The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

and kindest, the vilest and pure.t ~ tn
t; T.%ss elements mingled without dis
many Of them carried ri6e. LA" A. i ;%'
posing stand had been hastily CON.
structed from rough boards snS l"rs
and IN this structure the Judges officist.
d. The golii-dust nurse 6sd hem meit.
LAT the mint, and the 100 pound re-
tort Of shining metal was suspended nv
wires and ropes stretched across thu
Track from the stand to u huge most
Men wildly staked their claims. hoInes
stock and money, and those of the NO
men who possessed diamonds or iewelrv
dld not hesitate to risk ihe baubles OF,
the result. At last amidst frenzied
cheers the horses got q start, Ruffian
forging ahead from the stand. Chiei
new the track, went over q steep EN-
nankment and before he could recover
the first heat was practically decided, in
HUMANS lead: A yell of d;sappoint-
nlent went up from the multitude, and
at!d rush was made to lynch the man
who started Chief. He succeeded i'm e.
Gaping the mob unframed, however.
More than Sl'O: go changed hands O,,
the heat. The gamblers, encouraged.
doubled bets; stakctl everything on the
eco III heat, anil the outsiders. vet con-
fdcDt, met tlnm cheerfully.
An even start was obtained on the
second heat, the two horses passing into
the quarter stretch neck and neck. At
the half pole, Kuffian, in r.~ponSe. tn
hard whipping, slowly took the lead. All
this time Chief had been given u free
rein. but hal been srar.s, the lrsl,.
Clarl y Hamilton, Il desperate, who had
NIL his earthly possessions stake<l on
Chief, stood ut the lack stretch pole as
the horse approached, navy revolver
in either hand. Lay the whip to- that
horse, or I'll drop you from the sad
die" he shouted tO Eugene Te:.ts,
Chiefs rider, sighting 10th Of his weap-
OtIs. Tcats knew that Hamilton would
keep his word unless the order was
oM.yetl, and although he was confident
that Chief wcult! win the second heat
withO t urging. he lost NO time in al,-
plying the whip. He drew bI oil ut ev-
cry stroke, and Chief went under the
wire winner tIy one hundred feet in
l:l2.
RIOT AID Tl'RMOII..
Then commenced u riot and turmoil,
the like y: which WAS never before ar
since witnessed on Il race course. Men
pulled their s:x-shN,tcrs and fred made
". unfortunately; gold dust. in the
quarrel for stakes was scattered reckless
~ III the sand. and even the women for
got their nMie~ty and heartily cursed
their ill-lu"k in r'u,,sl Anglu-S;,Nss,n ep-
ithcts. Kuf}ian was completely broken
down after tins heat, and the gamblers.
that they were beaten, he
came frantic with nye. Con. Dram anil
Charles Switz. who afterwards became
noted Irize-fighters, stOnl ut the door Of
the stand and held the mon ut hay, until
the judges had given their decision.
Chief was ordered ON the track, and af-
ter nakiny the half-,niie wire, was de-
clarel the winner Of the race. The
Judges had to be escorted from the track
tO town by an armed escort composed Of
volunteers from the winning side.
Mounted on hr0nchO ponies, with
pistols and bowie knives drawn, the
Greer hrshhers with party Of friends
made their way to the So, 'NO nugget
and cut it to the ground. 1t was loaded
on wagon and taken to town, q gurad
the precious freight.
There was large number Of people shot
and stabbed in the melee, but fortunate
" none died from their wounds,
"RufFian" seemed to realize that his
lays Of glory on the turf llad! come to
sudden ending. and after that niel'lOra-
bic contest he lxcan,e a,nbitiOnless and
For weeks he stood in his
nlOtlOnl.ss aud with bowed head,
alike to the c:,resscS Of WISH
Tors and the voice Of the hOstler, scarce
" tasting the grain allowed him. One
litter cold November morning the great
Mormon racer was found stiff and life
less upon the floor