Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-24

A fuss that gentlemen might have settled
in ten minutes over social glass, eff they
meant business; or in ten seconds with a
revolver, ef they meant fun" Scott got a
verdict, from which York Instantly APP
pealed. 1t was said that he had sworn to
spend his last dollar in the struggle.
In this way, Sandy Bar began to accept
the enmity of the former partners as a life
long feud, and the fact that they had ever
been friends was forgotten. The few who
expected TO learn from the trial the origin
of the quarrel were disappointed Among
the various conjectures, that which as
cribed some occult feminine influence rs
the cause was naturally popular, in camp
given to dubious compliment of the SEX
My word for it, gentlemen" said Colonel
Starbottle-who had been known in Sacra-
mento as a gentleman Of the old school
there's some lovely creature at the bot
tom of this" The gallant Colonel then
proceeded to illustrate his theorys by
divers sprightly stories, such as gentlemen
Of the old school are in the habit of re-
peating, but which, from Differences to the
prejudices Of gentlemen of more recent
school, / refrain from transcrbing here.
But it would appearthat even the Coloners
theory was fallacious. The only woman
who personally might have exercised any
influence over the partners, was the pretty
daughter of '-old man Folinsbee," of Pow
erty Flat, at whose hospitable house
which exhibited some comforts and refine
ments rare in that crude civilization-both
York and Scott were frequent visitors.
Yet into this charming retreat York strobe
one evening, q month after the quarrel,
and, beholding Scott sitting there. turned
to the hostess, with the abrupt query:
/" Do you love this man?' The young
woman thus addressed returned that an
swer-at once spirited and evasive-which
would occur to most of my fair readers in
such an exigency. Without another word,
York left the house. Miss 10" heaved
the least possible sigh as the door closed
on York's curls and square shoulders, and
then, like good girl, turned to her in
suited guest But would you believe it,
dear" she afterward related to an intimate
friend, "the other creature, after glowering
at me for moment, got upon its hind legs,
took its hat, and left, too; and that's the
last I've seen of either
The same hard disregard of all other in
terests or feelings in the qualification of
their blind rancOr characterized all their
actions. When York purchased the land
below SCOTS new claim, and obliged the
latter, at great expense, to make long
detour to carry "tail-race around it,
Scott retaliatcd by building dam that
overflpwed York's claim on the river. 1t
was Scott, who, in conjunction with
Colonel Starbottle, first organized that ac-
tive opposition to the Cinnamon, which
resulted in the driving off of York's Mon
golian laborers; 1t was York who built the
wagon road and established the express
which rendered SCOTS mules and pack
trains obsolete; it was Scott who called
into life the Vigilance Committee which
expatriated York friend, Jack Hamlin it
was York who created the Sandy Bar
Herald, which characterized the act as a
lawless outrage and Scott as a Border
Ruffian;" it was Scott, at the head of
twenty masked men, who, one moonlight
night, threw the offending forms into
the Yellow river, and scattered the types in
the dusty road These proceedings were
received in the distant and more civilized
outlying towns as vague indications of
progress and vitality. / have before me a
copy of the Poverty FL1 Pioneer, for the
week ending August IL, 1856, in which the
editor, under the head of County I'M
provements," says "The new Presbyterian
Church on c street, at Sandy Bar, is com
pleted. 1t stands upon the lot formerly
occupied by the Magnolia saloon, which
was so mysteriously burnt last month.
The temple, which now rises like a
Phoenix from the ashes of the Magnolia, is
virtually the free gift of H. j. York, ESQ.,
of Sandy Bar, who purchased the lot and
donated the lumber. Other buildings are
going up in the vicinity, but the most no
ticcable is the Sunny South Saloon,
erected by Captain Matt. Scott, nearly OPP
posite the church. Captain Scott has
spared no expense in the furnishing of the
saloon, which promises to be ons OF the
most agreeable places of resort in old
Tuolumne. He has recently imported two
new first-class billiard tables, with cork
cushions, Our old friend, Mountain
Jimmy will dispense liquors at the bar
We refer our readers to the advertisement
in another column Visitors TO Sandy
Bar cannot do better than give Jimmy
a call" Among the local items occurred
the following: III. J. York, Esq, Of
Sandy Bar, has offered reward of 800 for
the detection Of the parties who hauled
away the steps Of the new Presbyterian
Church, street, Sandy Bar, during Divine
service on Sabbath evening last Captain
Scott adds another hundred for the capture
Of the miscreants who broke the magnifi-
cent plate glass windows Of the new saloon
on the following evening. There is some
talk of recognizing the old Vigilance
Committee at Sandy Bar"
When, for many months Of cloudless
weather, the hard, unwinking sun OF
Sandy Bar had regularly gone down on the
unpacified wrath of these men, there was
some talk of mediation. In particular,
the pastor Of the church TO which i have
Just referred-a sincere, fearless, but per
haps not fully enlightened man-seized
gladly upon the occasion of York's liberal
ity to reunite the former partners. He
preached an earnest sermon on the abstract
sinfulness Of discord and rancor. But the
excellent sermons Of the Rev. Mr.. DAVIS
were directed To an ideal congregation that
did not exist at Sandy Bar-a congregation
of beings of unmixed vices and virtues, Of
single impulses, and perfectly logical mo
tives, of preternatural simplicity, OF child
like faith, and grown-up responsibilities.
As, unfortunately, the people who actually
attended Mr. DAVIS church were mainly
very human, somewhat artful, more self
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