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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
A LONG LOST NINE.
Prayers Said for Spaniard After
Two Centuries

SIN living for nearly year in New
Mexico l heard many Legends OF the
hidden mines and lost treasure cities
of that antique region" said tourist
who recently returned from long So
journ in the far southwest. but the
event that gave the most vivid touch
of realty to these stories was my met
ing with Padre Fouchard, the priest OF
a northern New Mexico parish. We
were fellow passengers travelling In
the caboose of freight train between
Glorieta and Las Vegas one night.
The padre sat down beside me, oherec
me q cigar, and after little prellml-
nary conversation told me that he hao
been spending several days past In th'
neighborhood of the old Pecos ruin
the deserted walled city of the anc en'
Pecos nation-On an unusual and inter
estinp errand. 1t was to recover and
explore some of the lost mines worked
two centuries before, then abandoned
and hidden from human gaze during
the Intervening time.
He had been guided in his searcl
by some old church records and had
been so successful as to relocate and
uncover several of the e mines. Som
were mere shafts from which proba 81!
no ore h ad ever been taken-discOver,
shafts they would be called in thes'
days of modern mipiDg-others hao
been worked to a considerable extent.
and much valua BILE ore evidently had
come from them. The tOos and appli-
ances used by the old miners were most
primitive: stone hammers and wooden
wedges had been implements in use,
and gunpowder being in their days toe
precious to use in blasting, the method
was employed of heating the face @
the rock to be mined and then cooling
it suddenly with water. causing it to
crack and crumble. Every mine ha1
been cunningly hidden by laying tim
beers across it's opening. Upon these
flat stones had been placed and the
VIII ole haG been covered with earth.
In the dry Ne~ Mexican climate the
cedar or pine mbers had been perfect
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13


see it is a shod hoof, but that is nc
proof. Two-thirds of the Apaches ride
stolen horses.
''True enough" responded the ser
geant, leading me a few steps farther on
but what do you say to this?" And he
pointed to the fresh and sharply out
lined print Of boot SOLE His horse
picked up a stone here, and he got down
p to dig it out. He broke his jackknife in
doing it. SeeP' He held up bit of
pointed steel "Then he spurred on
again like mad. Look!" There were
blood 1ecks upon the leaves of the
hazels i'll the narrow passage through
which the animal had been urged at q
furious pace, as was evident from the
torn sod ana splintered branches.
thought of Omer at once. He was
the only white man not a resident Of
the fort within many miles. But why
should Omer be riding at headlong
speed away from the post, the only
haven of safety in the whole region,
and directly toward the point of utmost
danger? I could not make it out, but
all the same I was quite satisfied in my
own mind that it was Omer.
I gave the word, and we rode on
again, pausing at intervals, but only
long enough to give the men and ami
mails the rest and refreshment they abb
solutely required. At every few miles
the keen eyes of Sergeant Jennings
would detect traces of the mysterious
white man who seemed to be acting as
our avant courier.
At o'clock in the afternoon our tired
horses labored to the brow of hill
which gave us view of the narrow
cleft in the mountains known as Skane
pass. In the intervening valley no signs
Of life were visible, but far off among
the wooded heights faint spirals of blue
smoke were rising in the clear air.
Indian smokes" pronounced Ser
geant Jennings, ''signals calling to-
gether the scattered gangs of cutthroats.
They have sighted the colonel's party;
that's sure.
"What is that black smoke down
there in the pass?'' asked.
''That is the poor fool colonel's camp
fire., !" he replied. with hopeless shrug
of his burly shoulders "He hasn't sense
enough not to use green wood; might
just as we'll get out ON peak with
trumpet and shout: Here ami Come
and kill me!' But look-look at thatr'
He caught my arm in his excitement
and pointed to shape, dwarfed almost
to speck by distance-a man ON horse
back galloping toward the pass
''That's our manP' I exclaimed
Forward, boys We may not be able
to save the colonel and his party, but
scoundrels before they get clear away"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

