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Grra',4ford,
L.,eptember 3G, 19a3
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Lubjea‘: Pioneer Ltory
Irei r Inft.7-ttion:
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born in February, 1063 (I do not know the de,te)
IOU L now lived in Lincoln County, l'ew
eontiziucuLy far six ty-four ars
,.;.y rattler* rn ?illsr, tre8 loorn in Canada, I cio not
r_1101. ,tle re nor in ;it t yea r. iymother, Ittzuelite ilerrere Car-
borti in ranzeno, L'exico, but I do not know tthat
year she w.!,o bort.
'4 re trier t.uri rmather were married in Venzeno, New 'Zexico
in 1/03(:. 'Item were five children, three boys and two girls.
Abron, 1li1a, Lai= e.nn Adolpho
Ly. father vren e blacksmith by trade end where -ever ue
ite fACd. 6 shop of hie own. .e lived in 4inzeno New ?!exico,
ror bo ut Tour ye ars.
IL Ur fell of 1E4 ie moved to ...rineer, r&t,' rexico,
wt.Asab ge lived for 5-e-ven yecra. Father put up a blacksmith shop
end took to hundred head of cattle to run on shores end he built
up the herd until te hre about one hundred hettet of hie own.
left princer in 187C, in two covered veacons, drown by s.1.7 oxem
to each ,.et -on. le took our cattle, obout one hundred heel with
UI.•;:e traveled met of the tirte t nifj2t on o.ccount of be1ng
fre Id or the Indians The only sow boy the t I remember helping
wris 3r iiothar's brother, my uncle, Pet Carrillo. I used to
ride behind. him. Z.4,ul stror Er to !...,111 .,-faist to keep re:., freic
frIlLng off. -The ran in the crowd ea rried six an oo tors l L the ir
bolta -inc.Leziter rifles on their f7velctles. 're hod no trouble
the t.ri p to Fort Sumner in el bout tipo 7.1,eks.
ligred in?brt Elenner New I:exico until 18,4. Father had
e blaatenalth shop there too. the herd or cvttie increased to aboi.A
htil. Urge rz 111eVenty r1;it, hes:. si Ec FcLy prxn of
decIde0 to tAovo to Fort tenton, iew exie°.
;e loeded up in the two covered wacons, drewu oy six oxen
to f' .tan, ane started for fort .tanton, which way e rilitery poet
t tatart, time. !ir'e crossed th.3 ecos River rt Fort ,.,-Lniner rely Vorico•
Id ,z no trouble. MOD sine the c e ttle. grazed the ct.'f.t.- f." long
ftqd tort: our tine and made Tine trip to MIA: I:terciwn ix bciut tmo
wee0e.s. lived there for cbout three years. Lqf brother, Adolphe,
was born there and lived only e short tire. Lie died and !NUS buriod
there et Fort Etanton. Ey father was blackmail& tor t A, fort.
Llf father rented a ..etr,11 piece of lend frcu it. N. Blea,
*S11.0 owned ena ren the Blazer Mille which we situated on the Loset-
"Lem Thtdien Reservation. I do net reinesthur just rhea we wovedtc
this piece on the Indian ileservetion. The place hedt wo roc.
log house on it, Aare we lived. My father still had his Ovttait
frld he hed them on Fernendo lierrera's pleue on the Ru.WoLo.
Father set up e blnekamith shop, planted gerden and about t.:;enty
,cres Ir corn. He made e good crop end when he gethered it in the
mu be sent word for me to some hone. I had been staying with ay
uncle, Pat Carrillo, who lived not very far t11;71.71 on Vie iiseurvation.
';..hen I cot hone ray tether said ;9'5024 here Its my crop and si,7 bleek-
aritt step, ytu cen sell theta. etke care of your mother, mu going
away end you will not see sie any mere." Ile left that 41ely n horse
tack. He went by DowlinsisIiU end sold kilL cattle to Ileul end
Dowling took the money end left the country'.
soon efter ir7 tether tent cway 1 wont to or for the '1Arphy
5•
Dolan Company, puneking come I was about seventeen years old.
ate bee c,u_trbtr mat houco wceo Um CErri4.,•ozo FL?_ts tte Mt i
nor the Err TX renoh.
frther left r47 :Lotter nand. to the ;-4;nlatio flats,
abect citz,r3itTet of rdiart. the tovr,_ of Crc.itika now gte-u414.
