The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-12

himself or others. used the uncouth dialect
which some imaginative writers are fond
~ ls-ribiug 90 All the early California
gold seekers. whereas. as a matter Of fact,
only the un-iucatei and r0usher class OF
sEs-se men ever spoke Oh such fashion But
O. Dams story. which. from his well proved
vr-acsty- s. 1 arm sure. entirely true.
on -hr 18Th NJ July lSA. when ! was Il
-nIl- fellow eli twenty-six. cur overland
t--iu. consisting o. i0ur prairie slhoOn-
rz- .1H tH'r.- men. h-~'s- enr guido, old
i.-I S1mers. reached rh" western p1ft o.
-.r5znua without having lost q man.
Early that morning we crossed The Big
sandy. ei-ht o. ten miles above ats june
from wisl Ehe santa N8rlI- ANA O. little
-.-stu 81 HuJiapli mountain. "A certain pass
through tine foothills ~ which we designed
+. take. This route. Uf Birs own choas-
-- I.v Tar 90 the south Of that usually
.ullH.yeI Hence We found 10 tTaiI-uO
--nr-Imarks nor foot Trints-to guide US
sr. as Ssuers felt confident II finding the
sired short cut. wa iiI not trouble our
selves ah0ut chlt-
Uu coming o. th- foothills, however. ami
.-ere-tiur several raviu,~ in succession. he
declared an 90 be- impractieaul"- "Bu-,'
said he To Tom Grau-er, our captain,
a-rv there's e pass uU-.a bouts. went
through il alone. On 'u. anu I'm bound 10
r.- it Off. Keep your train where u o..
Tom. while I 81 ahead aut climb one oi
-E SO cottouwo1Js. IN look around bit.
IIi - hack On half an hour. sure
So. leaving his horse AMI riils behind, the
=-ie 81. OF on foot ana quickly disap-
gelreI among the quakins asp bushes al
..r foot OF mountain spur.
gEr All watched the tail cottonwood trees
z-.v.ug higher up. expecting every mo-
r.ut % ~ee him shining up one Of them'
t-t ve never did
Tine ha.I hour and another passed away;
81. -r. Slsh- nor souui " Bih could we
#- ID h.ar
.t-s mighty 0ue.-.-' ~ last srumblei
-u Granger. what -l ssr-I cam keep
r.. #.F rrlu--'
.la. I..I b. taciS directly said some
one. Likely he's f5Uui pass that .93aa
about rf-ut auL IS tracing IL out. o. make
sure. Is.-s safe enough vr we'd have hetrI
a. shot o. tVo from Eis revolver
Sow. since entering Arizona, we'd had
.vo u-ly serimmsess with AUaches. but
a- Ue hadn't s.en one. nor au Indian ~ any
E.ul Tor the IesL week. Ne couldn't think OF
any pms go. harm happening 60 our Trend
any one 90 us might have lost t-t1sei IA
-l. foothills. but suca ara idea iu connection
th tine guide WAS ansHri- StiI ~ u-'ih
come. d was setting iaie in the forenoon
.-E there ue were-l0aiius around ana do
.E- nothing.
With IN. execution ~ Abe Johnson. "A
-.vt-y,ll-.lL k-ntuckiau. We were an
-.Gl- mel. knowing uIly 50 mu-h ~ ga
.su uss as wc hal learned oH oi.r present
..--r... but .ai- Sad served lutu Iu Tire
Seminole ami lIys.. wars s.li- WAS pretty
vru POSTED 500 l.-..gI 60 the ''Earninis
-I.-. when inst ors,au.4.n-. ne mad elect
ID ..u 10 ta. .autaluey. an honor "hith ~
l4.....-s.- declined. saylE- that the lounE
-sr-. Tom lr.u4.r. N4s lar more At Tor Il
s-tl aa-
.y-l. when % o'clock had come. without
a ...u Cs SuE.crs. Aae began tn suspect mis-
l.ear h-ga. boys" lie said. "ti!l
l.... Il fr-la scout AMI OK Zee went in
t...- -5reetron previously talse; "y the EC.3e-
Ne saw aim "a intervals anG a-tin ios-
s.alt ~ hin. exactly a@ We had done VITA
t-4t hut unlike The latter. h- came sai..'
a.es IN thirty minutes Or 50, looking mt-h
d-stfr-=cl-
Boys Pee quietly said, 'you Uant 70
A..I right about AMI fu-ln e corral od' OF
t-c ia . plain. f0rly rods clear vi cover
.1c- IasIs iu the hands Of the Indians.
SURF Tine yarruints have sneaz--t mp ann
l-ss0s-i him. or struck Eim down before ne
could pun tri-aer or give the alarm sa"
tk- tTslI where they hauled him way down
into il pass he'd found. and they're hiIlnS
iu there n1w. waiting for us 10 COME along.
"uo sou think they've killed Somers-
asked Granger.
NO. cap. / don't believe he's hurt mite
so- Z didn't see q drop OF blood anywhere
{. piled Aic. THE -tJs have likely chozed
him seusei--s ana dragged him aI 10 De-
tortured 20 death. And. boys, we've got Ia
Rescue him before shutdown, for when those
DEVILS see that were not goins 20 fan into
the trap. they 70 begin their aellish work
Just at that time"
Wen so that. or die.'' Savageiy eXclaim-
ii one of our men. How many of the
Arutes are there. Ale. and how far om2'
Can't say; maybe tWenty-maybe q hun
dred. but Judging by the sign. no more than
half = dozen la !Ssei Bill I don't know