Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-06-10

life and OF my death. cannot e,
plain the phenomena can only sc
down here In the words of an OF
binary soldier Of fortune a chronici
OF the strange events that befell m
during the ten years that my dea,
body lay undiscovered in an Arizoni
cave.
My name Is John Carter; am bet
ter known as Captain Jack Carter O
Virginia. At the close OF the Civil
war / found myself possessed OF sew
eral hundred thousand dollars ICON
federate) and a captains commission
In the cavalry arm OF an army which
no longer existed. Masteriess, PENN
less, and with my only means OF live
lihood, fighting, gone, determined "a
. work my way 20 the Southwest and
attempt to retrieve my fallen fortunes
In a search for gold.
spent nearly a year prospecting
In company with another Confederate
oficer, Captain James X. Powell Of
Richmond. We were extremely for.
tunate, for late In the winter Of 1885,
after many hardships and privations,
we located the most rema rkable gold.
bearing quarts vein that our widest
dreams had ever pictured.
As our equipment was crude In the
extreme we decided that one OF as
must return to civilization, purchase
the necessary machinery and return
with sufficient force OF men properly
TO work the mine.
AS Powell was familiar with the
country, as well as with the mechani.
cal requirements Of mining we deter.
mined that Il would be best for him
to make the trip.
On March 3, 1895, Powell and I
packed his provisions on two of our
burros, and bidding me good-by he
mounted his horse, and started down
the mOuntainside toward the valley,
across which led the first stage Of his
Journey.
/ could see him and his little pack
animals picking their way down the
toward the valley, and
all during the morning I would catch
occasional gllmpses of them as they
topped hog back or came out upon
level plateau. My last sight of Powell
was about three I'm the afternoon as
he entered the shadows OF the range
on the opposite side of the valley.
Some hours afterward I happened
10 glance casually across the valley
and was much surprised to note three
little dots in about the same place / !
had last seen my friend and his two
pack animals. l am not given TO
needless worrying, but the more I |
ried to convince myself that all was
veil with Powell, and that the dots I
lad seen on his trail were antelope or
Wild horses, the less l was able to as
ure myself.
Powell, i knew, was well armed
nd further. an experienced Indian
ghter; but too had lived and fought
or years among the Sioux In the
'orth, and | knew that his chances
'ere small against party of Gun.
ing trailing Apaches Finally
ould endure the suspense no longer
nd, arming myself with two Colt re.
divers and n carbine, strapped two
elts of cartridges about me and
atching my saddle horse. started
own the trail taken by Powell in the
forming.
Close upon dusk, discovered the
nlnt where other tracks joined those
Powell. They We're the tracks of
nshod ponies, three of them, and the
DnieS had been galloplng.
/ followed rapidly until, about mid.
ght, ! reached the water hole where
DWELL had expected to camp.
was interested to note that the
ackS of the pursuing hOrsemen. for
zen ! was now convinced they must
; continued after Powell with only
lief stop at the hole for water; and
ways at the same rate of speed ms
3.
l was positive now that the trailers
IRE Apaches and that they wished TO
pture Powell alive for the fiendIsb
aasure of the torture, so | urged my
'''"A' hb ~ iHoSl dangerous
&c, hoping against hope that would
tch up with the red rascals before
~ attacked him.
had forged ahead for perhaps "
lie or more, and had passed through
narrow overhanging gorge just be.
e entering suddenly upon the table. o
ID, and the sight which met my ewes ;,
ed me with CONSERVATION and dis. y
v. :"
The little stretch OF level land was -
lite with Indian tepees, and there .,
re probably half IA thousand red
rrlors clustered around some OBJ. -
near the center of the camp. -,
:, or course, positive that Powell
the attraction, but whether -.
ught or acted first do not know. y,
within an instant from the mo. -,
1t the scene broke upon my view | ~,
whipped ont my revolvers and ~
charging down upon the entire o. o.
ny of warriors, shooting rapidly =. ~
whoopng AT the top of my lungs 81