Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-08-26
ROBBERY AT GRANITE
BOX OF GOLD CAPTURED.
Two Masked Men Hold up Men Taking the
Clean uP Of tho Twin Lakes Piacers to
Granite 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 a
cleanup once month and bring their
gold to Granite for shipment to the
First National bank Of Denver.
About 1l:"0 Il. III. two men started
from the placer company's office with
box OF gold. probably worth $1,000 to
5000. Mr.. Georgc.IIayner carried the
gold on horse. with two rcvOlvers
strapped to his belt. Mr.. Loggln, the
foreman of the placcrs, followed Hay
ner, with Winchester. keeping about
fifty yards In the rear. They were
hardly 800 yards from the placer com.
pany's office when two masked men,
who had been secreted in the brush,
jumped out with Winchcsters and de-
manded them 20 hold up their hands.
The hold-iIps were stationed so 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 hade 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.
Mr.. Hayncr was compelled to follow
them to the timber at the foot of the
mountains. while Mr.. Logan was
turned loose. Mr.. I.oggin returned to
tie 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 he found was
coat md hat found about half n
mile up In the hills from where the
robbery occurred.
Both the sheriffs of Lake and Chnf-
fee counties were notified and arrived
on the ground about 4 o'clock this nf-
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 beer offered for the capture Of the
hold-ups.
Granite has been wild with excite
ment nll afternoon and tonight there
are watchmen at 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
NIL the, provisions he had In store, and
the supposition Is 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 are
supposed to be hiding is very densely
timbered 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 be posse
started out early in the morning.
Nothing has been heard from the two
sheriffs since they started in pursuit.
Dispatches received later state that no
trace of the men had been found last
night, and there seems to be little prob
ability that they will be recaptured.