near  Hachita  in 
last  week’s  Enterprise,  we  have  again  to 
chronicle  the  sad  and  tragic  taking  off  of  other 
pioneer  citizens  of  this  county,  namely,  Carl 
Ehrman  and  Peter  Rigg,  who  met  their  fate  in 
the  big  Hatchet  mountains  on  the  day  following 
the  killing  of  Hal  Williams.

Captains  Keys,  who  was  camped  at  Lords- 
burg,  on  hearing  of  the  killing  of  Williams, 
made  a night  march  to  the  scene  of  the  murder, 
took  up  the  trail  and  followed  it  to  Emery 
springs,  where  the  body  of  Peter  Riggs  was 
found,  with  two  bullet  holes  through  the  heart. 
Riggs  was  given  a hasty  burial  when  the  trail 
was  again  followed,  and  on  the  west  side  of 
the  big  Hatchet,  the  mangled  remains  of  Carl 
Ehrman,  one  of  the  pioneer  citizens  of  Deming, 
was  found.  He  had  been  shot  and  his  head 
mashed  in  with  a large  stone.  Ehrman  knew 
that  the  Indians  were  in  the  country  but  had 
gone  prospecting,  and  was  doubtless  surprised 
and  killed.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gilbert  of  Alamo 
Hueco  ranch  assisted  at  the  burial.  Captain 
Keys  followed  the  trail  still  further  towards  the 
Mexican  border,  but  a heavy  rain  came  on  and 
completely  obliterated  the  trail.  The  country 
is  still  flooded  with  water,  and  is  so  boggy  as 
to  be  almost  impassable.