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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
7 CHILDREN
ARE SAVED
IN FIRE
Residence of John C. Pickard on
CORTLAND Badly Damaged.
SIaton House Catches.

Mrs. John c. Pickard and her two
children, Mary, aged 5, and John, aged
| 20 months, narrowly escaped serious
injury in fire that started in their
home at No. $40 CORTLAND street
Monday and menaced the residence
section about CORTLAND street and
Forrest avenue. Hard work by the
fire department confined the fire to
the Pickard home, although the roofs
of several neighboring houses caught
from the sparks.
Mr.. Pickard, who is one of the pro-
pr.ators of the Pickard- Deans Drug
Company on Peachtree street, which
recently was swept by fire, was down.
town when the fire started.
Carries Children to Safety.
Mrs. Pickard and her children were
on the second floor of the house. She
heard the crackle of burning timbers
and rushed into the hall, finding the
entire roof of the house ablaze and the
flames eating rapidly into the interior
of the structure. She rushed back
into the room and gathered the chill
dren in her arm carrying them TO
safety. A portion of the roof fell in
as she reached the street. and few
m lnents later the room which she
and the CHI ldren had been was a mass
of flames.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but Mrs. Pickard thinks it started
from a spark from burning grass in
nearby alley. The flames gained
Roadway before they were discovered
and reports that several homes were
on fire brought most of the city's fire
apparatus and large crowd of on
lockers.
Slaton Homo in Danger.
The home of william F. Slaton'
next door, was threatened by the
flames, and several times the roof
caught fire from flying sparks, but
the firemen succeeded in saving it.
The fire in the Pickard nome was eX-
tinguished after more than an hour
of hard work, with the roof burned
off and the interior of the structure
badly damaged.
Mr. Pickard estimated the damage
to his furniture at about $500. The
damage to the house, which was own
ed by Attorney Paul johnson, is esti-
mated at about $4,000 Both losses
are covered by insurance.
Mr. Pickard was one of the heavi-
est sufferers in the recent fire on
Peachtree street, opposite the Can
dler Building, when virtually all of
his drug stock was destroyed by hre
and water.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
U. S. Starts Probe
Into Raid BY Ranges.

WASHINGTON, March s.-The
United States Government took
prompt action to-day to investiga e
the RAID of armed Americans into
Mexico and to prevent similar occur
rences in the future. At the request
of Secretary of State Bryan. Secre-
tary of War Garrison ordered General
Bliss, who is IN command OF the
American troops on the border to lrz
stitute prompt inquiry into the facts
connected with IL, recovery of the
body of Clemente Vergara.
General Bliss was instructed also
that extreme precaution must be
taken to guard against any similar
occurrence that might imbroll this
country and Mexico. He was asked
to lend all the aid possible to Uni
ted States Consul Garrett at Nuevo
Laredo, who has been ordered to
make complete report at the earliest
possible moment.
Wilson Not "stsmpeded."
At both the State Department and
the White House it was stated that
further action would depend upon
the official reports received from the
civil and military representatives Of
the Government.
President Wilson refused to be
"stampeded" by the sensational re-
ports telegraphed from the border,
and sat tight on the Mexican lid
The President intimated that he
had received official advices that
Mexican officials had consented to
the removal of Vergara's body, al
though the administration had no
knowledge in advance of plans for
getting Vergaras remains.
1t is understood the President
wants complete statement from
Governor Colquitt. of Texas, but be-
lieves there are no complications in
sight at present.
Alarm High at First.
Alarm over the Mexican situation
ran high in Government circles for
many hours to-d day, following the re-
ceipt OF dispatches from the border
stating that party Of Texas Rangers
had invaded Mexico and had recov-
cred the body of Vergara, the Ameri-
Continued on Page 2. Column S.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
80 Will Speak at Big
Sunday School Meet

Georgia railroads will put on spe-
cial rates for the Georgia Sunday
School Associations annual conven-
ton at Milledgeville April a. 10 ana
16.
Thirty five speakers will deliver ad-
dresses. Among them will be DR.. e.
C. Dargan, of Macon, president Of the
southern Baptist Convention; John
D. Walker, Sparta; William A. Brown,
Chicago: Z. e. French, Nashville; Asa
q. Gambler, Atlanta; DR.. L. o. Bricker.
Atlanta; Rev. j. r. Sevir, Augusta;
w s. Witham, Atlanta; Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, Macon. The music VIII
be under the direction of Professor h.
O. Excel. of Chicago, and Elvin W.
Roper, of Winona Lake, Ind
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Z ATLANTANS
IN BUFFALO
LINEUP
Adler and Ford, Firstbase and
Pitcher, to Play With
Federals.

