El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

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not show what he had promised. He
quickly answered that he would SO
documents were drawn up providing
that II he could not lead this company
Of miners TO the place he had So ao-
curately described, he was TO pay the
death penalty. On further considera-
ton he was to receive for his services
OF leading the party to these rich gold
'diggins' the sum OF 800 in money, Il
rifle, a revolver, a tent, two pack
horses and a saddle horse with all
pack outfits. This was all he asked
for his services.
Crossed Continental Divide.
"I appeared in the Pima villages as
the organization Of this company was
being perfected and I was earnestly
asked 10 join the party. as I was well
ACQUAINTED with many of the old-time
miners. Being stranded with nothing
else in sight, 1 Joined the party. After
about a weeks preparation. we fol-
lowed our leader in a northeasterly d.
rection, and during five days journey,
we continued constantly in a north
easterly direction, passing most of the
time over a mountainous country, and
passing the foot Of the White noun
tains The only range of mountains
that ] remember is the White noun
tains. the base of which we passed the
second day Of our journey. The third
day we passed the continental divide.
] noticed with great care that we kept
to a nOrtheasterly course from the
start.
"As we passed over the continental
divide and down onto plain, noticed
A long range of mountains to my right.
and after going a distance of some IS
miles without any trails or roads of
any kind, all Of a sudden our guide
took a northerly course This direction
we kept some five or six miles. Sud-
denly the guide stopped and, after we
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The Pivotal Point.
mark you well this spot To this
point you viii have to come when you
come out to go after provisions The
place where he had stopped was just
across a wagon road. He told us that
when we we're in there digging out the
gold, we would have TO have provis-
ions. and for this reason he called our
special attention to the spot
Here you will have to come and
go almost directly east to the point of
the Malpais, and follow the trail out Of
the Malpais around to the eastern side
OF the Zuni mountains he said. Keep
in this well-beaten trail; it will lead
YOU to Fort Wingate. There is a sol
diers' camp there, where provisions and
supplies Of all kinds can be had. IT
will take you so many days from the
gold camp to go around to Fort Win
gate and act your supplies and so
many days back Mark you well these
things
AFTER a little further description of
the trail and the country and its water
ing places. he led off in a northerly
direction with his % miners following.
After travelling a distance Of several
miles we dropped into a large canyon.
and up this canyon we followed rather
in a northW esterly direction between
five or six miles, noticing quite we'll
beaten trail mp this c. nyon. Suddenly
the trail led up onto table land sew
eral hundred feet higher than the ar
royo. The table land was very level |
and abutted against small foothills
apparently not mountains but more
like small. rolling foothills with here
and there punches OF uuaking asp. All
prospectors know that quaking asp, cot
tonwoods and willows only grow where
water may be easily found
Indians F'arming in Canyon.
''Here We camped as we found easy
water We found on this table land
that the indians had been growing
pumpkins, corn and bean, the first
sign OF agriculture since we left the [
Pima villages. We followed our guide
across the socalled pumpkin patch and |
down into a shallow arroyo; thence we |
followed up the creek wash and soon !
came to rocky bluffs which led for Z
several rods in a zigzag shape among |,
the crags.
Through an opening in our right our |
among the rocks When we had passed |
through this. it appeared to open up |
into another arroyo. and, this being |
in the morning, we Travelled all day in /
this arroyo. following a well-beaten /
trail until we came to the end of this 1
canyon
at the upper end of this canyon the I
trail led zigzag a distance Of nearly a /
thousand feet to reach the top. when
again we were on small table land
This arroyo we had just come out OF !
was about IA or Is miles long. As
It was then about 4 o'clock in the after
noon. our guide again halted and made
us the following talk Now gentle
men, do you all see those two little
sharp mountain peaks
side BY slider They had the appearance
OF two well-topped out hay stacks
NOW, gentlemen, to that point he con-
tinued, 1T is about 16 or IS miles. We
cannot get there tonight, but tomorrow
night by this time we will be at the
loot OF those two little mountains, and
there ] will show you the ledge where
this yellow metal comes from. There
| will show you where you can load
any animal you have here with ore.
The Gold Is Found.
Now, tonight we will go down be-