Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-17

uw&o On Wild fruits ana roots. and was
sn3ovtng myself immensely wh0n caught
Marks gave me another beafing. and
was now set % work with chain and clog
attached 20 my right leg There had been
no Sighting between the two governments
after the first clash. hne the truce was full
OF anxiety. Marks was determined not 70
divide the throne with anybody, and after
waiting about month in hopes 10 see the /
Baker faction return TO its allegiance, he i
began TO plan an aggressive campaign. /
4 Under his direction a raid was made one /
/ afternoon on the houses OF the Baker fac |
ton, and FIVE rifles were secured Each
man in the colony had rife and more or
less ammunition, and the capture of these
five guns practically disabled Eve of the
faction. The men were out In the fields
when the raid was made. and of course
their wives could make no defense.
That evening Marks sent word TO the
Bakeries that they must come in and sign
paper repudlating their leader, or he
would treat them malcontents and dan
gerous persons. They refused TO a man,
and that night | heard Marks planning
with some Of his men 10 commit murder
The situation Is one which has many times
existed. A lot Of people go away by them
selves to escape avarice and oppression,
and are invariably the victims of some of
their own number. Marks wanted the
other half Of the money back, and he want
ed the other faction TO humble itself !
heard them planning that next day they
would ambush Baker and shoot him down
4 without warming and 1t WAS hoped the
n rest of the party would then come in.
!. While Marks bad made dog OF me, and
beaten me on the slightest excuse, | wa.
:. not watched o nights The chain and
" clog had also been removed At midnight
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ie and went and warned Baker of what wa
70 in store for him. He warned all his AL
:, herents, and the result WAS murder, iu-
Il the same rs II ! had let Marks carry on
IN his plans Next forenoon, as one OF on
4, party named Bedford skulking In th
II woods To get a shot at Baker, some one pu
= a bullet into him, and child was sen
"a with note To say that our side coul
an bring in the body
10 OF the thirty men seventeen had gor
VI with Baker. but five OF these were withot
nv firearms Marks had lost man, but q
extra guns made up for IL. After the xii
Law ing both sides declared war, and both we
Ill anxious for further bloodshed The "
nor men and children kept TO the houses, viii
ypd the men scattered over the island al
1 a hunted for one another In the course OF
'or week Marks lost four men killed and ty
r~e badly wounded, and the Baker side 10
tho one killed and two wounded While
in lived with Marks. 1t was because | W
md Obliged to, and was therefore treated
,ok a non -combatant Amy message betwe,
line the leaders was carried by me
,om About ten days after the first killii
Marks called me into his house and told I
inc to get the yawi ready for trip The DO
,ent was lying in a creek half mile away. a
,uld before the rupture had been free TO u
not though had always been taken along
nag manage her Marks was not MARI
,ore man. He now praised and battered me
and the highest terms, and said he proposed
pple 10 in the yawl to some other island. "a
we're Ing me along. No one else was to go. a
the was not To breathe a word That ey,
ear. ing ms som as dark | was TO carry all
win bundles to the boat supply her with wa
hers and provisions, and then bring word
ion him when all was ready When MIS-
yen came he got the men out into the woods
low watch. and took from his house
,ter rifles, all the money, the bedding clio
tern clothing, etc. ] supplied the boat W
/ in forty gallons OF water and lot OF cool
land and fresh provisions, and by midnigh
,any had her ready had had a plan Of
laIly own ever since Marks opened his mou
) ~ Il WAS very doubtful IL he meant to u
Il ~ me with him at all, but II he did II y
onIy more than likely that he would throw
overheard when he had sighted other la
nrya IL WAS o'clock in the morning Def
/ the the tide turned. and then ! got into
,rary yawl and let her drift to the west. !
had not yet out of hearing distance W
y Tor Marks came down TO the creek and ca
hr,n me
been When daylight came and got nree
into was only three miles off shore, aud wa,
null doubt seen by all our purity held to
, had northwest, having compass in the b
boat and after three days and nights OF
. but progress reached another OF the Aus
inst group, called the Kings Park. and Il
ising found a trader. TO whom related
nd as After a short delay he set sail for the
ed to and | had left, taking me with him.
IT. owing to contrary winds we did not re
purse IL for q week War had been rife mi
lie in while Marks, Baker and three others
ed to been killed. two women and two ehili
rown had been wounded, and the entire pl
urely now prayed 10 be taken of the island
alton rangements were made with the ira
and all were loaded mp and carried TO
yon of the Navigator islands, where som
row them are still living New York sun.
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