El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22

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a rest, fired at the same time with the
ComancheS.
They exchanged a number of shots
and seven more Indians showed up,
who were hid in a dry ravine. waiting.
no doubt in hopes he would bring his
gun up and surrender it, when they
could kill him.
The fight now being on, the Indians
got all around him. but he had the adj
vantage of being in the lowest place
and when they showed up he let drive
at them-their bullets all passed over
him. He kept in his low place, and re-
volved around to answer their shots.
But this running around was made to
cover a move of one of the warriors
who was trying strategem. as lying
did not succeed. Hardly any of your
readers but have noticed. during the
spring months round plant that be-
comes broken off at the ground, and
during a high wind goes bounding
along the road to the alarm of your
horse One of the warriors had put
several of these together and pushed
them slowly ahead of him reserving
mis- fire until pretty close. and the first
notice Luz had of his trick was the
sharp crack of his rifle and a bullet
went through his left leg just above
the ankle.
Good God. where was that shot
from. was his thought. The next shot
struck his leg just above the knee.
The next shot went through the fieshy
bone.
This time he was getting near the
vitals.
He probably thought his first shot
was near the head, but Luz changing
his position by turning around had
saved his life He located the Indian by
the smoke of his gun this time and
taking rest on his feet put a bullet
through the bunch of weeds. The In
dian fired also. and graZed LUIS ribs.
The warrior sprang to his feet and
gave n yell to his men, staggered for
ward a few steps. and fell on his face
and as he rose Luz saw the blood
squirting from his breast. and as he
turned he saw a great red splotch on
his back and knew he was rid of him.
This put quite a damper on the In
dian who now drew off. They had
been fighting on foot and evidently
were well armed. From the rapid fir
ing Luz thought they had Winchesters
or United States breech loading rifles.
after the firing ceased the chief de-
termined to have one more shot and
rode back thinking doubtless he would
have a better chance from horse back,
but forgetting that he, too. made
better mark LUIS sharp eyes discov-
cred him as the sound of the horses
feet had put him on his guard-they
had been fighting two hours or more
and LUIS belt that had $50 cartridges
when he began now was empty and
ONLY one remained in his gun.
He saw the horses ears appear and
then the Indians head. Taking good
aim he fired his last shot and heard the
Indian fall and heard the horse run
back to the other Indians. The bullet
had struck him square in the forehead.
The seven Indians then left thinking
they had paid pretty dearly for trying
to get gun.
Luz was now in a ipitiable condition
he had left his camp without any
breakfast and had bled so much that
he was 100 weak W VAIN. even II his
wounds had not been so severe; he had
on a coat and managed to tear it up
and bandage his wounds so as to
partly check the flow of blood. He lay
there from the 10th. OF March 0SSO)
to the 18th, without food or water.
/ asked Luz if he did not suffer from
hunger and thirst and feel afraid the
Iobos or coyotes would attack him.
He said he seemed in dream. and suf-
fered so much pain that he never
thought of either food or water or
wolves.
The third day a detachment of Unit
ed States cavalry under Lieutenant
Johnson and some Mexicans following
the trail from San Feline SDring' tnow
Del Rio), found him, and the two dead
Indians. Luz begged the lieutenant to
shoot him through the head and put
him out of his pain but the lieutenant
said. ''you are crazy Luz. we will take
you to San Felipe. and put you in the
hospital and cure you" The soldiers
were white men and had a surgeon
with them. Luz could not tell his
name, but said it sounded like Shan.
The scouts returned taking Luz and
he was placed in the hospital, his
wounds dressed, and it was six months
before he was able to leave. Then he
came to Uvalde where he has resided
ever since, no doubt willing to play
quits with the Indians.