Est Pinosa, the Mexican Desperado
While the 3rd regiment was waiting at Pueblo for orders to move on to Fort Lyons, a dispatch came to be sent to Fort Garland. Captain Cree was looking for a man to send, when Alston Shaw volunteered to go. After he had his horse saddled and was all prepared to start, Captain Cree came up to him, shook hands and said, “Good bye, Shaw.” Alston asked, “Why, what’s wrong?” “I will tell you, Al, I never expect to see you return.” “What makes you think so?” “Old Est Pinosa is up on the Sangre de Cristo range and you […]