The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

desperadoes numbers In all 400 men
burglars, counierfeltors and highway
men Of national notorlety nearly all
being refugees from justice from near
~ every state and territory In the
union. The inhabitants OF the Dor
der points are banding together in OPP
position. and the state mllitlas OF
Wyoming. Colorado. Idaho and Utah
may be suppllcated to assist In driving
the outlaws from their mountain tast-
nesses. and " possible In capturing
them. For months the great menaolhe
horde has plundered the country ana
grown In strength and boldnesa until
Il has become the terror OF every Dor
der point. Its field Of operation OK
tends for hundreds OF miles around.
aud In rs wake have been murders
bank and store robberies. stage hold
ups and highwaymanry Of almost e'-
cry description. Cattle and horses
IN droyes OF hundreds are being taken
boldly from the big ranches. and all
opposition has thus FAR been futile
Much OF the stolen property has be-
come the possession of the Ute Indians
IN Utah. and they are supposed to be
In league with the robbers. The his
torlc depredatlons Of the famous Muir
rell and southern swamp gangs OF dos
I peradoes already seem 10 be insignia
cant In comparison with the high
handed methods Of this western out
law army These frontier bandits
have an Differed and disciplined or
ganlzaiion under strict military rules.
They have a systematic chain OF posts
or stations Tor the temporary storage
or handling Of their plumber. and In
almost every gulch and lonely spot are
stationed fences" or receivers and
dlsposers Of stolen property. AZ Ear
as Is known the chief headquarters ui
the gang and center Of operations are
located as follows Robbers Roosi.
on Blue mountain. between Utah and
Colorado. Browns Park Tor hole), IN
tSe borders OF Colorado. Utah and Wy
omlug. Green mountain. In Utah.
south Of the Rio Grande railroad cross
ing Of Green river. Powder Springs N
southeastern swcctwator county. Wy
omlng. and the Hole-in-thc-Wal IA
Johnson county. Wyoming The out
law band appears to consist Of numer-
Gus capiaincles. each local captain re-
porting 20 the supreme captain. al Inn
rortant matters being % final refer
ence 10 an executive high commission
composed % various local captains
with the supreme captain In the chair.
Powder Springs Is thought to be che
main headquarters and the residing
place uf the chief The territory sur
rounding this point is perhaps the
widest In the United States The
whole country Is one continuous scr.cl
Of sand hills. and may De- said 90 De-
practically uulnhablt.i excepting hy
the robbers themselves and two ul
three ranchmcn.
Fifteen miles northwest uf ihC sup.
posed headquarters is Dixon. O. liJl,
frontier postoflcc The camp itself
Is thought To be- ln o. basin 90 which q
network of trails have been found o.
lead from every point ~ the com.
pass. In the center Of ibis basin Oh,
ola settlers say there was once "a COW
shanty. whose adobe oh.mHgysth though
fallen 10 decay. sim mark Co., site. Her,
o. believed 90 D." the exact location al
the headquarters.
"Jor Dunbar. O noted character r
criminal circles. o. looked upon as be-
lng the high chief nt The entire band
lie has lived in Western Colorado o..
ten years. and boasts 90 having d
score of men in the graveyard" "a.
has the reputation ot lc.ng able to nl
a ien-cent piece with Die slA-shooieu
as Gar as he can Zee Co., ilc lisa rofl
gee from Texas and has been chased
hy the authorities Ter nearly afeea
years Hr Killed q mau ln Texas
over a game ~ Mexican monte. and
flew the country Iie Killed an om
Ger named Blcyins m New Mexico an,
wounded another man in the oncoun
ter Tie Is noted as the murderer u
Bob Stewart ~ Cheyenne he boasts
that he runs northwestern Colorad,
and shoots 10 up" az viii.
There ls some doubt as 90 the name.
~ the local captains the "honors
herr probably falling as follows "Bron
] fho" InhurDn los4I contain ~ an. p,s.
der Springs or Snake river division
Butch Cassidy who escaped death