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APPENDIX
May 23. Armed Mexicans entered Santa Fe camp of the La Corona Co., and demanded $20,000 otherwise they would burn the house of the superintendent. They took the contents of the safe, $456.60, and went away.
May 23. The same men visited Topila camp, La Corona Co., and requisitioned from the camp boss all his and his wife's personal belongings.
May 26. Armed men return to Santa Fe camp, La Corona Co., claiming again the 20,000 pesos, searched all camp houses and went away with $532 and clothes of employees.
May 29. The same men overrun camp again and took $156, being the amount in the safe, as well as food supplies.
June 1. The men entered the camp at night and robbed superintendent and his wife of all personal belongings.
June 5. Transcontinental de Petroleo S. A. paymaster at Amatlan lost during temporary absence 6,000 pesos.
June 8. Armed Mexicans returned to La Corona Co., camp during full daylight and took away the money for the weekly payroll, amounting to about 2,000 pesos at Santa Fe camp.
June 8. At 3.15 p. m. four armed Mexicans rode into camp at East Coast Oil Co., Torres Terminal, and demanded payroll money. The payroll having been sent up to terminal by the paymaster in the launch, had arrived at the terminal about thirty minutes before the holdup took place. The men secured $1,542.65 Mexican gold currency. None of employees was molested because money was surrendered immediately upon demand.