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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
4 NEw sANrA rn nAIIwAY.

Santa Re Railway Co,
tcompaUnic Francalse des
chemlns de Fer de IL pro.
vince de santa Fe). with headquar-
sers at Santa re. Argentine Rcpub-
Iie, according to a United states ron
anlar report. IL authorized by IN act
rersed ~ tho chamber OF deputies
on september = to construct and
work the following lines Ia connec-
ton with its system. uo) A line
starting at the present station Of
Charadai TO run westward 50 niles.
this 20 include tha branch line Of ~
miles already authorized BY the OK
ecntive power; ca a branch line 20
start either at kilometer Is Or at the
terminal OF the small branch already
built toward the north and 10 run 81
miles in a norihwcaterly direction.
These lines wIh be narrow gauge
a meter. or ass feei). AZ arS the
other lines Of the santa Re Railway
co. The act provides that thc con-
tract FOR CONSTRUCTION must be signed
pithin six months after pfomulEa-
tion of the law Plans ere TO be SUBJ
mi,ied TO the government within enc
year after signing contract, and work
Is t. commence six months after APP
prevail OF plans, and to be terminated
within two from date Of com
mencement.
The ministry OF public works has
accepted the bid Of the socicdad
Anonima orestcin y Koppel y Arthur
koppel for delivery Of the metal ma
%terlais required in the construction
% the bridge over the rio Dulcc OPP
posiie the city of santiago del Estero.
The contract 10 s55.7s6.
The construction Of the bridge IN
question was recently authorized at
a total cost 81 $37i.sii. The prov
lnee OF Santiago del f;storo donated
the necessary land to the Republic
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
NOTED MISSIONARY
CELEBRATES 10Th
ANNIVERSARY
Father Weber, Widely Known
for His Work Among the
Navajo Indians, Honored in
Solemn Ceremonies.

Gallup. s.. ~. Dec. ai-Tu~sday.
December 20. Witnessed u remarkable
celebration boz tho churrn OF the
Sacred Heart pf GALLUP. VITA inc los
Gus Chrisimas .,ll. stitI riuqits iu
our ears thee we're int,rmneisd with
tho sweet ,himos of silver bcIis ct
Jubilee. surrounded by mum, clerical
friends from three states. the Rev.
Aus,im Weber. ~. f.. NJ. of 81. Mich
aelr. Atixnuu. ,usor mi-siounr. of
the Nu.aio Indians, celebrated the
tveuty-Hub annpef.sr, ,f bal. ordtnu
tiog tp the priesthood.
81 % o'clock in th. morning q uru-
cpssiDn moved lrom the parrish nn.
a. tho church. Fuliowiup tho GRO. .
bearer aud the aooiytcs ctmc IS Iittio
school -lris dressed In white. these
were followed Is the altar bows and
Tine CLERGY Arriving al the church
Rev Jubilurian hospn the .olotau
hIgh mass OF th~auEaei,iuu Insisted
3D., the Rev. Elislus kurtol. o g. NJ,
pastor OF Gallup. l. assistant priest
and thu Fathers Burubnus Meyer. a..
r. NJ. of JcmeI and Bcrnatd Halle.
o. n ", oi So Michacls. Arlz. ls dca-
con and -uhdranou respectively. T..
licmhvrt kowalsN, 3D. D. ~. ut CAT
lup. acted as master OF ceremonies.
the Fathers ltDlert kilt. 90. D. 49,. aud
Nalrrlau Renter. g.. T. NJ. as auolytos.
md the Rev. f'r,dulinc Schuttor. %.
d. A., us censor bearer
The following fathers were prrs-
ont in the sanctuary.
Cclestilc Muyz, -. r. NJ. of ST.
Michuels, Ariz; MnrcClms Trocstcr.
o. T. A., of chin Lee, Ariz.; Francis
-atucrcnberg o r. NJ, of pcut
Blanca, ~ 81 Adalbort Roiics. % A.
NJ, OF Roswell -. a. A. VI Man
dalarl : j., of Albuquerque, s. ~
Mtchacl Dumarcst. of Folsom. ~ ~
Geo. Marx. of Winslow, Aril., e..
Nabrc, 81 Flagstan, Ariz., aud James
Mcdonnell. a passionist father Of
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01

