his  breast,  causing  wounds  which  must  of  them-
selves proved  fatal.  The  poor  man  lived  about
an  hour  and  a half,  and,  strange  to  say,  was
conscious  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  The  es-
cape of  the  two  Herd  Bros,  from  instant  death
or  horrible  injuries  was  truly  miraculous.  They
were  however,  only  slightly  injured,  Joe  getting
a knock  over  one  of  his  eyes,  and  W.  E.  receiv-
ing a slight  wound  on  his  neck  and  a bad  bruise
on  his  right  leg.  News  of  the  accident  was  at
once  brought  to  Las  Cruces,  and  Dr.  Lane  went
out  as  soon  as  possible,  but  Adams  had  long
been  dead  when  he  arrived.  The  remains  were
brought  to  Las  Cruces,  and  were  taken  charge
of  by  Chas.  Metcalfe,  who  was  a partner  of
the  unfortunate  man  in  the  working  of  the
Modoc  mine.  The  Herd  Bros,  came  in  from  the
mine  with  the  remains.

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