entirely TO myself. 1 established myseIr
in this barren spot hoping that I should
escape intrusion upon my privacy, but
it seems that l am to be prosecuted by
every impertinent idler who takes it in
to his head to force himself upon me. +"
"You have said quite enough, sir, 4" I
retorted contemptuously. ''You are
upon your own ground here, and I am
al intruder, as you intimate, though I
trust not an impertinent one. I beg
your pardon and bid you good day."
He colored and looked uncomfortable,
but said nothing, as turned and walked
quietly to where my horse was fastened.
AS 1 was preparing to mount, however,
he called to me in an altered tone:
"Wait a moment, sir. I ask your
pardon most sincerely. I am conscious
that 1 have treated you very shabbily.
There are reasonable broke off and
added-"but accept my apologies and do
me the favor to enter my house, such
as it is.
His conciliatory manner backed by
my consuming curiosity placated me
very readily. I turned back and accept
ed his offered hand. "Come in," he
said. Your ride must have given you
an appetite, and if you can put up with
an antelope steak broiled upon the
Goals join me at dinner. I can offer you
no better fare
think my frank acceptance of his
invitation did more to establish friend
ly relations between us than any amount
of talk would have done. I ate his
antelope steak with hearty apprecia-
ton. After an hours conversation, dur
ing which learned no more of his past
history than knew at the beginning,
I babe him farewell and rode away.
He invited me to come again. but
begged me to keep my visits secret
from my fellow officers at the fort. 9th
erwise, he added, with a melancholy
smile, he would be forced to pull up
stakes and seek seclusion still deeper in
the heart of the desert.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

children, hanks to the fact that they
were visiting at the palace in Santa
Fe, escaped the fate of the captain anG
went safely southwark into Mexico
with Governor Otermin's forces. Al
this point will let Father Fouchard
tell the story Of La Conquista mine in
his own words:
1T was fifteen years ago. be said,
that l and my friend Francisco Man
zano, the friend of the church, in com.
pany with a third trusted man, after
much searching, r traced the route tC
La Conquista niue and, digging down,
found the stones and timbers above il
as they had been placed 200 years b.
fore. We made hole through these
and found that beneath was a wide
shaft with galleries leading from it at
different levels. The shaft was 15O
feet deep, but we had rope and wind
las, and Francisco MapzsnO soon was
swung down to the bottom. From
there he called me in voice of agita-
tiOn and horror.
&c 'Look, Padre Foucbard, look
quickly, pray you'll"
L gazed down the shaft and saw,
by the light of the torch that Mariana
held. a human body lying dark and in
j. S face with arms ou;stretched, giving
it the form OF a cross. And, remem-
Der. the mine had been shut from hu-
man eyes for 200 years. Again Fran
cisco called up to me:
6. ''Come down the shaft, Padre
FOuchard. 1 dare not touch this thing
until you come. IL is not case OF
earthly help, but for pray ers.''
= so, cautiOuing our helper to be
and to lower me slowly, l stepped into
the loop of the rcp. and soon was at
the tom of the shaft. 1t lay upon
lis face like man asleep. Clad in a
leather jerkin. with buckskin, charro
breeches, and wide-topped riding
boots, with silver spurs at the heels,
with high-crowned, broadbrimmed
hat fallen forward from the head,
Captain Diego de Abrante lay as he
shaft on his last day in. 1850. Shall l
tell you how | knew him? Look at
these.'
IS coping, the priest took from his
hand satchel pair of silver spurs,
brazen belt buckle with the monogram
d. A. upon it, and bit of gilt braid
that once might have been worn upon
an officers sleeve or Mexican
hat.
"'This is what remains to show of
Captain d ego de Abrante.' be said.
obhy Glll L Coll you oil L hdSlb duu
said the prayers of the dead over his
body Francisco Mapzano, with head
ho ding the torch. Then 1
rose from my knees.
Father Fouch arc. "said Francisco,
shall 1 turn him that We may see his
face?"
:" L nodded. He put his band upon
The shoulder and lifted, ever so slight
y, as if to turn the body, ard then
here was no more of Captain Abrante
only these spurs, this buckle and this
gilt bra from the sleeve. All else
lad fallen into shapeles- dust-a mere
treak of dust in the shafts bottom.
But A braute, thank Heaven, had bad
lis prayer despite Caduco, and much
rood, [ trust. it may have done his
oul.' IN Y. Sun.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
ENGLISH GOOD ENOUGH.
There Is Seldom Any Reason for EN-
plOyinE Foreign Words.

