Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1907-05-31


Hllsboro, New Mexico October 8, 1896
Immediately upon making camp slopes of the hisd
pspced and Crooks made the discovery and location
yards camp brought down o
it camp fire. let get cherry red then throw into tin our
with silver eobus Johnson already located The
and the iida the claims from whioa they bad taken the
abandoned that they might be relocated Other
satisfactory exploring from bginnng-n
member Of the without ninerest claim the
This made happy, hilarious party around the first fires
joking storne laughing crowd they prepared simple
ming simple than expected
packing Chloride the baking powder and salt forgotten
Consequences of the members lopg
nine" Phldephan Hdebug student and used to the
the blankets spread down under the blue vault OF Heaven
only tent in the party small "a tent barely sufficient to
the owned ii aud the Hermosa nine stretched
their long lengths for the sight early hour for the first streaks
shoot the ont of the sky before the Rocky
mountaneer is up and stirring in Indian times.
Just what time in the oght began to not known but II
for the night kept falling without cessation all night
CHAPTER III.
baking powder the salt pork the coffee without milk got to
the mortal frame Of Aene Chase the Hsidsbug member Of the
ong nne producing bodily and mental cntortons and illusions
partner White, jumping bis feet the Yelling
ndanTwo shots the canyon The expressions OF wrath and
nceduy which the members of the"ong nine vent they
rifles cartridge belts and tumbed out Of their ban
e into the not Of kind indicate that they
have split the rocks blasted the trees and scared all the
given for the split and
cliffs the immediate vicinity Of the Emboite mine is said to ba
the the Hermosa
being of oppuIence and enjoyment
nd real and to the realty OF tho cold night the
from lurking ambushed murdeous foe
White had gone to bed prepared for any emergency completely
dressed his overcoa few seconds and the rga
between the Emboe and ie this was vantass
ground overlooking the johnson followed his undercohes
taking the time dress completely telling White
guard he would the off he
through falling like with pair Of movne under
it, an appartion sufficiently have struck
Indian breast In the meantime the other members OF the nine
the defensive well known that Apaches do attack
the night he stouy adhered bis declaration
bis though had been discovered
by him decided keep watch all night for nothing else than
already prepared do so and the offer
yell ofIndans become poverb-
iaI around Hmosa Black Range say
eighteenth o'clock in the night the the
yell distinctly heard faint echo and in looking the
of Apaches the path be
the break Of day White had built camp fires and
HE comrades breakfast consultation held
should be made and seckade fort cabin
built 1t decided to explore the canyon Tor suitable place
ceeded until beautiful park reached where Her
stands It was decided that as the claim already
worked better place for making camp nearer than
Hemosa park that CRIB Tort arh ana rone os & n MADE az a s ten
embankment Of earth three feet high made at the
place and the
Fmbole stable it's site After prospecting the
located dedded prospect the neghborhood
If park and the result
the Nourse becamethe American Flag and Flagstaff
discovered the stakes and OF party OF pros
from Silver City, claims aked by them only
and recorded and has been held until the present me
is the which located by Lothian and Leighton
The marty from City Edward Fookes M Lothian
e. Leighton Andy Hughes and John Wrigh but they did
make permanent form mining district H W Elliott
and Forbes had this part the country before the
party making flying trip of observation The finds made by the
prospecting aud development work decided the formation
of mining and notices posted that meeting would be
purpose bring the pospecors who might be thu
e0'4'' Ito be Continued)