The sun., 1893-08-07

J eranulsted sugar stood beside the ample coffee
pot-it was picture that only, people who have
seen the rude exteriors Of the homes there car,
fully appreciate; The dusty hall and the Post
house. house "fhi This was @ Mrs Patterson.s domain. ''
Mrs Patterson was % rotSnd, tn plea pleasant a. Mexi,;
OF the table in silence after the manner Of her
sd hss sf one sss oa bass tast the
shooting at To-. Mexican ia with with WHOM whom he had
a revolver Of the largest pattern. with plenty Of
these plains, This lad is assisted IN his care
OF 1S who in spite Of her rough life on tho
borders OF the great plains. is a handsome girl
and one. too. who 10 an emergency could help
n After suppor Patterson was willing to talk.
Sers Wns sao
OF whaling scene on the wall. wherein a
M Thr plsss ns s HSn I" sS n d ws Sns %
SO sea He had been ,sa
s'ss much ss ssf the the
American army, and in tho days, after the. re-
To and 3oo% M @ witR him. and thas
pn wt TIT. % Su
he introdufed 70 ,l1n himself to the Apache Indians.
Ono roads II now and then of mon who settle
on the frontier . and eventually. in % when people
S isf % ss S' %s%
Il sssHss s ss,r 'gsSs n +,
Country s ' whsrs he is now no Sfs when socorro. .
haHd.sd Mills away held 1 his near
or. They did not want any white men 10 that
| should go, They were a bit cautious about
CARRYING out their designs, however. for they
Rio Grande. near a Mexican settlement. where
Patterson M got his wife, Patterson and another
Sss seIS ea fSsa
to make fodder Of 1t. There were. it.is said.
his friend stood back to Back and Kept their
survivors OF the sixty could DO to carry or the
miles from nybody. the, Apaches held a war
Of the sand Just out Of the % range Of Patterson's
they hey charged on him Indian iashionHran from rom
sage bush and sand ! hllock Is. forward to other
they could partly hide themselves. More
6s d5sT h.S dsn bis % ds IN hs s
would Jump up Pa and rr run forward; Paterson on
was drawn down. but 1t was never the one at
whom the % wehpSn pi was hi,p rst aimed; he drew
charging forward. [ u,.. ~. .,.,.
coarse at every shot. but ! aimed low. and
t, didn't miss many" said Patterson in telling
ns at e they o
but didn't let them know II. and pretty soon
socS it got too ahG hG fsd for hs Sn
got scared and thought was some kind Of
How many OF them did you get?"
'They said ten afterward."
Chase Of socorro Who % was 81 at S ono tin" time 1s con
rosa and often heard tho story told by the !
Indians: But the "A rApaches were pot satisfied
ike fashion. and they h only only lost ps eight f IN that
aght: There was no dicipline among them
tersons @ SO old W ride 6ssan to bark al and DAT brave W
fell ct every discharge.
they say. Two braves came along one day. In.
to g snfak "a up and 20 some damage to
lear sheet. herders. WHO told them Patterson
scarcely dismounted when one ,fell over with
in those days. ssid fstssrson thst nishs int mar
and
ming and im mplacable foes in the Apache es-foes
agreed on siI sides that Patterson easily leads
the entire field OF Indian lighters. No other
o fnfs ths esnfs9 1o a
new moon fashion across the open plains.
that no does not know what fear is; he dis.
GLAZING shc SompIiment ,,thy,t WIZ never
right out in the open. where there wasn't q
hide behind. I've several times seen two men
start for town for supplies and one came back.
night and hid by day"
Aises tine the sansd
son told some OF his experience as a prospec-
o rs %ads the by tbse
grub-stake eaters and desert tramps. Peg Leg
Ono night. after Patterson had been comfort
accum ulated a neat bunch OF cattle; three
shelter for f tho night The o' as king IS onlys
matter OF form-strangsrs are always welcome
e. gan asking QUESTIONS about the lay Of he land
+ !Sss ssiS the region. and 'vsnsSs' one
.hoSt .SS s.n e. Ss s. tell S.s this Us fP'%sn It.
horses. to pilot a party to place where coarse
q abundance The story told by the Mexican
was straight. and we at once made up q party
iians as We supposed. gave the Mexican his
outfit. and started. We travelled east to the
white that l am positive-and |
then northeast six or seven days. have forgot
ten which Then We entered a long narrow
canon, up which we travelled to tho top Of tho
ridge. and there we saw directly east Of us and
across a pleasant valley that was spread out
before US two sugar-loaf peaks side by side.
But we did not stop to admire the scenery-we
scarcely looked ut it-for almost from our feet
ran down canon. In which We found a stream
of water. and a few miles below the crest. the
gravel where the gold more than redeemed the
promise OF the Mexican"
How ono man was said to have taken out
'orty pounds Of nuggets In elsven days. how
he provisions ran short. how some Of the
party went after more, how the Indians sur
orissd the outfit; and how Adams alone OF the
lOt be related In detail He had never been
lbls 70 work up nerve enough; he he, SAID. to try
1anions he arrived at the door OF Patterson:
Patterson took 1t all In. He was not u liar ,