sseay insnished ts.ooe.ooo worth Of
iour @ Great nrlsrln. ana has voted
tso.oea Cor the relief Of the Belgian
suncrcrs. The provinces, too. ART
making their little contribution 10
the cause in coal horses. feed and
food supplies Hvr citizens are do.
mating to He'd cross ana other funds.
coanlics cities and towns are on.
trlhusinE Individual amounts In
cgnippius troops. providlns Tor the
families u men going TO the front.
and furnishing comforts 10 the troops
that the war department cannot un-
dersakc 70 supply. Above an ~ the
loss Of her youns manhood. whese
toll Il from olmos, every hamlet. FOR
q SCRAP Of paper assuredis Canada r.
nobiy settling out 90 do her part.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01

and commands their love and esteem
IN such a meardre % does this x%calous
and %unassumins .ranciscan mission
AIRY.
what Father Wcpor mas achieved
and IL still accomplishlDg among the
navajo indians IL we'll known to tho
western people. His labors arc spent
not only for the spiritual welfare. but
also for their educational. financial
ana economical interests n advance
ments. DESPITE his manifold duties
in this respect he has found time to
devote 10 the cthnolu9icai study OF
the Navajo Indian trfhe. With tho
nnlc assistance Of the other fathers
of ~. Nichacls he has edited several
books Of gcrat anthropological and
nr%chueoloaic value.
one wish - most sincerely express
ed; Mas his silver yeiits ripcn Into a
harvest Of golden ones and may his
reward De nm c~xcccdiaeiy rrcat one
when iifc's work ~ done
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
CHAVEZ MAN WANTS
To DAM RIVERS
TO STOP WASTE
County Allows More Water TO
Run Off Than Is Used IN
Irrigation, Asserts C. P.
Shearman.

Roswell y. NJ. Dec. So. when the
county wcli Jpard ra"c'. january 2 b.
viii De presrntcd with a proposition
60 dnm an the rivers of the county.
IL present plans are carried ont g..
T.. shcsaman. Firsid,ni of thc board
o. back OF the plau and in sguror, OF
u made tho 'oilowins atit,mcut
81 have travelled over muuh of tho
artealan well district in tHc r1uaire
tho past three months 1rd nNcrv dns
] soc valuable nTsrts or tho county
going to waste. There BE- 900 need for
the practice. and IL must bc stopped
IL has got t0 Sc stopped Chavcs
county wastes more water iu tue Wil-
ter months than is used during tle ire
rishtion sensons. lts q crime pHuIrst
the valley 10 allow the practice Co
continue 70 my knowledge I know
there o. ore water 10 the ground
than there has been for c.-ht years.
All the wells ARE strorF. North spring
river nus more water than for seven
or eisht Years. Wells which had once
etupIud huwiug are again throwing
tho precious asset tn water out thirst b
lands 30 M -ht bc said al-o that
that ls whore mueh ot tIr truunlr CO.,
waste is 0rigiutt.1s. These wells.
whom they stopped nowIng. were
abandoned. Thoy iaid thcr, ana the
castings rlatcd out aud became per-
l0rutcd. Today thcy are flowing. bee
sides the water nowiug ou Co thc lands
during the wet seasDu 81 is sitting
through and subbihg the linl
Much ~ the s-lb-.rrigullou dam
age rs being done by WELLS with bad
casting va thcm. After a tim, the cas-
ing becomes perlufstcu, and she
water goes into the surface water Re
sides wasting an 10 that water. DO
ruins or damages the land.
80 the Chaves county well board
had the money. | would Doe IN favor
of dammins the rivers Ut The heads %
What would This gutt2' hc was
asked
~ thlnN somewhere around S2a. 900
but then it would an he made pack
the frat year Boo the Increased prpduc-
tl0ns.
Take. Tor Instance. thc siaughtcr
farm. Would IL not he worth much To
thcm Co have water just when the
needed its rs damming tho rivers APP,
Say for ave months, ana men die
tribute the water during the seven
months' irrisation season. would bee
fair and a money-mHking proposition
10 the county. Or there D. not such "a
law allowing the board 10 do go. I
THINK there would he enough s,nti-
ment Co get one passed pretty quickly
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
HEARD IN AIhsuouERQuE.
How IBad Backs Have Been Made
Strung-kidney Ills Corrected.


