The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04
RIDE FOR LIFE.
staTtiieg Experience In the Life o. an
Adopted NiTginian.

This following story of hair breadth
escape from a terrible death Is related by
Mr. William r Lawrence, who now runs
4 farm near the Crater. He is q son OF
Judge Lawrence. Of Nyack. y Y and q
brother-in-law OF Mr. David J. Burr Of
this city. The article IS taken from Il
Nyack paper, aad is as follows
In the fall OF 1876 found myself in
CHEYENNE, and being minus an abund
auce of cash, WAS glad enough one
morning 20 hear that the contractors Tor
The mail route between Cheyenne and
Old Red Cloud Agency wanted mail
carrier
| at once went 10 Tim Dyers Hotel
eaw Mr. Tsdel, OF the frm or Parker &
Tlsdel who at that time had 500 star
mail routes west OF the Missouri river
Mr. Tisdel inquired concerning my age
experience with Indians, &c. My re-
piles proved satisfactory, and he al once
offered mo S75 month 10 carry the mai
ninety miles distance and return. ! was
expected. moreover % bear all incident
al expenses Of horse and rider MOI
very big pay, but 10 II nineteen-yeaf-oIC
cowboy "busted" quite a sum.
went 70 Squire Fishers office, VA
sworn. received my mail bag and starte,
next morning
1 Like most cowboys, | owned " Ia
chester rifle and two ponies, one In
/ dian mare, the other a broncho,'
race pony who had won several scfu'
I races
This depression IS necessary TO explain
/ that good stock was needed for the dan
+ gerous route.
! Nothing OF interest occurred during my
7 ride 10 the first ranch twenty-five mile
distant from Cheyenne. ON nearin.
there heard several shots, but concluded
| the men were shooting al a marx or al
antelope, common pastlme anon.
l ranchmen however learned a ser.
different story on reaching the ranch
/ The men informed me that q party o
/, Indians had Just run in two herderi
and taken nearly all the ponies. her
was n pleasant prospect for ne. Indian
raiding the ranches, and last seen in tn
very direction my route would nece-sa
( rilyOblige me 10 take.
None but 4 fool or u cowboy wouli
have thought OF continuing the ride, bn
Notwithstanding the ranchmens en-
treaties pursued my journey ! locke
back and saw the last OF the station IS
rode over the bluffs, feeling decided
uncomfortably as / remembered the mex
ranch was thirty-twO miles distant, an
/ could hope for no assistance should III
Indians sec ne
struck i0pe and rode rapidly, th
mare still leading the brOnchO, Tor brusl
OF fifteen miles. when. on gaining IN
top OF small hill, saw i've Indians no
moro thsn quarter Of mile distant
and another party somewhat further on
| turned and rode back out Of sight, dis
mounted and crept 10 the brow on tn
hill 70 see 1t the action OF the Indians va
such rs to make II probable they had see
me.
The Indians nearest had turned an
were riding in my direction, so mount
. INK my horse, | concluded my onl
{ nance for escape was 10 outride them
race back 10 the ranch.
drove the spurs into my poor mare
. lde. and taking my rifle in front, "lt
Q Ut" giancing every few seconds benin
u 0 see II the Indians were gaining upo
d ,e, or still in pursuit. was not kept
y dspense long, for FIVE OF them al
p cared on The hill had just left an
Il wing one yeu that fairly made my hal
ria e. dashed after me firing their ride
At thea same time heard several bal
wleis ltsst my bead, which made me dol