Indian atrocities, let us trust, have become…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

gas Colorado, chief of the Mimbres Apaches, led the hellish horde which extermi- nated this band of brave determined pioneers. Indian atrocities, let us trust, have become things of the past, in this vicinity, and let us fondly hope, will only be referred to as tradi- tions. Cook’s Peak, towering majestically as a land mark, which can be seen for fifty miles in all directions, looks silently down upon the graves of innumerable brave men, over whose butchered remains the spectre sentinel stands a lonely vigil. Dozens of Americans and Mexi- cans who left their homes in the full flush and vigor of manhood, never reached their desti- nation, nor were they ever heard of afterwards in life; their mangled remains are scattered along the sides of the Cook’s canyon road. From the August 1, 1891, Issue of The Enterprise There is a public road between Pinos Altos and Silver City. There is more traffic over that road than any other road in Grant county. At this writing it is in a horrible condition and is almost impassable. We are not positive but it is our impression that the county commissioners are supposed to look after such matters and if possible devise means to render the county roads passable for vehicles. Hardly a day passes but a wagon is wrecked by rocks or cuts in the road,