The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-03


remark or two with us, reureu To rur,r
rest IN the shed. Felix and I, following
Their example, spread our blankets up.
on the earthern floor of the shed, turned
In with weapons in easy reach of our
hands, and almost at once were fast
asleep
For the few hours that remained of
the night our slumbers were undisturb-
ed We were awakened in the bright
dawn by the voice Of the station keeper
calling his men, and it announced that
the blackboard was coming. The herd.
ers reused themselves from their blan,
kets and set at once to feeding and
grooming the mules that Were to serve
as the relay, Felix and | arose and
went from the corral round to the front
OF the house, where Don Ramon and
the station keeper Were standing. The
red light of dawn streamed over the
eastern mountains, Illuminating the
fresh tints Of the plain in its joyous
glow. Seen far away, came on through
the brightness an elongated speck, with
a whitish blur rising behind it, which
the practiced eye of the station keeper,
when first it came into view, had iden-
titled as the mail blackboard and the
| dust raised by its wheels and the hoofs
of the mules that drew it. Rapidly it
| advanced, and soon we saw that there
were hOrsemen accompanying it. In a
time surprisingly short it drew up to
the station, a blackboard with four cav
alrymen rs escort.
With the driver upon the front seat,
sat an orderly in undress uniform. On
the second seat was n military looking
gentlemen in the uniform of general
Of the United States army, and beside
him sat lady, younger than he, his
wife Every one Of the men, the gen
eral, the orderly, and the driver, had a
revolver strapped to him or resting by
his side, and each held repeating rifle
between his knees
The station keeper, who at sight OF
the blackboard had set about preparing
breakfast, came TO the door to gree
the arrival and he and the driver ex
changed friendly mods The herder
came running out from the corral t
take the mules from the vehicle ant
care for them.
"Glad to see you once again and al
right" said the keeper. eve didn'
know when to expect you, but kney
you'd break hole through if one coul
be made. y
yes" replied the driver as b
iauntily stepped to the ground and be
gan TO pull off his gloves. But 20
, can bet your boots it wasn't dead sun
thing we'd get anywhere when W
q started out. "
: "Apaches raisin the devil the coul
try over, | suppose, turnin up ever.
where that they're least eXpected?'
y You're talking sense, every wol
!, Won say. The whole countrys stirrf
4 up from the Rio Grande to here, India
= scaros everywhere and good deal
real killing in the bargain. p" He paus'
% and waited until the generals vii
e whom her husband had assisted
alight, had passed from hearing III
~ the house, then added:
''They jumped Mexican freishtil
~ ontfit at Burro Springs yesterday aft'
90 noon Killed nine people A WON
90 with her child was along, ana she
- caped into the bushes. The Apaci
Lo conldn't find her, and they tortured
=" child so that its cries might draw
= mother out of her hiding place to Co
No. TO it. A party was to go cut Tor
"a bodies this morning from Silver u
This is a specimen of the sort OF he
~. that's coming in from every quarter
- seems as if all the Apaches from
NO reservations are out on the warpath
.bo time -.
i' Looks like it for fact, and they
49, workin cunning too. The catchin
IS' the two buckboards between here
VI, Bowie night before last was specir
~ Of their work, and they seem to De NJ
81, %, in their gait up right along sinc
WI said the keeper but come III TO ORC
~, ~, fast. Tom. Everything's ready
w, we T'm ready for it, " said the dri
hs- LAYING his gloves upon the wagon s
~ "I'd like some coffee about now lo
i mind saying I've had hard ana
un' ions night handling the reins.
WI AT the breakfast table in the sta
the general and his wife, seated o
us site Don Ramon and his daughter
M si'o No'