CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-08-30


per.doss, Who Has LoAg Be>n Ter
rer in the southwsst-BlosA-T Thirsty
Lssdsr.
Odicers and cowboys from central
and southern Arizona have formed the
largest posse that haS ever engaged in
q man-hunt in the southwest and are
securing the deserts and mountain
strongholds in an effort to run down
the most bloodtnirsty gang of stage
robbers ever known in Arizona The
hunted men are four Mexicans who ten
years ago came into Arizona in great
disorder from Chihuahua. Mexico.
when the gang consisted OF nine MEM
bers. each with q remarkable criminal
record. The daredevil ccmbination
terrorzed certain sections OF Mexico
for years, and until . whole company
Of Mexican gendarmes routed The Mex
leans from their places OF refuge in
the mountains Of chihuahua and drove
them out of Mexico. They found Ari-
coma . safe place of retreat, and for .
decade have been waging var against
stage coaches.
In their last rampage they cut wide
criminal swath from one end of the
territory to the other and thoroughly
aroused the settlers in their wake.
Three weeks ago they raided gam
bling house in Globe, ARK. robbing
the games of several thousand dollars.
On their Indian ponies they covered
q distance of 200 miles to the jerome
mining camp In northern Arizona
Their coming was reported. and they
were prevented from swooping down
on the gambling houses Of thai place.
but to compensate Tor the long jour
ney they held up a miner and robbed
him OF $500 and escaped to the Weaver
district. $50 miles distant. where q
white mans life In insecure As they
started over the Crown Point noun
tains they came upon an old prospec-
tor named "Bilr' Rice. who had lived
in 4 cabin for years and had accumu-
lated considerable gold dust BY placer
digging. They fred upon the old
mans cabin. but he beat them on.
winging one of the bandits
On Their Trail
Rice went after Deputy Sherin Dan
Nelson. and the two trxiled the Mexi-
cans over the mountain divide and on
to the desert south of the Grown Point
mountains. reaching New River Wells,
where they discovered freah evidence
of the bloody work of the desperadoes
The dead bodies of T. W. Stewart, of
Eureka, Kan. and Antoine Olsen, OF
Minnesota. were bleaching ON the des-
ert near the adobe house. rtddled with
k..rt a -
The two men were ipvalids who had
not been In Arizona more than year
and were unfamiliar with the tactics
employed by Arizona bandits
The Mexicsns were trailed by Rice
and Nelson to Phoenix, where the
trails were lost Posses were organ
ixed hastily and the trail was picked
up few miles from the town. but in
the meantime the bandits doubled ON
their trail and retraced the distance
TO the Crown Point mountain. baf-
ning All pursuit. They held .ua = mall
coach carrying eight passengers in the
mountains. relieving the passengers of
their money and valuables. footing the
mail pouches and securing q bar OF
gold bullion.
In the euper-tiffsn Mountains.
When the nine chihuahua refugees
were driven from Mexico they vent In
to the Superstition mountains In the
Apache country OF eastern ArizonA-
They were unable to make friends with
the Indians, but rendezvoused near the
haunt OF Bear Reav.s, an old reciuse
who had lived alone in the Supersu-
ton mountains for several decades and
ever since he was lifted by q sweet
heart In St Louis and decided to lead
. life OF hermitage. He lived in cave
which was festooned with the scalps OF
over q score of Indians who had at
tempted to raid his lonely place OF re-
tirement He was a sure shot and sell
dom failed to bring down an Indian
when In rifle range. He boasted that
he had never lost sight of an opportu-
nifty to take the life of an Apache and
his success against rowing bands OF
redskins. his phenomenal skin with a
rife and the marvellous luck which re-
peatedly saved him from the arrows OF
the Apaehes united to strike terror to
the hearts of the redskins. Eventually
they came to look upon Reavis as su-
pernatural being. They did not VEN
ture into the mountains within several
miles of the hermit's cave. and the
name Superstition" was applied 70
the lonely range OF mountains inhabit-
ed by no one but Reavis.
Reavis did not make friends with
the Mexican outlaw band He was not
interested in the destruction Of the
white race as he was In the extermin-
alton OF the red race. and he did not
attempt to disturb the outlaws. In turn
the Mexicans were content to md .
stronghold in the mountains near him
where they were safe. not only from
vigilantes, but from the Apaches- The
leader of the bandit gang. who is still
heading the survivors. is Juan Chacon.
commonly called "Pelelo," which, ac-
eordins to Mexican palavev. Indicates
a creature to be despised and feared
Exgs wnneut snssr>-
In the report of the trade OF Italy
for tho years 1885 and 1893. by Sir