, 1877-07-20
A CAMEL IN A RAGE,

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". T. Wight, better known on tho Comstock
rangc a. "JogGlcs," WIS pa4turtng large herd Of
cattle on tho bprcrs OF the Carson Rtytr not IA,
above that lake or sheet Of water known a. thu
''Sink, and In which tho stream disappears. IIc
had In hs employ number Of Mexican lesdcrs or
vhuucros. These vaqncrocs arc all cunning work.
CTS In tho long hnfr OF tho iuancs and tails of
horscs, from whlc!, they spin and braid ropes,
rfatse, and many kinds Of fancy trimmings for thu
oEnamcntaton Of fhctr brides, saddles, leegtngs,
md other accoutrrmcnts. On O ranch OIL tho
Carson, soine miles below tho Town Of Dayton, a
FFcnchnian has lsnfd Of twonty or Thirty camcls.
Tho chief md leader Of this hold was gigantic
mate known ~ "1Tccnan." Old ''lIccnan' was
tho patriarch Of tho isock. When Old Irccnan
reared himself up on llla l&m2 bamboo legs. and on
some low ridge STOOD outlined against Tho evening
XIII " s@n ,s "e
tho valley. Is's b,dy wua covered with hair over
foot n length aud nluo.t NJ ane a. six.
saancros, passed ncai the hor, Of camels. jog
eno sss Me u s.eas e sa ,9
f.!nvr; md orpatnents ,tor the s,appinps ''of of
tho patriarch Of tic horl before tIcn,. rho
sycs Of the vaa,sero4 sGa "klel at the suggestion.
that their attnntion, was called to sieenans
fleece the! wore anxioua to secure 1t. and bosnt,
talking 0f tto n'anT handsome thsngs they
could fnbFicaf9 from ha!t 10 E1uxsy md stlken
They at Onro determined 10 return In day or two
and po..ess themselves uf llcrnan's cost, or 10
ssa Il @ SSf' Assoney Saeqss f
uays had paskca bcforu tw0 Of tho Mexicans, each
armed with slaia and provided with pair Of
els lair. 4'A sa''''
A. most persons know, neither horses nor mplss
drsd cau,es arc Mot allowed to travel thu iahways
ia tha daytime. and II train Of lhcso aninaals "
loaded With fseIznt ~ Virginia ely, It must not
o. mu!ss arc abroad. Tho Mex!cans eitser aid MI
know Ut lie great terror trlt by Tho hosso when Ia
in thrlr wesl-trsintd mustangs That lhey tboucht
they cont. mako stlr'n ido whatever ther wi,icd.
Thereiote thy approachcd The hcrd without any
Tho tapaefos found nht llcrnnn lying down, and
this struck then, u being favorable clrcnlns ance
Ms1ican thrsw theiS rla.as viii aim 10 tfae tbat
thu ,luuaes Of .u.a ~ ab,at tho animals long,
gooss.llkp nrck at almost .hn Hanlu instant. Uli
ladder. aud. With upun iuuuth and tlashing teeth
made y rush At ons Of tho ,nHatanvs Ut tho same
Thai OF csca pnv Steam. Murtal terror scixcd uts
INV mustang, utd b. reared md plunged in the
ss na'9 sns but q" rata
S' ehass ai aud snoasT ps1 IL q :eosa. e''fSs is
srs''as breath and ths seeond b0f.s was as
indeed, were n'adiy reartng and pinnRtuv
vsinly endeayorlng % hy tho presence VI a beast
that Inspired thesn with terror ns0st deadly. Tho
HuiyeFlu. mustangs wcTG uuw ut nnl now down;
thc aageLrush wus tralnpcd to tho ground for rods
about. and a. times neither horses hoTaeKien,
Caalal could br eecn through tho cloud ot yellow
dust In which aii were shr0uded.
A. lfnTh the yAQuerOS found shemgeiyca 90
roughly handled that they weru xlad to draw their
shears. cut their Fatax. anu bcat u tetreAt This
procedure left thu two ttalus trullIA. fEum Utd
Mteanns neck, md ~ they weFo Vt coasl1crrb.e
Due OF tbs saqueros hAvtn4 led tho hotsea 10
distance. The other attempted to approach llccnan
on foot, but he WIZ In u great rags, and charged
open. .n,outhel before lhu mAn was within rod Ut
tho end OF the riato. towaEd which he WIS creep.
The Mexican took 10 bis heels, followed sou,o
distance BY the irsic itcenan, who wss blowing,
mapping btu teeth. md xhseklHx most sayaRelY.
inH 4rek.
4 lew attempts Of this kind served to drtye oil
courage from the hearts Of tac vaqaero.. Seu.
ot fho riseF, they led thclr hosses thithor, aud
oaeFsl ona ot tbs bucks IS II hu would recover
theif rtatas Ths Pluto. beax accustomed to tho
came1s Thought that hs would bare ~ easy tusk
~ perform. No sounef had the Indian atoupcd 10
r!ek np tho end OF one Of tho Fatas than tha tow
stans mass " bones skln. and haiE lnAds furious
charge upon hi.n. Tho rcd man He'd. liz ran for
heels.
among the tents and sase. brush hut., Hecuan fol-
loving Into thr heart ot tho ca,np. whsn he went
ios bA"ks, sqaaws' aud pappooscs. The whur
padded ucrost tho Fsxer, bowling ~ they ded Hike
Il puck OF cuJutes. Hees4p chnx.eI down 10 the
Matett edge ~lrns Setlux that tng enemy hxd es-
eaped. Ike old fellow rttuFtc4 to the camp whcra
he seized ehs ttIts in bis teeth aul sutwed ttsu,