El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-18
Written BY DAN ROSE.

cred in tn7t section in 1850 and for
many years afterward
After the news Of the rich gold
T discovery in Piuos Altos vas her
aided far and wide, prospectors and
miners tfle advance Euard of civ
/ lllzatlon1 began 10 rush TO the new
sold fields and from then on to the
beginning of Ice riViI war riuos
Altos was the 'i-c.a ftr adv ertui ers
of every type But after war was
declared almost every white man in
this section of the country enlisted,
10 either fight for the north or the
south, and nothing Of note occurred,
with the exception of the capture
and killing OF ManEss Colorado
tthat ] can learn that would he OF
amy great interest to this story. until
after the close of the war, and the
white men began flOckinE back again
10 The scenes of their former adven-
lures. and the Apache took up his
emy-
Farming at the CieneEa.
To show what little regard the min
erS and prusp-crOrs of Pinos Altos
had for the dangers that surrounded
them on all sides, they came down
I'm the spring 10 the Clenegs and
planted corn. potatoes and other
ve-etabl and. while some stood on
the nearby cliffs watching for In
dams, others plowed and sowed tine
seed OF course. there was not al
ways Dountlful harvest because
the Indians would ar times be sure
10 get their share.
Among those who came down 20
the CleneEa 60 farm was one Capt.
A. j. Hubert as daring 4 spirit
as ever trod the west He went fur
tner than the rest Of the little pio-
neer band. He built him a cabin
1.-THE first 10 be erected al the Ciene-
Eaf and brought with him his Mex
lean wife and child TO live with
him and share his dangers IN the
cultivation of his little farm.
one day. while he was blowing in
the field. the Indians stole in be
tween MIN and the cabin. where he
had left his rifle. The captain. see
ms the danger his wife and child
were Iu- bur utterly poWerless TO
Altos tn1ue miles, where lie fell. I
completely exhausted. at the mouth
of a shaft where some miners were I
20 work. Calling them. he explained Z
DO broken words what had hap
pened- They soon gathered force ]
Of men and returned with Hubert !
TO the CleneEa. only 10 find his wife Z
ana child dead and horribly mutt 4
lated. and ms cabin partially de-
srrOved. These were the first white 4
victims to fan by the hands OF the 4
Apaches in this particular spot
After the unfortunate and pitifui
killing Of Hulberts wife and child. /
b gloom settled down upon the old
timers, but not for long, for out
Of il rang q determination to avenge I
the brutal murder. and each man .
swore TO have no mercy for an In
dian as long as he lived. whether /
that oath was kept can better be left I
70 those old Indian fighters. who T
in after years tfrom time 10 timel .
exhibited quietly a peculiar tuft Of
hair with long strands that rescm- .
bled somewhat the flowing locks OF
an Indian brave
Hunting for silver.
Tn 1870. OF shortly after the g 7ove .
those hardy pioneers saddled their
horses. packed their mules and
started upon a dim trail. which led
through the CleneEa. over TO a min
nE camp tEalstonl eighty miles
west which had been recently dis
covered. and reports Of rich ore had
cached them from time TO time.
The four men I have reference 10
we're John Bullard, John Svisshelm,
Toe 1ankle and man by the name
" Weeks. 7 am real sorry that /
10 not know his initials
Upon arriving at Ralston. Weeks
.fter examining the ore. exclaimed
Hell boys. II that's silver ore.
why, 7 know where there Is any
mount Of il close TO the CieneEa"
lacked their outfit and returned 10
Inc Cienegs- On the way back they
net Charles F. Bottom. who in
formed them that he was on his
way TO Ralston TO lay out a town
site and stake off some lots where
lpon they laughed. and told the am
1itluus little kentuckian that he
vas welcome 20 all the townsite he
could locate at Ralston
sure enough upon their return 10
the CieneEa, on the lime and iron
capped hills 10 the west Of the lit
he valley, they discovered rich sill
yer ore The name they gave the
location was the Legal Tender. the
-lrst silver mining claim located in
-nis section OF the country. Mining
claims i'.i IN those. days were fifty feet
% zoe ltwenty-five feeJ on each side
OF the ledEe) and only 200 feet in
length Uncle sam was some
stnEy' in those days in his granting
OF mineral land TO prospectors and
miners.
Of course there must he a town
site laid out After this was com
2leted, al was not harmony among
ne old-lmers, as was proved when
the assembled 10 Cnristen the new
20" nslte, which was situated on the
edge or the Old CieneEa- They
in Rome and they searched
.n Greece, even went 10 Egypt and
PACK again 10 Spain for a name. ana
iIier much ranging and lengthy dis
ilsslon they finally named the town
site Silver City
silver City Is Founded.
Col DICK Hudson. who was one Of
ne ATgonauts, declared II was "one
hell OF name 10 call a town on
mud nat But the name stuck, and
here on the edge Of the CieneEa de
san . ~. Nlncente. the little mining camp
lL SILVER city was staked out, and
enrolled among the many frontier
towns that played such an important
part in the civilization OF the great
west II is true that in time il
shared the honors with Dodge CITY
and DeadwOOd in their paImy DAYS
they being the most lsN.ess in the
west at the timel by the wild. bois-
ferrous, staggering, lawi5ss element
hat went TO make the town one Of
he worst I'm the west, but that law
essness was met from time TO time
by stern justice Judge Lynch
who. slowly but surely brought them
II length TO respect the law.
But this was only one side of the
ife Of the little mining town. II
vas a great supply point Cafter IL
rad become esta biishedD even for
certain points in Mexico and as far
vest as Tucson All the grub" lex
'epting wild same. for that was
.bundant I'm the hills close by) and
lther necessaries had TO be handled
rom Moro, Colo, the terminus OF
he Kansas Pacific railway at that
lme, which was 200 miles or more
% distance from the little town. and
t required from four to five months
n make the round trip. especially
when the freight was hauled by oxen.
which was the case many times.
Grow Crops During the Trip.
Tt has been said by old-timers
hat owners Of the OK outfits would
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