Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-11-20
LIKE UNTO RIDER HAeeARp,s SHE.


1t may not be generally known taat
I America has tradition Of woman
who answers even more closely than
Haggard's ideal Queen Maialle, who
died recently in Africa. In the noun
tain regions of Arizona is lone peak
named Mount Superstition. The
name was given it by race of Indians
that had settled here at very early
period. They are said to have been
only four feet high. They came into
the valley 1000 strong and brought
with them drove Of sheep. These
strange invaders were peaceful and
followed farming. The Apaches re-
garded them as possessing supernat-
ural powers, and for this reason the
sQuatter tribe was not molested. On
the summit of the mountain they
built stone wall, where at nightthey
slept in security from the cncroach-
ments Of their warlikc ncighbors. The
religious rites Of the strangers sur
prlsed the Apaches. When the sun
rose on the eastern slopes the dwarfs
would rise, and, facing the orb of
light, stand motionless until it had
risen above the mountains. Then
they would lie face downwards for
several moments, during which incan-
tations were performed by the medi-
cine men, after which they would rise
and 60 about their daily work.
The Apaches had often noticed that
the central figure in all the religious
rites of the dwarfs had been Il woman
much taller than the dwarfs, com
manding in appearance with a white
skin and long, flowing light hair In
their ignorance and superstition the
Apaches attached to this queen super
natural powers. During the five
years they had never seen the woman
in the valley, and they noted that the
little Indians regarded her as deity.
About the middle OF the summer Of
the iifth year the Apaches learned
that Il body of armed warriors were
marching into the country from the
south. They prepared for defense,
but learned that the coming warriors
were only in search Of the dwarfs, and
they abandoned hostilities.
1t was on bright, warm afternoon
that the Invaders approached the fort.
Not person was in sight but one, and
she, the white woman, stood outside
the rough walls by the side ofa muddy
pool, about 100 feet from the wall
Urged by their chlerthe Indians made
a wild rush toward her, but she stood
still, the most perfect confidence
marked in every feature of her beau.
tiful face. When the foe was but a
short distance away she picked UP an
ola, or earthen Jar, and empted the
contents into the pool, then ran quick
y, scaling the wall by ladder that
was drawn up after her
In moment balls Of fire seemed to
roll over the mountain. Many Of the
Indians fell dead on their way to the
fort; others, terror-stricken, jumped
over the preciplces and met their
death. The chief was one Of the first
killed, and the disorganized band re-
treated, while the Apache sentinels
who had been stationed to watch the
battle fled in terror Several hundred
OF the invaders perished and not an
arrow was fired.
From this time the little dwarfs
were unmolested for several summers,
when they disappeared as suddenly as
they came, going to the southwark.
The Apaches called the woman 'Pale
Faced Lightning they believed that
she was immortal and they claimed
that she had disappeared in blaze of
fire and that the dwarfs, knowing their
protector had gone, fed to more Sc
cure place. The spirit Of the pale
faced sQuaw is now supposed to reside
in a cave in the mountain, and not
one Of the Indians can be hired to this
day to so up Superstition mountain.
Aluu4 uGIQuC A(NuuOAldls 4 uI Alob
work of the incoming democratic leg
islatura in New Mexico should be to
abolish the fee system in the payment
Of county officers, and then reduce all
salaries to figures which will repre-
sent fair compensation for the work to
be done. And the law should be made
to take effect at once, Any legisla-
tion of this kind to take effect at some
time in the future is the same as no
legislation at-all.
Roswell Record: Wanted, in the
upper Pecos valley, men and machines
TO drill artesan wells. Every ma
chine here has contracts enough ahead
to keep it working six to eight months
and many more wells in demand.
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its nOurishment and strength. If the