Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-04-21

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H//I> @ plenty of wild pc
- MES on the western plains, but in the
days of which write there we're herd.
of good, big horses, some of them stand
ing seventeen hands high and weighing
1900 or ], 400 pounds. went into New
Mexico with Government surveying
party, which was of semi military char
acter. A survey of that portion of the
Rio Pecos lying in New Mexico was to
be made, and there was to be military
post located between Pope's Wells and
the Bonita River. The country between
..Eas plain 100 miles long by 200 broad,
with many small streams and rich feed.
ing spots. The herds of horses had been
seldom disturbed by white hunters, and
whenever the Indians wanted supply
they selected the ponies in preference,
believing that they were the soonest
broken and would stand the hardest rid
ing.
We were well into the plains before we
saw any horses, and the first herd we saw
came very near bringing about q calami-
ty. We were encamped in bend of the
Pecos, and the surveyors and guards
had Just come in for dinner. There was
truce between the whites and the
indians of that date, but our party was
strong one, and the surveyors never
went out without protection. A truce
meant that the redskins would not kill
If the other party was the stronger. We
had two ambulanccs, three or four
wagons, and from seventy to eighty
horses. These last were staked out on
the rich feeding ground With no more
warning than that VIC felt trembling of
the earth and heard q great chatter, a
.!rQye 81 KlLl-h0rses numbering at
least five hundred care charging
around a heavily wooded point directly
at our camp. Thsastream in front of
our camp was about was two feet deep
hnnd ran over a bed of gravel, and the
horses were probably in the habit of
cor k here to drink. The herd was led
by ( 1rrel st0llion of magnificent look
and Sb, and was going at such n pace
That the leaders were among our animals
before a man of us moved. Nothing
will rattle domestic horse like the Fear
presence of hiswild brother. A stampede
of buffalos simply terrifics him, and in
his terror he will act like fool. The
Will horse eXcites and makes him forget
Tor the moment that he is mans slave.
and he will do his very best to throw off
the yoke OF seryitude and join the herd.
1t was well we were all together. Every
man rushel for the horses, yelling and
honting to drive the intruders away,
- when they W vt two IT our mules
horse usa1
said : Sye-year- old stallion, worth ut
II. Chsl and hrs Nish: elgat,d in,
y .,::::ress.--no Allied 70 '.cl.um' with
nc herd anyhow, and could he picked
MP after they had tried their legs
lit lie, but the horse might never
10 seen again. A score of us mounted
in hot haste and set off orccapture him.
The hcrl had gone due west, in which
direction rise of ground hid them after
short run As we reached this rise
every man of us checked his horse. BE.
low us was al almost circular valley
ipout half a mile across, and in this val
The herd had come to halt IL
enied that the presence of our horse
1ad aroused the ire of the sorrel lender
ot The herd, and that the question of
championship had come up TO lie settled
at once. The two stations were between
us and the herd, and were already Skin.
,svsnisling. Every one OF. the horses had
IA bead toward the pair, ami was an in
~UsSkd spectator. At any other time
s56S1Y-sSsence would have put them 10
kA,,.i't under the circumstances they
anthony ! ..tention. my
us. Francis ~ combat tbe like of
Tpin, Mrs. Di,ave ever. witnessed,
noe, ST Tiprctty evenly matched
>lyrep. .rmpion had an advan-
sod, but TO offset this
ana ssffcker. Their move !
M broad disparity be- !
domestic life. Our
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