The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-19

pains pronuess Msd at toe thought OF
being baked. the outlaw. took iho s1r-
Vvora the e1mmaHl1nt Iho i7au 'nrf.
Che soldiers. bound them hand and foot.
lied heavy stones tD t1om and tossed
Thorn, living. one by ono. over into '1e
dark water. OF alI who bad laIl down
DO rest in the evening. not ono VAS
alive in The morning Pools Of blood,
trampIod grass. half burned wagons
the ashes OF expired camp Ores marked
the spot. and that was all Deep down
in the sull cool water Jay the bright
silver. and on the surface swirl hero
and thcre told Of the alliWiom nshtiug
over their hIdo0us feast
Exactly one year later 10 the very
day another party cnmpol at The lake.
They were troopers returning 10 easy
service in Mozico. after % season of
loneliness. hardship and danger ON the
frontier The memory Of The tragedy
enacted there had either been forgot
ten or given slight consideration. for
| In those days lawlesEncss was but too
common 10 cause especial remark
The troopers plckotod their horses
among the trees. camp fires were light
ed. supper was eaten; thcre was q rest
/ ful hour or two given up 10 smoking.
storytelling. laughter. singing the
/ playing upon guitar ana mandolin. and
| then each man. tired and drowsy.
wrapped himself In his blanket. soon 10
BIZ aoundly sleeping. All but the aonu.
rols. who kept their steady rounds as
/ the solemn night wore on, There vas
n nearly full moon. that ut midnight
/ rested Just north OF the zenith. H.
Illuminating with It's mild light the sur
face Of the open lake and emphaalzlng
the black shadows under the trees. The
I sentry whose beat lay nearest the shore
| chnncOd to glance cnrolessly out over
I the water ~ he walked slowly along
and he saw something there that
changed him from a half H1mnambulist
20 an Intensely awakened man
The winter lay still and quiet as death.
and from itn wavcloss surface the son-
tincl saw what first seemed 10 De
wrcaths ana strands Of gray mist. rls-
iug and twlrllng In n moment even
aa he looked. the ahadowy ynpurs tee
solved themselves into tto forms NJ
men horrible shapes. with nFoulziug
/ faces and arranged themselves Ia
Ehautly procession. and swayIug ns In
gentle wind. moved swiftly forward
toward the camp oil the sleeping fol-
dlom. a weird low cry, the Bhndow
Of "a vail, rose mp and chilled the hear
or's utmost FOUL with deadly terror
/ More from fright than holdncss tho
| sentinel ngCd his carbiuo at the adj
| ,anglug shades and then ran shr.cNng
into tho woods. The slocpcrs. reused
/ up as ono man saw, heard. ana they
too lied. panlc-airickcn, into the thick
eta. The horses plunged ana broke tho
picket ropes The noise Of maddonlng
beasts crashing through the UNDER
growth and the cries Of tcrror-atrlckeu
men grew fainter aud fainter ua all.
hurried from the horror.
Later on In the night q few Of the
boliosi met together. and. with cour-
ago somewhat restored. determined TO
10 back and have o second look ut the
things that had nfrighted them. eau
tioualy they returned within Wow OF the
camp They saw forms moving about
here ana there. strangely dimmod In
the nickorlng radiance OF the camp
nrca and strangely illumlned when In
the shadows. Dropping behind bushes
ana trees they watched hroathlc4aly.
not daring To advance. The camp was.
indeed. occupied. but by no mortal oc-
cupanta. The uncnrthly visitors moved
swiftly ahou, as though busylng thom-
selves with camp duties. and, nv the
scared watchers yet looked On the arst
flush Of morning began to mlngle With
the wan light Of the dying moon, Again
arose that vague waillng cry Again
the shades marshnlod themselves In
regular order and moved down silently
10 the edge OF the lake aud out upon
I the water there 20 sink out Of sight
When the dcmoralizcd troop had boon
/ gathered together again and was well
/ ON It's way the men spoke Of the &C.
curronco with hated breath aud called
/ the place "Espantoso." A the story be-
came known the lake came to b. ro-
gardod M accuraod. ana travellers
| passed swiftly by. not daring 10 rest,
/ however weary, Bclatod wayfawrs,
chance hunters and fishermen added re-
/ luctnnt tales to the sum total OF ex-
/ pcrIenccs Strange forms were seen
after dusk ana whlsporlngs were hoard
from beneath the water and from I'M
seen lips In the air As years passed
the experience OF the uoldicry was an
dorgono boy other camping parties, some
strangers who knew not. and Others
who had heard and believed not All
were one In belief thereafter II Is also
said that certain persons who were
known to have camped there at night
were never seen or heard OF again. Sc
OWL became the name Of the place that
the road was finally turned away from
the lake shore. and "Espantoso" bocam,
name to be spoken with dread and o
place to be avoided II so remains down
to this very day.