Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-03-11
The wild Horse Of Yolo.

The Wild Horse Of YOlO.
Read the following graphic and interest.
ing description Of the famous wild ttoIting
horse Of California with an accoun, Of his
capture af,er many efforts. |. is from The
Democratic State journal, Or California:
"CAPTuRBD AT LAST. The "Prairie
ChIer," or wild horse Of Yolo. the best ma.
tiverirolIsr In The State, Andgihe rhos,'endu-
ring csnimtl, perhaPss in any country has
AZ Ice. been captured. He he's run the
gauhlet long and well-has bafi-d for years
iierepsaied niie,npts of many famed vagus-
lfo5 10 iaEs him with she elAsso. bu, horse
flesh being bui horse flesh, he hsd 10 bend
10 the skill and enthusiasm Of The multitude.
For more than four years pains and plots
have been leid 20 ensnare him, every mode
OF warfare adopted ibA, ingenuity could de-
wise apd man execute. bu, throwing bis tail
alofi like Moslsm standard. he laughed q,
and defed them all. Years ago, more Than
lorly horsemen mounted on the Very flower
OF the ranches. have chased him time and
again. often running from sun to sun, and
occa sionally have they hunted him the se-
cond day. when he proved to be as fresh as
on ,he first And never until Wednesday
last. so fur as we can learn, was he ever
soen even when hottest pursued, 10 break his
,rot. Tronine, he could run around mos,
OF them gailoping. Once. some two, years
since, was he coralled, bu. only Ior amo-
ment. The Barker brothers, the Wolfskill
brothers, Senor Luco and others, knowing
his great speed and being impressed with
his Strength and beauty. desired 10 possess
him. One man or dozen could not catch
hims "a That had often been iried. They
collected several hundred Of. their horses,
drove them in the vicinity Of the "Prairie
Chief" got him among them, and with fifty
Vagueros rushed the band into The, corrall.--
No sooner did '.Prai,ie ie Chief" see the en-
closure by Which be was surrounded, Than,
with one feice bound, he cleared by seve.
raj feet t,hs brisiling poss Of The great corral.
The WnlfskilI's then offered d ,eward Of
500 dollars for him in sound condition. and
il is said the Batker's increased the reward
10 $l.5o0 lie was then driven TO The
mounlains on The west Of the plain IN the
hope ol forcing him inlo narrow pass when
lthey could surround and lasso him. The
atiemp, was made saveral times during the
wear, but only once did they get the lasso on
him, and then he snapped il instantly
Since iha, many have .ried 10 shoe, him.
but none could accomplish il. He would
keep on the open plain and let no man or
thing within reach Of him. This fall. a
number Of farmers living in Yolo have made
'bees" and given him chase. The last one
succeeded. VIZ 4 iftf a'A
Knowing for several days tia, he had
been ranging in the Ponero hills. lying on
Ithe west bank Of the Sacramento where il
emp,ies ip,o The Suisum Bay, some thirty
persons well mounted assembled there las,
Tuesday. encampeG oil night. and by day.
I light next morning up and gave him chuse.
The "Prairie Chief" when he 6rsl discov.
cred them broke for The plain, and heading
DorIhward, al tremendous speed; dashed
over the reeling earth righ, into the sink OF
Pniah. To that point only few followed.
IL being arranged that they wer,.o take
turns inthe chase. and knowing too that he
would have 10 turn there and be lorced 10.
wards his starring ground. Aswas expected.
he took The back track, and the ,horsemen
scauered along the plain for nearly 80 miles,
dashed In al him BY ,urns, and lhusfun him
al his FfulI speed--he voting oil the way--
TO The Prolrero hills again. Thence, they
routed him once more, and started him
north nearly up 10 west Of Sacramenio;
back again 10 Coche Creek slough; then
oeain nearly up TO the cily and then back to
Cnche slough, where he turned once more.
jaded and worn. and was lassoed some eighl
miles below the city by Mr., John Adamson.
l, was dark when the moose was thrown up
on his neck. and thus did this wonderful
horse run the entire Cay Al full stretch, (if
we may so speak of a iro.ter.) wi,hou. q
moments breathing lime. During the las.
|fofiy or fifty miles Of bis course when close.
ly puisued, he broke hisipsce and launched
ou, inlo D Rallop. |, is estimated, by those
Who know the ground well, tha, he travelled
from 100 and l70 miles. Mr.. Adamson has
him secure and las. with strong riai,as, bui
ndne have veh,ufed within'kickinP or biting
distance OF him. The old residents have
known him Cor ten years, and he 10 believed
10 be abou, fourteen wears ol sge.o heis a
gray horse with dnrkish name and tail, and