TheFe IL SeldO" Any reason Tor EN-
plOyinE Foreign Words.
Is there any reason for using for
eign language when the idea can be eN-
pressed with equal clearness, brevity,
and force in our own Anglo-SaXon? Is
there any sense in saying that a man
has $1,000 per annum when we mean
81 900 year? Why should we say that
the people of the United States drink
on an average every year so many gal
Ions of distilled spirits per capita when
we mean so many gallons each, or, we
may say, a head-we may add that the
words per capita are a solecism, mean
ing by heads. If we are to use Latin in
the premises, we should consult cor
rectness and say per caput.
What earthly reason for calling a
popular hymn and tune book ''Laudes
Dominic" 1t sometimes happens that
there are ideas conveyed by foreign
word which hardly have an equivalent
in English. In these cases it is perhaps
permissible to borrow the foreign word
or phrase. For example, we possibly
have no single word which is the equiva-
lent. of the French persiflage. That
however, has been adopted into our
dictionaries and may be considered an
English word of French parentage
But does mauvis homie express any
thing not conveyed by false shame?
And is sang froid anything more than
cool blood?
The use of foreign words and sem
fences is peculiarly inappropriate in
inscriptions which are to be read by the
plain people. When the friends of the
departed Dr. Goldsmith appended their
signatures to round robin begging
that the epitaph upon the poet might
be in English, and when the car of
literature, with wonted absolutism,
said: "An English inscription would be
a disgrace to Westminster abbey" he
was wrong, as positive people are very
apt to be. Of the millions who have read
with delight The Traveller and the
Deserted Village" and 'The Vicar of
Wakefield" how small fraction of one
per cent. are those who know aught of
any language but English?
When the fathers and mothers, the
sisters and sons of the men who died
in the war for liberty and union read,
with dimmed eyes, upon the monument
erected by grateful countrymen the
story of the virtues and sufferings of
their heroes, it is hard that they should
be confronted by Latin sentence which
reminds them of their ignorance of
classic tongues. 1t is possibly well
enough to have a Latin or Greek in
scription in Memorial hall of Harvard
university, for those who read it can
look as if they understood it, but what
reason for putting over the memorial
of Col. Shaw and his black soldiers the
Latin motto of the Cincinnati. which
mocks his surviving comrades and sons
OF those who fell at Fort Wagner with
their enforced illiteracy? AS if to add
to the infelicity of the situation.
scholars tell us that the inscription is
NOT even good Latin. "Reliuuerunt
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
No. 25S.-Decapitations.

No. 25S-Decapitations.
Behead to heat modera tely and leave a
part of the body.
Behead with speed and leave gait.
Behead bar of wood or iron and leave
indisPosition.
Behead male sheep and leave the first
person of to be.
Behead each of whole and leave in or
to a great degree.
Behead not distant and leave a part of
the body.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
@:.4..|EE|2gHztE!5.
s O. 8 o %
No. 251.-NumericaI Enigma.

No. 251.-Numerical Enigma.
A very popular writer of fiction who
lived and died in the present century.
5, 3, 4, 1, 2, tree of the fir tribe
8, e, 3, 8, a very heavy metal.
1, 2, 8, s, 6, to reprove.
II, 10, 6, 10, 5, to assume a posture
of humility and reverence.
z, 3, 8, IS, IL, IA, z, gloom, melan-
choly.
10, 2, 8, :, 10, to pursue.
z, 9, 4, IL, a name by which a SOW
ereign is sometimes called.
IL, 9, ID. 8, ID, 6, IA, z, amiability,
generosity.
8, 6, 8, 5, town in England, a large
quantity, a kind of wood.
5, 9, 13. II, a fastening, a kind of
torch.
8. 1. 4, IL, town in Syria, a land
measure.
10, 3, 4, 6, pussy's murderer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

Astronomers-MO
Catalog as clue.
Christianity-I cry that 1 sin.
Congregationalist- scant religion.
Crinoline-Inncr coil.
mocratical-CoInical trade.
Determinations mean to rend it.
Elegant Neat leg.
French Violence run forth.
FuneraL-Real fun.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
No. 252.-A Missing Article.

