Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-14

by his shirt, undershirt, overal's,
pants, and all were wound around the
halt, which threatened to whirl HIN
too u he but loosened his grin. Forlu.
nately his clothing gave out beftre bis
strength did, and In ABOUT one minute
Bowman was clinging to the timbsre
10 hls shoes and stockings, the rest
bis clothing being arou nd tue shafting.
Though burned and cut where the
clothing was frightened sb1ut his BODY
before 1t gave way, he 10 otherwise
not dangerously injured.
During the heat of childish pas.
sion o year.old son OF Station Agent
Is. Locke at San Leandro caught up
his fsthei'e revolver ana leveling IL Mt
O 3.yeai.old brother cent bL llst
through his cheek Sunday night. Tue
shooting was an accident In so far ne
the youpgster was unable to compre.
bend what no was actually doiog, but
the wound he inflicted as the result oil
some injury, imagi nary or real, that
be sought 10 resent all but cost the tot
that WAS shot his life. The ball en-.
tered his left cheek and came out In
the back OF the neck. The shooting
occurred In back room OF the Locke
home and when the terrified father
and mother heard the report OF the
weapon they hurried to the spot be-
lieving that one OF their children had
been killed. They were Mortified to
ind the youngest boy rolling on the
floor In pool OF blood and crying out
IN terror, while the other lad, equally
frightened, ran about him Juggling a
great revolver and unable to realize
Whist he had done. The victim OF the
shooting will survive. The revolver
had been placed on shelf, 1t vac
thought out OF reach.
A rich gold mine was recently dis
covered on the desert by Jose Maria
Villagrana, ex-governor OF Lower
California, and the c!rcumsla nces
surrounding the discovery are roman.
tic. Tue mine 10 near Ell TAio, at the
foot OF the Juarez range. in u wild md
picturesque part OF Lower California,
and not iar from the old trail that for
many years past has connected the
southern end OF the peninsula with
this country. Villagfana was COVER
ner OF the northern district OF Lower
California twenty years ago and
daring o revolution was kidnapped by
parry under direction of J ose More
ns, who proclaimed himself dictator.
he summoned Villagrana to trial, anu
upon finding him guilty, ordered him
TO bs sent to Quay mas for sentence.
Bound with chains, Villsgraua was
taken by nine men across the desert TO
the sailing port Of CoiOnia Lerdo.
Moreno gave secret inetructiops to the
nine men to go past Ill Tejo, well
down on the desert, aui then
shoot Villsgrana Ia the back,
bury him where he fell anu
bring back the story that hs had
aitsmuted to escape. Two OF tho men
told Viliagrana, and refused to murder
him, anu the other seven finally
agreed to take him to Lerdo as uirecI-
ed. On the way Villagrana heard the
men tell OF a lost gold mine in the
Vicinity of Ell TsJO, which was worked
by the m,saion failure. said to be the
richest mine in Lower California. He
saw the indications OF mineral
country on tho way, tut kept his con-
clusions 10 himself. AT Lerdo Villa.
grnna WAS turned over to the justice
and ~as Immediately liberated. he
won't to Yuma anu tneDce by stage TO
San Diego anu La Paz, where he
succeeded In having the petty dictator,
Moreno, deposei. Villagranu, through
succeeding years, has looked at ODD
lines Tor the iost gold mine, but could