The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-06-28
A aRNu1NR
COWBOYS Testing the Mettle Of Their
steers-An Exciting Contest
Between Texas and
Wild Bill
From brakes Magazine.

rid illustrations Of the possibilities
Of profanity, on the merits of the
two bulls, and for several nights
the smoke hung low over the camp
fires as if listening, too awe-strickcn
10 raise, to the various stories of
their proves in former struggles.
Murclleson's men were to the west
ward of the trail, but obey came
over to Zingman's roundup, two
miles to the east, every evening, 70
talk over their bull and speculate
on the chances if Zingman's men
felt the spirit of ownership in any
thing they wanted to pit against
him. But Zingman's people hest
tated. They had a bull, Texas,
Which had killed everything he
had tackled, and they thought 1t an
unfair advantage to turn him loose
against so manifestly an inferior
animal as M~urcheson's wild
Bill" though they couldn't call to
mind any other animal they were
willing to risk money on.
This position broke up the poker
game, and gave rise to some pro-
nounced polemics. II wind could
have settled the dispute it would
have been decided in favor Of both
sides. Relying upon the anecdotes
Of each, one would suppose that a
contest between them could only
result in the termination of time.
M~urcheson's men were n unit in
the statement that on ono occasion
"Wild Bill had rushed his adver,
sary down, and, unable to stop his
Roadway, had gone home with a
Baptist Church on his horns. ling
mans people conceded the posi-
bility of this, but maintained and
proved conclusivcly by the testi-
mony Of each other that Texas
had on one occasion picked up an
earthquake on his horns and held
it there until it agreed eve tc
visit that section again If he would
let it go. On this state of facts IT
was obvious that nothing but a
meeting could definitely determine
the superiority, and the duel was
arranged for Sunday morning. The
fight was to come off on neutral
ground, midway between the two
herds. Every cowboy was to leave
his weapons behind him, iudicious
precaution, since the cowboy pisto.
has a supernatural method of dis
charging itself without reference tc
material cause. Each side was tC
remain behind its own ball, anC
neither to approach the fraca'
closer than 800 yards, the winners
to take all the money TO be founC
on the persons or in the possession
of the losers.
Bright and early Sunday morn
ing, the grass still shining in the
dew, and the sun coming up witt
every promise Of a glorious prairie
day, the bulls were cut out of theiI
respective herds and driven to thu
battle-ground.
A man who has never cen
Texas bull doesn't know how mucl
fight can be tied up in one hide
Strong and wiry, not too heavy il
the flank, short Of horn and quicl
in action, he was built to fight, anC
contrives to discharge its mission
without involving himself in tn
slightest unnecessary complications
Lashed to madness by the whips o
the cowboys, laid on mercilessly t.
arouse their rage, the two bull
came in sight of each other, an,
their hackers withdrew. BY natur
Texas bull is all the time as ma,
as he can get, until he sees anothe
bull, then the thermometer G
his wrath goes to the boiling point
As they spied each other thei
heads went down and their tail
up. They approached slowly an
with IA Sinuous motion, paving tn
ground ard moaning. Texas