The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-16

near his house for few DAYS. Bat one
1 morning everything Vas goae-money.
! cedar, stones and his shree Mexicans.
/ But where the money. cedar and stones
went has remained a mystery up 70 this
| day. and Juan MARTINEZ and his three
men were the only ones on earth that did
| know
| SO thought Juan The night his fathev
/ died. and according 10 Mexican custom
was 70 be buried the next morning.
| Juan sat by the window at night wheE
! everything was quiet The flicker 81 the
candle added to the gloom Of night He
was thinking OF his past life when the
sharp crack of a rife aad the breaking
/ Of glass startled him from his reverie.
| He fen TO the floor as u dead. although
I he was uninjured. But has presence OF
mind did not desert him. He was sat
! isfied after a few moments elaboration
| that il was the three men he had trusted
so Implicitly tina, had made the attempt
to kill him and were after his money. Il
] seemed that the men did not know that
| Juan's father was dead. 50 that he took
( advantage Of that fact and kept himself
hiden the day his father was buried. At
/
ers would be after the buried treasure,
/ he proposed 10 have his revenge.
Aiming himself he went TO the spot. and
after waiting some time. he discovered
his men approaching slowly and nolseless-
/ ly. their superstition making them eau
tious. But sun they KEEP; on nearing The
! spot where the treasure was buried
Juan had been concealed. but thinking
/ the proper time had arrived he rose ZAP
and upon being seen By the men. they
recognized the man whom they supposed
was dead and buried.
With a terrified yell they turned and
fed. but one Of them carried away bull
let from Juans rife. and the next day
he was found near the river dead. And
no one but Juan knew who fired the shot
hat killed him. Juan's reveugefur spirit
took possession Of him. and ne determined
TO get the other two men. lie started the
next day well mounted and we'll armed.
He found that they crossed the Rio
Grande at Pajorito, going straight west
to Fl Rito, then on TO the ancient Indian
| Pueblo of Laguna. then 10 Cubero. From
this place Juan lost tho trail. bat by fol-
lowing the water courses nc got his first
sight of them at what is nov the town
of Grants. over one hundred miles from
Barelos. The men saw him at about the
same time. and believing Il To be the
avenging spirit Of Juan Martinez pgr-
suing them, them. they dashed their
broncos for their last race.
Juan spurred his Spanish mule which
never failed to respond, and following In
"a
the entered the Zuni canyon. Juan gain
ing slowly but surely until about Eve
miles had been passed in this manner.
when one Of the broncos stepped into
seam in the rock which threw horse and
rider. breaking the horses leg. Before
the man could recover Juan was upon him
and when he saw, as. he supposed, the
spirit Of his master. he gave voice 90 hts
terror, and fell with a bullet through his
brain. zone more" cried Juan. as pur-
suer end pursued sped on beneath the
mighty walls of the canyon. For miles
the bronco seemed 20 hold his own. until
they reached the mesa liable land. Then
Juan could follow as fast as he dared
to force his mule, and he soon sighted his
prey. Then using his spurs. be gained
to the left around the point o. q ledge
and soon ran into the lava beds. whore
a horse Is useless.
Before NJ could dismount he saw Juan
raise his rifle within a short distance NJ
him. and knowing mis- doom was sealed.
he cried out ADDS Juan" and fell
pierced by bullet.
Without much ceremony. Juan rctraCrd
his steps, and after some days reached
Barelos. feeling that he was she master
Of the situation and had the secret Il
Lis buried treasure safe IN his own keep
ing
For a year or two he lived q quiet un-
eIeutful life. then sickness overlook him.
and feeling that he might not recover.
hc made his preparations for the worst
lie made his Will distributing hls hidden
treasure without revealing tho place
where IT was hidden. lie said ne should
tell his father confes-or But man Hro-
poses and God dispose.
Death claimed Juan Maritime before the
confessor arrived and his secret died witH
him and has remained with him outl the
present time.
There has been efforts made ty df-
ferert parties 20 find the treasure buf
they have al failed. Armiia and Trmhle
from Albuquerque. and mar I'm Haieios
had an auTur with which they bored al
over the town. and they finally got .n'o
The old church and bored IL fgls ~ ho'es.
Lastly a fes sp.ritaalists have tried b.
about four miles he'oa Bareius. hut si
10 TO purpose for Juaas treasure has
never been found
GEORGE A WHITE
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