Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-27
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I.ieutenant Araeia', tory Of the
scramble ler the cher okse lansa
Lieutenant Arnold who 4 &C.
70 the staff Of Cove nor nras.
Kentucky. was successful Is &c..
splendid claim ia the cbe-aa
strip, says the 81 Louis Rennps
Ga the memorable morning Ia M.
the run on thoroughbred ace W. .s.4s
no had brought there oxpressly
the purpose Starting from 4
four miles east Of HunneWell hs ~
20 ride sixteen miles south 10 ~.
known as BlackWells lie eorasss
the distance 10 liity-twu minutes
cOmpanied ~ d .cON paEels..
thoroughly acquainted Win 4.
country. Al least fifty well nioas,st
men were h hot pursuit for the .s...
claim. but the lieutenant got ther
first. Several other kentucas..
were similarly successful Ia tie ~.
vicinity Lieutenant Arnol,ls oa,.
teg section % 100 acres Is one n N.
tlihits Of the strip IL IA cIo,s /.
the -hekasky river an i splesaa
tract Of land. worth between $z8s
and $4,000 according - experts
Arnold Is a sunburnt, sinewy-loat.
ing man Of about ga He said Z.
was prepared ior a tough e1perieses
bat. great heavens, nnt for shan
aw and underwent 70 beg.n "a
thousands 81 men ana w0men eers
kept forty eight hours Ia no lise
endcayoring 20 glster The daA
was simply awful AZ tho iine 10
rush was made everyone aAs Gask
and unrecognixahle Thew ~
hardly drop - water Is drink az
/ washing Was an lnpuss blllty III
teen thousand gFirny human he.pn
/ tors maily into Ehe ueW domain. -
Winding me more u t9e mAggot "a
a carcass than anyt ling elae ne
50 Hers were "a possc ion alnos
Everywhere Lots 81 them Wers sas
ard saw one sooner hauged "a shcH
order Ia ruy ride ! notiesd neary
twenty dead horses IN quite q aam
bsr 81 dead aaa dying meu
There wss hghtiug aud hlo0Aslai
enough % ,aiisiy tho very word y
the bad men from Bitter creek. NG
/ iar from nay claim tW0 men eeis
I qHarellns Wiih drawn pistols, shea
a third inteFfcfe3 and endcavovea y
separate thnm 20 got q saa
through the urlst. ana then she he
proceeded "a kili each 0shrt saW
cno icliDw lying dead wlih band
ksrchief drauH tlght around BIZ
neck lie huI bcen stransiad. aaa
when searched $3.50 Was ioaad a
him When ] made she rush Eole
mighty iE,sie and carried 90 s-ms
hut felt more comfortable " hea ay
/ Ninchester pss ia my haRas 10
scenes aftcr Tbs rnsh Hcro terrible
I saw lhe two women Who vsv
burned ~ the prairie nrs AL
the soldiers shot by the segr.
crs III fact have fesa
/ cnUugh ol that sort q ihirg g
last mr the rest n ray life blaes.
well. the so-ratled lndiaa. who sass
I hls name 50 the toWnsit And osEs
every ~ Tot tn IT, De- eaa*
man he pos hia has up - A
haln aitrs the rash. buE the hg'
sent on him With q lev doahle-ezf
/ relied pessuaacrs "a their shoulders
and n zRs glad % go dewa % a'll
cents after q brief discussis lssi
also made hiu atnd BY orisiuA
.pric Tor his town lots
Wen I'm glad 81 & ! ausy irpa
thc strip for awhile. although nos
that she rain has com and the dss
settled. tissre u nps 50 much bars
ship
IL was feared ~ frsi. cspeclsl'l
Tor WON n. and I ara afraid even no'
an awful wiater B, Ia sipra Tor Hiaal
~ the settlers
My claim he disput d. lika 81 IN
rest. hus have a clear case y
papers ars ali right. aad ! uxPeci
r turn in . mp Ga 81 80 aad cen
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