Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-24
SOME BRAVE WOMEN.
PLUCkY FEMALES WHO COMPARE
FAvORABLY WITH MEN.

Mrs. Anna KimSalI's Daring Feat of Rid
ing Before a Herd of Stampeding Cattle
to Save Mans Life-Miss Millard and
Her Claim That Didn't Stay dumped"
There was heroine of the cattle trail
whose name was at one time, back in
the seventies, heard in every camp from
| the Cimarron to the Brazos Anna Kim
ball she was named, and she was the
wife of a camp manager, one of those
characters who took care of the tents,
the cooking and the baggage of the cow
boys when Il great herd was on its trav-
els from the southern ranges to the
northern feeding grounds. One day,
when a herd of 5000 cattle was camped
near the Salt Fork of the Arkansas, in
the Indian Territory, she was left alone
in camp while the cattle were feeding
near by. Suddenly, from some cause
never to be explained in case like that,
the herd lifted its thousands of heads
and following a few excitable leaders
started on a stampede. Such rush is
death to any one in its path, and Mrs.
Kimball anxiously looked over the prai-
| rie to the north, whittier the herd was
tending. A few hundred yards ahead
of the believing beasts there was a
white hat showing against the green of
| the plain. 1t was one of the herders
who had dismounted. and his pony had
deserted him. He was directly in the
path of the oncoming avalanche of
beef The animals, blinded with their
panic, would trample him into the earth
without a pause.
Only moment remained for action.
The woman was the only one near the
front of the herd. Leaping upon pony
she lashed it forward, passing one rank
after another, until she was ahead of the
herd, when she dashed directly in their
way. Should her horse stumble she,
too, would be lost. But the horse did
not stumble and Mrs. Kimball came
nearer and nearer the man now racing
at his best pace toward her. At last,
when the laundering host was not more
than three rods behind, she leaned far
from the saddle and lifting with her
suddenly strengthened arm the herder
by the waist, she threw him across the
neck of her pony and went racing on
until they were without the range of the
CATTLE
It was deed which few men could
have accomplished, and the handsome
watch presented her by the men at the
end of the drive proved that, hardened
as they were, they recognized brave
act.
PRAIRIE HEORINE.
Among the heroines of the prairie
there must not be omitted some of the
women who have taken up claims and
defended their rights against all corners.
Several instances of this kind of bravery
haye gained state wide notoriety, and
justly so. They endured hardships and
took chances which entitled them not
alone to 160 acres Of land, but to the
best wishes of the whole state in which
their lot was cast t
A Miss Millard t1ook up a claim near
the Kansas and Nebraska line, far out
on the plain. She had been school
| teacher IN Illinois and became weary OF
the drudgery Of her position. She select
ed handsome quarter section and pro-
ceeded to make homestead entry and
to reside on it the required six months.
She had been on the claim but few
weeks when one day she noticed two
rough looking men near the little cabin
in which she lived. She watched them
until they had withdrawn to some dis
tance, and saw them point to the quarter
section eagerly, as if discussing its possi-
bilities The next day she was compelled
| 10 81 %A t1,n
miles away, and she took care to take
her shotgun with her. On her return
she found that her claim had been
dumped" is, the men had taken
possession of her cabin and proposed to
treat her us an intruder. As she came
near they motioned her to keep away
but she did not heed them, and sudden
ly bringing her gun to her shoulder she
discharged load of shot into the side of
the cabin.
The men were probably unarmed, fol
they did not stop to dispute possession
at that time and vacating the house ran
out to the prairie. The girl took the
house, pleased with her easy victory
but she reckoned without her host, for 8
few moments later she saw smoke curl
ing up from the grass few rods away
} They had begun to light the prairie firs
and would burn her out
FIGHTING TWO MEN.
Determined to have taste of re
. venge first, the girl drew from its hiding
, place loaded rife, which she also KEEP
! hY her. spd lsnt : ban - close to th