The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17

! named Ninty: but | reckon he's dead, for
1 be was keerleSs about talk and firearms
whenever he got on spree, which was
most every chance. Me and Minty was
down at San Bernerdino, when word comes
that pay dirt was struck mighty rich up
at Dead Squaw's Gulch, near Owens lake
I'VE struck out to wunce, and when we
got up thar We found the diggins in full
blast and every one chuck full of hope
and a-talkin nights Of calm the place
Mountain C1y' instead Of Dead Squaw's
Gulch, which I'll allow hasn't a pleasant
sound. We found tents and shacks built
and of course there was the usual gang
OF sneakin gamblers-cuss 'en, how l do
hate 'em-and thar was a grand Sierra
saloon, whs- keards were played and hard
whisky drunk at all hours, and lot of
pore painted things in short skeerts danced
at night.
"A mail route was opened to Los An
geles, but beyond that thar was no sign
OF law, and as a conscience we he'd to
open graveyard up the hill, and most
every mornin we planted some one who'd
been killed down at the saloon the night
before. If the KILN had stopped then it
wouldn' [ a been so bad, but we soon found
out that honest, sober men, az had families
at home, were being murdered in theiI
cabins Jest 10 rob them of the dust they'd
gathered.
Bout this time Cap'n Bolton. who was
a minin sharp and gin raj specklater, KEN
10 Dead Squaw's Gulch with his wife The
cap'n was 4 fine lookin man of forty, but,
Oh, ny, what a regular little beauty that
wife vas. to 6e sCTe-and SO inherent. The
Bottoms lived II a little cabin way of
from ev'ry one else, but the cspn was
allus along TO help on law and order. so
when the honest miners began to be robbed
and kilt We formed vigilance committee,
and as Capn Bolton-no one ayed where
he got MS title-wss c2p'n already, ve
'lected MIN cap'n for keeps.
'All went mighty lovely for q little
while THen tue kiln and Tc5bin began
again. and Cap'n Bolton and the vigilantes
was forever On blind trail, and we was
almost discouraged We ulster to send in
our dust 10 Los Angeles with Mike Null
len, who c3rried the mail once a week on a
blackboard. Mike had been a sojer. and ne
was brave as grizzly and honest as hull
skyful OF suns
Mike started of bright and early one
mornin to go TO Los Angeles, a three days
trip, but he hadn't been gone mere three
hours when The horse with the blackboard
KEN a-tearin back to camp. with the mail
bag and the gold dust gone, and Nike
Mullen him a-dyin on the seat. Twas me
and my pard that lifted the driver of. for
he was powerful bad shot, and any man
but him would "a been dead After we
got little whisky into him he opened his
eyes and said.
Re- p-1.1y - T,sI
me aid sprung on ne unbeknownst down
at the Divide. Say you'll do for him as
he's ala for me. and I'll die happy
You can Just gamble that we was all
'stonished, but we promised Mike. and
then he said, I'm a-goin, boys and he
went.
Wal. We started down TO Bottoms,
but as We nsared thar Mrs Bolton came
out with rife IN her hand and axed what
we wanted. and we said we wanted -
cap most powerful bad. She said he vas
right down sick AL night. and she'd thank
rs If wed come some other time. SOS rot
TO 'SJurD him Then up and told that we
must have him and she ran into the house,
closed the ccC-. and next thing We knowed f.
two rifles vas a-pointin at Us through the !
chInkS. 30 We lit out.
All day VIC kept watch Oh the cabin I
to see taaJ the cEp'n didn't escape. and a. !
we had time o. hand we made up bundles ]
Of dry sagebrusL and wood. and when II /.
ken dark ~ rolled en- down. determined /
to smoke the cap'n ONT or 10 roast him in 4
side II 50 be be perfar that.
Al! Jais time the two kept up fire and 4
three OF our men were wounded. 50 when II f
KEN night We was 81 Just Wild for r. .
yenge, but we didn't want 70 hurt the I
woman. though II allow she wasn't ies- .
what Wa believed her when we vorshipAd /
The tracks Of he- little SHOES in the sand (
We wanted me czp'0 70 coEse out and h 4
ieceutly hsn-si hat lie sid he'd see rs ali (.
uTther frs. Iaea We called 10 the MOTT.
IN. and she .oTye,. she'd stand by her hus-
1and
WAL. 70 make a long story short, ny
,ard struck q light with his fin. and
'teel. and s. tie pile was dr. as powder.
I'D she fared aad flashed, aud we creps
pack 10 watch what followed. Socn we
eed the woman s-r4nnin toward us
.-Shrieki1. but WHEN she came I'D she Z
iidnt faint, but sat down O.. I rock and
watched the IRE
The next morning thar was only an ash
heap whar that cabin had been. and thar
Vas no sign Of human thar. the cap'n had
gone back 20 dust But what Go you sup
pose that az woman did nextt' AMI BcSzs
paused and began 20 Ill his pipe.
Il suppose" said at a venture. THAI
he secured the bleckest dress the CAMP
lffcrded. and then taTEed her back OF
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