BUFFALO, n. Y, March s.-Man-
ager Larry Cchafiy, Of the Buffalo
Federal League. this afternoon an
nounced the following lineup Of the
local team;
Pitchers: Russell Ford, New Yock
Americans; Earl Moore, Philadelphia
Nationals; George Kahler, Cleveland
Americans; Eugene Knapp. Cleveland
Americans; Fred Anderson, Boston
Red Sox; Edward Purroy' Semi-Pro-
fessionals, Brooklyn; Robert Brown'
Semi Professional; Barry Morton,
Providence Internationals; Joe Hous-
err. Semi Professional, Canton, Q.
Catchers-Walter Blair, Jersey City
Internationals; Nick Allen, Chicago
White Sox; Arthur Lavigne, New
England League.
First Basemen-Joe Adler Atlanta
club, Southern League.
Second observation-disclosures Downey'
Baltimore Internationals.
Shortstop-William Loudon, Detroit
Americans
Third Baseman-Fred Smith, Bos-
ton Nationals.
Center Fielder-Ned Pettigrew'
semi-professional, and Del Young
Nashville club, Southern League.
Left Fielder-Frank Delehanty'
New York Americans and later OF the
American Association.
UtiIity-DWight Reurtz.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
indianapolis Federal
List Is Given Out.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 9.-The In
dianapolis Federal League roster, SUD
iect to future alterations, as given
out to-day by Manager Phillips IN
cl1des Catchers '2iraden, Texter and
warren. Pitches Falkenberg, Null
lin, Mosely, Kaiserling. Billiard am
Harter. First base, Dolan and Roo
ney. Second, Laporte and Wander
grift. Third, McKechnie. Outfie d
ers. Campbell, Scheef, Booze. Kaiser
Kauf and Rousch.
Phillips declared that he still IS
after a southpaw finger and possibly
another catcher He is at present
dicke~ing with couple OF pitchers
now reserved by Pittsburg and CA;-
cago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Breaks His Hand
On Negroes Head

Jesse Walters, county policeman
has a broken hand as a result of a
battle with a gang Of negro gamblers
in Inman Yards Sunday afternoon.
Walters and Policeman ]. T. Swords,
who have the Inman Yards beat raid
ed a dice game in an old shack. -Four
negroes surrendered when the officers
came in. but fifth, who gave MS
name as Henry Johnson, started to
draw a revolver. Walters struck at
the negro with his billy" and John
son ducked his head. The policeman's
hand struck the negro's skull and was
broken. The negro was uninjured.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Burn This Into
Y our Mind

Do you know it
might be expensive for
you not to read the
Want Adj columns of
The G. orgia n and
Americana Start now
and look them over
carefully, and you will
be convinced in a few
minutes that opportuni-
ties aplenty stare right
out of each column.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
PRISONER CHEERED
BY OLD PAPER C[EW
FOUND BY FOREMAN

That Solicitor Hugh Dorsey laying careful plans fight any
soaed evidence which the defense of Leo Frank may
troduce the extraordinary motion for Judge
Ben Hill became known Monday.
The Solicitor working in cooperation with city detectives
getting up evidence attack the regulations testimony
made public recently also reported apparently good
authority that sensational charges would be the ougrowh the
work of the Solicitor General and the detectives
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
U.S.EMBASSY
GUARDEDBY
HUERTA
Washington Begins Probe Of Raid
by Rangers, Who Deny Cross
ing Border for Body.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, March "a squad
of police recruited from the army to-
day was detailed by the War De-
partment to guard the American En-
bassy night and day
The order for this action was is
sued by President Huerta in person.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09

