Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
WHAT LUCK
Phenomenal Escape from Death nv a
Colorado Mining Boss.

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After nearly century's sleep sorIe
four years ago the town of San Filipe, 4
in the State of Guanajuata, Mexico, I
walked up with a mining boom The /.
long abandoned shafts, up whose !
rough hewn steps the poems OF the |
alcades toiled laboriouslv, bearing
leathern bags of ore, were pumped
out and equipped with modern ma
chinery. Old veins bled wealth anew
and even discarded tailings were re-
worked, yielding heavy percentage
of profit. There was tremendous
influx of population. White men
and yellow Cinnamon thronged into
the adobe town and rubbed shoulders
with the listleSs MexicanS, who had
been eating their tortillas SO many
wears in peace and quiet, save when
a surplus of pulque was let loose and
the deadly machetas paved the way
for few extra funerals.
OF course, the gamblers, the
hangers-on and the pointed women
followed the miners, and the sleepy
old town walked up at night and fur
nished high revel for the invaders
Plug hats and "biled" shirts were cX-
ceptional; overalls top boots, with
large caliber Colt as plated orna-
ment, furnished the custume de
rigueur Mexicans carried knives in
their hair and tried to keep up with
the procession by consuming fiery
"mescal" whenever their slender pay
would allow it, and the female mem
bers of their families skirmished for
the supply of red peppers and brill
liant calicoes necessary for the pur-
pose Of food and fashion.
One evening Tole, the big mining
boss, was attracted by noisy crowd
clustered about the monte table. He
noticed two villianouS MeXicans hold
ing 'jawing match with his in
terpreter, Eduardo and immed atelY
concluded that his favorite was
doomed to death one way or another.
The talk had evidently reached a
climax, for both greasers whipped out
their long knives. Tole, who had
drawn his revolver anticipating
trouble fred at the first Mexican.
There was yell and a wild rush.
The crowd at the table joined the
melee, the lights were blown out and
wild fight followed.
The next thing that Tole heard
was that another Mexican had been
gathered to the halls of Montezum .
He went home and tried to rest but
the thought of the dead man weighed
heavily on his conscience. He moaned
and muttered in his sleep, and was
up early in the morning. During the
following months poor Tole WIS In
learn nothing Of the murdered mar
or the one who escaped The facts
Of the case had been purposcly sup
pressed.
One morning he met the inter
prefer, Eduardo, who had left town
the day after the trouble. "Buenos
Dias, that was quite racket" sale
the interpreter, nonchalantly.
, II did not mean to kill the man, .
said Tole, YEARLY, ''but thought
they were going to end you" mon
sense" responded Eduardo, "the!
: were quarreling about their own af
fairs. You did not kill any one
, your bullet struck one of the Greaser
in the heel and started them on tn,
run, bat the last one put his machet,
through the other mans heart jus
as he was climbing over the wall
You want to practice with that new
gun of yours. "
$ The shot saved the other Mexican
! life, for by showing his wound he i'm
! pressed the jury that he fired in self
defense, which made him life save
instead OF murderer in the eye 0
. the lenient but slow-going Mexican
, law.
This same Tolc had a remarkabl,
( adventure in Gold Hill. Nevada, il
1877. He had charge Of a mine ant
incurred the enmity of the lab0rers
One night three stalwart walking
4 delegates" attacked him in a ba
room. Two of them pinned hin
down. while third stood over hin
! with a revolver, the muzzle almos
touched his stomach. Once, twice
thrice, a fourth and fifth time tn
weapon snapped. Tole closed hi
, eyes; each moment he expected to b.
! his last The disguised ruffan threw
. his disappointing weapon on the foo