The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-05-13
From tie Virginia City Men, Enterprise.
GOLD PIZEN."
TEE FIGHTING HORSE OF THE STANI.
SLAUS.
A Renaissance of the Early Mining Life Of
Senator Jones, OF Nevada.

In the early days, many years ago, Senator
Jones was engaged in mining on the Stanislaus
River, California, at place called Cherokee
Flat. It was small camp, containing scarce
" more than a dozen habitations, all told.
The most imposing structure in the camp was
boarding house, owned by Mr.. Joggles,
Missourian. This Joggles was man OF sport
ing proclivities. He owned vicious looking
old bulldog, with but one eye, whose nose was
covered with scars, and whose front teeth were
always visible, even when in the most friendly
mood. This dog he was ready to back against
any dog on the river for fight. He also had
two or three game-roosters of whose .proWess
he was boastful. But his especial glory and
pride was his fighting horse, large, powerful, j.
iy-muscled and exceedingly vicious "broncho,",
which he called "Old Pizen." And 'spizen"
he was to all four-footed creatures in that re-
cion indeed, was so "mean" that he was almost
poison to himself. This fierce and unsocial
beast had taken possession of 8 large grassy
fiat. about half 8 mile above the camp, and
would allow no other animal 70 come upon
what he viewed as his private domain; nor,
for the matter Of that, to come anywhere near
the camp. At Cherokee Flat, the old broncho
was monarch of all he surveyed. He had
whipped and run off every animal that had
ever been brought to the camp. The miners
several times swore vengeance against "Old
Pizsn," and would have shot him, but that
they liked Joggles, and the soul of Joggles
delighted in Old Pizen, therefore they let him
live. Not content with conquering intruders,
the old broncho would chase them for miles,
running them clear out of the country. The
moment he saw strange animal ne laid back
his ears and went for him, using both heels
and teeth.
About all this Joggles didn't care a cent.
When told Of one Of the exploits of the ami, :,
NAL he would laugh in spite of himself, and
would swear that Old Pizen was the biggest
6ehtin' hoss on the Stanislaus," and that he
would "back him agin any critter that ever
wore har." He would tell how big American
horse, chased away by Old Pizen, was found
forty miles distant with his tail gnawed off to
o mere stump. When he thought of the conf
cal appearance the MANNED horse must have
presented with his little stump of a TAIL Jog
gles would laugh till tears ran down his cheeks.
The fame of the fighting horse" extended for
miles around the camp. Prospectors passing
that way with pack animals were warned
against him. Beware of the fighting horse p
was the word through all that section of coun-
try. Sonora, the county seat OF Tuoumne
County, was the source whence the miners at
Cherokee Flat drew their supplies of "grub"
and other necessaries. The town was fifteen
or twenty miles distant, and the miners would
occasionally so Up there, order what they
wanted, and have it packed" down to their
cabins. One day J. P. Jones and one of his
partners went up to Sonora to procure supplies
for their company, known as the buckeye"
They remained over night in town, intending
to return the next day. In the morning, soon
after they had arose, they heard terrible COM
motion in livery stable just across the street
from their hotel. Running over to ascertain
the cause, they found ,thata big Spanish jackass
had found his way into the stable through a
rear door. and was on the war path among the
horses. He had cleaned out several stalls al
most at dash, and then reached that occupied
by.a powerful black stallion. Here he found
work to do. As Jones and partner entered a
furious battle was raging, the horse using his
hes and the jack his teeth. The horse being
confined by strong halter, the jack had rather
the best of it. After tearing and mangling the
TANKS of the horse frightfully, the furious jack,
unmipdfu of the blows the stablemen were
raining upon his back, suddenly crowded him.
self forward in the stall and seized the horse
By the under lip. Here he held on like bull
dog, the poor horse quiverng IN every muscle
and moaning in agony. ,,. ,
One of the proprietors OF the staple are"
his pistol and was about to shoot the savage
ass, when his owner arrived and a fierce wran-
gle ensued. The owner of the fighting jack
drew his revolver, and for time it looked as
though there was likely to be man tor break
fast"
Finally. however, the owner or the jack
succeeded in getting him away from the tremb.
LING and mangled horse, and drove him out of
the stable. 1t now occurred to Mr.. Jones that
here was an animal that would make Old Plzen
sick at the stomach A word of this thought
a.-I..- ID thau anreed if nnssihle TO