The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06

asked Colonel Hays. well this for one
thing IL shoots six times without reload
ately aroused Indeed, I'D like very much
TO see it," said he. Very well, then I'll
have him in here with ii tomorrow about
TINS time, responded the dealer. So the
next day the man came in. He was about
thirty years old and a gunsmith chiefly by
trade, though he did all sorts OF work in
fine steel lie said he had just concluded
an order for sabers of officers for the regi-
ment OF dragons just then being raised.
MADE A CONTRACT ON THE SPOT.
This Is my pistol, colonel" said he.
opening case and handing the weapon to
the Texas colonel. 1.-The instant I looked
at 1t said 1t was just what 4 wanted"
said Hays to his brother General HAYS.
Of New Orleans. There was a sixty-foot
gallery in the rear OF the store for the
testing of arms. They took the model pistol,
which was about like the Colt pocket arm
or to-day In size, caliber and weight and
the expert fired all six barrels In less than
minute. The penetration was good as
w was st, the accuracy. Now, 1 want pistol
an eight-inch long barrel. taking a bullet
OF about fifty grains weight, made as soon
as you can make it; / will advance you $50
material and have the barrel rfhed. III the
pistol shoots as well as / believe Il will
VIII talk to you about a contract for one
IL
the same principle" In two weeks the
pistol was ready to be tested. II shot very
well, with sufficient force TO kill IL IL hit a
man at from 100 10 150 yards distance At
the same time rife was constructed ON
the same principle. 1t about "a caliber
with cylinder that would contain eighty
grains OF powder, and carried a round and
an oblong bullet. The arm came up 90
Hayss expectations In all respects He
took the model TO Texas with him and sub
mitted it to his rangers. When it had been
nnn hrrn F..4
OF the pistols and fifty OF the rifles. The
latter were so constructed that when the
cylinder was fired it could be slipped out
and another cylinder. already loaded. put
into the arm In one time and two motions
that is, in thirty seconds. Shortly after
the troop had been armed with these new
that settled the question or their superior
ity over those of their Indian and Mexican
antagonists, once and for ALL
THE MEXICANs ASToNIsHED.
About 600 200 Mexicans and Comanchs
and Lipane Indians crossed over into Texas
under the leadership OF Canales, a noted
raider" from the other side OF the Rio
Grande, and. with a herd OF about loo
head Of the fat beef cattle and perhaps 600
head OF mules, were making their way
back into Chihuahua, where CanaIes had q
fine ranch and lived in princely style He
was one OF the richest men in northern
ton. The 300 lancers with him charged
Hayss men fearlessly. Hays let them come
on until they were in good easy range and
then opened up on them with his fifty
rifles. After the first volley Canaies thought
he had the Americans foul, he dashed
at the little band of intrepid rangers. COM
manded by New Bureson, one OF Hays's
most trusty heutenants. Crash! crashi
crash! went the rifles, per Dios, what
sort of rife have these devils OF Ameri-
cans got ?" they shouted TO one another as.
leaving the stolen cattle and about one
sixth OF their command dead or badly
wounded on the ground In the hands OF the
dreaded Americans. they struck out for
the Rio GTande and the other side. HAYS
had captured a priest and he sent him
after his comrades with orders TO tell
Canales to send escort and wagons
enough TO carry away all the wounded that
were able TO be moved. IL was soon re-
ported all along the border that los Ameri-
canoes had a dreadful rifle that they used
by magic OF some sort. which would shoot
as long they wished without reloading.
Canales offered a great reward for one OF
these new guns. He was a well-educated
man and he realized at once that the Amer
leans had some sort OF arm that was not
generally known and was vastly superior IN
rapidity OF fre and reloading TO anything
IN USE Ii Wis nearly two years, however.
before he could get his hands on one OF
them. Colonel Colt had pledged himself
not To furnish his new arm TO any bue
Americans and men who would not ousfop
it 10 60 into ties wrong haneS