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    • from the Mexicans and felt that this was an advantage. The natives were afraid of the mountains because they had been a stronghold for the notorious Apache Chief, Geronimo, and his followers until the United States, through a special treaty with...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • November 20, 1910, the Rebels, headed by Francisco 1. Madero and his followers, openly displayed contention against the govenunent which was the beginning of the Revolution. In 1911, this opposition to the president broke into open revolt. This led...
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    • counter revolution. Orozco chose a red-flag emblem, designated his followers as "Red Flaggers," and went to northem Chihuahua to get recruits. He merged forces with another malcontent, Emilio Vazquez Gomez and later the title, Red Flaggers, grew to...
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    • Heaton's wife were ordered to fix a meal for them. They also demanded that Heaton haul a load of corn fiom the bam down to the house to feed their horses. It was fortunate, at the time, that they had a good supply of food on hand so the women fixed...
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    • something on the side of the mountain that moved. On closer observation, we could see that it was an army of soldiers winding down the mountain trail. 1 ran to the meeting house to give warning. The Bishop, Brother Earnest Steiner, told al1 the...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • Ena continues her detailed account of the family leaving Mexico: It was very hot crossing the desert and, as water ran short, there was a great deal of suffering. After many hours, the train finally crawled into Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican town just...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • 'diamond hitch' on a pack when 1 was 14 years old and, naturally, those people didn't. So, we had quite a time moving that big outfit. In a few days things kind of moled down and we started on horseback for the United States. We delayed and stopped...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • located there and find a place to camp. We had to have every animal and whom it belonged to registered. It was a big job. 1still hadn't had a chance to go to El Paso and find out how my wife and baby were. After a couple of weeks we finaily made...
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    • Heaton and Bill were in Pearson on foot, so they walked the eight miles to Colonia Juarez. Edward had previously been down in Mexico for a few days and caught one of their mules with some other horses n and put them i a pasture there. The...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • In the spring of 1913 an article was printed in the El Paso Times about the Mexican town of Pearson. The govement was sending a troop of the old Mexican Federal soldiers to guard the settlement of Pearson, which was within eight miles of Colonia...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • Lunts. She said, "1 have some money that 1 want you to take to Sister Lunt. 1 don? owe her yet but, while 1 have this money on hand, 1 would like you to take it to her." When Sarah opened the door and L i e held out the handkerchief to her, Sarah...
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    • scouts to accept this assignment. During the summer of 1916, Edgerton was working at the Rubio Ranch at San Miguelio when Mexican bandits arrived and took over the ranch. They took Edgerton as a prisoner and locked him up, takmg al1 of his...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • fat. They were real wild-the wildest kind. That's why the revolutionists had never been able to find them. 1 reported back to the mess sergeant and, the next day 1took a little bunch of soldiers on horses with me. 1 placed the soldiers in the...
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    • hun back to camp on the end of the rope. Instead of telling the soldiers to shoot him, this time 1just pulled out my pistol, without saying anything, and dropped the steer for them to take care of They came running up and said, 'Why did you shoot...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
    • Chapter 4 - Page 21

    • Chapter 4 - Page 21
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    • During these years since the Mormons had settled the Utah 'I'crritory, there had heen continuous friction between the Mormon pioneer leaders and the U. S. Government. Two federal appointees who caused the most trouble, arrived in Salt Lake City in...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
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    • filled with straw in readiness to burn, and food and supplies were sent southward. Finally, 30,000 people deserted their homes and started south. They found that the soldiers were boasting that they would drive and plunder the Utah pioneers and...
    • Evelyn and York Jones Books
    • Chapter 7 - Page 37

    • Chapter 7 - Page 37
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    • Lawless, i ~ ? i g h b u r i nstale of Nevada. Trading and freighting in ~ Pioche and Bnllionville. Cedar Co-op Store. Lehi, Pony Exprcrs ridcr, and brief account of stops he made on route. Lehi goes tu University of Deseret. Lehi returns and Pony...
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    • experiences almost unbelievable with snowstorms, boxed canyons, thick cedar and pine forests, and food shortage. Their experience almost made the journey of the good Chtholic Escalante, look like a picnic party." " Just before reaching the camp of...
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