Frank, IN his cell Monday, ap-
peared to be content with the
drift his case was taking and to
view with particular cheer the
discoveries concerning the death
note showing that it was written
on paper used for a requisition
three years before the time of
the murder and thrown into the
basement of the factory.
The arrival of Burns was
awaited with interest, but was
not expected until later in the
week.
Franks lawyers were busy Monday
putting into shape the new evidence
to be presented to Judge Ben Hill in
the extrat binary motion.
While the motion will contain a
great mass Of evidence set forth as
newly discovered" it is more than
likely that the principal point-the
handspring of the new battle-will be
| the date on which a certain pad of
paper, used by Conley to write the
murder notes" on, was used previ-
ously for its more regular office OF
transcribing factory orders.
II
Old Pad Was usec.
! The defense will try to show that
! the pad on which Conley wrote the
murder notes could not have been
taken by Frank Gas CoDley stated
from his DESK" because 1t was an
| old pad, used up not later than 1909
while H. f. Becker was master me-
chanic, and, containing merely the
| carbon duplicates of old acquisitions,
would not have been in Franks Of
flee, but down in the basement. with
other waste paper.
i, In fact, the discovery has been made
! that just below the second line Of
Conley's straggly writing there ap-
pears the faint imprint in carbon Of
bold and Characteristic hand-the
traces of the signature OF H. F. Beck
err, who left the factory months before
the murder of Mary Phagan, but who
was there in 1909, at the time the de-
Tense will contend the order blanks
were used
The blanks themselves, in fact were
dated for some year previous to 1910,
as the blank date was 1870" instead
of i'll" as It would have been for
the later issue.
Old Copies in Waste Paper.
| The defense contends that the old
carbon copies of Beckers order blanks
had been carried to the basement as
waste paper, and will attempt 10
show in the plea for a new trial
and in the trial itself IL granted
that 1t was in the basement near the
body OF his victim, that Jim Conley
hurredly procured the old order
blanks, and after slovenly attempt
to erase the carbon traces, inscribed
the struggling characters that placed
the blame on some long, tall, black
negro"-the antithesis of short,
stocky, ginger cake" Jim Conley.
For the rest of the new evidence"
there is the reputation of Albert
Mcknight, that OF Nina Formby and
Georges Epps, and the statement Of
Mrs. Ethel Harris Miller that she saw
Frank at the corner of Whitehall and
Alabama streets at the time he was
supposed by the State to hRye been
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
BASEBALL

TAMPA, FLA, March 9.-The
baseball game here to-day between
the ST. Louis Browns and the chi
cago Cubs was called in the seventh
inning so the Cubs could catch a
train. with the score b-b. Score by
fnninos. r. f. f..
81 louis Browns. 01O 022 0--5 9 /
Chicago Cubs. OOS OlO 10
Hamilton and Agnew: Smith and
Archer. Umpire, Bennett.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
RACING
RESULTS
Al CHARLESTON.

FIRST-Four furlongs: Awaken,
107 (Corey), 1875. 6-5. 3-5. won:
Finalee, 107 (Buxton). SIS, 2-5, out,
second: Gerthelma. 102 (Murphy), 10,
SO. even, third Time, 81 As. /
May, Jaunty, Louise May, Ormead al
so ran.
SECOND-Five and one half fur
longs: ChenaUlt, 100 (Callahan). 5,
80. 6-5, won; Bobby Cook, 1909 (Pick-
etD, 1875, even, 1-2, second Bever-
stein. 109 (Turner), To, TO, S-5, third.
Time, 1:12 2-5, Camarada, Surpass,
Belle Chiffon, St Joe, F'awn also ran.
THIRD-Five and a half furlongs:
Golliwog, 109 (KnighO, Is, 6. 8. won;
Amoret, 109 (Hanover), 2. 7-10, Id.
second; Rye Straw, 112 Doyle, 5, 2,
even, third. Time, Ill. Lord Wells,
Double Five. Bat Masterson, Right
Easy also ran.
FOURTH-Mile: Jacob Bum, 113
(McTaggart), 4, 80, 7-10, won; Dick
second; Spellbound, 81 (Meander), 5.
2, even, third Time, 1:45 1-5. Milton
B., Gatty Pallen, Napier Big Rock
Billie Baker Joe Stein also ran.
FIFTH-Five and one-half fur
longs: Premier, 102 (McTaggerD,
Al, SIS, 5, won: Wills 1OS tNean-
der). 9-5. As, 2-5, second; Pluvious
liz Davis, Z, 90, 6-5. third. Time,
1:10 AS. Kelly, Protagoras, Theo
Cook, John Marrs, Coming Coon, Tom
Holland Fasces also ran.
SIXTH-Mile and twenty yards;
Gerard, 100 (Obert), 20. 6, SO, won;
Servicence, Ill (McTaggarD, 30, 2-5,
out; PLANT, Ill (Hanover), s. 81,
even, third Time, 1:47 1-5 Irish
Kid, Agnier. Laird of Kirkcaldy, Cy-
nosure, The Hermit and Jim CAT
ferry also ran.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09

