Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-28
s.FAN
A Romance Of the sierras.

.ss s.FAN.,.
A Romance Of the sierras.
Peruvian Bar reposcd OH the banks Of
gently moving stream not wide or dee
ehongfi TO be designated a river, and cons,
Guently called creek. Ii was tlourisllin
mining camp, having the reputation Of b.i,,
the .roughe5t bar iii the southern mines
AMI the abode OF the worst characters III tlls
seetioh OF lie country; a place where :.
man for breakfast was io uncommon occ,!,
renee. and Where the sweet note of The hi.
toI often resouhtled. Un.ler these ciretin
stahee-slhe.expression Peruvian Bar repose.
may appear ali anomaly. baL il must he hi
derstood that the time was early avn, ali,
that the 'roughs' hadnGt yet recovered froi
tue effects of The previous nights q. ba,el
Lie saiOs,iis which are the principal place
of business In towns OF this description. wer
not Yet open, and the nilk.na,i, with hi
changing cans. was only just driving back t,
Ms fallche OIL the arroyo. 1t was the ,nur1,
ing OF the sGorious Fourth. & however. AM
the Will iniiabiiants of Peruvian Bar cu
their suinbers short. The Wafil rays of III,
morning stn We're only beginning to shoe
across The Table Mountain down into tn.
veldfure-clad valley in which the camp Law
when the the main street began to show signs o
life. Tie doors Cf cabIns OH the hillside
opened, and tall ablc-botlied specimens q
humanity, wearing red shirts, tramped
through ;he dew along The narrow paths !.
some Magnolia or Long Tom Oh tile
town. which lad now opened for the recep.
tion OF all Wflomiglit apply for the invigars..
ting beverages dispensed across the counter
by the eehtlcmaiiiF bar-keeper, who appear
ed III bran new white linen coat cod and
refreshing TO those Nho possessed the
'WhereWtii, whether coin or credit with
which TO purchase the beverages aforesaid.
anu decidedly cool TO The very few who
We're known rs chronic .bamners' and sold
beats, III Peruvian Bar pariance The resi-
dents Of this model camp turned ont frm
cabin, howell and hotel-miners. gamblers
desperadoes and horsc-thiescs (the latter .lc-
cidedly snb rosa. for it was ii greater crime to
| steal horse in Peruvian Bar than to kill n
man. all proceeding imone di .ection and for
one object--their matufiiial drink.
Give Us cocktail. Md; and don't forget
i the lightning; three ing~rs-io more no
4 iess-Io you m nd? was Lire greeting which
a slight and rather good locking young MAJ,
addressed to tile bartender of tile Rifle Sal
loon as he entered the place on the morning
| in question: ~.
All right, Jack; three fingers, eh ?, re-
turned Ned, and he busted himself with the
mixture. @ k.34s
! Coin. to the races to-day. Ncd?' asked
/ the young man.
Can't ay. Jack it all depends ol the
old man. YOU know replied the bar-keeper.
oh he'llle you off; tell you what. Ned.
1t goiil' to b" the wlckedest@ run Peruvian,
Bar ever saw You can bet your life OH that,
exclaimed Jack.
Are you going to ride? asked Ned
'Shouldsay was. slightly; and III kill /
old BMar1elrs horse or wiz slhe race Because. |
I've got big money bet On Fan and can't /
;iffort TO throw off. yoii know; Sd Ii yp,l I
want no beon sure thing, just puugie up
ponl on the Fan claim
'uh. there's 40 doubt of your winnir g the
race. pro: ided that inare from Peserson's
don't bother you,' answered Ned
Never You mind that mare from Petei-
sons. and don't forget that Fam jumps ike
rahbt;lna runs like deer answered tile
yonng man as he drained his three fingers'
and returned the glass on The counter
That's SO; she makes a point every time
on those three first jumps OF hrs. replied il
miner standing by; and I'm going to bsl
heavy on your animal to-day
You cahtdo letter. my friend: there's
nOthing Oh the face Ot the glube, except a
Kentucky thoroughbred or All English
racer, that can distance Martel's Fan III 4
square two mile rum answered the young
fIitn, with a communicable pride Tor the J
proWess OF the iinal that he was destined
to ride that afternoon.
- hat kind of horse isztIlis one that's $
going to run against Fan p asked the U8iner. {
oh, some old plug from Petersons ranch
that they call Flyer She's hardly more i
than a foal, and never run race before.
Why, she won't be nowhere after # M !;
shows her these new shoes OF hers.
And tile young man left tile saiesr.
Jack, the Marquis. as he was familiarly !
called III Peruvian Bar. was a ge4Hein jockey / j;
with every trick in the professions, =
lnd il at all familiar with the horse that he ),
ode could almost invariably prognosticatc :
he result OF the race. he was light in his i
,uild and quick in his motions. combining i
III the quail les OF a confidence man. IIe / i
vas supposed to be a native OF England, Il
where he had probably in his early boyhoad :.
earned his prof ssion osl the Derby and at :
scot hut like thousands of others allured 4
" golden wealth, had wandered across +,
ceaIi and continent to the little camp OF :,
'erhvan Bar, where he led lite of uilalioy- {.
d enjoyment, performing no manual iabrr, !
Mess shufHing 4 pack Of cards may be term II
such. He had not given up horse riding n
+ racing, and was always on hand II cock y
ghts, buii-tghIs. or horse Races, entering as II
principal or betting on the winning ami n
lai. Il.
On the Fourth of July upon which he was u, u,
ride .Martel's Fan, he had B. Ell busiy adj -,
sing all his friends TO bet their money on :;
le mare that Jumped like a rabbit and ran 4
lie deer. assu ing them that she was sure !,
} win at the same time taxing all outstand-
g Wagers that were TO be got himself.
The day wore on. with it's usual patriotic yf
'MIsrlle carnival was instituted, iii
which every license was given to the
ayfui lnasque;aders, " ho role through the an
WIN on every description OF animal they st.
'uld beg, borrow or steal formiiss around
ON the half-bried mustang TO the diminll- Fl
" jackass- throwing handtuls OF flour and ar,
g shells in every direction upon the crowd A
at lined the streets. as the MeXicans are ii, TIN
g habit OF celebrating st. john day or as
Z French the festival called Boedf Gras. III.
a unusual number OF ii siHs took place, Ja
d Two men We're Killed in al affiay at the bo
0ng T0m.;' another was badiy cut by l,a
tlnken companions. at fFfae .Aiaynolfa 4 tr.
lille every nirrssr II. tile RifiiH' was shat tlit
.ed by pistol balls fired across il roulette. Al,
)le at heavy winner, whom the ,lss,liiants t.Ie
led TO hit, and who escaped through side ktlo
ndow. after empiying every barrel of his ill
golver at the nlan who sought lis life. /
About noon, Micky O'Dougller.y, gave a for
lickeil soiree' Ill his Castle saloon, which Ma
i attended bv halt the residents Of Per.i- She
in Bar; and, as the price nf admission ].
Il PLACED 1T tr D dollars per head, Air. has
DOughlerty realized handsome profit Of
m his exhibition.
During the afternoon the Mexican portion and
the pOpillation Witnessed buIi-tight, TO- i.a1
sed by 4 bloody struggle between Span wa,
steer and haif-grpwll grizzly bear. in der