The sun., 1890-08-03
rnE CHAMPION SNAKE STORY.
It's Aboht a KIHG snRke Nsned Bobo,
Which Proved q NnInnhle Maeaenger.

into IreHidi0 county With squad OF mon 10
follow Nictorio's murderous band Of ApRches.
After the death OF that famous chioftsin In the
Candslera Mountains chihuahua. Mexico, the
remnant OF the band rscrosssd the Rio Grands.
and my command trailsd them into the Sierra
Diabolo. just across the line OF New Mexico,
Killed several and brought three prisoners
back to Fort Davis tho seat OF Presidio coun-
IT, 1t was feared that the scattering hostiles
would unite again and make another raid into
Texas and to be prepared for an invasion of
tnat sort was o.ue.eu W \" lhto pernnanehs perm
camp at Mooskie's hanch' winch Is ABOUT eight
nI,os nos. .pou' 'Iu h,S SoSS s ,oh,s,u, .. ,ho,,
before We hAo oeon es'"ohsheu H1 tne Ola
ranch week our camp was overrun with sala-
mnnder rats n small rodent resembling the
,ssa,,,,,,, eril ,0oIa hut ,r,Ga Ior,ar Tho
common he'u nioie' ouI V'"e ierseI. ms
nUG'o nUJ az corn wss Sigb nrired and hard to Set
80 atisa.,, ,',a,,n., - -,
as IL is almost impossible to get rid OF ssla-
manders once thoy establish themselves 10 q
- a. -, 80. MoStoo,, horIor. ,,,,ooa,o,
place. one OF our Mexican herders suggested
way out OF tho difficulty. He assured us that
the king ennke or prairie runner was death to
salananuers' ana 10" oi tnese rep'Les tulnou
loose In camp would soon rid US OF tho corn
eatinp raia
on'ins .,, l"p w., pu,, p,.,. ,.u, ,,,.r. po0,,
On the Dig rrlson ram ney1nu nNpe reak,
nt point where the Southern Pacific hailroad
now w.. orossvs was suVMn - w ,ssoto raauaS uSu
oil the snakes ana scout OF men was ordered
dnva and rsturned with soore or mora OF the
nant;ios Tha .nu,rr,inc, Iot ,Tora rsIo.sad In
tho old rancho. and in two days time they had
eoI snnnv tba snaTss
disappeared. and. as they can travel like q
race horse, probably made their way back to
their old haunts on the Prison Plain. Ono big
fellow had been tramlled upon by tanger
when its fellows migrated and speedlly be.
came great pet II ultimately recovered. but
eytnced no inclin1tIon to leave. We 9ohrislened
hls snakeship Boho. and 1t soon became as
tame as Kitten. Bobo was very lond o1 milk,
anu as We had an abundant supply, neigh,
carry away. the snake was always given big
bowl OF Its tayorite beverage every night.
every man in the command was it's friend. In
the morning, when the horses anu pack mules
would accompany the herders collIng UP llke
lhriHt about the horn Of one OF the mons
saddles:
Sometimes the snake would make o trip to
stay away from camp over night. As soon as
able to travel as fast as the average horse,
would reach the ranch in time for its evening
rHfNn T6erS 81 was %R An abundance of game deer an
teope: and A Elk in mt the vicinity y q our camp and
was 8 arted mp In the Davis Mount ain. but It
escaped before a shot could be had at it. was
particularly fond Of hunting and anxious
OF my purpose 1 left camp early one morning
with the determination of br nging in the
Reaching tho foothills OF the Davis range,
entered one OF the numerous cahons which
traverse il. and, trotting along kept q sharp
which was riding hal ages before been the
bed OF mighty river and was obliged to
which pierced the old bod OF the stl cam. Night
overlook me and had not yet seen the faint.
for a suitable camping place where there was
grass and water, and. as twilight Is very ref
h arsSa g Ee4y PfG
denly lem yGn my horse pulled 9p 10 So So SHARPLY that
from being pitched from nv seat, and then I
found myself ffal ing with the horse beneath me.
stunned. When | recoyered consciousness
found that my horse had tumb ed down q
Instantly i It Killed. i was considerably shocked,
but fortunately no bones were bIoken. 1t did
not take me long to realize the seriously un-
comic table nature Of my position, for plains
mon think quickly,
The we'll into which / had fallen was per-
fectly round. Its sides were as smooth as
glass, and it was too far from side to side for
me to limb out by the use OF elbows and knees.
which there was no escane without help from
the outside and as realized this drop of
rain spiaSs d. a my face ana heard the dis
on, and IN ten minutes time, 4 there was a
heavy fall of rain. my trail would be obliterated.
tried to calculate how long could hold out
before search party would come alter me, and
gave 1t up when considered how unlikely 1t
was that anything but tho merest accident
would bring the searchers to this particular
place. | vas IN a tight hole In more ways than
next two or three minutes were decidedly
solemn ones: Suddenly cold, clammy body
Hiss, / spoke 10, tho reptile; and it climbed up
my body to my shoulder. Whore It had man
aGed to seerete Itself all this time could not at
morning previous had found his snakes hip In
one Of my saddle pockets, to which it had crept
for shelter from the cold night air.
Poor BoboY" said aloud. We are com
| panionS In misery. and II / am not mistaken
| our bones Will eventually lie together hero,
mixed up with those Of my horse. Any way.
| I'll take a smoke"
tled my pipe and struck q match. The
| bright light annoyed Bobo, and. raising its
head. 4 reached out toward the side, OF the
| we'll Before tho match went out ii had got
hold upon the smooth stone and was wrigginR
| its way toward the top. | don't know what
| made me think OF 1t. but suddenly remem-
| bered Bobos iondness for milk and dislike OF
| IelDT0 lUo Teplilo Was DoSOnu TeHcD 1