The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-29
An INvnNCIDLR MULE.

psugh District. in Arizona, in its early
histesy. He was Q mule. Very pro-
nounced mule. Joe Singleton brought
bin into the district He said be CAV.
500 for him in Californis. He expected
TO got soue work out Of Jerry 10. tha
mines. He didn't. ae =
Jerry WAS the color Of . sunbeam buf
fAlo rsbe. large and angalsr. knock.
knesd before and bsbind. He bad only
Que ear. The other had probably been
"a. of by some one in Dc Of anger 1t
was. no doubt. the last Unule's ear that
that man ever cut oG. Jerry Vas u
mule that would Tsssut anything of tha,
kind. When be was going to sleep his
surviving ear would ned, and SINK lower
and lower nutiI it hsnR down over his
eyes. Jerry was dreaming then Of bis
childhood days. He was 40 old mule.
In msannsse.
Joe tried Jerry at various kinds of
work. Tried him ct whim for raising
ore. Jerry didn't work long until he
had . Misunderstanding with hi.
driver. He kicked tho driver aud
drsse him of tbs hill. Derry Gas ~
uncertsiu THAI no miner would work In
the shaft while hs vas at the whim.
To do so would be taking chances with
the bucket. He WAS hurnessed to n
water cart. but he kicked the head out
Of the water barrel. Next he was put
ia team. His habits were demorsliz
ing TO the other mules in the teams . md
he was removed from their society. One
evening be sad another mule we're tied
together to keep them from wasdering
too far, and turned out TO browse fo.
the night. The next morning one was
dead. Jerry wouldn't wsrk ct any
thing. He just wanted to wander about
aud enjey himself.
II got 10 he had nearly oil bis time
to hinsslf. Herosmsd about tie camp
aud vicinity. One day b sfellinto an
abandoned shaft thirty feet deep No
one tried 10 get hiE out Itwas thought
he might end his ussless existence in
there. He could be seen Ut the bottom
noddlpg. Finally. after hs had been
in five days. Tom Ksrriean took pity
"n him. Tom was kind to snimals.
He ssid Jerry was . bad mule. but be
ought net 10 be allowed 20 starvs. Ton
rigIsd sons ropes, got help and hoist.
ed him out. Then be walked up 10
Jerry. and pattiDg him affsstiouately.
said: N
Had . poosy rough time, don't you.
old boy 2
Tom disappeared in the shaft. Jerry
had Strengthened out one Of his hind
legs. Tom was taken out very serious
ly injured. He fingered between life
and death for long time. He had to
have one Of his lsgs asnpueAtsd, and 4
nally got up with stif arm. He ID
m.king his living - . musician in San
Francisco now. Hand organ.
Jerry was getting to be prominent in
Ivanpaugh. He was . rising mule.
His conduct. however, was beginning
to tell on his owner. Joe Singleton
bad come into camp . steedy yenng
man, but hs was ssttinga little rscklsss
aud dlssipstsd. Trouble on his mind.
Joe Was getting poorer and he needed
his mules assistance. He tried Jerry
once more. drawing the car in aud out
Of the tunnel. Jerry drew the car at
once in . kicking manner. Just - be
returned from the mouth Of the tunnel
to the face Of it. . hg blast wsst Off
prematureiy. Outaids parties ran into
the tunnel. pesring anxiously through
the smoke. 70 see If the i've men work.
ing at the faos were injured. They
were ell dead. Jerry Was missing. The
blast had made "a unex psctsdly large
hols in the hsor ,Of the tunnel. When
the snokS grew Ices dsoap Jsr1y Nas
discovered standing at the bottom Of
the hols, unhust. chewing piece ct
fuse.
Jerry vonld eat .moat snytning. He
Was paflial 70 pieces Of bacoo Sind,
wagon covers end collars He could
make . comfortable moel On axle
grease. At one time he VS. stealing
barley from . sack. There was some
gisnt cartridges mixed 10 with the bur-.
Icy. He picked up one Of the cart
ridges. Anumbsr Of men were watch
ing hin. TO sss him meet . horrible
death They thought it vosld b .
fit end Of his career. Jerry ehews1; !;
the cartridges exploded. His tail
made little tremulous mevs-that Was
sll. He spit out thu, shell. and took
out another ortsidge. fffF I
4 nav nan froa California came into
camp. He recognised Jerry and Joe.
He said that Joe had MT given one
hundred N1ollsrs for the male. That
Jerry VS. from Han Joaquin Valley
whsrs hs bed besn sproninenl leading
mule. That thsrs- had been mass
neetings % che acitissns - determine
how to get rid Of Jerry IA vas thin
ming. out The iafnipg eemnenibE
That 6aslly. the County Court OF 4er-
oed oouu J gave Joe 6iagiston. who vas
passing through the country. ten doll
lars 70 take the mails 70 Alissas. Jesi
hundrsd dollar story Was exploded. He
drank harder
Jerry wandered fssshee aad farther
awsy from camp.. Joe he'd dsspairsd
Of him. Othse mules would not aaso.
eiats with him. Thsy felt coastrsinsd
in his pessencs. He disappeared.
One day IvanpAngh Indian came iata
camp. HE basd nsde their hssd-
uuarters on . little cresk tvsnty miles
swsy. He wss in trouble. He wantsd
T. cote wseeipgtoa - - the 0fsat
Father. Hs cid: ~1a vaat 70 talk q
Great Father. Nerison 0sa uea1,
LIZ mails 60 ouls sat tsot. Psppooel
be hit oals-nnls kill pappeese-kill
squsw. Ne big chisf-hit nuls-uull
hie os-hs big ehief."
Il va Jerry. xs.-sr. aes Y.nsr,s-
Ia HinslstM diAd IN a inssns asv-