Al over Albuquerque you hear IL.
Doan's Kidney pills are keeping un
the good work. Albuquerque people
are telling about it-totling of ted
backs made sound again. You can
believe the testimony ~ your own
townspeopie. They tell Il FOR the
benefit OF those who are Suffering.
" your back aches. if you feet lamc,
sore and miserable. n the Kidneys act
too frequently, or passages are pain
ful. scauty aud of color. use DOan's
Kidney pills. the remedy that has
helped so many 81 your friends ana
neighhors. Follow this Albuquerque
citizens advice and give Doan's a
chance 90 do tho same for you.
Mrs. Thomas B~lakemorc, 2l6 8.
ArnO 81, Albuquerque. says: 81
know / needed "a kidney medicine as
my back ached and / had other kio-
ncy ailments. used ono box OF
Doan's Kidney pills ana have never
needed any kidney medicine since.
Ny relatives have also used Doau's
kidney Pills with the most satisfac-
tory results"
Mrs. Blakemore Is only one ot
many Albuquerque people who Fave
gratefully endorsed poan'a kldL .
Pills. n your back Rchcs-if your
kidneys bother you, don't simply ask
Tor a kidney rcmedy-ask distinctly
for Doan's Kidney Pills. me same
that Mrs. Blakemore had--the rem-
coy locked by home testimony. 50r
at all stores Foster Mtlburn Co..
Props, Buffalo. y. " when Your
Back Is Lame Remember the
Name"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
ANOTHER GREAT WHEAT cnor.

~ NE wheat CROP Is hardly har-
vested before the government
be2ins reporting on the next.
This year winter wheat crop was
the LARGEST ever Produced and,
weather conditions permitting, the
crop now In the ground will be even
larger. There IL a considerably I'M
creased acreage and some OF this in
crelss Is due 6 o the fact that the
south has sown more winter wheat
than usual.
IN Alabama. sayE the birmingham
Ase-Heraid. there has been ~ little
wheat raised In recent years that the
crop was almost negligible lE orftisi
estimates. hut n VIII be different
from nov on Many . cotton FARMER
soWcd wheat h,sf month for nest
years harvest who had never before
attempted to raise this grain az a
money crop. In long years gone by
Alabama produced large wheat crops.
hui cotton was allowed 10 push grain
aside and almost supplant u entirely
Less cotton and moro grain and
more livestock is Sow thr slogan
throughout the south, and the south
VIII Dee al ne hettor FOR H.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
wars o1sT no C,vApA.

y TTfE fatnusiasm with which
naa1a ms come Co the aid 81
ghc mother country IN this time
ar siress. probably fcw oi her
patriotic cnizens have stopped Ga
count the cost 10 their land. WAN
that lhvishners common TO ID new
country Of boundless. u untested, re-
sources. where frpsahty II a crime,
canada is paying the men volunteer
ing for the military service the sun
OF 81 a day. she has already pro-
posed TO raise. furnish and equip
$4,000 men. The pay alone u these
men mean $4,000 a day, not allow
ing Tor tho higher pay for Tho OFF,
GERS. For o month Of ghirty days
that runs up to %sl.s50.00o. A years
se~ryico--snd there are many opinions
that several years OF are ahead
Of the anies--wouid count lhe cost Of
that small army up 20 ts0Ooo.ooo.
The probability h that "a prUrac'-
ga var will see efforts 10 place a
quarter OF a million Canadian troops
op the nrinE line, In that event abe
payroll Of hcr army will be- s,hgger-
INK. Then csnada's troops are armed
with the itoss rifle. a Canadian
weapon, placing upon that country
tlw responsibiliiy OF supplying every
Cartridge fired By her men. THAT
will mean . great expense IA manu-
facture ana transportation.
10 adeislons me dominion has al
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01

