Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-21
A pERILOUs RIDE.
Jack Bob's Thrilling Narrative Of Hair
breadth Escape.
Fan Francisco Examiner.

Fan Francisco Examiner.
While at Mample Creek, on the line
the Canadian Pacific, the other day, n
porter met the famous scout and India
fighter, "Jack Bob" and informed hir
that the raiders of the Examiner woul
be Pleased to hear of toms of his adven
lures.
oval, mister" he said, putting vigcr
ously at short, black pipe. II hev ha'
some tcrable tough times and no mistake
The wust on 'em was in '66. when tn
Sioux YVES on the warpatb. I was to For
Casper, Wyoming, in the arly part er tn
summer, and Commander FnelinghYsel
engaged me ter carry despatch
ca from thar ter, Fort Phi
Kearney an back. 1t was allowedber bs
mighty resky job, fur R I'd Clouds war par
ties was lest a tuInin' themselves loo: e
aud he'd killed m end er despatch-carrier
and cow-punchera thetsp,ine; but he 'grest
ter pay me so lib'1a' eff made out ter do i
thst I tod him finley tibet was his huck
leberry; I'd make try fur it. anyhow.
hsd my pick or the HOSES at tie foIt, snc
took Iatsler-ea fine piece ev hosetesh 6;
ever draw d bua !. Kuowd more'n man
II wss bright .mornin' when I tux leave
on 'em ct the Eort-reckon they didn'
much 'spect ter lever see me agin-an' sct
out on my trip. Jest back ev my saddle
picked a little chuck an a canteen el
water, rolled up in Navajo blanket; an
kerried Springfield rifle an ask shooter
81 made bout So miles afose sunset
'ttout SEEM NO Ipju1 'sign,' an made
camp at Alksli Springs, in little arroyo
or gully, what folks Gala cca'ee in THU
part ev the country. Wal, hedn't mors'r
tux off my saddle and stake ! o1t my boss
when two Ipjuns, ell paint and feathers
what he'd bin hid in the tsll grass on tn
other side ev the arroyo, popped up thel'
heads an begin cuttin' looss on me. II
kinder ratified me, I tell ye, 1t was 30 sud
dint; but I throwd myself down benin my
saddle, brung my gon t, bar on 'ep, apC
let 'em hev it They dropped out ev sight
quicke'n hi ever scorched . feathe!
an c.awled away, for 1 could
see the griss a movin' Ike
snakes was a soin' through it. / wal tet
bout half a minute to ste if they showed
up agin, then saddlsd up an lit out lel
Crazy Woman's Fork. 'Bcut two hours
ridin' briDged ms ter the ftOi er the hill,
Jest this side of it, an th,r-iu course II
was plumb dark run right Oh ter big
Iujun csmp-'bout Is lodges of 'em,
reckon-n,t more n 500 yards from ma
Tteir dogs b'gin to bark, an / turned an
rid back 20 the tcp or the hill ter make 6
try at rOupdin' the bluff. A few hundred
yards fIOn thar, 10 the creek bottom
some Ipjuns what had run ont from the
camp afodt begin yellin' an firm clus Il
me, an l give my>. hos the cuis'
an KEEP along cluster the
bluff, list a sailin' some er the varnint:
fol'erin' me five miles or more, shud say,
KEEP on 10 or - mile more, reckon
afcrs stopin'-mskiu' moro n 80 mile I'd
sence leavin' the fort-theu staked my hoI;
'thout tskin' off thu saddle; stretched on
on the bar ground an slep' till day light
The sun was jest comin' up when I sol
out sgio, eatia' my chuck-Sresd and
dried venison-sz l rid along. Notain
wurth sposkin' of hspptne1 that day, an
bout 10 o'clock in the evepin' I rid intel
Fort R.no. The people at the fort hsd 6
dee thar was sav'ral or Red Clouds wa,
parties 'twixt thar an Phil Kesrney, an
the commander would not let me stsrt OF
az in till o'clock tie mex day. Iknowet
my scalp rested in my hess bein' in geo
80, thnrk I ~. la f,nr, pn nr,1 in
ter a fine patch o. buffaler grass, clus ter {
deep rav,ne. Imade camp. l Eedu't beer
thar but few minutes when SIX InjuTs-
Ute huntin' purity, 1 reckon they was
rid up ont er the ravine, an beaun maxim
sigus that they was friendly. 1t was ter
riblo lucky for me they was, far they
wasn't moTe'n so yards away when l just
ketch I'D sight on 'ep, an if they'd beer
hott - I'd he'd hard work gtttiu' clear Of
'en. l let 'em coma up, an though
could not unders'a1' jss! what they sill
made ont :hst I'd better lonk sharp artel
my scslp, 81 thar was lot, er lad Irjurt
but. l felt tll'able sartio in my own
ni1d they was right, and in few
minutes after they left, saddled up an
KEEP on. I rid kinder mOd'rate till day
light, an then male camp, my Ross show n
signs or b. in tuckered. Ez for myself,
wa plumb wore out, an s.akin' my hess. ]
laid down oo the open per-airie-I dureer!
camp near water-au' was asleep lsss'n no
time. The suu was ro,ty high 1C
O'Clock, / reckon-when rouEed an sad
did up. Long bout noon I bed ter clint
sh'gh butte-itud hev Tux me q consid'sb'G
ont er my way ter g1 roam tan ies' ca
come ter the top l c)me in sight er six In
juns. 'fOlt a m Ia awnv, chsaiu' herd er
buffalsr bulls. They kitchsd sight er me
ter onct, AMI sep rstin' tire, of EN- went
round tie bluff an three come straight
fur me-. ssnt nv hos down the stter
hill ~ lively ez durst--iS was all cove ed
with bowlder an loose rorks-an' reached
the bottom FL righ'; then pushed or
hopin' 81 how I'd give 'em the slip but
less in mile from thar-js>t 81 was com,
in ter little b!uf covered with scrub
pine-.he three injuns what he'd gone
rouu' the bluff come right out in frout Ell
ne. c)uldn't turn back a1' motioued
fur me ter keep tff, hut thy made q
break for me with their guns skinned
When tbsy was within about fifty
feet er ma, / LEI 'em hev it, twict,
with my six shooter, wirg n one on EN-, ]
think, an checkin' EN- no lit'ls. Then
give my hos the spurs-I meant il, yo7
bet yer sweet li'c!-an' vent by EN-. sr
the dead jump, one On 'em Jest missin' nv
hoss' foTeshoulder with lsncs, ez went
by. It was parrer squeal, yer hear me
The nsrrerAst ever he'd. Twas not lorg
lsavin' of EN- behipd-fact, do not think
they tried ter Fl e. me. Imade Little
Piney creek bout o'clock in the evenin',
an stayed thar till dark, ter git rested; the
started fur the Fort, waitin', in course, tel
relch thar arter dark He'd rode off pr,p'
half mile, when big party err Ipjuns
come swoopin' down on me, a. most sf,re
I knswd it. Tornin' my hoss l rid back
tar the creek jest kitin', crossed it aud
rid , onter buff bout two mile above
il. Frum thar, thare bsin' young moon
l could see the Injuus movin' boat nesl
the crossin' plainly to fsult. Aftel
while they crossed the crees
back again an rode straight eff to
wards the fort. Iwsited thar few min
utes an then KEEP on, keepin' my eve
skinned ezsharp ez knowed how. 'Bout
midoiSht coma ter Big Pipey creek, on :
1--WE mile from Phil Kssrney, but coulin't
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