helping Conley to dispose of Mary
| Phagans body.
Then there is an affidavit by Helen
Ferguson, a friend of Mary Phagan,
who says she was frightened by Jim
Conley, drunk and insulting, the
week before Mary Phagan was killed.
Frank, in statement composed by
himself at the Tower, has gone fully
into the points on which the State
based it's case against him, and, in a
| list of seventeen replies made to sug-
gested queries, has made a careful
effort to show injustice and preJu-
dice in connecting him with the muir
der of Mary Phagan.
Frank begins with the fact that he
let Newt Lee, the Waterman, have
that Saturday afternoon off from his
work, follows with the writing Of the
mysterious notes, comments on his
refusal to see Jim Conley after his
arrest, and finishes by explaining what
he means by the terms prejudice and
persecution"
1T is nothing to say that Newt Lee
was let off for the first time since he
had been employed as Waterman"
said Frank Lee had been employed
only two weeks, so anything, almost,
that might have been done for him
would necessarily be for the first
time
Didn't Insist on Lee Going.
"As a matter of fact, told Newt
he could have the afternoon off II he
chose. as l was going to be there my
self. I had planned to go to ball
game that afternoon, but, on account
of the press of work. L called off the
engagement when l was at luncheon
at home. 1 returned to the factory
and told Lee he could take the after
noon off, but must be back at
o'clock. 1 did not insist that he go.
1 did not care whether he went or
stayed"
Frank then took up the possibility
of Mary Phagan's having been killed
in another part OF the factory than
the metal room while he was in the
building, without his hearing any
thing to make him suspicious.
Mary Phagan may have been at
tackled on the steps as she went down.
That, in fact, is my theory of the
crime. She might have been attacked
In such a way that she made no outcry.
Even If she did. my office was 20 feet
away. Halfway down the stairway a
heavy door was kept closed. The
thick flooring, plastered underneath,
was between me and the room below.
The two windows on my floor, open
ing on the street. were open, allowing
a large volume of noise to come in.
was immersed in work, not being on
the lookout for anything out of the
ordinary to happen. Also, please re-
member that Lemmie Quinn was .n
my office within from three to Ave
minutes after Mary Phagan received
her pay envelope, talking to me.
"As to the wording of the notes.
and the suggestion that they might
have been written by negro from
substance suggested by a white man,
have this to say.
Dictation Theory Silly.
THE very idea of writing such
notes and putting them beside the
body to divert suspicion was the idea
Of a drunken. ignorant negro. The
! whole dictation theory is SHY AMI
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
Coffin Sent by Mail;
Postage Is 10 Cents

HACKENsACK. n J. March o.
Undertaken Cornelius j. Greenleaf re-
ceived a coffin by parcel post. The
postage was only is cents.
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AT JuAREz.


