El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-06
THE DONS OF CASAS GRANDES.
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Facts About Schlatter, 1.-THE Healer.

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Facts About Schlatter, sthe Healer.
CASAS GRANDES, April 5, 1885,
Several miles back from the railroad
lies the old town of Casas Grandes II
is q typical Mexican town built entire
ly of adobe with dirty, sandy streets.
The populat on is almo entirely Mex
ican, though sAmerica are cor stantly
seen in town. The principal stores are
those of G. r. Ascarate and Man
uel Hernandez. In the center of the
town stands the parish church with q
r4veyard and the priests house. The
priest, Don Pablo Omir, is az aniard
d'rec5 from Spain. He is much inter-
ested in miniog and has some mir es
located in the vicinity. He has com
exec llept specimens of ores from them,
belives the prospects very good. Mr..
Paul Getter, who has a claim in
the EscOndida mounta in bout thirty
five miles from town came ID Friday to
get supplies. Mr.. Gettsr is native of
southern France and studied mining
e engineering at he Paris school of
mines and speaks fluen,ly English,
French, Spanish and German. He has
prospected all over the western states
as far north as British Columbia and
Alaska and n the different parts of Mex
lcc. He located his calm about nine
months and has done very well with it..
He, showed some fneSp ecimens of silver
from his mine. He has number OF men
at work and anticipates making good
IL ing of it.
George Darling, of Casas Grandes,
tho has resided there for twenty six
years, has rlany interesting things to
| tell of the country When he CAM
| there a garrison stationed there for
protection against attacks by Indians
Who then roamed over the country, and
| the town was much livelier than now
! Mr.. Darling is and old Union soldie-
and one of the famous California col
| umn, that marched across the desert of
Arizona to retake New Mexico. Heis
also convinced that gold can be found
| near here in large quantities. "Why,"
said he, for twenty six years I have
heard of it and know it to have been
found in all sorts of places. Ru-
mors and talk have been going around
of gold6foupd in the very 10 DIST of the
streets, and where there is so much
smoke, there is bound to be little
| fre.''
In conversation with the HERALD
| reporter Mr.. Oar ing said he knew of
| a splendid mine near Sabinal that has
been worked befO e, but ia now aban-
dOned and open to sny'O one inclined to
take it. 1t will cost about $15 Mexicac
| silver, to perfect the title under the
Mexican law. Mr.. Darling stated tina
there as no capital needed for the
of tools, such as pick and shovel, and
filing fees.
He said that it has paid we'll in the
past, but the parties owning it had
been compelled to abandon it by sick
ness. He is anxious to get q partner
to aid him in taking possession and de-
velOping it.
AT Casas Grandes is tt 9 seat of gov.
ernment for tCnside Re BILE dist riot OF
country. Here is the court house and
other public Offices located in long
low building on the main street. Here
Can be sean the relics of Francis
.hla ter, the healer, who was found
dead on the plans near here, by M ,r-
mon COW boy, from Colonia Juarez
about year ago. When last seen
alive the healer was at Lordsburg,
New Mexico. going south mounted on
large grey horse. Some months
tire on the plains of chihuahua. Near
him was a small bible, q cauteen aud a
few other things which we're brought
to the judge st Casas Grandes and are
now kept in the court house. The
bible is a r oman Catholic edition. and
on the fly leaf in a fine hand, the name
'Francis Schlatter" and under it, two
verses as follows:
"God bless thy mission. Thy powers
increase
In works of healing never to cease,
To the faithful, hold forth thy light.
Guide them safely through ltfe's
perilous night.
Till sorrow and selfshness, soon will
de cay,
We hail thee, as beacon light of the
new day,
When millions of souls will arise in
the night.
And enlist for the teachings of Christ
andsfors fright.
Faithfully,
CLARENCE ] CLARK,
Denver, Colo., :Oct. 9th, 1895.