The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-11-14
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THE DEAD TOWN,

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and rsnzrt Cf the ragged mining re-
gion "i Central Nevsds, and the
sun w-s blt h.t!e more than two
hours high, but getting higher and
hotter every min'ta.
Along the Oeey Iuts of the old
wagon road WEicb wound through a
crooked valley, trere were riding
two men Of witely different exterior.
although thev bO'h were sufficiently
noteworthy Ia their wsy. The one
la front, upOn Whrse siOs movements
the otLsr wzs rApiaiyS. aiming, vas
DOun't on stout old niuit., whose
iuii sn bi1l1n iie cOntiuu"u-ly a~sisr
ii with hearty IhSscks UI what was
ieft Of ihe stalk su,, lash OF a worm
out "buii whip; sid q curious SORT
% I cust9mtr was he. His dress
vas ah uid C 'mmingling of the rags
and relics Of civilized clothing with
uticies OF lndisl make, not 20 spesk
% su1frV rude "Inproveme tha'
spoke probably Of his own handi-
york. His hist, for instance, c consist
e OF greasy snd battered antelope
Skin, stretched over an inconpre
nens;ble irame OF wiiloH tEigs and
rusty wire, and hsd such a shtp-
iONn behind aud such flap up in |
ront as suiied admirably way the
~esrer had ot bearing his snub nose
high IN air, IS it be perpetusIlg dis
covered something unpleasant in the
surrounding atmosphere /, needed
20 second glance OF an experienced
owe to determine thar that man had
been long time SIN the mountains {"
In fact he was just returning from a
prospecting AMI mining tour of pro.
longed toll snd peril, but OF very
satisfactory success; and there ia no
other time in his wIli, sdventurous
life when your genuine miner so
apprccistfs his right to
carry his nose as high in the air a.
he pleases. And vet our miner
seemed TO be in no particular hurry,
for all his occasional applications to
the tough hide OF his old mule, and
least Of all, did he seem to he dis
posed to svOid the man behind him
TIE latter wore the uniform nf : !,
Unitei States cavalry officer, spick
and span new, with the SHOULDER
straps of a csptain, and a general
appearance of having just been to
the BARRIERS, thai wss in strong con-
lrast with the outward man OF the
mule driver in front of him He
vas well mounted on sleek skinned
and perfectly gr1Ome,i fat geIniDg-
quite tnO fat Tor use in country like
that. The Captain, however, did not
carry bis nose in the air, but rather
seemed inclined to send its long.
sharp point ahead of him on a gener- ,
Il scouting expedition of its own
"HulIo, stranger !" sh uted the !
nan on the mule, as he turned half :
'Hund on his tattereh saddle Il say.
,ap'n, my names 3ing. ID, VI
ynow If this 'er"'s the right road to :,
Crooked Pine 2"
Cant say. niY friend,' replied !.
he captain; "never was here before. :
md I'm just riding on ahead of my " =
nen tn see what can find.' "
"Wall, then. csp'n, this 'ere is the r
igbt road to Crooked Pine, ard I'm =
.wine right into that thsr city nv "
elf, sure as my names Bing." =,
"All right" growle1 the captain y
go in il you want to. don't sup y
,ose any one will trv to stop vou' = =
"Won't they, though ?" returned :
he man on the mule. "Wall. ] :
eckOu you never was iniy Cooked "
Pine in yer life. and I'm inst gwine :
ig hit in there, l am Mebbe it amt =
iad pace for you, with yer srwy. :,
'Iue on and yer cavalry fflIers COMM -
lose on behind ye. 1 amt gos no y
avalrv but this yer conssrned CID ;.
nule.'' y
"Whv,' inquired the captain, aim :
no his long nose atthe man on the -
nule, ''is Crooked Pine such a dan
erous place TO get into? ?" L
"You bet " exclaimed Bing:
''Why, cap'n, it's just The deades'
own you ever hesrn tell on l. q
.rowed powerful fast. it did Thar al
Tas only coyote hole thar At irs'. 81
an the city sort o growed up around re
hat-a little the thickest you over
cen. Alters full of human coyotes. 81
90, arter they'd skeered off the hu D,
nan coyotes, too. srter they'd skeerd M
# the four fOo.ei ones. I've been al
nar mOre'n once, snd now I'm gwine er
gin Pm gwine right into ttat thar d,
lwn' ST
"Bat what do you want To go there d,
lr # IT'S such dangerous sort OF IS
lace ?" ssked the captain. NJ
"WaIl, yOu see, cap'n,' said BiDg, d.
ith d species OF snort, "thsL's just iii
bar the rub comes. YOu zee, th
rocked Pines just the deadest slrt hs
| town, and it's the on'y place whsr al
le boys ever made out To git a white ,b
leer onto old Bing. TreV iust did nj
at mOIe'H ayear ago. They COB sc
led my pile lust, ami then they run "
e clean OU. Of CROOKED Pine, and of
lus | took 20 the mCuntIngs, aud be
&c beea tnar prs;Jy mGch ever since be
We had The TALES. kline OF good luck. ns
1T | shsn't be comfortable IN nv m
ird ill I've been hack To- Crooked u,
inc. I'sa gUiTe to tide this 'ere B
d mule IIg ut into thar ihsr town, ] a,
ID, sure az my names Bing, and az
ere eos. thar nov To-
Tue csP,sin's curiosity was evI- &
emily somewhat excired by what be sh
cara, ard his lOng nose was aimed ul
up the valley, which va
ideLing out upon q sort Ct piste;,n 10
i no very wonderful extent, ana 10
lsre were certainly evidences Ui Ur
Dne SOFT Of settlement Tle isnl N
rouDd, here and there, locked ever w
at some time OF other an effort IA
al been made u pu: it under ienee 81
vi cultivation be
s.Is thst the city Of Crooked Pinef p a
skei The captain Of tue mule rider. hi
sNo, sIr.ree,' replied Bingo ae hs