FTRST-Seiing, 2-year-old mai
'dens, 4 furlongs; Favrotie Article, us
(Cavanaugh), ~, 6-5, S-5, won; Nee
licka, 112 (Murphy), 2-1, 7-10, Ia,
second; Yale. 107 (Marco). 81. even,
40. third Time. 1925. HinIyar
Lass, Limbus. Commaurata, c. w.
Oesting and Wander ran also.
SECOND-Selling, 3-year- olds and
up, one mile: Originator, lis (Jones),
1O-1, Al, 81, won; Free viii. 10
(Taplin), 81, 81, 80, second; Shor-
ty Northcut, 112 (Gargan), 15-1, 81,
81, third. Time. 1888. Brigham.
Florence Birch, Ursula Emma, Tom
Murphy, Lambertha, Winnifred d.,
Aragonese, Chief Desmond, Adolante,
Jack Laxson and Prince Winter also
ran.
THIRD-Selling. 3-year- Odds; one
mile: Transact, 81 (MotD, 81. 81,
As, won; Kick, 1O5 (Taylor), 81, As,
2-5, second Thomas Hare, 1O5 (Gen-
try). 6-1, 2-1, even, third. Time,
1895. Wool, Hester and Coos also
ran.
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ENTRIES.
At CHARLIE ToN


FIRST--Two-ye olds and up, purse,
$500; selling; furlongs: Elsie Hern-
don IS, Peacock SO. Masks and Faces
9S, Plain Ann 9S. Union Jack 100, Rose
burg III 90. Malik 30, Chenault 100, In
speetor Lestrade los, Fairy Godmother
l6i.
SECOND-Three-y year, ODDS and up;
purse, $500; selling; 6 furlongs Rolling
Stone 112, Loan Shark l0S. Province IS,
Dicks Pet 80. Tony w lO5. Semiquaver
1OS, Batwa 1909. Ralph LLOYD 10l. Hen
ny Hutchinson 100, Moisant 9S. Little Ep
1903. Striker SO, Water Lad SO, DR..
Dougherty l06.
THIRD-Three-y ear-olds; purse, $500;
selling; furlongs: Duke Of Shelby 1903,
Dicks Pet 10, Roger Gordon 100, Jezail
1O5. Water Lad no. Sonny Boy 104, lone
100. Daily Waters 9S, Castara 100, Elsie
FoURTH-Three-year-o and up;
handicap; mile and 20 yards: Royal
Meteor ia, l.. H. Adair 100, w. w.
Clark 100 Good Day 1914 Napier 81
purse, $500; selling; mile: Benedictina
49, Captain Carmody 1l3, Armor 1917
Bad News II 1903. Stairs 1i6. Port Ar
lington 1903. Frog 1OS, Toy liz, Golden
Prince l04, Prospect lO9, L. NJ. Eckert
1903
STXTH-Three-y year olds and up;
purse. 5000 selling; mile and 20 yards
Veneta Strome 1907, Tom Hancock %,
Judge Monck 1902. Buzz Around 30,
Charles F. Granger 1902. Snowflakes
1917 Miss Velma 81, Gaty Pallen 1906,
Cockspur 10 LAiglon 1903
Weather clear. Track fast
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST-Selling. 3 years up. 6 fur
longs: Mystic Boy 80, Thaka i02. Balti-
more 104 c. X Davis l04 xHolberg 1906,
Garden Of Allah los. xEvran 1903, xCloud
Chief 1909, Baron DeKalb no. Beda 112.
Mia 1l2. Popgun 113 Frank G. Hogan
ia. Toy Boy ia, Pajaroita ia
SECONDS Selling, 3 years up, s fur
longs xVa Va g. Mabel GARRISON 1902.
Freda Johnson 102. Parcel Post 1902,
I.eFord 1O4, KEEL l07, Terra 1903, xFas-
tosa 109 Dsnberry ITO, Song Of Rocks
liz, Lady Young 112. Ferrona 1l2. King
Earl ia, Grizzly Bear ia. Dromi III.
THIRD-Selling, years, furlongs:
Anar tO4, Paw l07, Theodorita 107, Sir
Harry l13, XSosius 1l3.
FOURTH Three years up. San Jose
handicap, s furlongs Bonne Chance
SO. King Worth 100 New Haven 1902,
Mimorioso 1l2 Hodge l15
longs. xPanhachapi 100, Cray's Favor
lite 1902, xRosemary 1903. kRubicon II
1903. xIofty Haywood 1O5. Ruvoco 1903,
Princess Industry 1903, Sidney Peters
l0s, Gold Finn t0s. Zulu 10, Gemmell
ITO, Doc Allen 10. Commentator ITO.
Sixth Selling, years mp. mile:
xMary Emily 9S. xNannie McDee 9S,
xClsko 100. Hasson 104, The Monk 1916,
Faicads 1906. Melts 1O5, XLittle March
mont 107, Ocean Queen no
xApprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast.
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DiCtation Theory silly.

