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Show ISTORY OF MAN II IN. TEXAS People on Boundary Line Fear Reprisals by General Orozco's "Colorados." Sierra Blanca, Texas, Sept. 1. All the Big Bend country In tho vicinity of tho boundary lines of El Paso and Culberson counties is under arms today to-day aa the result of fear of reprisals by General Orozco's organization of "Coloradoa," particularly the -followers of Eduardo Salinas, now at Eosqus Bonito, who infest tho border. An appeal for a state militia protection pro-tection is under waj' The appearance of Orozco was preceded pre-ceded Sunday by automobile parties of Mexicans from El Paso, inquiring tho route to Hot Springs. Orozco at tho Love ranch Sunday made similar Inquiries It Is believed Orozco planned plan-ned to meet Salinas at Bosque Bonito Boni-to and then to proceed to Hot Springs to meet the parties from EI Paso. From pie reports, American authorities author-ities formed tho theory that Orozco was trying to bring to a focus an organized Invasion of Mexico or Texas upon a largo scale undor tho name of Nationalist party. Into this party were to be drawn malcontents of all factions. That this party was eventually even-tually to align with Carranza and not Huerta, In the event of Carranza's refusal re-fusal to accept the A. B. C plan for a peace conference of Mexican, lead ers, is a conjecture. 'The story of the 24-hour man hunt which ended In the death of General Orozco In the Green River canyon, between be-tween the Eagle and the Lonesome Mountains Monday reads like a page from a border romance Tho chase was through the wildest part of the Big Bend country. Twenty-four ranch owners, cowboys,.- customs house officials, and troopers of the Thirteenth cavalry participated. Tho neAvs that raisers were in the vicinity spread along the rural telephone tele-phone circuit Sunday noon The raiders were then considered merely another party of outlaws who had thieved during the last four years At the warning, every ranch houso became a scene of activity with preparations prep-arations to ride to the ranch attacked The raiders were first discovered as they approached the Love ranch Sunday afternoon. The Moxicans left unfinished n meal they had forced forc-ed the cook to prepare at the point of a rifle, galloped to the pump station sta-tion on the ranch, where thej' forced a ranch hand to shoe a horse they had stolen from tho ranch. While the shoeing was being completed com-pleted DeDuty ShPriffs R. C. Love and Will Sheck arrived. Orozco and his companions mounted mount-ed hastily, sent a shower of shots at Love and Shock, and made a running fight for liberty. Love sent an alarm through tho rural telephone circuit and then took up the chase with Shock. A posse of ten men organized quickly quick-ly hero and loped to the Love ranch and there picked up tho trail of Love and the deputy sheriff, who slung to the trail of tho raiders firing shot for shot, until darkness closed in and the posse from here arr:ved. Then It was decided to continue the chase through the night As each ranch-house ranch-house was passed additions were made to the posse The trail ran through the Eagle Mountains over perilous paths on high ridges, Wben dawn broke the posse found it still held the trail which now leads across a pla:n to Green River Riv-er canyon, In tho High Lonesome mountains. At the entrance to the canyon, the posse found a camp fire still glowing and an advance body was thrown out to pick up tho Mexicans By 3 o'clock the advance guard returned with news that the Mexicans were encamped In a box canvon aDDarentlv feeling safe from pursuit Their horses hor-ses were unsaddled and hobbled at some distance from the camp fire. The posse advanced stealthily and then dismounted and climbed the rugged rug-ged side of the mountain until they gained a ridge around the canyon. From this point a volley was poured pour-ed down upon the Mexicans. At the first volley one Mexican was killed and the rest dashed for the protection of boulders and returned the fire. The posse killed one of the remaining four at the next volley. vol-ley. General Orozco and a companion compani-on that attempted to secure the shelter shel-ter of a small tree. Orozco's companion was riddled with bullets, as he stepped from the shelter of this rock. Orozco nearly gained the draw when he was struck by four bullets. The remaining Mexican for some time returned shot for shot from behind be-hind a boulder. Presently he mado a daBh to climb the side of tho canyon. can-yon. He had ascended some distance dis-tance when a volley tumbled him dead to the rock basin below. |