Telegram-herald., 1890-09-16
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re Rata ausI Is not rev thing en-
sba Mexican from tier. Indeed, there is
hardly big cattle range snyw here hat
has net - STOKES Of hard nghts with
tae l4sso. Saca a9els are boaad - %
aercs. Bat 50 skillful and qgiek do
these rope thr0sers become that such a
duel not aafreq uently lasts for hours.
Probably the bess-remembered nghs
of this sort, says the san Francisco Ex-
aminer. mas that between q Texan
known as Kid Long and little Mexican
who Was only spoken Ot as ''Gabilan"-
hzwk-on The great Lievre range. They
circled around each other. dodging the
rapid throws from ten in the morning
until after sunset When the horses
had almost given out the Texan threw
~ his adversary, who threw back 50
that his moose passed right over
the other mans lasso and hand aud
caught him fair around the neck aud
under the armpit. In almost no time
Kid was out OF his saddle and being
dragged over the ground at rate that
knocked the life out Of him before ne
had gone a hundred yards.
The West. during It's Wild and woolly
days, aud the Mexican frontier have
had many remarkable duels. That be-
tween Farmer" Peel and a soldier
near one OF the forts in Utah is among
the classics OF tho field of honor-or
what has answered for that in the COW
towns and mining camp. The weapons
were rifles, revolyers and bowie-kniyes.
The princi pals were placed OF opposite
sides of 4 hillock, around which ran a
road, and started to meet. Tie curve
OF the hill prevented their seeing one
another until they were within hun
dred yards AS soon as they saw one
another they both fred. Though part
Of the rim OF Pee's hat was cut of and
the soldiers sleeve was pierced. neither
was hurt Then they pulled their pistols
and advanced, firing. Both dropped
badly wounded when less than twenty
yards separated thcm. They lay there
squirraing and shooting until both had
emptied their weapons. Peel was des-
perately hurt, and his adversary had
one ball through the stomach and
several others distributed all over his
anatomy. When they could shoot no
more they lay for short time swear
ing. Then Peel, who was so badly hurt
that he could not advance even on his
hands and knees, began to wriggle
toward the fallen soldier. He pulled
himself along with his elbows, and with
his ORC uninjured hand finished the SOL
der with his bowie-knifc.
Farmer Peel already had the biggest
private graveyard of any man in the
vicinity. This encounter spread his
fame all over the coast, and when be
went over 10 Nevada he received every
whore the homage OF lesser knights.
They have lots Of deadly encounters
up there on the Comstock. There wa:
one number OF years ago fought over
half mile underground. According tC
the evidence given at the inquest by the
survivor, the two miners were working
alone in drift. They were rivals FOL
the affections OF a woman. and in a quar-
rel one made drive at the other with
his candlestick. miners candlesticl
I
sharp steel spike, so that it can be
stuck in the face OF the drift anywhere
The second miner defended himself
with his candlestick, and there, thou
sands OF feet under the ground, they
wrestled and stabbed until ones lif,
was gone. As they did not come VI
when they should have gone off shift
nfh in Of hnv
! They found one dead and the other un
conscious through loss OF blood Th'
\ jury, of course, had to take the sur
/ vivors story OF the affair, and he was &C
/ quilted.
A little blind canyon In the Sierr;
Madre used to furnish the Apaches with
I the means OF formally settling their dis
/ putes. This gulch is fairly alive with
I rattlesnakes. When two bucks had
/ quarrel that they did not wish 20 SETTLE
I of hand they repaired 70 this gully, anC
/ while tho remainder of the tribe stooC
around and watched from the hills or
/ either side, the combatants went to-
/ gether TO whore the serpents were thick
est. There, stark naked and weapon
/ less, they would wrestle. This would
wake up every rattler in the glen. Tn,
aim of each was to force the other on tc
. the angry snakes. 1t was not unusual fol
both TO be bitten while they struggled
and rolled among the rocks Each was
bound 70 remain and wrestle as long a!
his adversary had life OF strength enough
to struggle with him.
A most remarkable duel was fought q
Las Carnitas, \. NJ. many years ago. Al
undersixed stranger came 70 tho tow
and picked a quarrel with "Handsom'
Harry" gambler renowned as a deas
shot. They got out into the road an,
both fell mortally wounded. Il was dis
covered that the stranger was a woman
and though she never spoke after sh'
fell, the story became known that she
was a sister Of a girl whom "Handsom'
Harry, had wronRed years before.
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