good morning: that popular report that I last posted is incorrect in many ways.
The Lluvia was discovered by Chichimoko. He was herding his goats at the spring and fond gold. He traded it in the lower areas for supplies. Word eventually was spread and a Spaniard heard of it, so he moved to the area and opened up a store where he sold various things very cheaply to the sierra Indians, hoping to gain their friendship.
After a few years with no success, he hired a Mexican Vaquero that was friendly with the Indians to ferret out the source. Well financed, the Vaquero bought large amounts of booze and presents for the Indians. He was eventually accepted, but they never told him where the Gold was. He learned the local dialect, but never used it so the Indians assumed that he did not know what they were saying when they reverted to remarking on the side.
One night they had a particulary heavy drinking night and the Indians were very drunk, while he only made the motions of getting drunk, and supposedly pased out. As he lay there, the Indians became very confidential and started talking among themsleves about the source of the Gold. He listened very careflly then before daybrek the next morning left camp. H efoiund the source easily then reported bk to his Hefe, the Spaniard.
The Spaniard promptly denounced (filed) on the property, then call Chichimoko to see him. Once there he told Chichimoko that while he had had the property, that he had done nothing about it, but that it now belonged to the Spaniard. He then told Chichimoko that nevertheless, what did he want? Chichimoko said several burro loads of the dirt and a Bull.
The Spaniard readily agreed and sent for a Bull which was slaughtered. He gave the meat to the Indian but kept the hide. Chichimoko was very angry, since in those days the hide was the most valuable part of a bull, and left. Later he told his son that he would never tell the Spaniard where an even more valuable source of gold was only part of a day north. He never did tell the Spaniard. However the Spaniarde told his clerks that whenever Chichimoko wanted anything, that he was to be given it free.
The lluvia was developed to a limited extent and it eventually owned the mineral rights for 50 miles around.
Next, it's development, existance in the revoloution, Tomas lifer taking hold of the reins and eventually, my personal involvement.
Don Jose de La Mancha
