Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

the end of the second day So We were raw
enously hungry besides being cold and tired.
The night following the third day was spent
in constant travel. Ezequel walked ahead on
foot testing the trail and we followed behind
as closely as possible To keep our horses
from becoming exhausted We would ride for
very short distance, then walk for a long
period; also we walked up every steep grade
and down all steep and dangerous inclines
During the fourth day we slept secreted in
a hidden curve Of narrow vne-covered and
dry arroyo. Our horses were staked close by.
near the best possible paSturage. Ezequel and
I took turns getting up and re-setting the
horses stake lines. The horses were in bad
condition by now, as we had ridden them hard
and they were going without their customary
food
Because of the sun it was not cold during
the day, and as we were in action during the
freezing night time, felt this mode would
be our best way of travel, even though much
slower.
The night following the fourth day was our
coolest In the mountains. The trails were
snow-coVered, and, worse yet, some were
crusted with ice. EzeQuel slipped from the
trail and rolled down the mountainside for
over 300 feet. His progress was slowed by the
heavy vegetation and he came to stop against
a tree His hurts were not serious, but were
bad enough to make it necessary for him to
ride the horses alternately. This forced Don
and me to walk.
OUR camp for the fifth day was in many
ways like the others. Ezequel was very
sore from his fall, and that left the taking
care of the horses to me. We were more
hungry now than ever before. considered
it absolutely necessary to eat There was the
chance of my shots giving our location to our
pursuers, but it would be better to take that
chance than to starve. / risked shot and
brought down quail, and from then on we
hunted for food and built fires to cook it
pursuit or no pursuit
We arrived in Santiago on the morning Of
the tenth day-before sunup For safety's
sake we had agreed it would be wiser to go
to the house Of the mining company's book
keeper He also held the titles of traffic man
ager, shipping clerk and others. This man.
Don Cruz (the don is a title used in the
Spanish language and is pronounced doan), is
a native of about As and one of the very few
trustworthy men Of whom knew. His house.
a rambling adobe with large inclosed patio
is located on the edge of the little village of
Santiago; pueblo over 400 years old To this
we made our way by a circuitous route.
Luckily no one saw us.
Don Cruz was very excited when We knocked
on his iron door. He knew of our flight and
was at that moment saddling a horse to go
in search of us. He said that he knew We
needed food and probably help.
WSENOR WATSON" he said, this is the
happest day of my life and is caused by
seeing you and your wife here in my house
safe know about your happening, but do
not know the truth. 1 know the stories that
are being told are false: Tell me, did any one
see you come to Santiago or after you entered?"
After being assured that We believed no one
saw us, he explained the danger We were in.
According to the news that had been manu-
featured against u.s. my wife and had robbed
the Jolla mine of gold and silver and had shot
20 men, all in the back!
La Jolla was an old Spanish mine that had
been abandoned for years, but the. natives
would work 1t now and then when they could
steal powder from our mine to do it. They