Arizona republican., 1899-05-15
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that Don Lucas and his sons with the peon for guide had found the ancient Aztec treasure vault and had vantonly killed their guide that he might not
 disclose the whereabouts of the great
 gold ledge. And Incw ''mal suarte''-
 bad luck-seemed. to come to the great
 house, for D0na Lucas pined and iied,
 Some said she wept herself to death,
 caused from a secret grief, and then
 the wraatns Cn the good dona's grave
 had hardly turned brown before Sen
 Orita Lucas commenced to droOp. The
 old women of the hacienda said sne
 too, was grieving at the heart, and IS
 they counted their beads they lisped
 prayers for the senorita's better health.
 But senorita's grief could not be cured
 and another mound and cross was add
 ed 10 the little cemetery.
 The simple peons shook their heads
 and said in undertones there was
 curse on those of the great house.
 More mysterious trips were made by
 Don Lucas and his sons and the peons
 came to look fer some general disas-
 ter or death to fall upon scme mem
 Der of the hacienda after each ot thssa
 mysterious trips, and in truth it lid
 seem that there was close cOnnecCi0a
 between these trips and deaths a1-d
 disasters which soon followed. Great
 numbers of stock died, drOughts cana.
 crC,3s withered and the wild Indians of
 the mountains became more trouble
 some than ever before. Then after enc Of the secret trips the eldest son, Juan, enc day while the worse for agUardienta. was thrown from his horse and dragged to his death. and another mound and cross was added to the cem- etery. No more secret trips were made. The cid housekeeper and the servants declared the father and son walked their rooms all night. One morning Den Lucas called his follow CTS around the great house and gave cut that the hacienda was to be aban- doned and that all would move 10 tic distant grant. When this was said all were glad, for the superstitious people believed the hacienda was cursed and eI were pleased to leave tke place where so many melancholy disasters had come tcIthem.
 Active preparations were now made for the change. Every soul was to move to the new home and every week saw many pack animals bearing all that was mOyeable away from the cursed hacienda. The personal cffecls of Patron Don Lucas and his son vera fer the last pack train and to guard this train ten Of the most tIusty peOns were held to go with them All the ether followers of the hacienda mad been sent away the day before the l2st party was to leave. On the morning of the final desertion of the hacienda packages which heavily loaded ten pack animals, were brought from the great house. The last animal had been packed and Don Lucas and his son had taken the lead of the train when the cry e Los Indios, Les IT dios." was heard from one of the pe0rs and Q full hundred Indians seemed to start Up from every rock and shrub large enough to have covered the body l 0f an Indian. The pack animals were l and al Of the little i,arty with Don Lucas and his son. with the l of two pe0ns. were killed i1 l the first onslaught. One peon. aI- | though wounded, managed to crawl | under the broad leaves of a maguav | plant while the Indians were rounding | ID the stampeded pack animal5. and | escaped detection. Another pacn who i had gone to the cemetery to take a . ast look at the grave of friend heard | he cries of the victims and hid among 1 ---S Ne-A4eC S14l tA-JOcly anu IGldIDRu harmed. The Indians. after rounding i ID the stampeded pack animals, ex- lmiHed the packs. and from his r.aza | ,f concealment the wounded peon saw he Indians take great chispas of gold I rem all the packages and after exam ming them they again packed the anf- nals with their loads of gold. and ring the roofs Of the buildings they lrove the animals towards the noun aims and disappeared.
 In the dusk of the evening the un- ,armed peon crept from his hiding 'lace and found his wounded compan- en- The dead were as the Indians had eft them. The bcdies Of Don Lucas md his son had been horribly muti- ated; none Of the bodies of the others lad been disfgured. Binding up the rounds Of his companion and resting turing the night the unharmed man tfe morning started to get help rom those who had gene in advance, 'ut he h&G only gone a league when he vas mef by some of that party who. caring something had happened to i nose "ho were the last 70 come, had eturned- All returned 10 the d,7se1-fo l hacienda. More mounds and ,n,ra ' ;rosses were added to the cemetery md then all, glad to bid last "adi0s" Q the cursed hacienda. took thair de- 'arturs. The story of the wounded man Pno saw the ten cargars Of chisDas of Eoid only confirmed the suspicious cf u who knew Of the weighty packages 'rougAt back by Don Lucas and his ons rom their mysterious trips. and | III were now assured the long Iosr nine had again been found.
 search was now actively made for lie treasure mine, but it was again lest nd Don Lucas's secret died with him, 4os Indios had again covered it so curl-
 ingly no one could find it. Years af- er these events took place a friendly ndian said wild Indian had tCld jim the ten cargars of gold had been a-ried back by the attacking party of indians and buried on the same great edge frcm which it had been taken by Jon Lucas and his sons when they made their secret trips and who had
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