The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-29

passed through mere on last FrIQAy,
with a train of about one hundred pack
mules, from the city of Idaho. The
| mules were all greys, and none under
sixteen hands high. They were driven
| by practiced MexicanS, hired by these
| gen lemen for that purpose. They took
| two hundred bales OF cotton from this to
! Memphis at S2.25. per bale, and Col.
Scribner said chat they could make $50
/ miles in four days. These gents, we are
told, are from Middle Tennessee, and
| are engaged in the manufacture of iron
| on a large scale; the firm is said to be
worth in real estate alone at least, two
hundred thousand dollars"
The next thing | hear of the mules,
| is in Memphis paper, which says
About one hundred pack mules from
| Little Rock landed here yesterday with
! two hundred bales OF cotton from that
| place. The mules were in fine condi-
| ton, and had travelled through in four
| DAYS with their burthen. They crossed
| the river (by swimmingl and took from
! the ware house three hundred barrels OF
! whisky, for which they were to have 50
per barrel, to be delivered in Bolivar in
| iorty-twO hours"
We hear no more of them until l find
| in the Idaho Ne0S the following: "Clif-
| ton, Tennessee, Jan. 4th, 1874 Messrs.
Race & Co.. Please find enclosed a
check for $500, balance on payment for
| mules. w q hT0 III MY VI SIAIy u1ll0S
| Of home, and have made fourteen hum
ured dollars on the way. We have had
| fine luck, except one mule got his fore
| leg broken swimming the Mississippi
river, but we made another mule pack
him three or four days, and he is now
about well. We are of opinion that
our in vestment will be a paying one.
Truly and respectfully,
"SCRIBNER 81 BRIGGS"
ErnON tho WaVnRS hOF0 IlHIIn No1go
ga long line of mules passed through
this place to-day, said to be one hundred
and fifty, two white men and four Mex
leans driving. They were loaded with
three hundred barrels of salt for Nap
Ier's Furnace We did not learn the
names of the owners"
From the Furnace WGtchDIG1; "Scrib-
ner & Briggs arrived at Napier's Fur
mace to-day with three hundred barrels
of salt on their pack mules. They leave
in the morning for Columbia, with thir-
ty-five tons OF pig iron. They do not
expect to be back to this place until |
about the first of June, at which time |
they commence regular trips to Column
bia, making trip every two days"
From the olumbia Times, Jan. 9th, |
1874: THE long line of pack mules be- |
longing to Scribner " Briggs arrived |
here this evening from Napier's Fur
mace with Ghirty-five tons of pig iron.
They leave in the morning for McClana-
hans Hill, where they will make daily |
trips from that place to the terminus of
the Hampshire pike"
The news of their coming to McClana-
hans spread rapidly, and when the
train arrived there, about four hundred
persons were on the ground, There
we're so may people that it took but
few minutes to load the mules all ready
for start, and just before they moved
off with their freight, which consisted
OF peanuts, corn, cotton, fourteen hogs
heads OF tobacco, twenty seven pew two
horse wagons, and a considerable amount
of beef cattle, amounting in all to IL
tons, Col. Scribner made them little
talk, Among other things, he wanted
all the world and the balance of man
kind TO know that the firm of Scribner
81 Briggs would convey freight cheaper
tn an other firm in the world. at the
of Col. Scribner's speech,
Briggs WAS called f)r, upon which he
came fOwrard, lin this time the train
Ladies and gentlemen-On this occa-
sion, behold the mules and Mexicans
1 believe that is all 1 can say about
them, as Col. Scribner has explained
everything that know" tremendous
As they passed through
Hampshire, they looked as powerful as
an army with banners and were cheer>
|
top. We are informed that j. H. Pats
ton, in few minutes after they passed,
offered 6rst-rate tWo~hOrse wagon,
Just finished, for $25. He said the black
smiths and the Wagoners were ruined,
Just by Scribner's foolishness. In Con-
ner's lane there were tOrty-twO mules
stuck fast in the mud, and before thew
could be relieved nineteen persisted.
Scribner cOnsoled Briggs in this way
- General, they that have must lose
When the remaining part reached SAM
uel Farriss' spring branch, 81 mules
went entirely out of sight, and the bal .
ance stampeded, but were overtaken in
the lane pear Mr.. Gamers. The Mex
leans, il trying to relieve the nuies, got
into the mud; three of them, and the
four MeXicans lassoed them and had
tied the other end of the ropes to the
fence. The prOprietOrs were both Sc
curely on the top of the fence. when |
John w. Hines came along, with two
good mules going to his pillow. Col.
scri bner says, "JOhn, ii you will hitch
your mules to those rOnes, and pull out |
hem - Mexicans, | will pay you V"
pom this offer being made, John did |
hitch to the MeXicans, and at the second
pull brought them out, safe and sound.
L pom the Mexicans being released, with
)ne accord they started off in Northern
lI~AotS~-- 80 i'll
a.. ..-.v.4, e..IIl ~lUn one accord shouted,
'Mexicana." Then Scribner said to
Briggs, "This road is worse than 1 I
thought it was; you are a good farmer
20 home and attend to your farm, and
will go back to Hampshire and sell
Try goods, with Sam and jack" to all j
If which General Briggs said, Amen"
p. S.-Jf you will never mention this
natter to mankind or any of the human
ace, can tell you where some Of those
mules went. IS soon as Scribner re-
urned to Hampshire and reported how
he mules went at Farriss branch, GER I
ain mule traGer-I won't name him
aid to his friend "BOb, we can make it
low; can find those mules" and his
riend said, abe it So" and straighway
hey let, and went to a certain cave
vas tan yard. When they arrived
here they saw four very fine grey
mules grazing leisurely near the spring.
The mule trader says to his friend, 1--WE
ire in luck" and by the time they
cached the mouth of the cave, three
mare mules stepped out. They remain
ID two hours and drove off thirteen
mules. But Bob says to the mule man, q
will not Scribner know these mules?'. q
lie says, bob, DO you think | a fool? g
Jan't you spell 'B-l-a c-k-i-n-g?'" And p
hey did actually drive thirteen black :
mules into Hampshire and kept them T
or two weeks, and the morning they I
tarted South, Col. Scribner went out r.
md looked at the mules, and said with
N elongated face and streaming eyes,
boys if them mules were greys, / T
would be willing to go before Esq Nc :
zennon and make oath they were a
art OF our idaho mules" I am told
hat shoe hiAoking is very SCARCE In the
'icinity of Hampshire. But don't say =
word about this, or / fear Jack would ,
ow me up Salt River,
Irujy ana RESPECTFULLY yours,
OEEoNTO.
l understand that Scribner 81 Briggs
ave one pack~mUie and are packing
reight from Newburg to Taglefoot; so
avs the HERALD AND MAIL. Success to
hem.
United We Stand, Divided we Fail.