Itcr: fiT.'th hre brnt, govt for snt tOtti• yeerr I,-7:ot e
lettfr 171-:7'r. Lir: one .!..rj. it was over on the Rio Grads river, at
a pint -4J er11A C. CA4ordo, rboIit elitteer, Idles south of Belen,
New•wettcri (lore over tr4ro to sot- him, so I sea.
died t ytlack por.y Jtr..•rtrA.. It txto`.... um two deyf,tomek..0 the
trip. tritm. r,.rrirsr2, I u4 y te tlAriz h t1rtk*itt,ti uhop.
he IVr„IsE. Ilene ma, I ycu CCraliii• Iiiatt you to .be a
black nt.3.1ion Ihave.. hero, saC you ett.D alkto tew
stop. I cr.. Le: tvIre tt.ir t you LI. aver ter Pae
Ee tur rd ',F2r-to.It ttoi river. I never
CT t..t day to this, nor time!: fouLid scri,y body else
that over an: hir Atter that day. 14 fit tricsr way altteye viz:,
queer mu uc bmoeed v lot.
vr 1L fr./. ijjeq;e whria I fit r.t to vork
for the 11.ttkrphy, LcL n Coriptay• I 1:,ot y clothes f.ad hosri
warp y vt tarty. tici...s.re, iv mother, eao:a eit.TIL I moor meets
e cord cote. h&zet znd tliez, T. got sixty dolltre axr,th.
.They v-tt„ buzio. e. to LIS Canyon., t.h4
reer! lero Zne! Aeser-r2 r,t oi, tli, tt b"uut,eil.,1.-ed
far t t 1144N1rill fflt:of Lty; 1.41010
IfontayR urAll I t,iire left to ''.471.t.cli the wattle and beer, the ref:lane
tram ar1tg tz.. a 1.7.:irilaz, we cot ittet,i zio Luelote tine
to Et, trd (et ttn torras. tit a•ill blook stule La t•Le eorral
%hrs. The sale that ignsio had started altar the tisrees en was with
tbain but I could act rigd Lucia* I soon saa that a horse ce Lustee
guas =IA 1 Pia d4cided t:=,1; bs4 su4d dotLou trI4kteme aul left,
fom4 cut :LaZog tblt gcsei, DORrewith %be
BuZ-wlma a ar. 'Must/A.1 fr41.1w1 bu,« tiiNf uevur Wi.barei ma ut
actbar 110.4 ou ibm Lalada, Milly the La
exml to our bowie :or au.- 'ao *atm Ibis WAS UrIOI tinge
hc h%ft been to the c6440 iLk' w Cauyusw ba racoollwed us at ones
ez Ii:;Id himA 4 mother 414 est waat feed' a*. m aboaase he was
rot an tax:1*V* side at thht time-. I uold her Low ni0e he nad bees
to so tiutt time at lakea CAsyvia, OD eh* gave iala aumothing ZD Oat
Ma bet hlh atal all night. I set up eariy the It ardsuag and west
out tc IA14 tire 4ow. AllleI we ailling the dogs began ta bwricii I
saw saverci ham riding Lorsababik, coulag touarda ame Immo'. I did at
have ixa to acre Ei121 %Not Ouu4COO was eamiag bat he and mother
saw tbes4 Kothar Litd u big homa.made packing boa ehe Mei fur a
trunk tnd it hod a pad leak on it. She hid Billy la Shim baa be.
tura We ;au reached tha haute. (Thie wae it Derastela boa bees
killed. E4 waa the el -eel t the Meaccioro Iaib&Agenay, ant dilly
had beon imdited for ULU killing. aal Wee Uk the 41odge,$)
When I reached the house I found that the man weirs aaritf Poppik
elGrenuia C4/ S, 1414 deputy, 4414 tite ether soon.*(i Cart fur.
ttc Uiragaice.) They wore loOsluii tuv eiliy. They aearahad the
uat ii nct r1L-4. LAi. Peppiu owe cat lc aka /era aaU asked
be Who the bleak horse vitt this meddle ea beimegai;ta. i tole aim
it wax borue• waute4 kmuw wLy kapt u Lora* saddled; mud
stoked out I told hie I kept tbo horse SD goateed op the ether
barmen. He did sot belie," set, I knew, 1er he esti Is eme othle
R en that willy the Lid should be around there somewhere. Whoa he
did not ti nd Billy they rode away. The Kid St*704 in our haulm
all tht day and when it got dark Mothar asked ea to let billy have
blak horse and 4601‘.4, ete she uhougat thaV ha would 1'6W:a
thiiimi t c se. i iiA, ana sure enough, in about tau dots got up
one v,.,rning und totted my hors*. with the' saddles on, in the corral.
