The oasis., 1901-07-06

game into camp, and the next morn ing they broke camp and returned to Santa Elena,
 At another time in October last the gentleman got a shot at bear, which
 took right up over the mountains, the
 hunter following on hard run. | Minded. Mir. R. had to stop at the
 summit of the ridge, and when he
 could follow, the trail was lost. Two
 weeks later BruiD was found, not far
 away, where he had laid down and
 died from loss of blood, caused by the
 single shot fired at him.
 Just below the crest of the noun
 tain ridge eastwad from Santa Elena
 is peculiar looking out cropping Of
 feldspathic rocks to which MT. Butfett
 called my attention. While a couple
 of miles away in direct line strong
 field glass brought it so close that
 it was seen to be number of im-
 mense pinacles of stone, leaning to-
 gether and against each other in such
 a way as to create great recesses
 among the rocks, within which four
 or five hundred persons could shelter and hide themselves. In Indian times the place was an Apache strong hold. and the walls of the recesses are covered with Indian paintings, which
 although somewhat dimmed by the
 smoke Of many camp fires are yet
 plainly discernible, and very interest ing. Within the shelter of these
 friendly cliffs a small army of braves
 could be completely concealed, ana
 from the commanding position the movements of any hostile force sent
 to find them could be observed from
 the time it assembled iu the valley
 below, several miles away. And from
 it's secure shelter they made frequent Unconscious into the valley, leaving d
 trail of blood fire and desolation
 wherever they went.
 Northward from Santa Elena about
 fifteen miles, and some few miles east
 from SlnOquipe (the only town be-
 tween Banamichi, just west of Santa
 Elena, aud Arizpe,l is the famous El
 Carmen mining camp, where are loc-
 ated Juan Pedrazzin's Fl Carmen and ] Las Chispas mlnas, the old Bavcan-
 ora mine, and other good properties. ' Out of Fl Carmen and Las Chspas properties MT. PedrazzIni has made 7 fortune-said to be more than a r million dollars, and his connection l with them and they way they en- l riched him read like romances, |. Leaving Tombstone nearly twenty 3 years ago Mr Pedrazzini came down into Sonora, and through some mis- t fortune had reached period of per l sonal financial depression which was , distressing Fl Carmen mine bad been . worked as an antigua" and had a record of having paid very handsomely. ] It passed into the hands Of some New York parties who fixed it up as a stock l deal. It is related that they advertised l the proposition in glitterng manner, issuing beautifully colored Autographs 5 presenting views of their mine and ? works. with one of their landing place upon the Sonora river, with the $ wharf piled up with silver ingots, like l So much cOrdwood, and steamboat 7 alongside loading up with the precious ] metal, while another loaded to the 9 guards had just cast off. They built { d big mill, and ran it for time with ? large corps Of high priced experts ) and mechanics in charge of all the 7 various departments. They turned s out some silver, but not steamboat I load by long odds With that cOm.