Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-16

Devil I've seen him four or five
times, and I've heard Of him at
least once a week for the last FIVE
years. He's the ugliest, slyest, and
most treacberous beast standing on
four legs"
The scout related that the horse
before them came to his notice
about five years before, when the
Indians made several attempts TO
capture him. He was singled out
from the drove and pursued for
several days, and in despair of Sc
curing him, one Of the red men
sought TO kill him, so no one else
should secure the prize. The horse
was only wounded by the bullet
that was meant to take his life
He at once separated himself from
the drove. and followed his former
pursuers like a shadow. He dash
ed into their camps at night, at
tackled their ponies, when he found
them grazing, and had on several
occasions attacked lone Indians and
quickly killed or disabled them.
IN give two hundred dollars to
the man who captures that horse
for me!' said the commander, as
be noted every fine point about the
majestic animal.
you might just as well offer ten
thousand replied the scout, That
boss can pace, trot or gallop, and
thar isn't a wolf in the hull Sierrs
range which can smell of his heels,
Ia as quick take the job of clean
ing ont all the reds in Arizona, as
of catchin' the White Devil. See
that fore foot go up. See them
ears lay back he'll charge the hull
crowd in less'n q minute
Before a word of warning could
be spoken. the horse made q dash
upon the men. screaming out as a
troop horse does when badly
wounded in the battle. The soldiers
rushed for the gate. One of the
hindermost was a private. named
. O'Meary. scarcely up to the regu'
lation height, and run down with
sickness until his weight did mo-
exceed a hundred pounds. The
White Devil seized him by the
back, lifted him of his feet by
toss. and when the soldiers mex
looked, O'Meary was being borne
: away with the swiftness of The
wind. The horse had firm griE
Of clothing and flesh. and keeping
his head well up be swept over the
prairie with the soldier held al
most perpendicularly before him
. He was out Of range, before any
body could pick up gun. Their
were a dozen or fifteen horses a
the post, and in Eve minutes a
many men had mounted them an'
was gallopiug away in pursuit
White Devil and his victim hs'
, disappeared over swell, about
, mile from the fort. As the horse
men reached the crest, they foun'
the dead body of their companion
. on the grass, bitten and stampe'
: and kneaded to a bloody mass
! The horse stood facing them, fort
: rods away. as if he had waited fo
them TO come up. As the remain
were being conveyed TO the for
{ several hunters came in, and in
: sbor, time s force Of twenty mount
: ed men left the gates, to try 50
: effect the capture Of the viciou
: animal. The men hsd lassoes, hot
' bles and ropes, and the instruction
i were 10 drive the horse from Ii
Z neighborhooi. IL be could not /
Q captured. He stood on the ride
!, and looked down upon the band
e il left the fort The four lass
Il throwers rode directly at him, viii
the rest Of the men, sepsratin
i rode to cut of retreat by way
p the mountains.
!. When the first borsemsn VI
,e within q hundred feet, White Dew
e who bad been standing Ike 8 bio
r. Of stone, threw up his head Al
10 started of at q sharp trot t
e. rods beyond the first ridge wa:
Sc second, with little green vail
70 between. Ridges and valleys r
he straight away to the west for tv'
10 ty miles, and as the horse head
% that way, one Of the hunters sal
Is "The beast is for long race
a. He will 90 down to the end OF {
Oh valley, turn to the left, and Def,