, 1870-08-26
EiGEWAYMEN IN THE FAR
WEST,


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lsohhcu-A i'aa>senRcr's story.
Apa-nrrser on Wo1ls: Fargo l. Co.. COACH
writes from, Coriunc, Utah, to tho Helena
Herald, u,.dcr dato Of August 6:
Reaching rlcasa. Valley, about . .. N.
IL,ltsls... 1 sAw Indications Of some anxiety
OIL the rat u tue Iriver aud gaori--h-sh Of
v.rs. We passed the first station eouth OF
Pleasant Valley eafe1y, hut it was
.esNecn this and tho next tlL4t Hc
expected the fstn. Lieutenant Hamilton. Of
Fort ElIiE, was with ne. and the three China
men. onls had one weapon Of defence, We
WIRE all now watca,fuf, and AZ the coach as
~rndcd from the bel Of Dry Creek-tnis is
what caught our tsrs: &c ck: click. click!
ualt.!" and Ike Al zppatasion the road
agents rrrang from the rocka few feet from
the coscb. One drew his Henry rifle on the
eAderr, the nexs On the driver, and the third
t.,tscM y i; r.: ing tho muzxfe OF his ne de-
,!n in 11fl.rr uutonfor, as'tc IT 1iLity 70 onr
TAR. and. as :h> driver pthi!y remark
ed, ''tbs uMzzles Of them rides appeared
~ large az nine-tpch stovepinc! in
tantlv eeizea my 'tnRvJ nut \ tonch #
caution f1cul isculilto a-lslsed l,atla1,ts: Nut
knowing wita: the iieue u the Affair might ue.
Concealed ny money in the c,.4.Ieah oi .es ~'s
scat IT. cutting holo in tlse leather: tny cou-
oi hls dr,a,cers. The Chiuameu lad by this
time nwoic aud bcEan their etbberisA. u
fenced tn, N, AMI then rotcd the progress Of
,dairs outside. Tho ,inver put on the brake
he ,uor,e1, tlsty challengod him. He asked
+hat they walteu.
"The t..us1te hoAsss' sail taey,
"All rjeht!"' said the driver. here thcF are,
md th.es uut tt,o light ouc, ifsoE E;sssnia
::iuu hs,e s1otler oir these fish :" said the
leader
"Yes," was the reply.
Throw it ou,,~ was the command
This aas dono, Ard stepping ssiae hs 9>ieh ~
mp All axe and hreun choprins the light our
upcn. 1t touk hl1n full ffleen minutes, and
Lar,i work at that. lie emptiea its contants-
There's nothing in that box, he said, eSi-
deutly nutl euraged.
He ueAt attacked the Helena box. which
ront4in11 Abont .ix t1,oueAna dollars. I be-
litse. He remarked TO the driver duzlng the
progress af opening the boxes that he xas
serly to detain ne 80 long, bu: it could not 10
le!Fea; toat these thl.gn would occur III tbs
hest regulated families.
Arc there any passengers a5oanl :: he
said, ~hen he got through with tie boxes.
Yes" sad the da.sr, ''tllres Chinamen
aud two white men
SECT ont john" in voice that could not
1e mistaken. We told the boye 10 get ont
AfEF uN~ll1ifty ~
mt The leader ErlA his TIDE 80 tl,eiz heads
,ut demanded their money. With many
protes,atione Of poverty they eaia they had
none--one said. ''two dollars h1D alice, no
,nrre." They would rot be satisfied. Int With
:e.rfu1 imrrecatiors they told thern fhat they
would shoot them where theJ Hsood II :hcr dii
not tsirgc,sr. One bS one he stripped OF iheir
| ,...4ee AMI b.ote ard took what thes bad. Tho
| tlir,, snd last. ~ho had tue l4rrcst amount nf
| ncnr. ea.7cO1 strung arouua his neck OF ma
| rels, b. handled veFy roughly. He took hl-
'o'c kni:c {at,ont twelve inchesl, ard ripp.d
| rh:Y:. vert. and cos: FROM top TO bottom,
ar.l the gold fell out with heavy I" thul" to
| the srouIa: Having fiDished. they ordered
Them into the coaca, and told the ds.yer to
| '.t4o en-. rnr1ch IT, our relief. indeed. for
| fnliS expected that We wenid he next. VIC
rarnut explain their partially tu cur fa~or
mt think that they were AfrNt to attenpt t
! fo1cs nH out.
could have easily killed Two of them, lu
!. would havt been II the e1rensa OF the liz.
= enc OF :ht men On the rox, I'll iss sua wllirl
lea not like to fotca. The hind curtain
tsiuR down, nouc Of them could Observe on
novcme nte, -hence, / had the drop Q,
any one o! thesa. except the man who cosere,
tho driver, who VIA ! little too far. Tha
/ endeJ my experience with the road SCENTS U
Ment*na, of whom heara and read 3
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