Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-11
STORY or srARvATIoN PEAK.

A writer In the Los Angeles Times
gives the following sketch Of Starvation
Peak, on the line OF the Santa re rail
road between Las Vegas and Gloriets:
Almost every tourist. crossing for the
first time the semi-arid wilds OF New
Mexico, over the Santa line, must have
have had Starvation Peak pointed out TO
him by the obiiging conductor or the
fellow traveller who la willing to thrust
his superior knowledge upon you free Of
charge.
Many stories are invented OF this
famous peak TO begu,le the weary hours
OF the credulons tourist, and he goes
away to spread the thrilling but untrue
tale TO others.
Since life IL 40 short IL Is too bad that
We must be- fiicted with 30 much mis-
Information, which. undoubtedly, de-
tracts not a little from the interesting
knowledge that might other wise be
CLEANED by transcontinentsl travellers.
For one OF the best educators In America
Is a trip across our own free land to the
balmy orange and lemon groves Of Call.
fornia.
Various are the points OF interest along
the road. and many entertaining tales
attach TO them. In the year 1865 a
wagon train, numbering fifteen teams
aud about forty eight persons were cross
Ing the plains, following the Santa Fe
trail. Edward Hsnkinson, Of Moline,
ILL.,, and David Mayer. OF Msysville, KY,
were conducting the train. Local guides
accompanied them a. far as the Missouri
river, but from there they were obliged
to "s0 Il alone"
At this time the Utes we're on the war
path, no, so much against this govern.
meut, however, IS against all small par
ties 0, white pioneers whom they could
hnd. Tie utes are said to have been
wrongsi by soma INSCRIPTIONS white
traders, and not making any distinction
with regard to friend or foe, they sought
to ayenge themselves by attacking snt
butchering every party OF whites thai
ysntured into the territory over which
they royed.
1t wss in the month OF November that
the hostile Utes discovered the Hsnkin.
son Mayer train. A running fight en-
sued, and during the FIRST day the emf
grants had the advantage. But on III,
second day the Indians received re
Inducements. and on the afternoon tn,
whites found II necessary to seek rsfug'
In a Hat. topped mountain. now known a
Starvation Peak. There was only a sin
gle narrow trail leading to the SUNNI
OF the isolated mountain, and this tn
cmigrants found no difficulty in guard
ing against the hostiles, until the eltir
party was safe OF the peak. But Their
hid been no time TO save any water
which. with thsir supplies, had beef
abandoned with the wagons. The Ute
soon ian the horses of and rifisd the con
fonts OF the wagons. Then they sur
funded tho peak 10 starye their victim
cat. The Hankinson- Mayer party was
have one, and there was no surrende
except 10 the grim monster, Starvation
mat soon came and ieered and mocke
Z em In their desperate besiegement
TIE whole story OF their suffering vii
never be known, for, like the affair on tn
Little Big Horn In 1870, not a survive
remained to tell the tale. They kille
many OF the Utes, however, before the
yielded to their more welcome enem.
5 aviation.
one version OF the tale, narrated
settlers In that locality. Informed US thi
after a weeks starvation. tina men b,
came so weak and helpless that the II