Arizona silver belt., 1894-08-04
HE RoPED THEHOUS
THEN IT WAS PULLED SLAP INTO THE
 MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

The carly days of stoamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers were filled with many exciting and interesting events, recollections of which will pos. fess peculiar interest for thousands of persons who have lived to see the great tide of travel diverted from these once thronged and popular routes by the moro ! aggressive railroads.
 Most of the captains and pilots of those buBy river days were men who served their time upon broadhorns or lyeelboats, aud a rough and ready set of fellows they were All were almost born and really educated upon tho wa ter passing then days either in floating down stream exposed to the various dan gers us the yuyage CT wearily working tAelr boat up stream against the rapid current and liable at any moment Co bo attacked lly sDHo ono of the many gangs of robbers that infested all the region through which they passed
 CuC If these old time riverneu was UEcle Billy Rnssel, as he was familiar iy called At one time he was kuown from Cincinnati 10 New Orleans Six feet and massiyely built Uncle Billy , had been in bis prime 8 man of giant strength and possessed 9f undinohing courage, yyt slow to ang0r and when not aroused kind hearted Gad most agreeable companion rut when pro. yoAal t0 wrath D. nOt only inspired Ger. ror but <- summed by his enemies
 One ci has noted characteristics was haaea Cf injustice iu any foriu, UT strong believer, he put it in fair play aud nothing would more quickly House his 1aelet resentment than to . discover an uhflir adylltage taken or che imposition of oAc man upon au- other This rather peculiar notion in those day of cd U'syiag aga robbery ou tls liyer made Uncle Billy unpapu- l#r with the dishUaat -a,mblee who il. 1 aa ilauy Of lhe river towns mal sv med gpoH rha steamers thas piigd tbg Wti-r Bug t..e alafglloU pr,Wess aud sgwgtA were }3 well known to Eggip.tatca personal GlgeuutsE 5atEuaI GiEa and tine board fraternity sey ggl years 5taE Has had abandoned tle fga1aG for tHc swiHar moving steamer h. .ars y la HmaHl . ai l.E-a aagss 5i i5 up nlH ge gt. af ta. Ge the eTa4 who at %# Dre One
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 The boat began to move the rope be- gau to tighten, the house began tocreak, the inmates began to uemble and the sound of tearing timber and the oaths of frightened men comniuglod The gamblers rushed from the tables, the drunken reyelgrs about the bar left their liquor untasted and spraug from tho sa. loon. The aseouished proprietor pulleda pistol, and swearing he would shoot the author of all this commotion rushed . through his doorway just as the sway ing and creakinR building yielded to the mighty pull and toppled oyel with tremendous crash The next instant tle surging boat dragged it into the river. The cable was then unloosencd and the steamer continued its course amtd the cheers og an approving crowd and the yels md curses of the disappointed and onraged proprietor who swore he would kin Che daring Rasscl on his return trip. But tbo baatuan had moro friends than tho murderous gambler, and he was never molestod for destroying one of the worst places on tia river. Cincinnati Enquirer
 
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