When Addison belonged to the g.
Cat club" so called from one Christopher
Cat, who supplied the club with mutton
pies, a certain music master, with his -
under his arm, dismounted from a
s--tish pony at the door of the --ohen.
He said that one of his ii had sent him
for the --e with which he observed the
ten playing ruthlessly on the settle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

omnia conservare republican" should
be ut conservarent republican" The
neighboring monument on the common,
erected by the state of Massachusetts
to the heroes of the war, bears, fittingly,
an inscription that is English through
out.-Philadelphia Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

Exports of cutlery from Sheffield to
the United States amounted to $780,
600 during July, August and Septem-
her in 1896. In the same period in
1897 they fell off to 100000 The Unit
ed States makes good and cheap cut
lery. which is finding a larger market
all the time, as q result of the enact
ment of the Dipgley law.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

No. 257.-Divided Cities.
Divide a city into small stream and
another city.
Divide city into unlocked and shell
tered place.
Divide city into novel and place Of
safety.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
A Bouncing Baby.

Freddie, why did you drop the baby
on the hoor?''
Little Freddie-Well, 1 heard every body
say it is a bouncing baby, and wanted to
see it bounce. Traveller.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

In southern Arizona the Jail and pri-
SOD officials have their bands full in
trying to prevent the smuggling into
their institutions of the seductive ma
riguapa. This lie kind of ''loco"
weed, more powerful than opium. 1t
grows from seed by cultivation, in
southern Arizona and Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
Kew to the Puzzler,

No. 245-Double Acrostic: Primals-
Telegraph. Finals-Telephone. Cross
words: l. Tablet 2. Endure. 8. Lawful
4. Empire. 5. Gossip. 6. Relish. Z. AL
bino. 8. Prison. 8. Haggle
No. 246.-A Diamond Star: Fifteen
rows, with four diamonds in each row:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
No. 259.-Anagrams.

No. 259.-Anagrams.
Famous men,
1. A mule sells rolls, Jew.
2. beers lack chins.
8. Fanny r. Stone led.
4. I dare salt fun.
5. 1 make my wheel crack teapail.
6. Wolf howl. Stray hen. Ned, growl
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

Red peoples are to be the most
fash onaNle flowers this autumn. and
black peonies are the blossc ms
chosen wherewith to embroider red
dresses,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
No. 253,-HOurglass,

Act of recanting; timely; public; hand
some; cold; letter; to provoke; region
consisting of SCUM; bowling; DISPOSE
ton. Central down, a great eater.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
No. 254.-Word Squares.

1. A mass of bread. 2. An imaginary
monster. 3. tract of land. 4. An ex-
ploit
l. A poet. 2. A fruit. 8. Measures of
distance. 4. An occurrence. 5. Pauses
in music.
l. A precious stone. To lay with
brick or stone. 3. A famous river. 4. A
part of the church year.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13
No. 255.-Charad,

No. a55.-Charade,
That day when TWO began to THREE
Twas on the back that you hit me
And said, Don't eat that ONE, TWO, THREE,
But take, instead, this bread and tea.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

Three lives and S3,0OO,O 900 was the
cost OF the Greater New York cam,
paign.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-13

No. 247.-Forms to Fill Out: l. The
letter L. 2. The letters \ ard n, making
the diamond L, ten, tenet net, t.
No. Pisa Visit to tie Zoo: Alpaca,
paca, goat, badger, hen, camel, buffalo,
dog, genet, ermine. horse, lion, elephant,
elk, hare, ounce, OK, ape, stag, ass, sable,
Gland, bear, deer.
No. 249.-Charade: Tom "A hawk.
No. 250.-Decapitations: l. Keel. 3.
Pear. g. Drum. 4. Helm. B. Shoe. 4.
Goats. z. Kale.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-15
Street Commissi Albert F WI ar

Street Commissi F w ar
rem.
Library Board ames A Norris, M
Hogan, L r Barto.
Time was asked for the selection of
other oppointive officers. All the above
nominations were UNANIMOUSLY con-
irmed.
The city council then elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
Health officer-Dr M McMasters.
City Attorney-Lyman r Barto.
Pound Master Ebensteiner.
AssessOr-Wm BoultOn.
A resolution was passed fixing sal
aries of the various officers same as
last year.
The bonds of the various officers
were fixed, same as last year, and no.
tice given that they would be acted up
on at a special meeting to be held on
Saturday night. The old order of bust
ness was adopted, the first Monday
evening of each month designated as
regular meeting time. Adjourned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-15
improvements.

