Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-10


long ti-ae in gloomy silenca For TIE first
time he had realized the strong arm OF the
law: then n surprised MS admirers by re-
marking, wiki an oata. that he guessed led
try the C Urts awhile Liass-lf O1t of this
sprang q litigation which became somewhat
famou
the disputed claim lay about midway down
the SIDE o. one OF those spires the continental
divide throws out like Jhorns upon branch.
Above II into the clouds and below it into
the valley, the mountain stretched away, its
vast incline SO strangely smooth and unbroken
by rock, or gulch. or pine. that from certain
points It had en extraordinarily artificial
look, as though Its de@celt had been ike b.
line and piumnet and some colossal piece OF
engineering Two cabins, that on the BLACK
Bess' the larger and more hRbitabie iudi
Gated the claims. gRi a common trail gig
Jagged away from them up the slope until il
finally struck stage road = mile and
hall away. This. in turn. wound upwards
and ever upwards above timber lire into
the ancient snow and never-melting mists,
now a crooked streak, now line, and now a
tiny thread in the distance. until it crept
over the giddy pinnacle of the Rockies at
Mesquite pass and dropped by degrees into
the valley Of Leadville OF the other side.
John Fisher had moved his wife and five
Children into the larger cabin, and had that
which is nine points of the law-poSseSsion-
The case got into the circuit court and ON
the November docket Cartwright. who had
realizsi some money from the sale Of ore be-
fore the trouble. had staid in town since and
divided his attention between faro and
broodinS over his wrongs When pinned
down on til. witness-stani he admitted
bat L, lrsr, Id 10 ill.,.
but swore savageiy that Fisher had
changed the boundary stakes in the
dead of night so as 10 take in the discovery.
Truth comIcls me to state that this Story Of
Mr.. Cartwright's bore some of the earmarks
of being the Inspiration Of the moment and
was received with more or less suspicion by
the learned judge. Fisher made his state
ment, introduced q surveyor who corrobor-
atei him, and the case was taken under ai-
visement. This probably would not have
been done, except that a rude system Of
equity prevailed there, and, although the
facts were against Cartwright, it was gen.
orally conceded that it was little rough on
him TO lose thefortune he had stumbled upon,
and for another man to receive all the lene-
fit OF his luck and labor.
Possibly for this reason the court was
loath TO pass uTol 1t. and il dragged on I'M
decided until the very last day OF the term.
Meantime Cartwright had told the story OF
the change of the stake frequently that.
whether originally founded ON fact or not.
he undoubtedly came at las. to believe II
firmly himself, and was likely to become en-
ragged and commit assault and bcttery when
doubted
Finally, at noon Dec pa just before adj
jouIning for the olidays the case was de-
cided, ava ding the mineral Land to John
Fisher and placing William Cartwright just
fourteen fee: on the wrong side Of a com
potency.
Car wright was at the bar of the Gem "a
lcol when they brought him the news. Fog
an instant he stood st.ll, breathing hard.
and deep, black lines seemed 10 grow acros>
his forehead. Then all the brute in HIM
burst forth.
~Curse your eyes he screamed at the
staring messenger, hurting the untastei
whisky INTO his face, what arr YOU look-
ing att"
Then wheeling around, LIE called out &c
the bartender: Ed leni me your snow.
shoes"
That worthy did not consider it advisable
t. decline, and sent u 10y to his room after
them, while Cartwright rushed out of DOORS
In short time he returned for the shoes,
carrying his Winchester repeating rifle in
his hand, and, as he was singing them oven
bis shoulder, the bartender. who was really .
q kind hearted fellow. venturei To asl; what
he was going to DO.
I'm going to run that Internal thief oil
the claim replied Cartwright, whose rage
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spoke his intent Of doing exactly what ne
saul
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