Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-27
BANDITS OF THE DESERT.
Some Old Time "Boidups" of the bullion
business In Arizona

some Old Time "Hoidupa" OF the bullion
business In Arizona
From 1850 until recently Arizona has
ueen the favorite resort OF bandits and high.
waymen. Both Mexicans and Americans
INDUCED In the practice, and II is said that
many snug fortune now belonging to M.
spected citizens was founded in that way.
But, be that ms It may, many bar OF hui.
lion started from the mines TO the failroaa
and failed to reach its destination. Years
stterward the bones OF its custodian would
be found bleaching In the sand, but they
could tell no tales, aud the robbers went
unknown unless the sudden rise OF some
Struggling citizen frum poverty TO affluenee
directed suspicion, in which case the matter
was allowed TO drop.
One OF the latest and boldest Of these rob.
berries occur.nd in 1888 n little wav III.
from phonix. and It's result has detArred
the Mexicans from any attempt At ia rene.
tition.
The Vulure mine, the property Of sena-
tor Tabor, was then worked by an Fnplisb
syndicate, with a man named Gribble ne
superintendent. In taking away the hui
lion an armed guard OF 5 10 10 men usually
accompanied It, riding far enough ahead
and behind to prevent them all beiue killr5
by single fire from ambush. One morn,
ing In August OF 1855 Grlbble, with one
companion In a buggy, started 10 phani,
with ~ pounds OF gold bullion. His guard
consisted Of two men on horseback. who
Were supposed to ride one 900 yards in al
vance and the other 800 yards to the rear
but II afterwnrd developed that they ,yere
riding together
When the cavalcnde reached n lo,e,v
place on the desert near Negro wells ia
road made an abrilnt turn to the right ana
directly facing the turn. about 10 rods dis.
tant, was oiump OF greasewood, From
behind these bushes deadly fire was
poured ia On them by three Mexicsns
They had selected their targets, and GRIN.
bic and two others were killed at the irst
fire. Tho other man. who was mounted on
n thoroughbred horse. attempted 10 mnla
his escape, but the bullets from The win.
chesters overlook him. and he fcll d.ad
about 800 Yards distant One Of the Mex-
leans took his horse. md strapping tho hui.
lion before him on the saddle tbs ,hra.
made across t,,s assar, ,o,vara Nax,..
Late In ,ha day ,he .,agn fror, pra...,.
came NV ana the driver aiscoy.rl,s, ~
bodies brouyht ,he nov. into pho,nIs t p'
davligbt nest nor,Ing a rossa ~ -,
with Indian NfIlilRFa nV h.
ground and BEGAN tho ,uts,ii, Iatojn ~
dny four m then, cane ,no,, tho roI,ha.,
while thew wrrc irving Ia ont IN, Moe, -
buIIiop todividc a thcv evidontiy ,,isi,in,.
10 separate Tbcv showed nom and ~
whites returned n Vulture for ~. snfo, ~
nenta and going hack no rnnjdiy ns 49,
ble found tbst tbe robher. bsd sonala,oI
and two Of IN, traIIa wor, lost In tha Mi
mss Of The Fngle Tail monntnins praSs
Ing ON the trail Of tho other. tbev reached
the ella an the evening Of tbe p.rt a.
Here thew found M fngitivo's bnrsa ,,,is,i
In The nuieksnnd MIR n lac hr,tnn IL
rider having t,lsen his bIant a.. ana re
bullion which he stili had In M nrsaas
sIon and startn1 down tho riycr ~, ~,
He hnd ridden tho horsa NOR. No., Ia
miles without food or water and en- tr,irr,
10 rnsb him ncross the river ybiA ~
swollen the bor.a mad becon,e m irsJ snd a,