The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-08-11
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The Fighting Horse of the Stanis-
lauS-.A eReminiscenCe Of the
Early Mining life of Senator
Jones, of Nevada. ...

| Jones, OIL nevada.
From the Virginia City (Nev.i Enterprise.]
In the early days, many years ago
Senator Jones was engaged in mining or
the Stanislaus River, California, ,at place
called Cherokee Flat. 1t was small
camp, containing scarcely more than s
dozen habitations, all told. The mos
Imposing structure in the camp was {
boarding house, owned by MI. Jog
giles, Missourian. This Joggles was (
man of sporting proclivities. He owned
vicious looking old bull dog, with bu
lone eye, whose nose was covered with
scars and whose front teeth were always
visible even when in the most friendl,
mood. This dog he was ready to bach
against any dog on the river for asfight
He also had two or three game roosters
of whose prowess he was boastfal Bu
This especial glory and pride was his fight
ling horse, a large, powerfully musclet
and exceedingly vicious "broncho,'
which he called "Oid Pzen" And "pi
zen" he was to all four-footed creature;
in that region; indeed he was so NEAR
THAT he was almost poison to himself.
t This fierce and unsocial beast had ia
Iken possession Of large, grassy fiat
about half mile above the camp. ant
would allow no other; animal to com,
upon what be viewed as his private do
main; nor, for the matter of that, t.
come anywhere near the camp at Chero
kee Flat. The old broncho was monarch
of all he surveyed. He had whipped ant
run off every animal that had ever beer
brought to the camp. The miners seve
raj times swore vengeance against "Olt
Pizen," and would have shot him, hu
that they liked Joegles, and the soul o
Joggles delighted in "Old Pizen, there
fore they let him live. s.
Not content with conquering intruders
/ the old broncho would chase them 70
miles, running them clear out of tht
country. The moment he saw strange
animal he laid back his ears and went fo
him, using both heels and teeth. r'- t'.
About all this Jogg!es didn't care :
cent. When told of one of the exploits
of the animal he would laugh in spite o
himself, and would sweal that "Old Pi
zen was the biggest fightin' hoss on the
Stanislaus," and that he would "bacl
him agin any critter that ever wore har.
He would tell how a big American horse
chased away by Old Pizan, was fount
forty miles distant with his tail gnawet
/ off to mere stump When he though
! of the comical appearance the manned
horse mustalave presented with his little
stump of tail, Joggles would laugh till
tears ran down his cheeks.
The lame of the "fghting horse" ex
tended for miles around the camp: Pros
pectors passing that way with pack ami
mails were warned against him abe
ware of the fighting horse!" was tn,
word through all that section of coun
try.
Sonora, the county seat of Tuolumme
1 County, was the source where the miners
! at Cherokee Flat drew their supplies o
''grub" and other necessaries. The tow
was fifteen or twenty miles distant, ant
1.-THE miners would occasionally go NJ
there, order what they wanted. and hav'
it "packed" down to their cabins
One day J. P. Jones and one of hi
partners went up to Sonora to procur
supplies for their company, known a
the buckeye" They remained owe
night in the town, intending to returi
1.-THE next day In the morning, soon al
ter they arose, they heard a terrible com
motion in livery stable just across tn
street from their hotel. Running over tt
ascertain the cause, they found that q bi
lSpanish jackass had found his way int
the stable through rear door, and wa
on the war path among the horses H
had cleaned out several stalls almost a
dash, ,and had reached that occupied b
a powerful black stallion. Here he founl
work to do. AS Jones and his partne
entereda furious battle was raging, tn
horse using his heels and the jack hi
teeth. The horse being confined by
strong halter, the jack,had rather the bes
of it. After tearing and mangling. tn
flanks of the horse frightfully, the fur
ous jack, unmindful of the blows the SITS
blemen we're raining upon his back, sue
denly crowded himself forward in til
stall and seized the horse by unde
, Hip. Hereahe held on like bulldog, ,th
poor horse quivering in every muscl
and moaning in agony. i ~
, One of the proprietors of the stabl
drew his revolver and was about t
shoot the savage ass, when his owner al
rived and fierce wrangle ensued. Th
owner of the fighting jack drew his pis
tol, and for time it looked as thoug
there was likely to be ga man for break
fast"
Finally, however, the owner of th
lack succeeded in getting him away fror
the trembling,horse, and drove him OF
of the stable.
: 1t now occurred to Mr.. Jones ths
here was an animal that would make Oh
Pizen sick at the stomach A word {
this. thought to his partner, and the
, agreed, il possible,to secure the fightin
jackass. Following the owner Of th
| Jack, they soon came to an understandin
with him. They were told that the jac
was good pack animal, and as quiet Q
lamb when no horses were about :
When he came where there were horse
his whole nature changed, and he wer
for them with the fury of q tiger. Tt
jack being an unusually powerful anima
the owner asked S75 for him. Jon.
and partner agreed to run him trip O
trial and gave the owner S75, which b
was to keep in case the jack was not n
turned within certain time
Having secured the fighting jack, Jon'
and partner packed him and starte
home in high feather. As soon as
was out of town, the jack became as d.
cile and sleepy as any other old "burro
that ever trotted trail. Before gettin
= home the beast became absolutely laz
and Jones & Co. began TO fear THAT q
bis own dung hill their jack was Of r
account as fighter. ,N5 b. t.
1t was about sundown when the MT
reached Cherokee Flat and drove up
the door of the buckeye Company
cabin" Their partners had quit VOL
s and come up from the.bar. They we
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