The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-28
ROBBERY AT GRANITE
BOX OF uoLD CAPTURED.
Two Mssksd Msa Hold up Mes Taking the
Clssa sp Of the Twin Lake. Piaesss 70
Graaits and Get $4,000.

Denver, Aug. 23.-The Republican
yesterday printed the following special
from Granite. Colorado:
One Of the most daring hold-ups' In
the history of this camp occurred here
about noon to-day. The Twin Lakes
Placers Company, which are located
about two miles west OF here, make n
cleanup once month and bring their
gold to Granite for shipment to the
First National bank OF Denver.
About 11:3O a. m. two men started
from the placer company's ONCE with
box OF gold. probably worth $1,000 to
5000. Mr.. George Hayner carried the
gold on horse. with two revoivers
strapped to his belt. Mr.. Loggin. the
foreman Of the placers, followed Hay
ner, with Winchester, keeping about
hfty yards In the rear. They We're
hardly 800 yards from the placer COM
pany's Office when two masked men,
who had been sccreted In the brush,
Jumped out with Winchestcrs and de-
manded them to hold up their hands.
The hold-ups were stationed 80 as to
catch both ut the same time having
the drop on them. The robbers took
both guns from Mr.. Hayner and also
the pouch containing the box of gold
and bade him get on his horse and
follow.
While this was going on the second
man had Mr.. LOggin's gun taken away
from him. and they were pOwerless.
MI Hayner was compelled to follow
them TO the timber at the foot of the
mountains. while Mr.. Logan was
turned loose. Mr.. Loggin returned to
the office and gave the alarm and re-
turned to the scene OF the robbery, but
this gave the robbers perhaps half an
hour the start, and they made their
escape. Men have been hunting for
them all the afternoon and the only
trace OF them that could be found was
coat and hat found about half a
mile up In the hills from where the
robbery occurred.
Both the sheriffs of Lake and Chaf.
Zee counties were notified and arrived
on the ground about o'clock this af-
ternoon. They have men stationed at
various points In the hills and will
probably hive dogs TO run the robbers
down In the morning. A liberal reward
mas been offered for the capture of the
hold-ups.
Granite has been wild with excite
ment all afternoon and tonight there
are waichmen mt both depots In ease
the robbers try to get out OF the coun-
try by either OF the midnight passen-
gers.
An old gentleman living In the hills
near where the robbery occurred had
his cabin robbed on the 10Th OF nearly
all the provisions he had in store. ana
the supposition Is that these hold.ups
are the men that did II. and that they
are now hiding some place In the hills
near and living on the provisions
stolen. The country where they are
supposed to be hiding is a very denscly
timbercd country near Lost Canon, and
there are many good hiding places
where they could probably stay for
weeks without being detected unless
tracked by bloodhounds. Excitement
runs high and there will he a posse
started out early in the morning.
Nothing has been heard from the two
shcriffs since they started in pursuit.
Dispatches received later state that no
trace Of the men Ind been found last
night. and there seems to be little orol.
ability that they will be recaptured,