Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-09-19
Joaquin MzEIer.
he Poet H0rse-1Ileif ana Early Incl.
dctItS.

A correspondent Of tlie Yreka Call .lou
nal relltes the following ii regard to Il,
/ poet Of the Sierras
The poets pesligree aud place OF birth ar
not generally known. He has n.iy a;.ee
habits and eecentricities, but there is elong
OF the noble and generous iilhis eonpasitio
70 compensate for hls faults, whatever the
/ may be. first saw him at the mines d
McAdam's Creek, CAL He was then fresl
from the wilds Of Oregon. His long. tow
colored hair reached to bis shoulders, and
taken altogether, he was about the gscenes
looking specimen around the diggings. Lit
erature was then as now his ambition, and h,
kept constantly scribbiins.
! was several times favored with sigh. {:
his manuscript, some Of which itfld,irl,
had peculiar merit; bs,t most of Ills writiur!
neither gods nor,laen could understand. II.
know nothing Of the laws of versifcation
nor indeed Of rules of grammar, and wlet
told by me that he must reconstruct his DO
etry. observing Il rl.ytlinical arrangement O.
words. and giving each line certain mum.
ber OF feet according to the kind of verse
his a>to1ishment was great, and, thinking
by my aniazed appearance over his queer
lines THAI | meant 10 disparage his talents.
he indignantly snatchea file manuscript
from table. exclaiming: .sOh. d-n the
rilli-um aad measnremenr! there's tie ideas,
ana 4 know what poetical license means.n
fiiS MANY naeantrse;fs.c ,,.,.f..
for all the rough jokes on the creek. When
snlarting under soEie OF these taunts, have
often seen his flushed face express the keenest
pain. Soon, however, he fonII a NEST cf-
frctual way to check such Insults. He
bought long, heavy Colts revolver, which,
at full cock. he would level at tue face Of
the person attacking him. who, thinking that
he meanr mischief, would thereafter let him
alone.
In the year 1850 Joaqu II worked for
Hurst q Go. OH Cherry creek. The r:,scaily
Hurst would not pay him, and being i
rnfIIan and bully, attempted to f,-ighten
him away. Joaquin resorted again to the
local influence OF his revolver, and WITH
HE most satisfactory success. He also
q horse belonging to Hurst & Co..
which he rode off aud sold. paying himself
with the proceeds and thereby obtaining
both substantial and poeticAl jus iea-4 'fiie
lay, nuxeyer, did not recognize such all
irregular proceeding, but rather considered
i IN the light of q felony. Hurst procured
! warrant fnr his arrest. and accompanied
sheriff Bradley. OF DeadWond, to put it
q execution. Joaqnin's cabin was then OH
$ creek. The poet was smoothing
us cherished tresses when he saw the man
approaching, and, reluctantly dropping the
rush. he leisnrely started up The mountain.
Not needing BradleY's order to halt, that
'ificer fired two shots from his pistol. Joa-
luill replied By shooting twice at Hurst, who
vas still approaching the fugitive. Joaquin
low comm nded Bradley to stop. The man
late not being LeeIed, that officer received
bullet through the thigh that just grazed
lle niall artery, which stopped further pur-
uit.
The poet, thoroughly disgusted with civil /
sation, shook the dust Of alcAdams' creek |
ON his ieef, and IL the pursuit of liberty
nd llahpiness We next hear Of him among
ie Indians OF PitIrivcr valley, where report
lid lie went extensively into the ..horss
usiness'' with poor Lo, until the Sheriff Of
hasta county made him more trouble =