The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-21

in Los Angeles. Pedro Gonzales had been shot
by an officer near Camuos 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 a 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 a 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. Murrieta's 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 one Sunday
morning, July 25, 1853. Love and two or three
companions were riding ahead Of the mounted
rangers on the fats Just west Of Tulare lake In
the San Joaquin valley. They came upon small
company OF Mexicans eating breakfast around a
camp fire.
Love asked them what they we're doing and
one Of them replied that they were on their way
to Los Angeles. He asked further question Of
other side Of the fire spoke up haughtily. say.
ing: 81 am the leader Of this band: say what
you have to say to me-
Il will speak to whomever I please" retorted
Love. Noticing that the Mexican had risen and
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 were standing there. a ranger who
knew Murrieta by sight came up. The recogni-
tion was mutual Joaquin suddenly yelled for
his men to escape best they could Leaping
on horse without saddle or bride. Murrieta
went headlong over a bank and down into a ra.
vine. landing In a tumbled heap at the bottom.
Neither his horse nor 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 Murrietas horse as 1t ran.
The outlaw leaped from the falling horse and
continued his retreat on foot by this time half
a dozen rangers 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
n minute with weakening limbs; then he sank
slowly to Ais right side his head upon his arm
Wicked old Joaquin Murrieta was no more An
other pursuing party overlook and killed Three
Fingered Jack. One Of the bandits escaped and
drowned himself In the San Joaquin river. An
other was murdered by Mexicans who were
afraid he might reveal to the authorities theiE
connection with the band
Murrieta's head was cut of and. until the San
Francisco earthquake was on exhibition in a mu
scum I'm 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 an 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.
lsmael Ramirez says that he spent thre'
months looking for the buried gold. One rain!
night he saw the mystic light lickering under
meath an old oak tree back Of the ruins of For
TETON lie carefully noted the location. intendin,
to dig at the indicated spot the next morning
When he went there at down, however, he fount
that a rancher had also seen the light Ramre
found an enormous hole and a great iron KEITH
from which the rancher had taken 100000 fl
gold
According to all reports the light has begu
to dance and flicker again around the Tejor
ready to guide some to the uneasy gold O
the arch cutthroat and bandit, Joaquin. Murrieta