Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-04-18
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 After these two brown faced, uuj- formed gentlemen had finished their repast, they took their muskets and advanced cautiously toward the shaft where their two bCnefactors were hard at work. 1t was about iO0 wards from the camp. No ono saw them now, for Dave kiug was down at the bottom of the shaft. getting ready to illl the bucket and Dan was on top locking down and ready Co let it down ny the windlass whenever Dave should cali out that he was ready. The Mexicaus halted about midway, as was proved after ward by an examination of their tracks, and one of them taking aim with his musket put bullet through poor Dan's back Dan iusi threw up his hands and fell headlong iuto the shaft. lt will be seen by this circumftance that Mexicans ol this class do not practice the Arab yir- tues nor any other virtues, Tor that matter.
 These two pretty fellows, return ing Co camp, rill!ed it of what pro visions they could carry: not much, indeed, for they were ou foot and had q desert to cross They also { lOk the two revolyers belonging to their victims and couple ol can teens full of water. Then they vent to the we'll and p,errd over the lge aud listened for a sound of lils, but all was stili, so they started of in a southeasterly direct ion across the pathless desert toward Salt river, dis ance of niEeiy-iiye mi es, with water in the Hasssyampa river, half way down,
 But let us see what happened Co Dave King. down ia the well Dave beard the report of the musket, and looking upward saw the body of Dan come swinging down to destroy him. 4 man thinks quickly la such a situation, and Dave, standing as erect as possible, squeezed his body, which, just at that time, seemed bigger than ho had any use for, face foremost into ;he corner Luckily 1 they were sinking a square shaft. The well was l25 feet in depth, and Dams body WIS only a few seconds in failing, yet to Dave it seemed an hour, till. wtb a tremendous thud, it struck the bottom Even then Dave did not move, except to turn his face upward so as to see be day light above. for he dreaded W hat was coming next. .'lt was nothing strange he thought; the oniy strange thing is that men will go on trusting themselves to Mexirans, when they know perfectly that no one k ever safe when his back Is turned to one of them
 Iu this strained position he waited and soou sccu the two devils peering over the edge and listening, but they could not see him, nor 1uld they hear him, for Dave was hold ing his breath and all was Qliet. Even when they had removed their ugly faces from the mouth Ol the shaft, he was afraid to move, ior fear they might return; but whether he was to be killed by them or not, he gave himself up for lost. He ex- pected nothing else but to perish slowly, in agony for want of water. tie kuew that there was not cue chance in a thousand that anybody would pass by the well, for 1t WIS 2 quarter of a mile from the road au tnere was very httle travel. la waited two hours or more, hoping against hope, for deliyerance; and already, so cruel Is the imagination. he was suffering drealiully from thsjst. The body of poor Dan lgin. lfiere so still, the head mashed into an unrecognizable mass. was not pleasant company; but his own thought were worse company still. He almost envied Dan for bring over all his troubles, ana was half wishing that that the Mexicans would come back and finish him. whom a wondeful piece of good for tune happened.