The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-03
NEW MEXICO cow
BOY NARROWED
IN AFRICA
Being the Sad Story of a
Puneher Who Went Out to
Rope a Gorilla and Got
Caught in the War.

foftults, y. NJ, Nov, 3.-fumrthlng
BIKE a year ago. Dallas Mcdaniel one
uf The old timers or this county. COW
ouy, rancher and one 0i those free and
easy, ioSial fellows that once were so
common on the range. WAS persuaded
to Join the ''Bunalo Jones party and
go 60 Africa after a gorilla. lie was
promised Si00 "a month and expenses.
II Is more than possible THAT his desire
Tor adventure and tho opportunity 90
see some OF the world. held more at
traction Tor him and offered "a greater
indictment han DID the monetary
consideration. n was estimated that
the "trip would consume the greater
part of a year ana that the party
would have an OUTING Ions Co be re-
mcmbcrcd hy zach member. IL Is
probable that had u mot been Cor war
breaking out in Europe an their eX-
+ pectations would have been realized,
now ever, the cuntrars has come about.
and ou except Jones are now In any
thlup but an onyiahle position. Joe
Beasley is in receipt of the following
letter, dated AZ Cape Lopez. Africa, on
august 2S, 1914. In which he says:
Il have been her az cape Lopez
for one month waltins ANA trying to
get out Ut this country, but am un-
able Go get away. The company has
gone under and We dou'; now whCth-
er or not any of us RIli get anything
/ out of them Tor our work. old Mo-
honey says that he can't get money
enough 20 pay our u1ssaEc Co New
YORK. lie has wired to their agent at
London FOR money Go ger as out Of
the country but has been enable To
/ ret an answer. Thc French govern
mont is feeding Means and wife, and
myself. old Mongoy ana wife are back
] up the river at the Catholic mission.
I They are dealing us an the misery
they can since the war broke our, and
very few boats conn here because IL
S SO far down the coast. We are $40
danger of being captured hy the Ger
mans at ANS time. a- tnis is q fren'h
port. Mr.. Jones got SICK ana Loft here
the first of July. H. went TO London
and don't know where he is now,
as We nave never htagd from him
since he left. We have N4lcd two
small g%orillas and captured one small
one. which ls doiug huc / don't have
any idea when We VIII set away from
here. but VIII leay, the first chance
we have. Have wiIt,,n TO Pdge, the
United States consul m London. also
Go Secretary Bryan. Maybe thcy can
make the OUTFIT get Hs Out OF here. !
am going 20 stay hero until they pay
my way back - 81 ukes FIVE years.
There isn't auythln- 90 do here that
"a man can make a dollar at, and am
broke. as we wete ail 40 get our
money iu New York when all the bus
mess would oe str|aightened mp, 80 va
are busted. haven't even got 'the
maAlns.' but " Wq could hear from
the agent az London We might be- abb
To get our rassase that Gar, and ]
might have money enough left 10 get
home. The rainy season has COM
mcntcd. n rains every day aud it Dr.
extremely hot; w1 pant stay 10 our
tents il is also lonesome. there De-
ing only ~FTcnChmen and nisgcrs ana
none Of them can speak United states
II may get out of here his fdl but
don't much expect TO, as there or'
scarcely any boats that Will take pas
sengers. ! don't think any moro ships
will come this for down after these
already here go back, and There arr
not. we Will nor be able 60 get away
until the war is over. I am makinf
myself "a flag, the red. white and olue
to hang over my tent 20 keep th'
Germans from firing on me should
They attack This place. There was
big battle az tho Camoroons yesterday
which is "a German port jrst above as
We could hear the guns from the WA
ships as the Euglish bombardcd IN
city,