The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-04
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the 21st, with gunshot wounds III both
arms, which he stated were the result of
an accidental shot from his own pistol.
The man had, We believe, something
over 5000 in coin with him, aud a
6-shooter with two chambers empty.
He stated that he had fired one of the
shots at IA hawk and that the other went
off accidentally and inflicted the wounds
named. He evidently did not know at
lhe time that he had sustained more than
one wonnd in each arm; but IL trans
pired that one large ball (about the sIze
carried by Spencer rifle had entered
the muscle on the lower side of the
right arm, inst in front of the elbow,
plowed through the muscle, severed
nearly all the veins. injured the main
artery aud made its exit about half way
from the elbow to the wrist. on the in
side of the forearm; another ball had
inflicted IA deep flesh wound across the
upper part of the same arm, near the
wrist; another apparently a small ball) i,
had passed through the left arm abont
two inches from the wrist, injuring both
bones ms II passed between them; anofh-
or large lull had pissed through the left
arm. halfway from the lant-named point
To the elbow, shsitering both bones for
tHo inches each way rom the orifce; and
still another 1.-THE fifth bad inflicted a
severe flesh wound through the upper
muscles of the left arm. near the elbow.
The mans cpat also had seven bullet
holes through 1.-THE nature of some of
which being such as 10 make it appear
almost incredible that the coat could
have been on him when the shots were
fired. without his sustaining moatal
wounds. The wounds were bound with
handkerchiefs in snch a manner as to
render it impossible that the wounded
min had handaged them himself. and it
was equally evident that the work was
done in the dark. che person performing
il being ignorant of the existence of
more than the wounds nearest the wrists.
These were tightly bound. to prevent
bleeding. while the larger ones further
back ON the arms were left gaping and
1kedinc profusely.
On The 25th Of May we had nm item
under the heading Treating with Cattle
Thieves stating that II party of
Aiormons eneamped on the eastern side
of Nomomoke Mountain had hid ten or
twelve bead IF cattle stolen on ThHrSdn.
night. the 10Th. and that. on Friday. the
goth. they tracked the cattle TO the head
of "a cany"n or deep gorge inst under
the Ruby Valley grade, where they over
took them NJ nightfaii and found the
thieves IN camp, and that the Saints i'm
mediateiy opened fire ON the ROBBERS with
Spencer rifles. The thirves returned
the fire with 6-shnntess aud took To the
brush. The Mormofls took their cattle,
together with two riding animals aban-
doned by the thieves. and retained to
their camp. and the next day moved
off for Utah. leaving the horses at a
station ON the Robinson road To he called
for by their owners The animals were
accordingly advertised in The News of
the 25th- one as n black mare and the
other rs a sorrel horse. branded j. W
on the left thigh-both heing shod all
round. The horses rave not been called
for. The Mormons. fearing detention if
they stated positively that they had
killed a man. told the ranchman with
whom they left the horses that they
Thought likely me of the robbers had
been killed Ms they saw him reel and
stagger. They told a Mormon. however
(who lives hard by. that they had
killed one Of the men and Thought they
wounded another, and instructed him 10
inform the Gentle lwho had the horsesl
of these facts as soon as they tthe
Mormons) were safely in Utah. This
request has since beer compiled with
The Morm"us searched the clothes on
the dead body aud fonnd a pocket book
containing a note aud other papers.
These we are promised. lint have not YET
received. The dend rnbher. we believe,
still lies in the CANYON where he fell.
About the iime these incidents occur
red. or n day or two subsequently. a
man. believed 60 he miscellaneous char
aei+r. called uI,on a genti-mAn in Trea-
sure City and stated that he Ind got into
a bud scrape.' and in case they should
come after him. wanted assistance in the
way Of means. He told several stories.
ineonsiStent me with another. AMI some
Of them very Improbable. One was to
the effect that he had shot q man IN the
vicinity of Elko. ten or twelve DAYS pre-
N~iouslv. Bnt We have henrd nothing of
fFtiiU " iIAilNstEtlfANa VII III - - ~
together Improbable. Another, and one
which formed the ground Vork If all his
stories. was To the effect that they came
after him and accused him of being a
cattle thief. generally winding mp with
'You know l wouldn't stand thai from
no s-n Of n b-hi' The man WAS evil
IDENTITY in great irepidation, and on being
told that his Elko story was an improba-
Ii ~ Ill III. Naurg aud
Elko Independ, mt would have noticed
such an affair. replied. : Well, II was mp
between Eiko and Cope THIS man
brought a horse in with him. and. we be-
lieve. is still in this vicinity. The gem
tleman To whom he applied does not re-
member the exact date, but thinks 1t was
about the 2ist of Nav.
The shooting by the Mnrmons occur-
red about G o'clock on Friday evening,
May 10th; the man with the wounds
heretofore described arrived at Eberharit
City the next morning saturday, 2lst)
about I O'Clock. and on the same day
Saturday or the day following, the
other mysterious character mentioned
arrived ut Treasure City. Some one
bound mp the wounds of the Ebefhardt
man. Two saddle horses were captured
~ the robbers camp, one Of th' riders
killed. and the other believed tn be
wounded. The Rally Valley road being
Just above the camp. il is very probable
that a scout was thrown ont in that di-
r%ection. if for nothing else, to lind u
route by which TO escape from the clltf'
bound canyon in case of pursuit. The
wounded man ran in that direction, and
1t is probable TINT the scent, in n safe re-
treat. bonnd MP his wounds. after dark,
and the two. for obvious reasons, avoided
Hamilton in seeking shelter.
The man VII came into Eberhardt
City on the morning after the shooting
occurred ~ miles north Of that place.
gave the name Of Ralnh NJ. Cameron.