I nev..9r did ham the brought him bask. I was surely at, tor I
thouet ea awful Iot of this hors* led I WWI so aireld that Billy
'wale= not get hi st Wax to me. I bed traded. with the icpelohe Indians
for Lai& horse. had given thma about tan dollars worth at red
fidnuaI, beads and powder tor him.
4hon Lilly the iad and his gang killet bernateia,
a clerk at the Indian MAW, hr. m kurPitniet the kerPer.
Coiau Co/di:any), seat me to 6ante to. Nom Laziest, with the message
to ton governor. 1 rodo this same blaok horse. i had to go first
to Fort 6tanton to DOW the oonnanding officer. I got there about
three o'olosk la ths morning. The guart stoppad me bat when I Vold
hie %tat I *anted to see the oosmandiag ottieor about, he took me
vo the officer's bombs. This of Leer gave me another mossage and
a rreah horse aad I starved for Sen ta ie. I rode to Pisos
on the north aids ot the Oallinas "Mountains, that night. T. knew
a i'ellow Whore, by the name at Mario Payne, and L e let mo have a
trash, borne, and I mode it on to baste Pe as the third day.
when I went in to see 4overnor Astell, and eelivarer MOSLugeS
toCi talk ha was aa4 boa:muse they bed seat mush a kid. I e mskid me
whr Pot Comilla had not bent his own eon, as he saes .1,ercer and olaor
than I Vail, he also told ow to toil br. Murphy LD give ms throe
1:and7rd leAler for that trip. sad IfMr. Murphy didn't do it, he
woul. I t17 three hundred dollars fron hr. urphy all right.
Asti is this cooly pert;, ttat tou4 iui 1;Anola, G;Julity Wart
althosIgh, vion woralh6 kor lab 4arl,h44 DQiur4 %..14,: 411 uzime
tain i stayed at the AtC.404crtells o
ileL;:.mitAat Z.be
savol up aliou LaAaa 4;4.4.411e for
the ;:,urp44, CA4wtAt4ti, aij44 us kejxu4r) 174. 1:-4.:14, I .,-Itirried
WumLita haler°, Sha daw6Uter 41 Zu4,14., lieJLW40D. 104.4,141 1:10Xto
i0J. Ittero wag no pzioat 1.40.00.44 a4 tiAa4 ti 14. to
a.i' t onsano, Aur amsieo, V2 got a priaat uw ;,Lrry.
Patliar Louis Boresolver oasis war trot.. hiaasao 401.4 ami:.1-ri
and I paid him tweabr-fivo dollars to ;ask* ths tc1p, waut to
hameokooplag La Liasola aad 1 still worked 1.-.11.xpay
MS. wife and 1 had five 4iiildren, taros girls twi bt4ds. They
war* all born ct Lisoola, New Andrea, k -A.:1144 tAius.uaa,
Trinidad and LO010. All of our da11drsu o V* fiabklvt Autlrer,
the oldest ofte• 4o id married nud llwas 14 ..4811,1
bky. site end i hour 4001a Ilep&L0604 :Or 4 -.1ambsr yiArL.
limos with Andres, La Roaws114,
1 lles hors in tisrriAssue '4..441‘4.t.i‘o 0i41A144 11,,
MET *hare else. ki 114tle one rotimt ir;.hao14. is GU Aalt
qUIrtiOrS rate/ plass 41Wre I4664A 4.10 ci UiLi S.14. Um.; tlAvt,isi tram
the herd.
Erin7.Tf"
bI'n1(1 ro olerrizozo New mood so s4 75 years.
CORRECTIONS ON THE ABRAM MILLERm-pIONEER STORY
Page 1. paragraph 4.
"Father and Mo ther lived in Manson° New Mexico,
for about four years."
I was about six months old when we moved to
Springer, New Mexico."