Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-22

in Los Angeles. Pedro Gonzales had been shot
by an officer near Camulos to prevent his rescue
from arrest by the bandits The TETON Indians,
becoming enraged at some depreciation that con-
cerned them, had swooped down upon the ban
dts, stole their horses and whipped some OF
the gang with lashes.
Although he wreaked horrible revenge
against those who tried to capture him. he
never made any attempt to punish these Indians
who took even the clothes from the gang.
General Bean Of San Gabriel, who tried to or
ganize movement against Murrieta, was way
laid on the road and murdered. campaign
was started against the bandits in the town OF
Saw Mill Flat and Murrieta had the water poi.
soned.
But finally Murrietas Nemesis appeared. He
was a Texas frontiersman, named Harry Love.
who had come to Los Angeles to live. He or
ganized company of rangers from among the
daring horsemen of Los Angeles and went on a
systematic hunt for outlaws.
After various adventures and narrow escapes
on both Sides the end came early Sunday
morning, July %, 1853 Love and two or three
companions were riding ahead of the mounted
rangers on the flats just west of Tulare lake in
the San Joaquin valley. They came upon small
company of Mexicans eating breakfast around q
camp fire.
Love asked them what they were doing and
one of them replied that they on their way
to Los Angeles. He asked further question of
of the poems; whereupon Mexican on the
other side of the fire spoke up haughtily, say
ing: Il am the leader Of this band; say what
you have to say to me-
81 will speak to whomever I please retorted
Love. Noticing tina. the Mexican had risen and
was siding over toward saddle that lay on the
ground, Captain Love covered him with q re-
volver and told him to stand STILL for there were
revolvers on the saddle.
While they standing there, ranger who
ofo 10
ton was mutual Joaquin suddenly yelled for
his men to escape as best they could Leaping
a horse without saddle or bride, Murrieta
went headlong bank and down into "a
vine, landing in tumbled heap at the bottom.
Neither his horse himself was hurt, however.
Scrambling to their feet, they started off at a
dead run down the canyon. One Of the rangers
had followed them His horse had fallen also.
Without attempting to remount, he took careful
aim and shot Murreta's horse as 1t ran.
The outlaw leaped from the falling horse and
continued his retreat foot. BY this time half
a dozen rangers were following him. Three
times as they fired, he was seen to hesitate and
reel then run on again. One last shot and he
stopped.
Turning, he raised his hand and said Don't
shoot any more; the work is done" He stood for
a minute with weakening limbs; then he sank
slowly to his right side, his head upon his arm.
Wicked old Joaquin Murrieta was no more. An
Fingered Jack. One Of the bandits escaped and
drowned himself in the San Joaquin river. An
other murdered by Mexicans who were
afraid he might reveal to the authorities their
connection with the band.
Murrieta's head was cut off and until the San
Francisco earthquake exhibition in mu-
scum In San Francisco.
At the time of his death Don Joaquin was pre-
pairing his grandest coup He intended to col
lect all his booty, and march his men openly,
like army, into Mexico, The old-timers assert
that he had his loot cached in the TETON for this
getaway" and that 1t is still there.
Ismael Ramirez says that he spent three
months looking for the buried gold. One rainy
night he saw the mystic light Pickering under.
meath an old oak tree back Of the ruins of Fort
TETON. He carefully noted the location, intending
to dig at the indicated spot the next morning
When he went there at down, however, he found
that a rancher had also seen the light. Ramirez
found an enormous hole and great iron kettle
from which the rancher had taken $4,000 In
gold
According to all reports the light has begun
TO dance and flicker again around tie TETON.
ready to guide some TO the uneasy gold OF
the arch cutthroat and bandit Joaquin, Murrieta