The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
THE DANITES
The Horrible Discovery Of One
Pursued by Them

Pursued by Them
Northwest u Salt Lake City o hun
drcd mile. a. the cr0w dies arc th0 Silver
Mountains, For three months I bad
been prospecting al the eastern point
II wa getting late In the fall provisions
were running short, and one day I loaded
the pack mule with the specimens had
secured, saddled my horse nud turned
~ bead southwest toward the Humboldt
River. Reaching that stream | should
not lose sight Of il again untl ! rode
iltO Sacramento, six hundred mile.
away.
A long, wild ride, through au Indian
infested country, with danger waylayiug
every mile Of it-mountaln. prairie
desert Wild streams savage au mail
fierce storms / Ind passed An these iu
safety would the same good luck attend
me in returning
II was about an hour nfter midday
when ] set out, the SKY wa overcast, the
wind clustered up strong, and expert
ence told me- that a storm was brewing
II was time for snow had boon riding
for two hours when looked back over ms
trail. Pour OF Eve miles away tWu horse
men were coming up az o smart pace
Indians? | could not tell with the
naked eye. bad o good tciD. lpe with
mo, and one glance through the glasses
proved that they were white men
Hunicr2 No.
Pro.ptCfcr,' Mo-
Enemies Yesi
The secret. Of the Silver Mountains
were known 10 Brigham Young Hints
Of their richness had AOatei boz The air 10
Omaha Oh The one hand. and to Sacm-
mento on the other Accompanying
these hints were low whispers u how
jealousy al routes leading i0lhe noun
tains were guarded Individual pros
peciors had departed f0r this locality
and were neyer heard II again Bands ot
fifteen had gone forth. but the earth
seemed 20 have swallowed them up
Some talked Of Indians. but the major.
ity shook their heads. looked ahoutthcm
IN a ttartlcd way. and whispered.
The M0rmOns-the Dauites''
had taken the utmost p~rerlution.
Several times ! had seen white men Al a
distance, but Il they suspected ms pres.
snce they bad searched for me In vain
A. luck would have II. now that ! was
Of, these keen watchers. these never
sleeping seniinels, lad discovered me
Were they following meP ! iismout-
ed aud eI--bered ~ the top Of q great
rock twenty FEED hiTn. where / could .c.
cure a better view. They wcrc dad on
"a trail. Not only that. hut s. great
dog was running ahead of them with
he nose 10 The ground The men might
have lost my trail on the broken ground
the dog would follow me 10 the death.
The men were riding ~ a lope Why
Theg were waiting until llefth Noon
tain 10 strike across the uine Be-.
hind some rock attks .sse u The noun
tain | could FpiI Gall a dozen men AT
bay. Gu, nj the prairie I, would he two
r. s.a II was tlnir business 30 kill and
destroy, not 10 be killed I scrambled
d6wn from ths rsck and mounted and
rode on, pushing my animals alta gall0p.
i turned 10 look, and the pursners had
increased their pace. | slowed downt u
walk, and 10! they did the same Then,
nj n moderate cantcr, | rode forward for
two hours, turning occasionally 10 look
oR.F ms aIaulI.r FfHuts 49,. ....I.
ally drawing nearer. The atmosphere
was t%hiokening and the afternoon wear
ing away, and thoy did not want to los,
me In q storm or the darkne. Ever
when they had shortened the distance
10 two miles they could no, see me turn
In my saddle.
II struck or on the prairie they
would soon settle me. II I continued on
along the base Of the mouniain-what
Would they Try to steal upon me betjr,
che coming Of darkness II turned nj
bay would they give Il mp a. a bad jol
and ride awayP Mo- they were pitilcss
nerciless, determined They woul,
cling 10 my trail A. the wolf follows
wounded deer. II | took n position o
defense they would bcseign me. II
rode on I must leave a trail for N
k~en-scenicd dog 10 follow.
Al four O'Clock Il was rapidly CROWN.
dark. The Ky was now an inty black
and the coming Of the storm could M
long he delayed. Tho avengers wcr
not more than = mile away. keeping IN
pace rs before.
What A great soft, white fake Of sno'
hnitercd down upon ms horses mar
snd hung ,hcrr likc afcather itumC
10 the lsli and rode stnght out upon n
H5ssa. II was desperate chance
dssigc them. II the storm held of i
teen minutes ! must fight them In ops
pord. II the storm broke In ten
rssgAi wy q plan ! bad conceived A
other fake-a third a fourth-at
then an Of a Sudden there came a roa
ing gus u wind OF the mountain. Al
esghi - In as IA curtain had been lo'
erred. With The darkness came such
down.pour 81 flakes that ! could not >
avc feet beyond my horse. aud Il
Cound turned white In an instaf
Providence was with me.
tsrnsd the animals sharp 10 d
right direct for the mountain. HI
fxf 4 mile 10 20 10 reach II. and I
ground unz rough and broken. Imig
~ veil have been blind for the good y
eyes coali DO me In such a storm. but
was not likely Icould miss the mounlai
My horse was stumbling forward. q
lowed By the mule. when ! heard q
deep bay Of the dog. This was The d
time he had gisen tongue. lie HI
chung 10 my trail for hours, silent. grit
vsngeful lie had suddenly lost u
Trail. aud was giving vent 10 his ang
thereat
Ten seconds after the dog iirrt bay
card the men shouting 10 zach othr
1hs{ hsd separaied in order not to mi
n Tie Storm. and we're apparent
.lnE On my trail. or. At leas- con
~ sind ceased 10 bess |
11n1k I esuld hear h roarIn