The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-03-30
"Do you drivers always stop when

~ y"u uiiNors uiways stop wnen
ordered p
"Yes ; II we didu't we'd got bnl-
let's through our heads, or maine |
for life. without receiving any CON
: pensation from the company or pass.
eugers."
How did the gang operate ?"
"Allisvn stood at tho heads Of the
leads with a pistol pciuted at me.
His confsderates ranged alongside
of the coach, coveriug tho p,s,en.
gers. Allison knew me at sight
He shouted, Hands up, Fran, =
III you won't unhitch any of my
horses" | replied. AN right, We
don't want your horses Then |
held mp. The passengers were or
dered oat 10 limo, with hands up.
and thoroughly seirchol. The rob.
bers went through tho baggage iu
the boot, taking some parcels. aud
then asked mo TO throw down the
mail bags to them. II can't do
that II yon rob the mail you will
have to got the ba5' yourself Then
they climbed up. tossed the bags
down, cut them open. "Have we got
all I" "All that's worth having. [
guess Tie thunanls of dollars
was sting upon fairly burned me at
this time, but ] looked the robber
coolly in tho oye."
zone of tho gang now began an.
hitchi1g my len lers stop that" ."
said Allison, mo one shall touch
Franks horses" Then turning t.
inc ho said, We are going now.
Frank in ton minutes you eau
drive on
Did yon ever meet with an upset
on these mountain roads Z"
No but hal u trriible close
call near Grand Cannon year aso
tho 10Th Of iugn,r."
Here Frank graspel the but Of
his whip and curved the tip Of the
lash over the leaders hea Is. The
handle OF the whip WAS highly or
namented. There were about "A
dozen silver bands on it. On tue
broad band at tue butt there was
the inscription Of several liues.
~ seldom handle this whip With ,
out thinking of that r,d",' sud
Frank. Seeiug that was iutel est-
cd he continuel:
I've had load Of ninetcon pass
engers inside aul outs 10 tho coach.
aud ten heavy trtIuk4 in the boot
We we're going lron Silver Creek to
cannon CITY had tho beat six.
; horse out tit ou tho line, and felt a
priio in driving, although / know
the load was too heavy for the coach
in some places. At my siio sat a
pretty little lady aud on tho end OF
the seat was the wife of one Of our
directors. The director sat behind
his wife. All went we'll until We
came to the top of Greenhorn n,nse.
rhe drive down tho range for two
Iniles aud half is one Of tho most
perilous in the Rockies. In places
there is scarcely six inches to spare
to keep you from going over the
precipice, and on the other side is a
wall Of rock. About half way down
is poiut called Cape Horn. The
road has been built around this
rocky point aud tho turn is so sharp
that when the leaders of six-horse
team have rounded the rock they
are cut of the drivers sight. rhis
place is the dread of all the drivers
and teamsters on tho road, The
descent is about 2G0 feet to the mile,
and when once you start there is no
stopping until you reach the bot-
tom.
OF course l was a little auxio us
when tho leaders went over the brow
of the range but my wheelers were
powerful aud game, aud trained to
obey every word of command and
touch Of the whip. while the others
were steady and fast enough to keep
out OF harms way. rs the coach
began the descent placed my foot
ON the brake with firm hold. The
heavy load required extra pressure,
and | gave it steadily. We hadn't
gone more than twenty yards when
when the brake broke 7 In au iu-
slant the coach was on the wheelers.
aud they were on their Launches,
snorting aud using their fore legs
like ploughs. 1t was no use.
The leaders went in the air like