The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-07-05

turning from a hunt, Craigh found >.
camp looted end Wilson I,,ino ~. .hs
siue the burning sluiee boxes RE- ~
oouy CT the unfortunate Wilson NO.
infatuated in a horrible manner ""5
the horses were stolen anu
Cralgh realized that the yoor,
PROBABLY searching through tho ,a "1Ie
ior MN, and were liable to retnrn y
any moment, SO hastily gathering -
setleF rev scraps of food. he climhod
the mountain side and concealed 80
sen In the rocky caves near tbe ,on
The handful of nuggets in tho ~ w.
skin sack hanging around his necI WIN.
all that remained to him of the woa,.h
OF gold that had been his that w.
ing. iioi IL
Then began the most trying ioprno,
chat human being ever undertooI
"a Journey that led through ~
mountains and deserts OF northarn
Mexico and ended in the iaiI Of CO..
antonio, Tex. Without a horse
Craigas progress through the noun.
tains was slow, and as he dared no,
shoot at game for fear of attraetins
the attention of Indians, he was forced
70 eat roots and berries gathered alona
the waterways.
When Craigh finally emerged from.
the mountains and started to cross
lfe aikali plsdns he was crazed by tn,
hardships he had endured and los
all sense of direction. He chung &c
the idea that help could be found tc
tne eastward, and pressed on in thai
direction. How long he walked he
does not know, but as he lay upon
MS bel in the hospital he talked con.
tlnually of The terrible sun and begged
piteously for water.
FINALLY he staggered into the camL
OF a company of Mexican soldiers, and
although they cared for him and gave
MIN food AMI water, he was many DAYS
before he could tell of his Journey
over1oyed ut the sight of the soldiers
he told them of his gold mine and
or It's wonderful richness.
The story of the mine excited the
cupid!ty of the soldiers, and the lieu
tenant in command of the party de.
manded that Craigh guide them back
to the spot. This Craigh refused to
do, and by orders of the officer he was
beaten with whip and told that he
would be beaten to death unless he
led the soldiers to the mine.
frbn. nj Cro;rI, A.
away and escape from the soldiers
Still weak from the effects of his jour
ney through the desert, he again SCI
his lace to the eastward
Craigh's memory of what took place
after his escape from the soldiers
camp is vague. Most of the time hs
must have been demented. He says
that he remembers finding streams OF
water and lying down to wallow, full
length, in the lifegiving fluid, then
leaving the stream to turn his foot
steps to the east
Later he reached the more thickly-
settled portion of the country, and the
poems and Ianchmen fed him. The
'iShiSSho iOOhCu upOh hio OIL ahtoO'
looking figure and staring eyes and
said that ne was a ''loco"-and in
Mexico crazy man need never want
FOR food or shelter, as the natives look
upon him with superstitious awe.
The strangest part of Craigh's story
Is the way he followed the true course,
ike homing pigeon, straight to his
Did home, for his father, who formerly
lived in Chicago, has farm neal
Boerne, Tex, 20 miles east of San An
tonio, and it is supposed that he was
making for his fathers farm when he
was arrested.
With his mind made a wreck by
he terrible hardships he had endured
and with only his voice OF instinct |
Ealing him home, William Craigh fin
shed his journey.
Crajgh's father and brother are now
1t San Antonio They corroborate his
story up to the time he left Hermo'
;illo, Mexico, for the Yaqui country
md show a letter received from him
rom that town. There is little doubi
hat the wonderful mine really exist,
md there is some talk of organizing
IN expedition to search for 1t.
The doctors say that 1t will be many
weeks before Craigh will be able tf
cave the hospital.