Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-06-17
WEIRD PUEBLO LEGENDS.
THOMAS McHNlRN TELLS or KING
MONTE DUMAS RlC-Es

STORY OF fie Lost Civ IN OF ll4' IVA ga
Ifol.u'e O.: the Indian brrc. thar is
G lardrd Tn Il lie Returns
strange Adventures OF Those
Who sought Them,
From : Louis Globe Democrat
Among the names on the Lindcll
Hotel rcgistcl Yesterday was one written
in IA rather small doc hand. which read:
"rhomas M,E1iry. Ar zona'' The
owner If the name and 81 nature was as
different from inc handwriting a. could
We'll be imagined. Surbmued, broad
,houldcred and over feet tail He
was type of the very successful West
eru uuing man and hi well-defined,
Though musical, IRISH accent and de-
libcrate manner ent an additional
iol-,,-t to the Vieid Indian legends he
to!d col the lost Spanish cities and Of The
hidden treasures of the Montezumas.
which are still believed 20 be guarded
by one of the Pueblo tribes.
Nh McEuery Is in the city for the
purpose of purchasing supplies tor the
Spcnazuma mines. in Arizona, of which
he is manager and which are said to be
exceedingly rich.
"Truih is oftentimes stranger than
fiction. As have found in my own eN-
perience and. although what | am going
10 tel You Is based on two Indian
Legends, | have good reasons 10 know
there is truth and unknown wealth
/ behind each OF them. 1t has been my
fortune To travel great deal in Old
McMcv. and in some way ! seem 10
have a knack of winning the confidence
of those people in an unusual way.
| Whether 1t is because ofmy abrupt way
or because ! don't drink, or because
/ have never taken advantage of them,
don know but they have told me more
of their secrets than 1t j, the fortune OF
most white people TO hear My first
story, however. j. not from Mexican
or an Indian. but from an American ot
Casliian decent. lie is OF pure Spanish
blood. bat he is an American TO the
back bone. l had heard before OF the
Lost Cities
"If is an old Indian legend not
generally believed by many people, Vet
which has charm of romance that
! keeps it alive, and I had myself beer
interested ia it before | met this young
/ Mexican. The story is that some tim,
durug the years between l5So aud loss
tA,rc were two Spanish-American citic,
IN the country, all OF which was then
known a. Mexico. Uue of these citie'
had a population OF 1000 people anc
the population of The other was about
1900 and they were only a few mile.
apart. In the larger city there was &
very fine church and the Spanish com
mandant lived there. 1t was mining
town and great quantities of gold ant
silver were sent every year To Spain.
We'll during the height of this pros
perity the Spanish commandant held
grand fiesta. or dinner, to when he in
vited all the Catholic priests of boti
cities and all the Spanish officers anC
leading people, eDuring the feast the
little son of an Indian chief of some
Importance entered the room and acteC
in way that displeased the Spanisl
commandment, who chastised him anC
sent HIM away. The boy returned e
his father crying and the chief went a
once to the banquet hall where he de
manded satisfaction.
"The Spanish commandant, rising
from his seat, thrust his sword through
tie chief, body, killing him instantly
The rr,os;, and others at the table were
holriIed 6y The suddenness of the deeC
and tie dead chiefs body was hurriedl'