Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-25
SOME BRAVE WOMEN.
PlUCKY FEMALES WHO COMPARE
FAvORABlY WITH MEN.

FAVORABlY WITH MEN.
Mrs. Anna KimbsIrs Daring Feat of Rid
ing Before q Herd of STAN peding Cattle
to Save q Mans Life-Miss MiiIsrd and
Her Claim That Didn't Stay Jumped" !"
There was heroine of the cattle trail
whose name was at one time. back III
the seventies, heard in every camp from
the Cimarron to the Brazos. A.1a Kim
ball she was named. and She, the
wife of camp manager, one of those
characters who took care of the tents.
the cooking and the baggage of the cow
boys when great herd WAS on its trav-
els from the southern ranges to the
northern feeding grounds One day,
when herd of 5000 cattle was caInped
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 a 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. Ii was one Of the herders
who had dislnounted. 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 tranple him into the earth
without pause.
Only a 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.
1t 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.
A 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
have gained state wide notoriety. and |
justly so. They endured hardships and
took chances which entitled them not |
alone to 100 acres of land. but to the
best wishes of the whole state in which |
their lot was cast.
A Miss Millard took up 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 a 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 posi-
bilities. The next day she was compelled
to ride to the county postoffice. five
miles away. and she took care to take
her shotgun with her. On her return
she found that her claim had been
Jumped" is, the men had taken
possession of her cabin and proposed to
treat her as 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
load of shot into the side of
the cabin
The men were probably unarmed, for
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
few moments later she saw smoke curl
ing up from the grass a few rods away
They had begun to light the prairie fire
and would burn her out
FIGHTING TWO MEN.
Determined to have taste of re-
venge first, the girl drew from its hiding
place loaded rifle, which she also kept
that one of them had an
arm shattered Then she took q wet
bedquilt. and running out to meet the
fire, pounded it along a strip as wide as
the cabin. There was a high wind, and
the flames swept by on either side. unit
ing again at a little distance, leaving a
V shaped piece of sod, at the base of
which stood the cabin. The men had
all they could do to care of the wound
ed arm. and when the smoke cleared
away the plucky little ex-school teacher
saw them still out on the prairie.
Now that the danger to herself was
over, pity came to the surface and she
went out and helped to bind up the {
strangers arm. sending him off with her I
own pony to the doctors. Somewhat to
ner surprise, as she afterward confessed. i
,he pony was returned to her in safety ,
md she was never again troubled with I
claim jumpers. She owns now her claim
and considerable stock g
Her deed was not an exceptional one G
'or settler. Many man and woman
lad to fight for the land they now pos G
'ess: but it was remarkable in that the I
girl tempered her revenge with mercy, c
md showed herself more than the equal
II two men.-Kansas Cor. St. Louis
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