The Progress., 1893-07-15
FORTUNE IN 4 POOL.
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars which
Escaped Texas Bandit.


Escaped Texas Bsndits.
In the early part OF the presen,
century, when San Antonio, Texas,
was the homo Of many wealthy Span
iards and the commercial center OF
all Northern Mexico. mule train
started for that city from the City OF
Mexico. There were thirty mules,
each loaded with 1000 silver dOllar-I
sRd a considerable amount OF gold
coin, tbe total amount being about
$500. 40, says the St Louis Globs-
De1Ccrat. The caravan was IN
charge of Captain. Palaoio Flores, u
prominent and trusted employee of
the Government In addition 10 the
drivers of the mule train. there were
about fifty wsll-armed and equipped
guards The old and well worn high
way pIOugh san Luis POtOsi and
Monte y was taken and the danger
Gus mGnntain dcfiles of SOuSh Saitillo
were passed without any Sttnck on
the train being Ed The Bio
Grande river WAS crCs-sS q few miles
its way napidlY towa-i san Antonio.
In thOss days tho national high 7ay
rasscd through what Is now Dim NIT
county. Texas. following the bank Of
Pena C1cck several .ailes. On the
bank dt that stream was favorite
camping place, which is now called
Grand Rock Water Hole. This hole
Is located at n sharp bend i'm the
stream. and lis of nnfathOmable depth.
as the water in it does not pass into
any interior cavity. When this
campiag place. was reached Captain
Flores decided - remain there o; few
days. ressing Ipe mules preparatory
to making the fUJ miles still remain
ing between there and san Antonio.
He considered that all the dangerous
portion of the country had been
passed through. and only left ten men
on guard the first night Even this
number seemed unnecessary, as there
were no signs Of any attack, and no
pickcts were posted on the following
cay
1t was about noon on that day
when band of brigands suddenly
rushed upon the unprotected camp
out of dense live oak thicket Cap
tain Flores and his men were taking
their nOO'rday siesta when the attack
was made. but they did not submit
without a desperate struggle The
bags Of gold and silver were piled in
u heap near the deep water hole,
when Captain Flores found that tho
bI igands were about to get possession
OF tho wealth he ordered the drivers
tl throw it all into the Placld pool.
Tie command was obeyed, and the
brigands massacrcd every member
of the mule train party with the ex-
ception of a driver named Alexandra
Laiero, who succeeded in making his
escape, proceeded to san Antonio.
rifle adventure, record of which
was made at that time and is still
in existence. His story was dis.
credited until the parties to whom,
the money had been consigned made
an Investigation and found the bones
of the victims and evidences that the
bandits had made efforts TO recover
the wealth from the pool. Attempts
were made TO e0plOre the hole, but
without sue ;ess. Heavy weights
have been sBhk to a depth of several
thousand feet, Sut the bottom of the
hole has reyrr been reached.
~he Philadelphia Times tells this
story of DIR. Adams of New York. A
small girl in his parish was being
catechised on certain scriptural sub
jects, and also being drilled on certain
widely accepted facts. with man
came sin into the world, and with sin
DEATH" was one of the precepts laid
down to her, and then when ques-
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