The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-05-29


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E% II Il little way of
w gannt, gray wolf
SA 81 Ii GU Z d
against the sky.
nature of one part of the country
through which for two years the United
States regulars marched and secuted
in the attempt to kill or capture II band
OF notorious bandits.
If You should ride some hours over
this desolate waste you would come
at length to dense woodland of Chap
arrol, an almost impcnetrablc thorny
thickct which stretches for many
leagues along the Rio Grande River
and extends miles inland from either
bank. Since the time seven years
ago when Uncle Sans cavalrymen
finally succeeded in rounding Up and
Furnishing the outlaws the face of that
southeastern Texas country has
changed. Rain, which nature had
denied TO the spot for nearly two
years, has again visited the region.
ferdure has again appeared and the
dried earth has drunk to its ill with
rejoicing.
There was IL man with Mexican
parentagc, but citizen of the United
States, CATERING T.. CARA by name.
who ii was thought Intended 10 en-.
gage in al attempt looking to the
driving of President Diaz Of Mexico
from his office and to the establishing
OF himself in the presidential chair.
Cara did not have enough followers
III his first raid TO cause much anxiety
to the Mexican authorities. Al,er y
light on Mexican territory the leader.
with about two hundred men
treated into Texas and there for
years hid in the dense thickets alu.
the river, making occasional for
and doing great amount OF 81
Cling, Uncle Sam put numEcr
regiments in the field to hunt lu.5
the outlaws, bat owing 10 the rat.,,
OF the country and their fami ia,
with the trails the hunt was "a l.i.
one. II was during this calau...,
against the outlaws that Tr.5r.
Thomas of - Troop of the Third Cas-
airy had the experience Of which 'H,
story tells.
Captain George f Chase. u,
lighting insurgents in the Philippiue
was i'll command OF u Troop i'm tD.
field against the bandits. The little
body OF troopers was cucampeI at >,
ranch about thirteen mile. from the
edge of the cLGpurra. through the
heart OF which nj distance of thirty,
live miles lay the Rio Grundc River.
One morning before The last STIR had
disappeared from thu southern eky q
scout rode hurIcdtv go camp II
Threw himself from hls hot-s at tn.
challenge from Tue sentinel and sal
he must sec the commanding officer a..
once, The ringing toned WHO come;
there: o. nc sentry as he chccke
the prcsfe-s Of The rider ut tho point
of bis caroine reused Captain Chos
and in minute nc was confroatirg
+ the scout Who reported tia! the
was gathering Oh Garzas lncn N
within the chaparral near tic rar.h
called 81. Gertrude, someth.u, mu..
than twelve miles away Within
ten minutes the cOmmaniug oh .,,
and two-thirds OF his troop we're g..
looping IN the direction Indicated 81.
the scout. At ST. Gertrude ran. f.
whose southern boundary vas
edge OF the chapaual, the captiu
dlsmOuntcd his men aud threw tum
INTO skirlnIsh line with an iutcry .f
about two yards between each ..i
misher I'm This order tla line 5.i..i
forward into the chaparral Jutps
The men entered the ouIyu. aI. III
the thorny tbickct u yoll .yvus rnH.eI
into them but no one was hur. l..v
advanced acycral hundred yard into
Tho dcnsc ianglc Of mesquite rIv
pear aud other thorn grown fE
cru vegetation. and liually .rl
place whore tic cuomy had ... sd
The bandits, however, hnl .u
pcarcd. and pu.ut through iuuI IUv
ruth was physical impossible
On the CNtrcmc right Of .h, Hu.
fnisL huc was Trooper The So
thick was the uudgrgr0wt I.
could not see, save at times
mishcr on li LETT, only ta, ...ui-.
. taut. Thomas lost his M "a
httIc aud managed 60 q I. r, ~
IrDu bus nearest Dmr Hu .,
order ly1 ihc akirmish Ig. alton
demanded. Suddenly tia
cloar ringing trumpet
EemDle ou tho a.utfc .lr u
thi mem' that tho men OIL r..t
and Tote ~ ,hr center shor .f
march directly toward no, .r uu.
eventually bringing 40 "a. mr..
abcuIdrr go shouljcI iu .uu .....
Tro.poI rhDma turned aI aa.T.
ns BIO lIpnrgl IDr ilp SCUM. u.
trumpet Hcuur1 msru .a.
rcd, thtusuiul through t,.