The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-06

AGAINST his mare and bet him $500 King
was to ride his own mare, and twelve
year-old negro to ride Haneworths sheep
The two principals went to the emu OF the
track The limping pony was LED
down. King and Hanesworth walked to-
gether and a man that used to time for
King was practcing the mare. Inc negro
placed the pony on the END OF the track
and mounted. The pony dropped his head
until Hanesworth stepped up and TOOK
hold of the bride. when he peartened up
and didn't look like the same horse, put
looked more like flying than running. King
was watching the maneuvering, ana Wnen
he saw this he exclaimed. L am took III!
and he was. Kings mare was OF no more
value.
Those We're days productive OF queer
things In the early thirties the Tennessee
wagons continued to come, and while they
brought a great deal of whisky and bacon
they brought some flour. One bright moon
light night while many of the boys were at
headquarters man named GarVice, they
called him Long Jerry, who was over seven
feet high, while hanging around the wagon
yard. stole barrel containing about hfty
pounds of -four, and took il about half
mile down the branch to his tent Next
day it was found, and now what should be
done with man that would steal the IKE
of that? They hoisted the barrel and put
il on Jerry's head and marched him TO
headquarters to have his trial. They were
determined to punish him, and they did
They set the barrel on top of big stump
four feet high, the barrel being three feet
more. in all seven feet high. and lifted
Long Jerry on top, and he stood there
three hours in the hot sun.
I'm the summer of 1880. an old Tennessee
hoosier drove a SiX-horSe team into mead
quarters and as usual, loaded with whisky
and bacon, and he brought with him a
son of his wife. a 'galky' booking nineteen
year-old young man, whose grandmother
lived ten miles south of the Chestatee river
On their way here the old man had bought
n horse and left ii with the man from
whom he had purchased for the son to
take home on his return. which was the
next day after they landed. The son start
ed one morning and the following morning
the finest horse of the old boosters team
was missing together with a saddle. To
any party or parties capturing the thief
and hanging him and returning the horse.
the Tennesseean offered barrel of whisky.
About a dozen boys. who We're lounging
around the wagon yard had their bottles
filed and started on the track of the horse
thief, crossed the Chestatee and soon lost
the track. They returned to camp early
next morning. Another party started,
crossed the river and found the track.
About this time young man riding fine
horse appeared. They arrested him. tell
ing him that he had stolen the horse, to
which he answered in the affirmative. The
drunken crowd was so rough that the poor
ignorant young man could give no further
answer. They re-crossed the river and
brought the horse to headquarters and
stopped the rogue at the foot of the hill
south of the wagon yard, skinned hickory
bark. made a rope and soon had the daddy
going up to the limb of an oak tree Just
at this time the wagner and the man
that carried the horse on came up. The
old fellow called out at the top of his voice.
It's Bill; be steadyr And they did hold
steady. his feet off of the ground. He
hurried up and, putting his hand on the
victim, said: It's Bill my boy-come
down. The bark was slackened and the
young man dropped to the ground, Timber
as a rag. The old man called to him, Are
you dead. Bill? Tell me if you are dead,
for. by hell, l am squandered.' Life
turned, and the lad began to breathe then
the old gentleman said, Bill, did you get
peep at the better world while ye were outg
Some one spoke out Let us go and get the
barrel OF whisky The old man said.
Downright expansive. Bilrs neck and
barrel Of whisky for the horse. All right.
Quick sale, short profit. Big business gone
up i reckon il was"
The Female Miner.
In a talk WITH Colonel Price he told me
the story of Mrs. Ruth Perdue afterward
Hampton who was a noted miner. 1t was
v--usual thing TO see women engaged in
pan mining, but the most noted of them
all was Ruth Perdue, who took care OF
her claims with all the vim OF a man.
Her husband dying, she married another
miner named Hampton. They heard such
glowing stories of California that they de-
cided to so there. Reaching st. Joseph,
Mo-, they secured wheeibarrow, INTO
which all their belongings were placed,
and taking hold of the handles alternately,
they made their way across the plains.
Years afterward they came back, ana
Aunt Ruth died at a ripe old age.
That much gold is secreted by miners
and farmers i'm the surrounding country
admits of no doubt. Captain Hall has in
his safe $500 in ones, lives and tens, which
were made in the Dahlonega mint A man
living in the northern part of the county
drew this money from the mint in 1860,
took il home ard buried it, There il mas
lain for thirty-four years. Two weeks ago
the owner had occasion to buy a farm.
VIXEN he went into his garden and dug
up his buried treasure with which he paid
for it,
There are many such cases in the coun-
ty." said Captain Hall. "and it is doubtful
IL the full amount will ever be made