El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-10

evidently did not happen, as we he'd
not left Ysleta at that time.
On reaching the river, at that time
pretty well supplied with water, we
followed ledge of rocks crossing
diagonally and making q splendid ford
and followed the trail down the river,
they taking the old trail used by the
Mexican custom house guards. Where
this leaves and strikes the rough hills
we found the first camp of the Apaches
after the murder in the canyon.
We were puzzled by the signs at
this camp, for there we're no mocsssin
tracks around the fire at all, and only
small shoe track of Mexican make.
also box of Mexican wax matches,
the ground. This was a puzzler but
the next camp made by them for a
noon rest showed the Apsches too plain
to be mistaken. They had killed q
mule and roasted the ribs, cut Off lot
Of the meat, and their moccasin tracks
we're thick.
The explanation of this 1 learned
years afterward. They had q Mexican
prisoner, and the Indians-there we're
only three OF them-sat on their
blankets at their first camp and made
the camp, and left the matches to
throw suspicion on the Mexicans. The
Mexican managed to make his escape
that mig ht, and they showed the cloven
foot afterward.
Following the trail, we came to q
wide gravelly stream that came from
the mountains to our right, and the
trial LED to the west, but when we
struck the creek bed We found fresh
trail going eat of some fourteen I'M
shod ponies and knew in reason they
. ho after and 90
followed the fresh sign. We had with
US old Bernardo 0lguin, Dominl o
Olguip, his son, and Ameseto Duran, b
nephew of the old Pueblo chief.
Bernardo had for long while been
acting as scout and trailer for the
United States troops. was familiar with
the whole country, and brave, sober
and relisb BILE, and could read wood signs
like book. The old fellow is dead,
and it is only question OF time when
the Tiguas who settled Ysleta will be
name only, as the Sinecus, their ore
time powerful neighbors are. Domingo,
his son, bright, intelligent young fe,-
low, Is also dead. Ameseto was alive q
year ago.
The three Pueblas had q score to set
tie with these same Apaches. as Simon
Olguin. brother of Bernardo and not
ed guide for the United States army,
was killed at Oio Viejo when a compa
nv of Pueblas under d Lieutenant Bell
a camp that Simon begged the lieuten-
ant not to stop at. but to go back to
our ira /.
The Apaches rode southeast, and
late in the evening we came to high
bluff, and below half a mile was spread
out picture quite inviting to us-s
with fine pool of water, tules
and green grass. Taking my field
glass 1 carefully scanned the valley
their ease. But nothing but the ON
nipresent raven and barking coyote
could be seen. There had been at
some prehistoric time An earthquake
that made deep rent in the diff, and
down this the Apaches, after disnount-
leg, had slid their ponies, and the
rangers followed suit. We had our
dinner aud gave our stock q good rest,
and resumed the chase. The signs
were getting quite fresh and the boys
were eager for scrap
Sunset found US in the open land
between the hills and the Rio Grande,
and we struck camp, not caring to run
into the Indians a. nightfall, and we
sxpected to find them On the river.
Orders were given not to make any
free. Il was bitterly cold, but the
Danger of our being seen was too great
70 take any chances.
At daylight we we're off, and the
Trail crossed the river and went down
il, putting us Oh Texas soil again and
IN our own dunghill. Following 90
We stopped for dinner .and.In pirouetting
around the men found where CACHE
had baep made on the bank of the
liver and dug down some four Or five
'eet. but as we had all we could pack
ANYHOW, concluded to let It rest until
,ome future day, which 1t has done up
20 the present time.
Here the hills came in to the river
md there was an exceedingly ugly
place to pass. for the rocks sloped to-
ward the cliff. and II a horse, pack
mule or man should happen to clip
,e would have gone hundreds of feet
Glow to certain death, rider and oil.
80 we dismounted and moved very
lowly and carefully until we gained
evel ground, and after following the
liver q short distance, the trail turned
.mong the low hills on the river and
made bee line for the southern end
# Eagle mountains.
We crossed the big valley, where
Dad now runs between Sierra Blanca
tation and Captain Charlie Davis
anch, and sunset 1Ouno US In Inc rough
ills about three miles from the foot Of
he Eagle mountains, canyon, with few
cedars around US. The
ign was so fresh we felt pretty sure
re would find the Apsches in some of
be numerous little canyons in the |
corning.
Orders were again given for no fires
O be built afte night except by the |
en- tinel, and that must be very small
ne and completely hidden from the !
MOUNTAINS. About midnight. being |
wake. was very much astounded to
ee bright blaze that shot up into the