The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-10
ALBERT FOUNTAINS
TOMB MAY Be CAVE
NEAR OSCURO
Finding of Bones and Belong
ings May Clear up Mystery
of Strange Disappearance OF
Las Cruces Man.

That the tomb Of Albert j. Foun-
tain, of Las Cruces. who. with his .
year old son, disappeared mysterious
D. about 20 years ago. may be I'M au
ola cave recently discovered rs miles
northwest OF Oscura. n. NJ. and halt
"a wllc northwest of the old santa III
tr'tl a. that thls Gaze also con
tains untold riches buried within It's
dark reccssos. b. ne belief Of Herbert
Davis, brother OF Police Chief /. n.
Davis. 0f ~ Paso. VINO with others.
discovered the cave.
The BELIEF then. and the belief now
Is. that Fountain was murdered. to-
gcther with his son, and their bodies
done away with. Two skeletons. one
Of an adult and one Of "a child. were
found n tho cave by Mr.. Davis. one
OF the skulls examined disclosed q
bullet hole at It's base. Human bones
were strswn about the room In the
cHVc In which the skeletons were
found This, IL s believed. was
done by coyotes or other wild ami
mails that tore the bodies TO pieces.
When the bones were assembled. they
made up the two complete skeletons.
Disappeared Twcrsy sears Ago.
Twenty years ago Albert Fountain
and his son disappeared. Fountain
was returning from Lincoln TO Las
Cruces his home. He had been at
totding court az Lincoln. Fountain
and his son started the return trip 90
their homo In a buggy. They were
never seen or heard OF from the day
FHsrH sHr.nsn .rrH - q f.m.Ha g..
time after that the morse aud buggy
were found The horse was wander
ing about 90 the white sands In the
vicinity Of the cav In which the hu-
man bones were found. Special posses
and other searching parties search
cd IN every conceivable place. but
were unable TO locate the missing
father and his son.
Silver Bullion Cached In Cave.
The theory that immense riches are
concealed in the cave Is based on the
story. almost o legend. 10 the effect
h a years ago % caravan carrying un-
estimated wealth In silver bullion,
crossing the white sands OF New Mex
ic was overiaken by "a band Of In
dams, Those with the caravnn we're
murdered and che bullion taken anu
concealed In a cave The bCEtf W !
that the cave recently discovered Is
the one In which the treasure was
Former Indian Stronghold.
n cave Itself at one time was the
stronghold Of Indians. Two complete
OF indian warriors were
found in n large chamber by the |
di%scoverers. In the large chamber. |
il said to be large enough 10
house the county courthouse
u placed In Il. bows. arrows. a ball
poison and other Indian relies
found. Al one end of the
chambers are two rock columns
reaching Co the ceiling OF the room.
Between the W. columns stands a
huge wooden chair. This Is carved
With fantistic symbols and IL believed
to nave been the throne OF the chief
Of the tribe.
Historic Stick u Found.
A stick about six feet In length.
painted and notched, was found near
large wooden chair. An old Indian
Mr. Davis said was with them when
they found the cay He was handed
stick. with the moving 81 his fin
gers over he notches in the stick.
Davis said, the expression OF the
Indians face would undergo a
The belief Is that the his
Tory of the tribe Is notched on that
stick.
Hall OF Deadly Poison.
The ball of poison was OF chalk
three inches Ia diameter.
Il was poisonous. Mr.. Davis
ihid, was proved when one In the
got some OF the chalk into a
on his hand, Medical atten-
Hon was required. Il WAS stated, in
order 20 prevent blood poisoning.
Mr. Davis Is chiefly Interested In
ne cave on account 81 the guano de-
posits believed Go exist there in in
quantities. Plans arc
now being discussed whereby the de-
posits viii become 81 marketable
value.