The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-11-19

One night last week as horseman was
coming down from the Raymond & Ely
summit toward town, an intoxicated In.
dian arose in the gloom and grabbing
the horse by his bit forced
horse and horseman to give him the right
Of way. All had practically transpired
before the startled rider had overcome
his surprise.
Last week" said one OF our citizens
who in company with some Others had
been discussing the sale of liquor to the
Indians. A subject growing out of the
arrest of Wm. Bell for the supposed vic.
lation of the law forbidding such sale.
after visiting Highland prospect
for the purpose Of getting ore samples l
started homeward. had spent more
time in examining mine than l ex.
pected to. SO to get back by the short.
est possible route took the trail leading
from Highland to the line of the Pioche
water mains, following this trail was no
small item in the fast thickening dark.
ness and the only thing left on that side
of earth to tighten the burden of my soul
was the mournful howl that
EMERGED FROM A THOUSAND THRoATs
of a coyote mob, who had seemingly
stationed themselves on every side OF
me. Well just as came to where the
last summit begins, my nag, who was
also on the anxious seat, pricked up his
ears and was the first to discover the
dying embers from about 40 camp fires of
to our right. An Indian camp thought
I-well l don't particularly like indiana
but on the whole think them perhaps
not so doleful on dark night as a pack
OF HowLING WOLVES
don't want to carry the impression by
any means that am coward, no mar
does, but you'll admit there are timei
when certain kinds Of solemn thoughts
will come stealing through mans bones
that require las the doctor puts it 1
change of scene to watt them from him
When | had started to decend on tn,
Phoebe side of the summit, surmountet
by the old wagon road leading to Bullion
vile, began to feel just triAe bette
when, peculiar mournful sound strucl
my ears. The sound was like that on
would expect to hear on the advent of
deep, baratone coyote trilling the wor'
Oh! and this intermingied by severa
wild and discordant sopranos jesticulat
ing in syllables like Ing u-rou, Kotcl
na-rum. etc. etc. Just as / was tryin
to locate these highly discomfortin
sounds which were now adding ne,
tenor to my thoughts, there seemed sud
denly to spring up before me the form {
DESPERATE BEING
who staggered, grabbed my horse by tn
bit and then with a kick in the ribs urge
him to give up the trail. Why didn't
kill him, put out his lights and the
jump on him? The reason is simply tn
You see my heart is somewhat affecte
and all sudden occurrences like the OF
described have tendancy to change i
location to higher altitude. Not fo
getting that girl whose love am su
posed to have corralled. first made
desperate grab for the rapidly ascendiI
heart and then all was over. Two mo
Indians on horse back--"drunk as lord
with too high speed aboard for q
steep grade they were climbing dash
hurriedly by. They did not offend m
Next came two squaws the last Of who
answered my terrified question thr
"Injuns heap drunk"
HEAP DRINK UNI CUNA-PAH-wICHEN
Eyes" said the speaker in snswer
the reporter "the law restricting the ST
of liquors to Indians did have to
sprung until complete chestnut, but
looks as though the deputy sheriff "
getting the business end Of his think
cap, ON the right side OF this subje
And for one wish to tender him he
felt card Of thanks.
After hearing from another member
the gathering how the lives of hosts
men women and children had been pla'
in jeopardy through intoxicating
brain and stimulating the already saw
and cruel nature Of some American
dian, the board adjourned.
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