wns born al New Salem. Michigan, ln
the year 1892. After attending tho
eChooIs OF his native place he went 70
Cincinnati. ohio. where he catered ~.
Francis collesc, IN chnrge Of tho
Franciscan fathers. there TO make his
college course preparatory TO entering
the priesthood. Having finished his
c~laesical studies In 4 most s~attsfectori
ann ne entered the Franciscan or
der on August 20 iSSe Here he took
up his philosophical and Theological
studies which he contlnued FOR q per-
Tod OF six years. After completing
these with the highest honors he was
promoted TO tho dignity OF the holy
priesthood ON December IS. 1855.
shortly after his ordination he re-
ceivcd IN appointment as professor
at 81, Francis college. hts alma mntor.
Here he iaborcd with great success
and WAS very much admired and be.
loved ~ the young students. Bnt
when IN the year 1888 the franciscan
fathers Of Cincinnati undertook the
establishment al a mission among the
Nayajoa IN Arizona Father Ansclm TO-
gether with y. InScnni Schnorbus.
slime deceased. werc appointed Tor the
ardgous and important worH Ard
ever since Father Weber, ~ he II
poIpiiarly known, has iRborcd like NO
other FOR the welfare of his chargce
IN season uut OF season, never
shirking any work or any sacrifice
when there vas question Of promoting
the Interests OF these people. There
Ia probably no white man who has
such q powerful and magnetic inru-
once ~ the Naeaios. nor On thcr,
any who has gainef their good vii,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
MANrl Ir GRoN

nj uh watch with care. not 20
a prayer the first genuine
euEenie baby 10 come into the
world. The child Of parents who
passed the required examlnations I'M
ker ihe Wisconsin enRenics law. be-
Tore mafflnse. Il stands as ihe first
0naprlng Of properly registered ana
onIy autheotiostod hannah stock Ae-
rordlne ~ the theories upon which
~ Wisconsin law y based this child
sls s'aN hnrA Aa't rfun' o. :
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01


n NFEHAt. tlmes duflns h past
few day. The Herald has *
prcr~'H She beiisf that Aibu
p"fsquc ana New Mexico hnve no
eeast for dlsnaaisiaclsoa with busi-
Htst cpndiiiors locally and 1ne whole
result % business tene IN ieis. We
have heie opn. and many Of us
nave more thsn heid q own. which
" Pf''Afif q great deal more than
f7rh = ~ e' - ~ eepntrs can
iNf iissA in Aft Hef. Literary
fshfin' "a map ~
reA hps'f ~ Nars-
n'"f '4~FsnreneN tpe 81 wnieh hv
Hnv~p ne fpunirs in
.ntts ~ n SOD tenlp ors.
AR e9ndiiiprs and pnNf coalitions
~ the paFi shaded 5000 pditlons
ana '~ns'nalns az ~ o'' csniFni and
'n.tet %sfscfp r'nsea apopt 5vor
t"'tas q New Mexico is Included
t"e southern part 81 the state - IN
Guided ~ the "sasr conditions see-
nen, THO seems % ~ a fair state
men' ~ she case. q good
weather cpnos''ons and high prices
t"f our principal products New Mex
Zee has mannHed 20 maintain its busi-
mess aFcfase . little above the usual
srnis' whereas the eounsry as . whole
nna been . ROOD deal below the scale.
Win the indications clear Tor gem
efAl business IN III nation above the
aeefaev 10 1915. n with all OF our
" favorable conditions puli stand
iag lrtact. We have every reason 20
ieSk forwari 60 the pear entered to-
dry with cheerful confidence. our
leslsiaiure may have much 60 do with
the inamediate fniaFc 81 business In
The esate ~. We should hope HI It's
Influence will be sood. rather thnn
evii and the Herald viii hold 70 that
hope until there " evidence to the
contrary. Wool next suring viii
pilhs 2 "isner Pfiee then IN isit
sno aHFins me ysmmcr aud iali Of
isie cattle ana iamhs will bring
larger prices man during The past
autumn oar fnrfned acreage mas
been materially extended . this IN
GUIDES iffiRh'ee As wei a. dry i'rm
Ina sections crops ia h one are
asaurcd and here - no rcusan 10 So
Urlf AIRY TfCaQlUn fFom the yrnrftFuI|
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01