While there has not been a great deal
of new building commenced in this city
this season, great deal of improve
ment in detail is under way and con-
templated. The most notable piece of
constructive work will be the erection
of the Keller residence, which will cost
from eight to ten thousand dollars.
Hans Lovaas is putting the finish
ing touches on his pretty veneered resi-
dence in lower town.
Ormus Marshall is making extension
repairs to the house south of Main-st.
formerly occupied by Conductor Stew
enson.
M. E. Jones is remodeling the house
purchased by him last season on Birch
st.
Mr.. Erich, neighbor of Mr.. Jones
is building quite an addition to his
home property.
J. w. Ward has rebuilt his home in
the southeast part of the city, and made
it very attractive.
George ingram will complete the ex-
terror of his handsome new home by
building veranda on the North and
East sides.
August Rien has rebuilt an addition
to his house, for summer kitchen and
rood house.
John Kusba has put extensive re-
pairs upon the Hyland house, which
he will occupy as soon as completed.
Mr.. Swatzbaner has added large
wing to his residence in lower town.
Mrs. George Kramer is raising and
otherwise improving her home proper
ty.
John Reid has erected a large ice
house on his home lot.
A new barn for the Lake Shore House
has been built on the site of the one
destroyed by fire last season
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-15
City Council.

A special meeting of the city council
was held last Monday evening, with all
members present. An amendment to
the fire ordinance was passed, which is
officially published elsewhere.
Permission was granted to A. M.
Madison to make improvements in his
store building on Third-st., providing
he built no additional frame structure.
He will move the frame part back fifty
feet and fill the intervening space with
brick.
Special licenses were considered and
fees fixed, after which the council ad.
journed till
TUESDAY EVENING.
At the adjourned meeting the follow
ing claims were allowed:
S P Hansen & Co mdse for
pOOr........................ o W
w Benner, Judge of election Sc
A E Erwin, relief of poor. 2 II
The old council then adjourned, sine
die
The new council then met and org.
anized, with all the members present.
The new members subscribed to the
oath of Office, as did also the new
Mayor, w. D. Townsend, NJ. L. Webb
was elected temporary chairman and
C. G. Tobey temporary secretary.
J. w. Ward was elected president Of
the council for the ensuing year.
Mayor Townsend was sworn in
and addressed the council briefly, max.
ing neutrality-suspicious.. He hoped the
council would provide for an under
ground crossing on Main-st., for pede'
strians, at least, and the contraction Of
a sidewalk under the track. He urged
the early passage of a curfew ordinance
and assured the council of his hearty
cooperation. He then made his ap'
pointments as follows:
City Clerk. F. Cooper.
Chief of Police-Byro F Carr.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-15
Double Infansicide


Inc 1ollowlng telegram dated Glen
wooo' April l2th., is clipped from the
Minneapolis Tribune:
Sheriff Thorson brought Miss M.ru
GJkestad, a young lady Is wears of a.r..
mere Yesterday on a charge of infant
icloe. she came to town Friday on the
300 passenger, and stopped with a
Iamlly Just across the tracks from, tho
depot. During the night she gave birth
10 twins as was afterwards proved and
the next morning took the east hound
freight, getting off at Brooten. Those
VINO noticed her condition the dav he-
Iore, ana then in the morning, became
suspicious, but no one knew of anv-
thlng OF what had happened Two
dead Infants found on the RAILROAD tracL
near Brooten Saturday, Confirmed ali
Suspicion. An investigation was
started resulting in finding her and
having her confess everything. She
admitted strangling the two Infants
NO one was present or knew anvthino
OF her intentions. She left without the
knowledge of the people where sbe
stopped. She was found at her fatbar,s
home In the southern part of this >onn-
ty, near the Swift county line. She
wanted TO hide her shame, and had it
not been for the babies being found on
the track, would no doubt have sue
ceeded: She now lies in Jail awaiting
preliminary examination. She an,
pears TO be feeling we'll, shows no sign
OF sickness, eats three meals reo,Iar-
Y, and Is not much wrought up over
the affair.
Ii the crime was committed in Stearns
county there is no occasion to hold
her to the grand jury-it will not in
dict her. The case is exactly naralaII
with one which occurred in this eitv sew
eral years ago, which the grand Jury
refused to entertain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-15

The city of Melrose is already be-
ginning to put on airs. At the last
meeting of the board of aldermen the
city fathers voted themselves a salary
of 81 a meeting, to say nothing of
special meetings and committee work,
while the Mayor is to get $50 year
to recompense him for the strain put
upon him by an unsatisfied constituent
cy. St. Cloud has been doing bust
ness as city for over 30 years, but
neither the mayor nor aldermen have
ever drawn anything stronger than
their breath.