Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-25
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III Is SaluFhuy htSut Nh dh AuS'A0AA''H
gold field. The bar of the Jolly Dig
gers" is crowded.
News has gone abroad that Dog"
Kenarey has broken out again, and
as he always takes care TO have his
little bouts remembered crowd soon
collects.
On this peculiar Saturday he has set
himself 10 try conclusions with Kan
CARGO Jack" of the Midas Claim. 1t
is a gorgeous struggle-even old Wall
Eyed Bill" who is exacting in such
matters, is compelled to admit that
They fight anyhow and everywhere,
under tables and under chairs-while
the lamps flare, the dogs bark and the
crowd expresses its admiration in Lam
guage full of picturesque detail
Kangaroo Jack tires after the TWEEN
ty-sixth round. and his friends carry
him TO his tent minus one eye and plus
conclusion of the brain.
Then, when Dog Kellarey counts
his broken fingers every one suddenly
remembers the unguarded state of his
tent and vanishes into the darkness,
not TO reappear until the sound of the
coach horn is heard ON Portuguese
Hid.
The arrival of the weekly coach, bear
ing her majesty's mails, is an occasion
of great Importance, and ranks even
before New Finds or Wardea's decis-
ions
About II o'clock the coach creakS and
groans up the street, 10 pull up before
the flaming lights of the Jolly Dig
gers" II is curious. numbering con-
struction, riding on leather springs and
drawn by I'VE strong horses-a sort OF
badly b-ought-up cross between an
antique mourning coach and a dilapi-
dated Indian ghari.
The driver, 10 whom is intrusted the
lives and hereafters Of the half.dozen
passengers. travels the 240 miles be-
tween the gold fields and civilization
twice weekly. and is always preternat-
urally thirsty. Custom, however, for
bids his leaving the box before he has
seen his horses embarrassed and led
away, and exchanged fha usual pleas
antries with his own particular admir-
erS When IN due time he does de-
scend, passengers, diggers, lOafers and
dogs escort him into the hotel and in
half an hour the excitement is over.
On this occasion, however. II is des-
tined TO last longer; Dog keIlarey,
advancing, invites the driver TO take
refreshment.
After complying with the request,
that individual gets out to the vehicle,
10 return with n bundle Then, UNI
wrapping the shawls, he places ON the
table baby girl. She cannot be more
than two years old and is fast asleep,
her little head and its pretty curls
pillowed on one tiny arm.
Every one presses round to look,
with the exception of Dog" KeIlarey.
who has no curiosity in the matter of
babies Then questions pour in thick
and fast: Whose is it?' 'Whcre'd
We get the kiddy, matey:'' Whose
y1u'Igster IS it, BIZ" etc
Any other man would be bewildcred
not SO with Bill Burns. He says
slowly and solemnly, as If NV ire of his
unique Importance, For Dog Kel-
larey?'
.'Whatr' shouts that gentl ,man.
that's a lie, you Bill! Who says the
kids for meT'
Il dor replies the driver. poll
Waites of Wild Dog showed it aboard,
along with its buds, for yer The little
un's father pegged out on Saturday
Flash Dick of Wild Dog Greek. is
last words was, Sen the kid to NV old
mate Dog" Kellarey:' an so fetched
~ along, and the passengers made up
the rare among 'em, so there's nothin'
TO pay-therer'
old Dick pegged out" the Dog"
mumbles slowly-"old Dick pegged out
an sent is kid to mer'
The crowd is SO tickled with the idea
that 1t ventures upon laugh.
The laugh decides him. and steppinr
up alongside the sleeping child. he sings
out the kids mine. an the old man ne
laughs agin' 'er laughs agin' me. Now
let's see i'm az is game to GRIM
de has evidently gone home. for no
ones answers.
Sunday morning. and Dog" Kellar-
eys claim Is the center Of attraction
The Little Arrival of the previous night
plays about the tent door. The Dog
fearing harm to her from the crowd OF
visitors, carefully defies his boundary
ana threatens dire penalties on the head
OF any man who crosses it.
News, news!-great and glorious
news!
News which runs like wilddre
through the field. which flies from tent
% tent-from the police cells on the
Hill to Dutch Joe's across the Fiat
past the Eureka, down to the Day-tlawn
never stopping until every one has
aeard It,
Dog kellarey's pFoverbfaI bad Iucl,
Das turned at last-he has bottomed on
me Lead. the new claim has turned IN
trumps with vengeance"
II is full Of gold-specks, specimens {
and nuggets. Not nuggets as small ne
peas, but large as teacups. Not here
and there, but in big deep lead. n for. |
tune at every drive Of the pick.
The Luck-peIny who has been slnnn-
ing in the shadow of the tent. watches .
and chuckles at a piece of gIitterinc
mica. In his excitement the dog"
sings out:
Boys! tbs 'er as done it; there's tho
lass that brought noe 1udk!'
Three pm. More excitement,
"A nugget weighing fifty pounds, Tho
Of the Field, q wonder Of to
country and fortune to It's finder
Plcks and shoyels are thrown down