to- having luat.~i u
new aud much NOR. direct line tn Cali.
iorum
Agar or 50 later Mayor wcightman. .
former volunteer soldier IN the Mexican
war AMI u local politician uf Prominence.
wa editing ia santa f. n little Democratic
lal"r IN spanish called the "Drmm,n,ic
'ampaign." IL" AMI Aubry were friends.
but Ia" rather severely criticised Auhry's
clalmr tn having found n NOR. feasible
r"ui" I" IA" coast In August. 1884. Au-
Try came ~ from California. r.ir around
the plaza. aud Wrigh,man raw him from
III" Exchange hotel corner and walked
down ia" street aud greeted him warmly
lhsm"nn,ing. Auhry lei, hls horse and
walked into J,r M-rrur.'s saloon, AT the
stand now 'rrurird 10y ". a. Mckenzie M
hafri"ar" T"r". aud. being joined 10y
others, Lee nplcrri tsldrs for si,. Amer
u it'll" Aubrey said
"w"iIhtman, wha, has h,.cnmr 81 your
paJrrf'
"l,'r dead" was ia" reply. iii died ~
natural death"
"And 1t ought Ia have died." said Au.
hry Amy paper ~ mean as that was
lrs"rN my nothing letter"
wrigltman snatchrd M, from the coun.
ter glass IL teddy and threw il s4luar,
ia Aubry's face. Aubry sprang bach.
drew his revolver, one II the old fashion
pattern. and struggled Ia c"k il. although
h" could scarcely s..' lsTnlSr IL the smart
ing liquid III his eyes when W-igltnau
saw I'll" gun IN his antagonists hands h.
knew II meant death IL he failed To- act
promptly, ~ h" Slashrd ont n long dirk
knife and showed it up T." the hilt into Au-
hry's abdomen
Let IN" bleed" said Auhry. ~ b" fell
int" the arms If 10y st.ndrrs lie died in
"a few moments.
"Auhry was M brave As n lion and n
man If wonderful endurance" said Col
Chav-s "Major w.igh,man was amer.
wnrl killed IN he c,ufa'rat, n.,iiay
s"rvic" near Independence. Mo-. +" h- add
"d IN conclusion