Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-11

Frank Schalats, arrested In Hum
boldt county for the surrsptitious manu-
facturs or counterfsiting Of United States
silver coin. some two weeks ago. and
who. it will be ~recollsctsd. escaped from
Deputy Sheriff Pryor. who was bringing
him to Carson for trial. by slipping out
Of the water-closst window Of the car.
near Mirage station, this side OF Win
nsmucca, while the train was going at
full speed. has been recsptured. n 10
now in Jail at Carson. The News noted
the fact briefly last Saturday. but the de-
tails connected herewith are interesting
for anybody to read. Schalata being in
the watsr.closst rather too long TO suit
the officers ideas Of propristy. hs eI.
auined and found his prisoner gone.
The tram was stopped and the oficsr
90. of and walked back. but II being in
the night time. he could find no trace Of
the bold fugitive. Sheriff Miller OF
Humboldt was notified % soon . pos
sibls and started in pursuit. Indians
were also put on the track. and finally,
last Friday Miller captured his game
near Rattlssnaks. Oregon, one hundred
and Fifty miles north Of winnsmucca'
after q ten days lively hunt. When
SchAlata escaped through the car win
dow he must have passed out legs first.
then swung down by his hands till he
thought he found . favorable place to
drop. Considering the speed OF the
train, he was lucky In not being killed
or crippled. The following particulars
are extracted from the SQper State OF tho
9th Instant:
He was slightly stunned by the fall. but
recovering himself, Immediately travelled
thirty miles across the desert in . north
erly direction without water. He hid In
the sagebrush in the daytime and travelled
at night. frequently doubling on his track
to mislcad his pursuers. At the Sulphur
mine he told tho boys that hs had been
arrested and held on false charges. but had
escaped from the officers. They assisted
him by giving him provisions and sewing
barley sacks on his feet 70 conceal his
tracks. He procured . gallon demilohn
at . hay ranch, and hlling 1t with water
whenever he had an opportunity, did not
suffer much with thirst after the first
twenty-four hours. The Sheriff estimates
that he travelled between $50 and 500 miles,
through the worst country In Nevada, and
that. except when crossing deserts or val
leys. he travelled along stony ridges and
mountains the greater part Of the time TO
conceal his tracks. Il rained the night
| before he was caught, and instead Of trav-
| cling a. usual. he stopped ut . lonely sta
| ton ON the Idaho road, having obtained
| permission Of the hostler 10 sleep In the
stable.
Next morning. thinking that he va not
| pursued, he continued his journey north
| along the stage road. Meantime, Sheriff
| Miller, whose horse had given out. took
| the stage, and when he arrived at the sta
ton where Schalata slept the night before,
was informed by the hostler that . man
answering the description he gave OF the
fugitive had slept there. and started north
early in the morning. The Sheriff kept Q
sharp look out for his man. and - the
stage reached the summit Of Q ridge, not
far from Rattlesnake, be saw q man leave
the road and disappear behind . clump Of
sacebrush. Arriving near the place. the
Sheriff left the stage and proceeded TO the
ssgebrush, some distance from the road,
when he saw schalata and called on him to
surrender, which order he obeyed imme-