The Butler weekly times., 1893-03-23

trust-to the jumpers
The matter soon arranged. The
jumpers and Gillhoolyss forces were
to have a big sham battle and make
an equal divy of whatever Gillhooly
could get
He soon made terms with the
company. He was to drive the
jumpers off for $500, $500 down
and the balance after the fight if he
was alive. He also stipulated that
if he died the company was to bury
him and send $1,000 to an eastern
aunt Gillhooly selected the trusted
emissary to 90 with hun aud large
crowd gathered to see the fight
The betting ran high on the co"
test Gill aud his man swooped
down on the disputed claims and
their firearms began to crackle like
punches of Chinese crackers O the
Mongolian New Years day. Theu
came red hot answering fire and
the excitement was at fever heat
For awhile it seemed like the battle
of Lexington. Gill and his trusty
lieutenant kept right on, empting
their hot SIX shooters and grab
biug fresh ones from their belts,
facing at least dozen rsvol
vers, all belchipg streams of fire and
smoke from carefully prepared
blank cartridges. When the jump
ers turned tail and started for the
hills, apparently packing off two
wounded men, Gill and his lieuten-
ant were masters of the claim. and
the work they did that day made
them cocks of the walk iu Bodie.
Well, Gill divied up with tie
miners, and before the week was
over the joke got out, rs Bodie
miner i'll liquor is not close mouth
ed man.
The Standard company pocketed
their loss aud had to pretend they
enjoyed the joke as we'll as the rest
of the town. They did not crack
any wine over it however.
Gillhooly, the holy terror of Bo
die, is now modest rancher in
Southern California and one of the
qu etest men in tho precinct.
THE GREAT COAL DEAL.
Rollin Daggett when he first
reached the Comstock embarked in
mining enterprises before he be-
came an editor. His first venture
was coal mine in the Como range.
He invested his capital in running a
tunnel into the hill, where he was
positive an immense coal vein exist
ed
Month after month he sank his
money pushing the tunnel into the
hill where he believed millions OF
dollars worth of coal was waiting tc
send a new lease of life into the
Comstock with cheap fuel.
| Sometimes he was considerably
III arrears with the miners wages
and frequently had to depend ou
lucky stock speculation to raise the
wind. One day he started for the
mine on a blackboard and took along
$1,000 to pay up three months
wages to the men. This was not all
he owed them, and he wondered
how he would be received. He
might find the place deserted TO,
some more inviting camp, OF they
might take the money he had and
then lynch HIM as receipt IN tui
! for the balance due
There was 4 great excitement
, when he arrived-that very da,
they had struck the ledge and they
bad several tons of the coal piled al
|; the mouth of the tunnel, around
which they Were dancing aud drink
ing in lively state of hilarity. HI
thought to add to the general GOOD
feeling by paying out his S1,5Oo, ,but
he mistook his crowd.
money don't so, Dag, we wan
, stock"
, STOCK De; here's your money.
We've stood by you for months
| without a bean, and now yo,
J mustn't go back on US. We wan
, stock, and pretty quick
i About this time half dozen six
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