The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-16
AMAlaAM,
Az Found in Our Cleanup of the
Territorial Exchanges

The Emperor OF China has ordered the de-
struction CT 100000 worth Of opium.
Under the new law the postage on newspa-
pers Is now one cent for every four ounces.
TIL Northern Pacific company pay.d interest
on the LIST inst, amounting to st,2l1,S56.
A sea hon weighing 800 pounds was lately
led at the mouth Of the Conquille river, Or
egon. 1t yielded thirty gallons of oil.
The stocKmen of Eastern Montana have
in that section. they mad up to the tenth OF
this month put three of the thieves out OF the
way.
At Cottonwood, in Meagher comfy. 2 few
DAYS ago. one of the most desperate ARRAYS ever
# corded in Montana took plac~. For sever
al weeks two suspicious Characters were IN
posed to be horsethieves hey were known IS
kattlesnake Joe, the terror of the W st, and his
partner, o Fallon. The ranrhmen IN the vlcln-
ity determined TO watch them. On July 4th the
had some misunderstanding with the half
breeds, more particularly with one by The name
of Jackson. From word il Cane to blows. Rat
tiesuake Joe dealt Jacksona dow win MS pls'
toll IN the mouth, AID made him lie down on
the ground, face downward, under penalty
of death. After Jackson got up, he ran to his
cabin a short distance away; and afmlng MN,
self with a Win hester ne prekarea ~ deleaa
ADDE'S. seeing svme half-treeds In front OF &C.
Power & Bros. store. walked up in front of the
store and told the whites to get out OF the way,
that they were going to clear al the m n naci,orr Es1s
tlcspake shooting at a half-breed, Wit returned
the fire with good effect, HIT. ng him In the
hand and knocking Oft u couple OF fingers. inc
town, and commenced shooting at everybody Ill
sight. There were.only three guns IN me town
and they were placed in tn hands OF men OF
undaunted courage, who used them with sucn
good effect that both the supposed horsethleves
we're run down. O'Fallon being shot
first through and through with q Winchester
rifle, and Rattlesnake serve1 in q Ike manner
a short time afterwsrd, Both men showed great
pluck. O'Fallon. after being shot through, rode
back to his partner and asked him IT ne was
hurt. Joe re, lied that he was. ."Well," SAID
O'Fallon, Il Am shot and l am a dead man, eut
I will stay with YOU" At maj moment ne aei!
from his horse, then raised to his knees, took
deliberate aim with his Winchester at q young
man named Smith ian outsider Who was trying
70 get away from the fracas) and shot MN
through the head, Killing n'm in ms ~ aae
killed If the thug was not ended quick, ana
shooting from ri>tols of all sizes commenced III
earnest. OFallon took five shots In his body
be fore he fell the second time, and then he
raised himself on his side and continued shoot
Ing until he had not strength enough left TO
support himself, and after lying down kePt
shooting as long rs there was lif' in lin; Kattie-
snake Jake, after he was shot through the BODY,
kept shooting; then his right arm was broken
By a ball, and he change to his left hand and
kept shooting; another ball broke his leg; and
ing; another bail struck his chin, carrying away
half of mis- jaw, when he fell on the ground,
rails. d himself on his side, and kept shooting.
from weakness he could not support hi nseif
any longer, and he fired lying f.t on the
ground. There were nine balls in him before
he gave up. Jus. before he drew his asst breath
he made an effort to raise his pistol again, but
had not strength enough, and it fell by his side.
-Exchange.