New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06
HOW T4EY SETTLED TIE DISPUTE
FIRST THEY TRIED REvoLvEEs AND THEN Co
PARTNERSHIP.

FIRST THEY TRIED REVCLVEES AND T1IEN CO
PARTNERSHIP.
al must have told you about the Dog star Claim
said the Colonel Il shall never forget IT, for came
very near 10 having an interest in It myself and If l
had got into the thing should not be here tonight In
all probability.
The DOG star Claim you sec. disputed ground
between two other claims. There was good deal OF
hot feeling over IT, but It di1 not cause any shooting
at first because the Star not believed TO be worth
anything.
aweI. II was late in the fall that George wilson.
prospecting on the star made a strike and promptly
mt six men on the disputed ground. They were all
armed 10 the teeth and George announced that he was
rolnc 20 work the claim and that the first outsider
who tried 10 get on the claim would be filled with
lead Now that made trouble at once for II wasn't
at all certain that George had the right to the claim
ard Dick Barker on the other side said that he was
going 10 work the claim. About this time the air
was pretty thick With threats.
g Dick went over and tried TO get on the claim.
George was not there but his men threatened to shoot
and so Dick drew of his That night he sent
word TO George that he world shoot him on sight
am telling you this story TO show you how fairly men
fought in those days.
. 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
cartridges Then he went talking. lie was telling
of the nch strike he had made.
aWhile he was talking there Dick came into the
room Both their hands went down into their belts
at the same second. Georges revolver was levened
in fash but Dick stood there In dazed fashion,
little white. but straight and daring.
"You see It was nice pOiut Of honor. George
yvould have been Justified In shooting on account OF
the warning but when he saw Barker caught like
rat he lowered his revolver.
Well he says. Barker, I'm not going to kill you
now. what's the matterr
I've lost my slx-shOoter,' answered Barker.
Thereupon George stuck his back in his belt
All right he said well wait TIL next tmo'
Then he turned cool as a fish and went on telling
about his claim
About 10 o'clocl, that nisht man brought note
in to George from Barker thanking Wilson for beinG
50 square. There proposition in it that II only
one man got killed the other was to have undiSputed
claim 70 the Dog Star, and snail shoot on sight,
said Barker.
George said that this was fair and signed his
name 10 an arrc 3mcnt calling Us all to witness
There was no dOuJ; that some one would get hurt
the Syar ard every one in the town was on tho
the next morning they met IN front Of the barber
shop and tLey both oPrn5d hrs; b2n OF them cauSt
they could from the ground. They we're both badly
shot up INT they both got vol. Willie they were IN
bed George sent note to Larker telling him that ne
eXp"ctc! soon 20 be oct again. And III tell you what
III do ne said. I'm shoot sight again or I'll work
the claim with'yOl on even shares. 50 BlcE wrote
hack that he didn't care much which they did. but
that he vas pretty badly used up and conlIn fight for
a long time - they worked the cl3im together and
mad, nice little stake out Of il. but you see how
settle that Claim. Those were the days when
stos Cd on their claims ana held them