Evening journal., 1893-06-06
KNOX HAo SAND.
A Gambler who Gave His Life 60 Save
HIS Nlfa aud HAhY.


A Gambler who Gave His Life 70 Save
HIS wife aud Baby.
A company of rsnchmen sat about the
railroad station in Pomona the other
afternoon waiting for the belated over.
land train for Los Angeles. Every man
in the party knew the others. and there
being an hour OF two 20 wait, story tell
ing Of the early days on the border and
in Arizona aud California came natural
Stories Of old times, when Indians were
bad, and the white pioneers knew what
bravery meant. were related John
Wilson, Of El Monte, told the most ab
sorbng story Of the hour:
Talk about sand In man, gentlemenl
| am telling you that II takes saud Of the
genuine article in any man 20 try and
stand of single-handed forty or fifty
Apaches, when he knows just how the
scrap viii end and shat the end will be
his own death. But that was Just the
kind Of sand that WAS in Felix Knox
when ne Was killed by the Apaches. Yon
zee Knox was an all round gambler such
rs the tenderfoot from the East ecorns
so much aud knows 80 little about. but
he hsd heart in him bigger than any
tenderfouts head Well, IL was in the
spring Of 70. knox, with his wife and
baby and a Mexican driver. was coming
from Silver City to Clifton, down IN
Arizona They got to York's rauch.
which Is en- the Gila river, about thirty
miles from Clifton. all right, but were
told there that signs Of Apaches had been
seen, and that they had better 60 in
camp there for few days. but Knox
who had fought the Apacbes dozens OF
times and didn't know what fear was
said he wanted to make Clifton that day
Indians or 10 Indians
well, the Knoxes drove on Whet
they were about two miles from York
ranch, sure enough a big buck Indlar
came from behind low, round top mesa
Knox knew there were plenty more Of
the red devils hid there. aud that II
meant fight TO death for him lie wa
as cool as cucumber he jumped ouN
Of the wagon, flled his pockets with tw,
boxes OF cartridges and then kissed hi,
wife aud baby for the last time, but say
ing that be would have the red skin
quleted ia few minutes He ordere,
the Mexican driver TO lash The team 70
all be was worth. and TO dive back Z,
fork's ranch as fast as the horses coul,
jump. Then Knox waved his hand To hi
wife and said he was going TO stand of
few Apaches-although he was sur
there was big band OF them. As tb
team and wagon flew back to the rancl
Knox. rifle in hand. started toward th
hill for bis last fight He turned QUO
and waved his sombrero to his wife an
child and then strobe on to his certai
death.
The Apaches a second later rushe
out from behind the hill where the
were aecreted Knox faced his foes. an
standing stock still. pumped lead a
them until be fell down dead. The mex
day party OF us was made up. and "
went out where the 6eht took plac,
Knoxs body lay there amid the cactus
the sun The Apaches, contrary I
their usual cnstom, had not mutilate
The fellows BODY in thsleast They hs
taken a clean pocket handkerchief on
of Knox's po. ket and carefully spread
over his face, aud bad fastened it the
By putting a small stone ON zach corn
Of II TO bold it 10 its place and keep ID
het sun from the dead man ftce. TIL
WAS heir tribute TO the sand ia K0O
Seventy empty shells we're found m
bad been emptied from knox's Wi
chester, aud one of the raiding India
after ward said that their party mn
beFed forty-two. and that. Knox had kill
seven Of them. "-Pomona Progress.
u luminsz the photoxrApner. sn Mari