The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-05-31
Michigan Men I'm a Muss.

George B. Ames, of Boone Co., IL, writes TO
the Belvidere Standard, under date Of April IL,
some OF his experience on the road 10 Ilke
Peak He relates how a company from Michigan
were cheated by an Express Company at ST. Jo' :
seph, which had undertaken 10 send them through l
10 Cherry Greek. Mr.. Ames says:
Well, these passengers on Express No. e, were
from Michigan, all good men, mostly middle aged {
men-men of principle. Fullerton agreed. as
usual. 10 take them TO the Peak for fifty dollars,
thew board themselves. He required twenty-five {
dollars down-remaininc twenty-five al Marys-
vile. They started off IRON ST. Joe all right,
contract and everything stated over before the
driver as usual. lie came 10 Marysrile in good
time and We arrived same night, when he drove
I'D 10 Marysville. The driver ordered them 10
take out their baggage, they, OF course, asking
why. lie said he was not going any further, that
the mules were his and that he was hired 10 carry
them only to Marysvile. Fullertonhs had told them
that they could have but four mules from Marys-
vile, they had six TO there. They refused TO un'
load their baggage. He took his mules oil the
wagon anu correled them for the night, calcula-
ting to return in the morning if he could blum
| his passengers He told them that he would have
f. * Co send for another team 10 take them
through, &c. They rendered him the other $50
apiece, but he wouldnot then take H. We heard
| the news as We were camped but a few rods
from them. After our supper, Crawford and my
self went up and the passengers, and told
them that If they would stick up Ia their rights,
! that our company would see that they had lar
play, and recommended that they hitch up and
60 on in the morning, without the driver, without
he would come TO terms. One OF them came
down 10 our camp early in the morning, and told
US if they could get our assistance they would
) hitch up and 60 on So we all went up except
two or three. who were afraid 10 GO.
There wsre other Pixies Peak men there. We
told the passengers would protect them tive
were all armed 10 the teeth, and TO hitch up a
soon "a possible Accordingly, they hitched up
: the four mules and started on keen scoot.
The had got hy the house where the driver was !,
out came Mr. Driver and q Salt Lake mule driver.
The mule driver caught one Of the leaders by
the bit, and drew his cooked revolver on the
driver and told him if he attempted to move one
4 inch he would bore him through. There we're
e several rcvolvers and guns cooked about that
q time f. x Co.'S driver told the Salt Lake man
;, TO hold the mules, and he would go for help.
Ii He was Immediately told that he could have just
ten minutes TO let 90 of those mules or die. HIS
" ten minutes were up, and +. X Co driver came
a not back He was told his ten minutes Was up
r rnd h, chose 10 loose his hold rather than b,
l. shot The way those passengers went out o
,, that town with mules and wagon was a caution
2. They went 10 Rock Creek, in Nebraska, tina
N iav About 3 O'Clock We were passed 10y thu
two mule drivers, Sheriff and Justice OF Marys
Vile all running their mules to the utmost speed
~ men all drunk. They overhauled them that nigh
at Rock Creek, and had fracas with them there
!" One of the passengers shot at, but as luci
" have il. he had a revolver by his side and TIN
ID rifle ball struck the revolver, and thus saved In
a life Here they told the passengers that the.
, had so Indians hired 10 Kill them, but if the,