The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
ROBBERY AT GRANITE
BOX OF GOLD CAPTURED.
Clean up of the Twin Lakes Piacsrs to
Granite and Get $4,000.

Denver. Aug. 33.-The Republican
yesterday printed the following special
from Granite. Colorado:
One OF the mos; 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 a
cleanup once a month and bring their
gold to Granite for shipment to the
First National bank OF Denver.
About 1l:3o a. m. two men started
from the placer company's Office with
Q box of gold. probably worth $4,000 to
&5,OO Mr. George Hayner carried the
gold on a horse. with two revolvers
strapped to his belt. Mr.. Loggin. the
foreman of the placers, followed Hay
ner, with Winchester keeping about
fifty yards in the rcar. They were
hardly 800 wards from the placer com
pany's office when two masked men,
who had been secreted In the brush.
Jumped out with Wlnchesters and de-
manded them to hold up their hands.
The holh,nps We're stationed 20 as to
catch both at 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 We're powerless
Mr.. Hayner WAS compelled to follow
them 10 the timber al the foot OF the
mountains. while Mr. Logan was
turned loose. Mr.. Loggin returned to
III" 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 Chat
fee counties We're notified and arrived
on the ground about 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon. They have men stationed at
various points in the hills and will
probably have dogs to run the robbers
down in the morning a liberal reward
has been offered for the capture of the
hold-ups.
Granite has been wild with excite
ment all afternoon and tonight there
are watchmcn mt both depots in case
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. and
the suppOsitlon IL that these hold ups
are the men that did it. and that they
are now hiding some place In the hills
near and living on the provisions
stolen. The country where they nre
supposed to be hiding is very densely
timbcred country near Lost Canon. and
there are many good hiding places
where they could probably stay for
weeks withou, being detected unless
tracked by hloodhounds. Excitement
runs high and there Will be a posse
started ont early in the morning.
Nothing has been heard from the two
sherifs sincc they started In pursuit
Dispachcs received later state that no
trace OF the men had been found last
night, md there seems to be little prob
ability that they will be recaptured.