turned  back  by  Campbell’s  orders.  The  killing 
of  Kid  Lewis  and  the  capture  of  Heath  and  his 
gang  scattered  the  rustlers.  Big  Dave  was  killed 
somewhere  in  Arizona,  and  several  others  run 
out  of  the  country.  Shoot-em-up  Dick  was  killed 
on  the  Rio  Grande  for  horse  stealing.  Ike  Clan- 
ton was  shot  some  time  afterwards  by  an  officer 
on  Eagle  Creek,  Cherokee  Kid,  Garcia  and 
several  others  are  in  the  Yuma  pen,  and  Pilar, 
as  hard  a wretch  as  ever  drew  the  breath  of 
life,  was  hanged  by  Andy  Laird  in  the  court 
house  yard  in  this  city.  It  will  be  remembered 
by  the  Enterprise  readers  that  Pilar  kidnaped 
a Mexican  girl  on  the  Mimbres  and  that  Thomas 
Hall,  an  old  timer  and  as  brave  a man  as  ever 
walked,  a deputy  sheriff  under  Jim  Woods,  was 
looking  for  him.  Hall  fell  in  with  him  on  the 
road  at  night  coming  from  Pinos  Altos.  Whether 
Hall  recognized  the  man  or  not  never  will  be 
known.  The  girl  was  riding  and  Pilar  was  on 
foot.  When  they  got  near  town.  Pilar  took  de- 
liberate aim  and  Hall  dropped  from  his  horse 
dead.

The  writer  has  seen  a good  many  tough 
towns,  but  has  no  hesitancy  in  saying  that 
America  never  produced  a tougher  one  than 
Clifton  in  ’83.  Such  a state  of  affairs  as  de- 
scribed of  course  could  not  last  long,  but  while

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liberate aim  and  Hall  dropped  from  his  horse 
dead.

The  writer  has  seen  a good  many  tough 
towns,  but  has  no  hesitancy  in  saying  that 
America  never  produced  a tougher  one  than 
Clifton  in  ’83.  Such  a state  of  affairs  as  de- 
scribed of  course  could  not  last  long,  but  while

ti  did,  many  a man  lost  his  life  in  going  to  or 
returning  from  Clifton.  It  was  impossible  to 
dodge  them;  they  were  everywhere,  and  the 
man  who  resisted  or  made  a fuss  about  it  after- 
wards, was  killed.

Clifton  is  today  one  of  the  most  quiet  and 
orderly  camps  in  the  west.  It  is  also  one  of  the 
best.

A Hint  To  Prospectors

The  Enterprise  desires  to  call  the  attention 
of  prospectors  to  the  fact  that  they  have  for 
many  years  been  passing  over  valuable  deposits 
of  marble,  onyx  and  jasper,  which  in  all  prob- 
ability are  of  as  great  and  possibly  more  perma- 
nent value  than  any  gold  or  silver  mine  in  the 
world.  Take  for  instance  the  marble  quarries 
of  Carrera,  Italy  which  have  been  in  operation 
for  hundreds  of  years  and  will  continue  to  be 
worked  for  centuries  to  come.  We  have  within 
the  limits  of  Grant  county  a greater  variety  of 
the  grades  of  marble  than  found  in  the  same 
area  anywhere  on  earth.  Note  the  different 
kinds  enumerated  below.