The electrical conductiyity OF COP
per depends upon the total amount
~ impurities and not upon any uuU
element. This Is why the conduotiy-
ity test IL 40 valuable In determining
the purity 81 copper.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01

When yero you born9' asked AN
inquisitive of iloh.rt Louis one day.
May 10. 1850 wa the instant re-.
ply and Robert Louis aud Fanny
Stevenson EXCHANGED glances. This
was their wedding day.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
nMnnIIlsr NnrEi

Aa the 1914 auto hctbscs expire on
ihe aist day of December, I suggest
not later than the LIST Of Janunry "
they would avoid INCONVENIENCE of
being stopped on the streets Of the
city b, an officer Tor not having the
1915 tag displayed on the rear end OF
their cars THOS. McMILbEN.
City Marshal.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01

Phone 5. Red Barn, Si1 Copper
sor Arst class hacks ana carriages
W. l. 1'rimble a Co.
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Let the Herald want ad do your
worn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-09-23
Not to be opened until my daughter'e1
eighteenth birthday or before then If heM
Ualfara &c throafonad

Not to be opened until my ~daughter'aI
eighteenth birthday or before then If heb
welfare is threatened.
Quickly be tore the envelope open.
The inclosure fell out in two portions.
He put them together. with a muttered
ejaculation at his own carelessness
and read the grabbed script:
Silent Valley. Cal. June 20.
Little Girl-Read carefully what l write.
On this depends your future welfare.
The Master Key" mine discovered by
me five years ago contained a mother
lode of inestimable worth. The exact To-
cation Of tie lode is written on a slip Of
paper, which, 1 placed in the head Of an
indian idol in an old sea chest, which
went down with the ship on which 1 was
wrecked.
On the master key. the key to that
chest. and which you wear on your neck,
is carved the location where the vessel
went down. Find that slip of paper and
the wealth is yours. Your devoted father,
THOMAS GALLON.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-09-23
Continued Next Week.
He Couldn't Lose.

There was no sound except the faint
and regular tick of q watch; otherwise
silence and gloom pervaded the ele-
gantly furnished drawing room. In
Il chair sat a beautiful girl. her lips
tightly closed, her eyes staring straight
before her and her every muscle tense
with a powerful effort of self control.
In another sat q young man whose
face expressed seriousness, but conf
dence. In his hand he held an open
watch, which he observed closely, only
raising his eyes now and then to
glance at the beautiful girl who seem
ed to be in such agony. Five seconds
ten, fifteen, twenty seconds passed.
The position of neither the young man
nor beautiful girl had changed. Sud-
denly her eyes cleaned with a wild
light, her bosom heaved. she clasped
her hands convulsively and II must
speak! burst from her bloodless lips.
"Twenty-four seconds" said the young
man as he closed the watch and put it
back into his pocket. you lose the
caramels by six seconds exactly" He
had bet on a sure thing, but she wot
not.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-09-23

ing so bold a game that it would take
every resource at his disposal to meet
him successfully. Ruth must be pro-
tected in her rights. The Master
Key" mine must remain in her posses
sion u%ndisturbed. That would be i'm
possible until Wilkerson was eliminat-
ed. And that man was after great
stakes; otherwise be would never have
ventured so far.
AS he debated this inwardly John
went over in memory all the events Of
the brief period since old Thomas Gal
lon had died, leaving his daughter in
his charge. Before his minds y ran
the pictures of the last scenes and
then
Like a flash it came to him! What
was In that letter the old man had SO
carefully cherished and handed him
ut the last? Had Gallon foreseen some
thing like this and prepared for 1t? In
his last days had his failing powers
concentrated on his single aim and
evolved a final safeguard for the "Mas.
ter Key"
With the sealed letter In his hand
John Dorr stared NJ the sunerscrintlou
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-09-23

