The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-21

had cut inthe canvas All this ,shI
reported to Mark. 80
On the following day Mark had VIC
lent alteration with the pretended Lieu
tenant. -.rl -, - ''7''''75 =
No one had eyes or ears for ANYTHING
but this exciting scene, and It thus hap.
pened that u body Of horsemen In The
Uniform OF the United States had, came
up, and had dashed into the very camu
before their approach was noticed,
A lolldbugle call from the head Of The
troops was tho first token the emigrants
received OF the new arrival.
In q moment tho combatanlsa were
loosed, and all eyes turned TO the new.
corners.
The disguised Lieut.. Fallon looked and
turned faint He knew what this visit
meant II no one else did. ID, ...rr1.,'--
Conductor shouted the leader Of the
troop, tive are here In search Of Blue
Jack, the noted desperate, accused Of the
attempted murder oil Lieutenant Fallon OF
tho United States army, whom he brutally
attacked and flung into the Deep Canyon
as dead. The Lieutenant Is now at Fort
Kcarney, ina critical condition, and we
demand his would.be murdererp
The emigrants had listened with breath.
less ama2ement to the announcement Of
the officer in charge Of the small detach.
mcnt of troops. They were actually
spellbound. Not so the person most n.
terestel in the announcement = Blue
Jack himself. . tt .aa1.BgF l. am
Tho desperate had comprehended the
GRAND ofthc troops IN the first moment
OF their appearance. After his first sen.
sation Of 'faintnesS and terror, hehad re.
covered his GOODNESS and courage and was
himself again. -Tl, vi
At the very commencement of tho off.
GERS announcement, Blue Jack exchanged
glances with, the terrified and covering
BurE. The latter pointed one trembling
finger over his shoulder to aspot at little
distance, where Blue Jacks horse stood
grazing saddled for use. t.' " T
In an instant the chief desperate darted
under the wagons .ioward the waiting
horse. lie reached him and leaped upon
his back.
And in the next moment that despera.
do rose gracefully in his stirrups at the
distance OF few rods, and with fierce
defiant yell Of wild Indian, dashed his
spurs into his horses side and was away
like the wind. -... .-,,;,-.
The troops gave an answering yell OF
surprise and anger, and the officer in
command led the swift pursuit.
Blue Jack had the advantage of good
start, and was splendidly mounted, his
horse being seasoned animal, born and
bred on the plains, and endowed with
great life and spirit, G"
Blue Jack laughed aloud as the strong
animal bore him onward as II he had
been a feathers weight. He rose again
in his stirrups, and shouted back def.
antly: s1II
"Come on. Take Blue Jack it you
CAMP
The pursuing officer shouted to the
outlaw 10 surrender, but the only reply
was mocking laughlS The officer fired q
shot at the fugitive, but the bullet missed
its mark, and Blue Jack, bending low on
his horses neck, and digging the spurs
into the animals sides, swept on and
away with the rush OF tornado.
And after him swept the pursuers.
The emigrants watched the pursuit
with breathless interest until the foremost
figure on the powerful Indian steed had
passed beyond their line Of vision.
During the confusion Burk escaped
also. ...
At nightiall they halted upon the south
bank of the Platte, and were at supper
around their fires when the troops were
seen to approach, weary and dispirited-
without their prisoner.
"The fellow has escaped u.s." said the
officer. -. ...,-,r.s
"You'held on TO the chase well Lieu.
tenant said the conductor. .....,
II can't bear to go back to the Fort
without him." was the quick reply.
There's excitement oil through the fort.
Poor Fallon was nearly murdered and
left for dead. lie was flung over into
Deep Canyon, and happened TO lodge in
a clump Of bushes. There he came to
himself, an hour or more afterward, and
more dead than alive, he climbed upto
the ground above, and fell down in a
dead faint. A party was Immediately Or
gained and sent in pursuit Of the out
law" ~ -R-lEr arr Z /
Tho next day they encountered the
party Of soldiers that had been sent in
pursuit.of Blue Jack. They had found no
trace OF the desperate or his companion,
mo use looking for Blue Jack" said
the officer in charge Of the party address
ing Landlord. There has been party
of Sioux about this quarter fora few days
past, and no doubt Blue Jack has fallen
in with them, Tho party is hardly large
enough 10 attack your train, and under
stand that thOy have gone un toward Da-
kotah. Blue Jack has an Indain wife
somewhere up there.
Upon the second day after leaving Fort
Jefferson, the emigrants made their
midday halt ia grove Of cotton.woods,
upon tho bank OF the south forl,of the
Platte. at its junction with a wide tree
tringed river which descended from the
northwardS and here they concluded to
settle. 'a5s
The siteot the village was Selected OK
actly at the junction of two rivers, upon
low bluff overlooking the two streams.
Then public square was laid out with
mathematical eXactness. a. gt7s
Then each mans lot was assigned him.
Mark Hebers was next to Whitman's
on the eastern side ofthe square, facing
west, and his future garden ran back TO
the edge OF the low bluff.
Mark Hebcr did a mans work, and
from the first day Of this hard toll Whit
man ceased to class the youth among the
In the course of week, eight strong
long. houses, each story in height, and
pierced with loop.holes, and each provid.
ed width single capacious chimney, wera
finished, and tronted the little naked
square.
Mark HebeFs house was simply ar