, 1870-12-11

MN t1ey 1enteu Sn6 noteIr 1nu sue etaft8d
down to sacramento to buy some necessary |
articles for the bar before going to ''keep a
tavtrp." She took his money With her, and
did not cene back. He borrowed so from
an acquaintance. followed her down to Sacrar
mcnto, and there learned that abe had gone
10 "she l'sy." in company with Jig fellow
kaoun at Sandy bot. who came out aith her
from New York, aud who. il he ~as not her
huhbe nd. ought to have been No use going
any fur her after her.
Afttr his borrowed fifty dollars we're all ex-
pended. he got situation ~ 81 assistant tuli-
~ to- Fiadlttown, where he came across !
iIie1 d vlo took him iEto partnership III a
placer gold claim, then Hurpt eed 10 be worth
le.r. They ..ettuck it .ieh" in TWO weeks,
toa out for s'big stake, and q artel for San
Fra1cieco. On the way down the Sacramento
liver On q Gamer, Concas ena:ion Dii1 took
haEo in 4 gsne Of draw-poker, just to pass
awsy tho time, and not only lost every cent
Of LIS own money, lut all his partners share
as we'll. In San Frarcisco he had varied adj
ventures, finding emuloyment in = dozen
different kinds Ct bnslness, onlg 10 be thrown
cut Of it bv como unfortunate occurrence, and
lind him+elf "dead broke" every time. He
we'll to Frazer Rivef, and catue back broke
then 10 Waehoe. and came back broke again.
Then he made his way southwark, fisled for
and, after lime, .nade himse1f generally USE
excitement OF 1sG2-'63 took him across the
detert to the Colorado 1liver. Near Ii paz
he found small vein Or deposit Of silTer
copper lance, ore, which ho .4loeated, and
d1ed dollars and. with the money thus OBJ
tained, ho started i small " "dcAd-fan," pro-
rosirg to gupply the honest miuets With
liquor and carda at a handsome advance on
original cost. TIE first DAYS business was a
success, and bo entertained high hopes Of =
charge Of fortune for the better. Vain
hcpe! On the second day man camo iato
his shxnty for drink. and fell down dead
from heart disease before seaching tue
ronnter. TIE rurnor went abroad suddenly
that the respected and lsmented descased-
who bad em'gTated from Northern
California or Southt m Oregon on account
ct prospective 1assuit involving the title
to = horse-had inst died after. instead Of
jurt before. Swallowing glssa OF Concatena-
tion Bile best whiskey. 1t WIS warm weather,
t.ict were at that lime an exci:ahle eet, with
| no wholesome restraint on their conduct In
| the shape Of courts and legal eaactments. In
| an hour fifty men were examining bis stock,
and testing II as committee Of the whole, by
was Of deciding, whether It wcull kill Or not
II did not directly kill those who dsauk il then
and there, without paying for It: but it led to
fight, in which two honest rninera were
! laid out wi'h hullt t-ho!es through them;
and the indignant citizens. with the crude
|
trousibie for the result, and. when the row
1es over, organized Vigilance Committee,
! with tho determination Of "goinG for him "
az toon IS da! light came to enable them to
teat mp his h;tlirg-siace in The ehapparel.
Luckily for Linn, he learned Of their amlable
troke over the Weaver Monntsins. lie broke III
that direction himself. They hearI from him
| next by Mexican. who met him at Granite
Wash, tEsy miles eastward Of the river, and,
Asing cooled down u llttlo meantime, con-
cludcd not TO pursue him.
ffasRiyampi. Wis kt nbuEE was lively place
at that time Jack Smelling WAS ca oitil
| fellow, but inclined to he too playful ut times.
and indulge in Little practical jokes. which
1,@ually resulted in eomebcdy beng keut ont
Of town perforated like colander. Jack ~hs
festively inclired IN the day on which our
friend arrived. and had been around town and
compelled ali the tr4rere to close their shops
aLd 20 home, on pala OF ins'ant DEATH As
CoEcatcnation Dilt rLdo down the single long
street Which formed the city, Jack sighted
him, and, mietakinc him for 9 man WHO had
orco iilsulsed him by refusing to drink with
lin, "weut for him tile moment be dis
mounted and thrasbed him within an inch OF
Ii. life hsforc hr discovered his mistake.
Corcateuation Bill accepted jacks apology
and drink, bnt though, business too lively
! to be permanent in W1ckeubnrg, washed tho
tlood ftom his face. bound piece Of raw
| hecf urou one Of hie eyer, aud started or
Dt 1t morning before eun1ise-
In the couTre Of hit travels 10 waa seen 1t
l10og er 4 Co.. store, on the Gila. and for
sotne time he WIS 1t home 1t Tucson.
