Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-13

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ff+InB\M tribe are kept IN
tlA w. " der close military
surveillance. Years ago the sur
veillance would occasionally relax.
and then there would be an outbreak.
A trail OF blood would be marked out
toward Mexico. and the vultures
would come in crowds. as II from all
over the West. 20 enjoy the banquet
prepared for them IN the dead. whose
bodies would elisten when first killed
with snowy Wilderness in the dazzling
sunlight. 50 that you could see them
dotting the plains from afar Of, while
the hot winds from the south tia.
tanned your face would he heavy with
the smell OF human carrion.
Il i no. so now. for better watch
and ward is kept by the soldiers. But
when II was so, there were four mea
who went into this Apache country 70
prospect for the mines from which, In
the old days, the Indians obtained the
silver out OF which they would mold
bullets when they could not get lead.
Many a man has lost his life searching
for these mines, and many more will
doubtless 10 the same before they are
discovered. This, though, will never
deter men from making the effort. so
long As men have the right 10 take
their lives IN their hands and wage
them against wealth.
OF these four men. one was Harry
Barrett. He was Young. and had, az
many young men have. and as all young
men should have. "A girl with whom ne
he was engaged 20 be married. II was
probably this more than anything else
that made him so DESTROYS of growing
suddenly rich by finding the treasure
mines OF the Apaehes. for. when a
young man Is truly in love. his great
est regret is that he does not own the
wealth OF the Indies and possess the
power OF the Car 70 augment his i'm
portance IN the eyes Of the woman Il
whom he Is 50 deeply Interested. Thi:
was &C with Harry Barrett, and wher
old JEFF Bramlett, who had prospecte,
for these same mines for twenty YEAR
or more, came 70 him with his map OF
the country IN which they were sup
posed TO exist. Harry was not long II
growing enthusiastic, and believin.
great wealth is always intoxicating
The map was old. and frayed. an
faded. for many another man ia,
fingered it, TO his sorrow. That counte'
for naught, though, with Harry. Whel
the day came for the party to start ou
ON their search, he was the most light
hearted of all. especially when b
Jagged behind TO kiss his hand 70 ia
girl for whose sake he desired wealth
and who stood at the door of her father
house watching him, while she saw i
vision the beautiful things that th
future had IN store for them both. Til
wealth that Harry might discover wa
not necessary 70 make her pictures
the future bright. If she only coul
have Harry, that was sufficient, an,
when he passed from her sight, 81
turned away. humming the song /
most liked, while thinking of the plea
ures that awaited his return.
For mouths there had been Z
rumors of Indian disturbances. The
had been peace on the reservation
long that men had ceased To give i
dangers a thought, as men who live
the shadows of volcanoes live day aft
day unthinking of the hour that W
find them buried beneath its lava. ]
the undertaken. nothing is 50 commo
place as death, while the headsman
time sees nothing notable in an exec
ton, save whether or not the az I'm
its way through one neck easier thi
through another. And SO it is Wi
danger, for when it is ever preser
men grow. Gallons 10 il, no matter he
great it may be. So il was with Hs
~ Barrett and his comrades. VIII
the girhwho was awaiting his retc
might have occasionally thought
the risks that the little party "a
Vie mea never felt any anxiety, or.