Dronze gIln1 or ner eyes, ner eyes nIred
with a mingling Of triumph and ha-
tired. And that look grew brighter and
more malicious when the diver. coming
up from his first descent. showed a.
large bit of wood, evidently from a.,
wreck. Though they could not hear
the words. those OF DORIS boat could
being given.
Get over and send your man down,
quick" commanded Dorr.
The captain and the diver glanced at,
each other doubtfully: then the former
shook his head.
NO" he said grutly. They found
it, and it's theirs by sea law. Anyway
l amt going to send my man down
when there's danger, as there always
is with two men working under water
at cross purposes"
But they'll get the chest..,. cried
Ruth.
wait and see" said the imperturba-
bic diver.
Half an hour later John turned to.
Ruth and said miserably: well. they
have got it. That ends this excursion
rs that your chest, Missy" demand
ed the captain.
Yes. yes; my fathers"
We'll" he said slowly. there's moth
ing to hinder US going over and seeing
what it looks like, is there?' He sig
nailed his engineer and put his helm
over.
AS they ranged alongside the other
launch Wilkerson raised his face to-
DORIS wrathful gaze and smiled. In
stinctively John put his hand on his
gun. A rough touch on his shoulder
recalled him.
This amt any piratical cruise" the
skipper remarked meaningly. That
man was hired the same as me. and
we amt got no fight with each other"
"Of course" Dorr agreed willingly.
Then he made q leap for the deck of
the other boat, intent on regaining the
chest single handed.
For the moment Wilkerson was para
lyzed by the boldness Of this move. but
a moment later strong hands had flung
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-09-23

Mexicans were getting restless, and
the sardonic Vigas limited sharply that
he was impatient.
"All right" Wilkerson agreed. Wen
just go down to the road in the morn
! ing and then walk into the camp.
Leave it to me. I'll simply say I've
come back to take charge and you are
my miners"
Vigas twirled his wiry mustaches.
"And them"
The men looked each other in the
Eye. That evil glance was sufficient.
John Dorr and Tom Kane, mean
while, had been in constant consulta-
ton. One thing was constantly in their
thoughts.
Ruth oughtn't to be here,' John
would say dismally. "If it weren't for
her we could quickly settle these out
laws, for that's all they are"
ct reckon nobody would cry at the
inquest" the cook returned, ''if we did
pot a few of them. But, as you say.
the girl is here, and that puts fighting
out Of the question. Unless they start
it," he added cautiously.
"Wilkerson is bound to make some
kind Of 4 move mighty soon," said
Dorr. HE can't satisfy those fellows
Of his for long"
Yet when Wilkerson appeared at the
entrance to the, camp one morning
with a motley train of followers Dorr
yJr1 nj q 1rcc To 1~-@v- -,1>aL A@ =
Wilkerson was apparently peaceful
and expected a peaceful reception.
His boldness had almost carried him
through when the ignorance and GU
pidity Of n of Vigas' men gave John
and Kane the sorely wished for open
ing.
The Mexican peered into the win
dow of Il of the cabins and saw a
gold watch on the table. Instantly he
broke the glass with the butt Of his
carbine and reached in for his booty.
Dorr and Kane had warned the mi
ners at the first appearance Of Wilker-
son that there might be trouble brew
ing, but that the first blow must come
from the other side.
Boys" said the old cook, you
know the sheriff. He's listened to
both sides, and he don't rightly know
which is the one to take. But one
thing is certain-he's got to keep order
and protect human life and our prop
erty. If those fellows make a wrong
move we've got the sheriff on our side.
Seer"
They had seen the point, with many
mutterings. They had quietly prepar-
ed themselves for just the occasion
which the Mexican's act now gave. AS
the bandit pulled his arm back with
the watch in his hand a revolver crack
ed, and the arm fell shattered to his
side. And as Wilkerson glanced fu-
riously about him he saw the camp
ready. He cursed the maddened Mexi-
can and grasped Vigas by the arm.
"Stop your men," he implored.
Don't let them fire a shot or we are
lost"
1t was too late. Passions long re-
strained now broke out. and within a
minute a battle was raging between
the walls of the gulch.
The miners had the advantage. They
fought from the shelter of their own
cabins. and they were united by q
common purpose, Their attackers