THE very idea of writing such
notes and putting them beside the
body to divert suspicion was the idea
of drunken, ignorant negro The
whole dictation theory is silly. AMI
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Continued on Page 2. Column S.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-09
SHORT ! COURSE J 5 /
! Nl|E|X|T0 v \ ! I \ PROGRAM ! |
officsrs snes 166etors Busy psrseetino
Plans for 16k's Entertainments
somat tsinS Doing All Time
ExHIslTs Az sTHE COURT HOUSE.
Course Starts Monday at 3 o,clock-
Teaches, institute on Monday,
TueedAN and Wednesday. x

Crawford cOunty'S third annual
Y 40 oo,,..e ,,,,,, ~ vana q, ,,.r,.o.,
snoIo ,.oulsf i.h,a Nh convene = psn'lcl' 81
4 next MONDAY DecemDer -. ana con.
tinue throughout the week. The Of
I ticers and directors Of the short course
association are busily. engaged com.
pletinG the details OF the arrange.
nents tor t60 / weeks entertainment.
The preminimhss. iIst Is now being com.
piled and, althaush it is considerably
delayed, II is hoDed to have it printed
and ins the hands OF those Who ,kttend
by next Tuesday. II is believed That
the short course this winter will
eclipse the two previous onea III the
excellence AZ lie classes ana thc dis
plays 81 codfh. 8iifain and cooking.
The object dY the course is I'd In.
crease the sDroducfiyity and maintain
the growing 81 live stock, promote
the interests OF the public schools.
foster farmers Organizations IN the
county and co-operati0n betwe,en town
and country. teach and dignify the
science 81 llomemaking and ,wifhal. 10
develop 4 shielier types of manho0d and
womanhood.s a III reality, the short
~
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river on falling tide to carry us III
to the Pacific at O'Clock at night
and when We reached the Pacific into
which we went d little. o rising tide
carried us up another river to Horcon
citos.s where we arrived at 1880 in the
morning all night without sleep
cramped in small boat and with some
rain. 4. sl f.5...
At Horconeitos /, had q \ fine time
visiting the Spanish Judge there and
paying particular attention to his
only daughter, & His daughter speaks
no English, but Islie viii. soon learn II
u stay here long. When | departed
wrote her q letter in English, which
she has sinces informed me by q letter
Is Spanish she could not read, but |
could read hers an right and so today
am sending hera0ne In Spanish.
visited their farm had q good meal,
Inspected the cattle and finally rode
iback to town, in hard rain for two
hours. n s..s. se;ti &,
My vaHuer0s coming for me In two
days thereafter With my horse,I had
to take the trail for the ranch carry
Ing my 30 pounds OF silver and pack.
ing q big Cots It is lG miles Il
the ranch and rains had swollen rivers
TO foods and creeks to rivers and we
finally made. II IN eight and a. half
hours. IwishI could give YOU an idea
Of what q tran Is in this country, but
1 can't. You will have to see one. This
trail has been. used for more than q
hundred years and never repaired.
and you can imagine what the torren-
tial rains have done to II. Onr horses
are regular costs. In places We VIII
descend q hundred or more feet wall
ed in. by rocks and sleeper than any
stairs you ever saw. and also worse,
Your horse rpps bis forelegs down
TO ! narrow eiige three feets lower
down, holds there for an instant Jumps
further down, eatching his hind feet
on the ledge his fore feet have Just
left. Il When you start down one Of
those "chptes you are sure TO- keep
going.
The FOnseca was the first river we
came to and. now. she certainly was
some river thSt day. I fired my re-
yolver, emptying the chambers rapidly
and In about IL minutes chol0 came
sauntering up and fefried us across
the river In q boat and we swan the
horses behind the boat holding their.
heads up to keep them from drowning
or being carried away by the awful
The next river was the sTigre.
and 1t YVES sure some tiger that day, J,
tho wafx,r MARIE n assrrnNnf lin ~ ,cO,,ns