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El Muqui
While the Muqui may promise to lead a miner to a new vein in exchange for a share of the wealth there, the Muqui will generally make out in the end with the miner’s life. It is said that the Muqui knows whether a miner is honest, but doesn’t care. The Muqui is a self-interested…
Jeremy Ray Jewell
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Railroad Bill
“And so the stories of Railroad Bill will continue to be told. They begin with his uncertain origins, and they go on to tell of the way he would throw goods into the palmetto-filled piney woods along the tracks. They tell of his wounding several train workers, of highjacking a train and forcing it to…
Jeremy Ray Jewell
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El Mohán
“Fishermen bring tobacco and liquor to the river as a form of supplication, hoping that the Mohán will bring them the best catch, or at the very least allow them to fish in peace. The dominant sensation is that the Mohán is playing a game with them.” [click image to read more…]
Jeremy Ray Jewell