Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-03-03
SOMETHING GAVE way.
Remarkable story u uaw . M~xiean's
Ballet Access piished rss Purpose.

Ballet A~esrspiishea rts Purpose.
a remarkable story Is recaiaed by tho
exposure through landslide at Fort
Tulerosa, N. NJ. OF the skeleton Of .
man who was buried thers.thres years
ago. His name was Richard Delong.
but he was known among his associates
as Long Dick. When the Mexican Gen.
trsl railroad was first constructed, Dick
was employed by tho company as q acar-
penter. and the wages being rather
lood he rapidly accumulated . stake Of
s.veral hundred dollars. This done. he
started back for tho States. and as luck
would have u was In train that was
held mp by bandits. That Is 70 say,
number Of bandits boarded n train ut
station and started through the cars.
two TO each car. TO rob the passengefs.
Dick had been In Mexico long enough
and under such circumstances - to
acquire violent prejudice against the
ordinary inhabitants. II riled him great
ly to have one OF them get the drop ON
him, and he sat with his hands mp under
the muxzls Of the bandits revolver Us
pale as death. When tho thief who was
taking the valuables came TO his seat, he
noticed Dicks pallor. but nlistook II for
sign Of fear, and 30. having been very
successful 30 far. he lost his caution for
. moment and turned his head TO call
the other bandits attention to Dick.
That was q very bad mistake for the
bandit. The moment he turned his head
Dicks big fist caught him under the ear.
Dick was as strong rs ON OK. and the
blow killed the bandit-broke his neck.
they say.
Nevertheless, In falling. the thiers re-
volver was discharged. and the bullet
struck the seat and glanced thence into
| Dicks side. But Dick was game. and
| picking up the revolver opened fire ON
| the bandit who was On guard. That
sent the rest Of the gang flying on the
train, and then the passengers gathered
around Dick. A surgeon found the bul.
let was lodged somewhere in the muscles
Of the back. but had no instruments te
cut 1t out. So he dressed the wound. and
by the time Dick got up the road to So
rocco, where he intended to stop. he fell
40 well that he decided not to have ths
bullet cut out at all. He eventually re
covered, to all appearances. and coming
to the Tulerosa region became q cowboy
He had been here few weeks when |
man came along breaking bronchos TO
the COW outfit. Dick watched one maj
through two mounts and then sadd b
could break one Of lis desire TO pitch h
less time than the professional could an'
backed his offer with y.
Both men mounted at the word. ant
both got good shaking. The two ponie
pitched as only plains ponies know no,
10 do. but both were conquered In space
Of time so nearly equal that the contes
was declared draw and new noun
for each man called for. But Dick wa
out OF the game. He had downed hi
pouy's spirit, but when he had done 9
his head was rolling from side to side b
cause of dizziness. and he was groahin
with pain.
Something gave way" he said, ian
, 1t must have been the lead OF that infe
nal Mexican"
III He was right In his diagnosis. He u
0 Of his pony. but soon fell 10 the grour
: and In q short time died. A surket
1 who examined the corpse said that Il
: bullet had lodged near the main arte'
|, there and tho wound had not fully hes
: ed. He was Of the opinion that II won
! have killed the man sooner or later.
g matter how he cared for HIMSELF b
!. the tremendous jolting while trying
D break the pony had broken down 9
wall OF the artery. and death soon Il
lowed. He was buried in the soldiel
cemetery near the fort. Exchange.