Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-04-04


talked so much about the teams that the miners
thought him in earnest, and one of the most rel-
able and permanently fixed traders on the bar
Ii is clear that what he subsequently, done had
been previously prcmcdtatcd. Bally knowing
what was to follow got quite sick in about eight
days after his partner left This scheme worked
fine. Bally received letter by the hand of q
stranger from n very particular friend who had
found out the intention of long high as Tim
used to call him, and wrote Baly all the facts
When Bally opened the letter some six or eight
of the dcposiors were present. To have made n
false move now would have been to hctray Bally
and mplcatc him in the guilt of his partner
On opening the letter he read then looked wildly
at the crowd. Every eye was ON him and the Gu.
riosity of all was at its highest pitch TO hear
what the contents Of the letter was, or at least
that portion of it that made Bally look Wild
but not q word was uttered. Bally dashed down
the letter on the Goor and sprung Off at a savage
hop behind the counter leaving the impression on
their minds that he had the rheumatism in his
LEFT leg but after reading the letter he could
scarcely walk. His fit of passion threw him into
intense pain. He called to one of the boys to
hand him the AK that lay ON the meat block at
the door. While the boy was handing the AK to
! the nfuriatcd man. he WAS observed to try the
door Of the safe several times as if he was trying
TO open it, The AK was passed into his hand and
in less than u second it was buried in the sheet
iron sulamaudcr up to the eye. He was not long
making peep hole, but alas how soon was poor
Bolly TO be plunged into despair, lie put his cS G
quick to The ragged hole he had made with the
aN, but fell back in an instant laintng, uttcrng
as his strength gave out, the villain! the william !
| am left without cent and sick upou The world. "
This was sufficient, as all present understood the
rest 1t was the best piece of acting ever saw.
There was grief, sorrow and revenge and each
had its most painful color and outlines in Dally =
couutcGaucr.
When he partially come TO. he Thought that
there might still be II doubling one or SO in the
tent, SO he went of in second iuintng spell,
crying good bye, good bye my friends As
lie closed his eyes this last ingenious part in
Daly 5 wonderful drama secured the sympathy OF
every one, The collapsed dcposlors became the
much better, AID the following day he propo' ed
to some of the creditors if they would assist him,
that he should yet have the pleasure of presenting
his dcfaulling partner to them in person or his
scalp. This seemed to please the boys. 1t sound
ed as though Bally meant ii ALL and more too.
for he tried (and effected it too) to look daggcrs
while he was speaking. They raised him four
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then made arrangements with one or two Of the
heaviest creditors to take charge Of his store
Bally sailed out the next day aud as Il matter Of
course for the igs time from That bar. This
whole affair was kept remarkably silent Bally
managed that part as well rs the other lie was
afraid that his partner had friends on the bar who
would watch their moves 20 the whole thing was
kept perfectly quiet Scarcely any one knew
about it but those directly interested. The writer
met this same Bally just four years ago in the
streets of Portland, Oregon. After some trouble
and time succeeded in recalling to his mind the
incident as related above, when he informed me
that he had never seen the fcOundrcl but heard
that he had gone to Australia. Bally looked fresh
and fair, and as yolns as ever lie was dressed
very fine and wore expensive jcwclry. IIcinyitcd
me to take drink, but / refused on account of
feeling unwell. | put up at the United States
Hotel, and was talking to a gentleman, when
observed BalIy aud the Identical long gentleman
enter, Baly got his eye on me and wheeled
with his friend abruptly, and have never seen
either Of them since | was not mistaken in my
recognition of Bally-I could not be in The other.
After passing a few days more on the bar we
left for location about five miles up the river.
We found that the little experience we had had
was Of great value to us, and enabled rs to 90 to
work and work TO advantage We remained
here about three months and cleared over So 800
each. We used a large quicksilver machine
Everything went on very smooth and kindly
amongst our company. We had TO pack all our
beef from Rose Is bar. Saturday was the day fixed
for some Que Of the company to go after beef and
other little ncccssarles / recollcct distinctly on
one occasion when acted the market man. |
reached the bar at very carly hour | was
compelled to wait until in order to get fresh
beef In the meantime an eXprcssman came in
and brought some few OF the Atlantic papers,
The latest dates was four months, but we consid-
cred that late news when the chances were two
to one against getting any at all. The writer
paid $500 each for one copy of the New York
Hraid and one copy Of the Missouri Republican,
regarded them as a treasure. The country that
lay between The bar and our camp was mountain
Gus and the trail only in one place intersectcd
the bars Of the river before extending to our camp
While resting on the summit OF theGllls. would
read the news aud feel the journey less iatguing
than ever When | reached the bar that inter
yened between our camp and Roses bar, made
some considerable stay because the balance OF the
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