The Bossier banner., 1891-10-29
A FAIR SETTLEMENT.
Two Miners Try ReyoIyers and Then Go,
Partnership.

Partnership.
81 must have told you about the Dog
Star claim, /" said the colonel to a re.
porter for the Tribune. 81 shall never
forget it, for came very near having
an interest init myself, and if had got
into the thing l should not be here. to-
night in all probability. .,.. sF
THE Dog Star claim, you see, was dis
puted ground between two other claims,
There was a good deal of hot feeling
over it, but did not cause any shooting
at first, because the Star was not be-
lieved to be worth anything. 4.
"Well, it was late in the fall that
George Wilson, prospecting on the Star,
made a strike and promptly put six
men !, on, the disputed ground. They
were all armed to the teeth, and George
announced that he was going to work
the claim, and that the first outsider
who tried to get on the claim would be
filed with lead. Now that made trou-
BILE at once, for it wasn't at all certain
that George had the right to the claim,
and Dick Barker, on the other side, said
that he was going to work the claim.
About this. time the air was pretty
thick with threats. ..,.... n
''Dick went over and tried to get on
the claim. George was not there, but
his men threatened to shoot and so Dick
drew off his men. That night he sent
word to George that he would shoot
him on sight. am telling you this
story to show you how fairly men fought
in those days. f,a.. sis Z. stg-.4
o You see, when George Wilson got
this, warning he was entitled to shoot
Barker on sight. 1t was the quickest
trigger that would win. George was in
bar-room when he got the warning
and right on the spot he pulled out his
six-shooter and filed it with new cart
ridges. Then he went on talking. He
was telling of the, rich strike he, had
made. ,st ...t ,.-,.-t ,s,..,J q.
while he was talking there Dick
came into the room. Both their hands
went down into their belts at the same
second. Georges revolver was leveled
in flash, but Dick stood there in a
dazed fashion, little white, but straight
andldaring. 1a ~ -sf'i "O3.oi ea4s2 &
t'You see. it was nice point of honor,
George would have i,been justified in
shooting on account of the warning,
but when he saw Barker caught like q
rat he lowered his revolver, n. ......
':'Well,' he says, Barker, Tn not
going to kill you now. What's the mat
ter?' i at.i ~ fjist a ft3 ~ '-f
GIVE lost my six-shooter,' answered
Barker. ais Gtf U1te
taThereupon George, stuck his back in
his belt. t..f, u. -,a3 FARMS. ,-ar
= "'All right, he said, wen wait till
next time. Then he turned, as cool as
a fish, and went on telling. about his
claim. ~ '' 90
"About 10 o'clock that night man
brought a note in to- George from
Barker, thanking Wilson for being so
square. There was proposition in it
that if only one man got killed the
other was to have .undisputed claim to
the Dog Star, and / shall shoot on
sight, said Barker. 3.- .t..
George said that this was fair and
signed his name to an agreement, cali
ing us all to witness.
There was no doubt that some one
would get hurt over the Star, and every
one in town was on the lookout. .
"The. next morning they met in front
OF the, barber-shop and they both opened
fire. Both of them caught it at the first
shot and than they blazed away as best
they could from the ground. They were
both badly shot up, but they both got
well, While they were in bed George
sent a note to Barker telling him that
be expected soon to be out again. And
Ill. tell you what I'll do he said; III
shoot on sight again or I'll work the
claim with you on even shares So
Dick wrote back that lie didn't care
much what they did, but that he was
pretty badly used up and couldn't fight
for a long time. So. they worked the
claim together and made a nice little
stake out of it. But'you see how fair
they both were. All that each wanted
was to settle that claim. Those were
the days when men stood on their own
claims and held them. IN. Y. Tribune.
Pleasant Villages.
The villages of New, England are
among the p1easantest in the world, and
the chief secret of their charm is
summed up in one word: Trees. The
people who laid them out, a century or
two ago, had the good sense to plant a
few score of young trees about the
green and along the streets. Now, look
at them, Glorious elms arch the
streets and enyelop the place in shade,
The, meanest cottage is pleasant and
picturesque as it-stands beneath fine
old tree. The poorest village is good to
hive in if it hcstles under giant trees.
Plant trees. Plant them round the
schoolhouse. Plant them round the
church. Plant them on the common.
Plant them along the street, Make all
the villages and towns pleasant with
trees.-N. Y Ledger. ~ : - 5"- 81
Blue Monday.
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