Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-08-19
A eIeAT VITA GU ERRlLLAs.
,,.,,,.,,. q, n Janrney To California
Through Mexico u isi0.


I'm the piazs Of Jaiapa Ind hostile feeling /
against the Yankees had It's Inst outbreak
A great crowd gathered about the red |
stirtrd harseineu a. we Fode into the plaza /
on SUNDAY. and a rush wa made by the
n,l, tn di.riouut "a aud DIR We Us from our |
saddles Bat vigorous G barge promptly
made against the mob wit threatening
revolvers drove them back and gave saie
escape to the hard pre7 sed horsemen
Through the villages Of thu country parts
we were received by the sehoFas and seno
rita= with kindness, but by the mates with
frowns and threats, and with the signih
cant gesture of finger DIR avn across the
throat In no place were we safe from al
tack except in groups VIII eh conmanleu
safety aud respect To I hem IN their W
nurance we were still Yankees ana sol
dados
One night, a htrle WAY beyond Jaiapa'
our entrance into one Of thdir walled towns
caused great excitement, q general alarm
was rung ON the cathedral cells, messengers
rode out In haste to alarm The surrounding
haceudas, aud natives 1ocked into the
town two or three mouuteE on the back os
each mule, armed with aseupettes hnt
we remained close inside the strong gates
of our hacienda, asd the excitement SUB
/ siding we were allowed tp leave without
/ an attack early the next dA
In camping for the night sentrtcs were
stationed aud pickets were posted, aud the
| animals were secured wi 1b lariats inside
/ the picket line, but sometimes, when guer
rillas abounded, IN the cen ter Of the camp
Once only did these ladrones make an open
demonstration We were IN section OF
country covered with low bushes, In which
iackrabbits. wild turkeys and other game
we're present No towns were near, and,
feeling secure, large par1 OF the company
was scattered in pursuit o the game, mop
ing TO secure enough TO iIll our camp ket
ties on our next halt. for N had been some
DAYS on short rations. Tie Mexican WON
en- were always friendly, and presently
some were met on the ira l. calling out TO
us. .'Iadronesl ladroues and pointing
forward on our path At this our strag
glers were called in
The robbers were large band of well
mounted aud well armed men, and had
died across orr road IN the bed OF nn ar
roya or dry stream To fight ns troop oi
cavalry, with camp equphge and cooking
utensils dangling from 0 ar saddles, or to
wait charge from them, would have been
sure defeat 80 dismouhted part OF my
troop. and 10 platoous, At double quick
charged toward the guer1illas Evidently
fight with the hated Yankees in rec
shirts was not what thI.y desired, for, NJ
we came within short rAnge, their leadel
, gave tie word "Namos!r and away thcl
, galloped down the ravite heller SHELTER
and we saw them no mote We certaini,
. were not a handsome CROWD At this time
, At National Bridge we PAW the wreckag
and the unburied bones that battlefield
, aud looked with wonder upon the fortified
, height THAT guarded the ntrance Of the nj
most perpendicular heights mp which Colo
!, mel Harney's dismounted| dragons worse'
! their why with the help OF bushes am
] props, and 10 which they chung IN the fac
/ Of sweeping fire from he Mexican bat
terips on It's summit which they capture
! with Il rush, turning their own guns upo
!. the artiIlerists r. they rah down the oppc
!, site size Of the bill We feared having /
force our way over this bridge, but wer
not molestett
Upon the heights Of Ccrro Gordo "
Z, camped FOR our MONDAY meal Upon II
!, central battlefield, VIII ere Santa Ann
j made his most stubborn fight we kindle
Z our campfirr-, and, dipping water from j
i suukpn pools covered with Shiny gree
vegetation. we drank our coffee under th
shade Of the same trees where the despe
ately wounded iay to did glad Of the luz
!. ury If that staenant pc n 20 qHench the
:, thirst II was the hest those heights Il
!, furded amid TINT desltiIiy struggle. a
!, around rs lay scattered uataiined bone
and CHASTITY skulls lookt down upon !
! where ia mockery they had been secure
among the branches Of tlIe trees, aud ever.
!, where earth and trees And broken arm
nent gave silent with IS OF the awfl
:, struggles Of our little mr. ny
All the way up the heights for miles II
pine trees from the roadside yet nbstructe
the LarIonal road rs they had been felle
!, u hinder the onward ma +eh Of our soldier
! while from point to pbut the Mexica
:, troops and batteries were rallied for nj
= other stand We left tile historic sp'
!, with n triumphant thret times three m
with uncovered heads In honor both Of at
!, dead and nnr living herdes Colonel 4.
!, Ferris In Century