Two OF three years after the adventure At
Ia raz, Consideration Bill came dnxn Dill
Williams Fork from Dalc Creek and Prescott.
| and for some weeks WIS one OF the fixtures oi
the copper mining camp At tue Great centra
md Planet Atlnee Twelve miles above the mouth
FAt-z 14hS
hial to s'cr, AID nobody eeemed 10 care te
atk him to leave: 20 he p2rtook Of the hos
ritali:ies OF the camp. never missing meal
nor paying \ cent. day After day. and night
sfser nighr. until il wAa whispered atount
s1pong The miners that he was heavy stock
ht Idei in the company, and 1t would be well K
keep on the good side Of him.
Il was in mifsnmer, and the heat VAS ter
riule All day long the naked red mountain,
| absorbed the fierce heat OF the burning sun
anc all night they gAve it oT, as the brick. o
the bakers oven give back to the atmosphere
within it The heat received from the blazing
! uood.dre just r4ked our. Sleep. uutil fat in
| to the morning hours. was IN fnpoeeibilisy
IN doors OF out, and the miners were wont Il
| e1ret ch themselves on their blanket. beneatl
the lorg vetanda At the hacienda and whils
away tie early pA:t Of the night. lighting mos
quttoes and t~1p: ing lies, which were abou
, I equally abundant in that camp.
Not long before this time tne MojAves D
the Colorado went to war with the PtnAs AMI
Slas7copat OF the Gil1, The first akirnatsh re
kulte d IN the rapid retreat Of the pimas. viii
The loss OF four bucks and one sqnAv. Bu
the second tight was disastrous to the Mo
]ares. who we're compelled to retreat witt
grest lo.s.
, Now, 1T 20 happened that concatenatio
J Dll had been in the GitA At or about tll1t time
ana either SAW the fight, OF heard the detail
: from some one ~ho cid. and he had woske
up the incidents into wonderful rC
nance Of which he waa the principal beru
n and never tl1.d Of telling. No one about tl
camp knew aught to the contrary. znd th
, | ptctv, for want ct contradiction. became CD
Of the aclnow1edg, aud respected legends o
r the Fork. But for At unfortunate Incident
whith shsli presently relate, it vault hav
n | raseed into h,s,orr. aud been handed down
d | 1oste1ity With all the clam to reEeEenee A.
: credeuee which attsch.s TO that OF Nii'ias
TEL, OF the infant G. W. and his Ratchet an
n III. fAshtrs cherry trees Que day. Just II ID
I run wA- going down in the oyaoge-hned Wes
I | e1n skx, aud the sweating cook was c2'liaS th
= toiless 1t the minr 10 dinner with the wcscau
r clangor OF his bell. Game-looktng .yoan
1 tronil. Et1nan. in busksltn garments and bros
q like Couu'y Lat. rode 3o<n the steep d
Ia c1ivisy Of the Iied Mountain and naada his "
i Into camp. He wac made free OF the can
= aud tur. ed in With the rest on the 7es1ndA
iisht. Stories came gu in cue conrsc. and
u lin from como one Of the crowd. Concase
ation B.!l started in with the true and r
nau,ic histor1 Of tho :. Great Indian Fight
=, | the Gila-~ Thu. went he on:
H. "Well. you eee, bo1s. the old chiefs OF Il
.. rimss and M.rcopae Il usd 'hiogs was goit
h. ae1. EN- aitersthe iiret tight. aud ther look
Is ABOUT 'em for n leader who knew hos TO p
t. up the Plus for sictery. They pitched
i mc, aud drA~ed ND the ptsn Of the cAuapai
e right away. TIE next right lald for
v Mrjsrcs. and got en-. They came Fnc I
ed rive-. yelling Ike devils, aud drove our pick
he Euard he fore EN- like chat hut, when I {
'en, just in the right enot. gave the wol
nj Al Il We riz on 'eu. l ueyer,did feel gui!iy
cl TAXI, & human life he'ote, but, the fact ID, t
ne Slaughter was fsighsfu1. aud it came TO b
en- | perfect butchely UotLre we got through.
rvear to mad that the GllA 1ix ovtr = foo', |
ae don't sly it WAS all owing to the blood wh!
Is. run into it. There Was 4bo1t 600 de3d y
- iAyss fo.sitg do&n tie siresm, and Il
rrotably cboked II up 1t coma pint where
vas nsrrer like. and so set the water .bi
MT moro or loss. Right in the th,ckett OF
6cbt. VII. n it seemed for few moments u
in the I4taves-who var game to the last
rom to Get the btet Of Us. went for tt
nm | ~ icf. and dowued him with bloz from
,se ! rerolyer, and Wa cooking my ~eapon to s
him : settler, when old ichtherniree, hie :.
did | ord in command. ind about half dozen l..
ttIants made fer me, and We al clnc
ard went down. I got 0ne arm loose, 4
use pulling my bowle-knife, commenced slash
right IL left. when"
int Corcatenation gill ueyer told us what n
rened after That. When ho eommenced
ss- esog. the stranger. ss9 w1s l..ns so%e ssss,
not a1d then e]ox1y rose to citing position.
|. 4 rheD 10 his feet A. the etozy proGressec
moved quietly toward tho spot ahaFa bn
fcr l{ing, nd startled thai worthy by audes