El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-16

81 HIDDEN Treasure's- story OF the
pirates Of old and millions in
gold stored far away in caves.
under cliffs and along the sea shore
has filled many minds OF youth full
OF the lure Of travel and the quest
O. fortune.
Hunts for hidden treasure to dis
tant isles have often riTaled the
chase Of Americans TO the Alas
kan and western states gold fields.
where men have frozen, starved and
met their end in an uncivilized coun-
Few stories Of captured treasures
and hidden gold have originated. in
the Lone Star state. Bandits have
often invaded the prairies and held
up trains and small town banks
robbed just like those which occur in
places like New York and Chicago.
but few have hunted hidden loot.
hidden Loot Near FL Pns0
Hudspeth county IS sparsely set
Red Its hills and mountains raise
their rugged heights to the skies,
and the wolves and wild cats cry out
In the dark OF the night Ranch
homes are found in the fOothf,s and
cattle fatten on the smaller hill-
sides
A person travelling through this
county VIII notice small beaten
paths. laid out years and years ago
FOR the purpose OF carrying food and
supplies TO the patrol camps along
the border. and every 80 days the
psymaster led his pack train OF gold
through the hills 10 pay of the few
soldiers stationed here and there at
posts IN the mountains and along the
river.
one Of these old government routes
stiu is in evidence near Eagle
Springs out from North Alamo.
Forty years ago two Americans
dressed themselves in the Earb Of
Indians. according to the story which
cones from these hills away out
from Van Horn and laid in wait
for the coming pay train Of the gov
eminent There were IS mule loads
OF the gold and q negro guided them
over the rocky paths
Gold stolen and Hidden
Up in the Diablo mountains these
two Indians" are said 10 have
waited for days. and when the long
expected day arrived the negro and
train was captured and she guard
fed to the hills and on 10 Fort Quit
man and Eagle Springs where sol !
diers were added to their group and
chase was given the outlaws. On l
across TIE Rio Grande into Mexico I
they followed them and finally caught I
one ana the mules. returning them TO I
from the packs and It later developed /
that the negro had been murdered.
The captured member OF the
band OF two was thrown into
prison and 2 few days later he
told IN old nan who has recently
lived in California, and where
George DauEhertys q Hudspeth
county pioneer, went Few
months ago TO get the storm
about how they had taken the
gold from the train. killed the
neEro and hidden the gold IN a
cave on the ranch now belonging z
TO A S. Bean DauEherty, who
lives Mt Van Horn, brought the
story back from California and
later John Daniels who Lives at
spur, in the Panhandle. and VIII I
MeIurry hunted the hiI1s for the
hidden treasure and are said to
have found the skeleton OF the
negro. the skull Of which Is now
ia an old saloon building IN
Sierra Blanca.
They claim they found q rock wall /
in the cave where IL had been filled !
Al with dirt. and were to have re-
turned the following day 70 dig II
out But according to the story. I
LcLurry and Daniels were sent TO
Oklahoma by their rancher employer I
for some cattle.
Daniels never returned TO Huds- ]
peth county and 1IcMurry was later I