Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-04-25
OWYHEE J0E'S STORY.
by EouNsryELIE wILDmAS.

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With ,he thunder # iron wheels and
the r~vvcrberent scrcech Of the whistle.
the Indian. the buffalo. the desperate
He'd. the overland coach became a mem-
DRY and the cowboy changed MS buck
skin for view York shatidy. Later. a.
the gigantic Pacific system stretched
out its rms - the north and south and
absorbed the alkaii bottoms II Wy
omiuF. the sage blush plains 81 Idaho.
the pune forest, II Oregon even the
lava beis - northern California. the
pioneers 81 - and the miners # - be-
came a curiosity. and the men who had
sut-iued the wilderness from the back
q an untaInei mustang were STYLED
moss backs by the tourist coach
emizrantS and rclcgatea to the back
ground
Little more than a decade has passed
since the Oregon short line pushed its
way along the great valley II the
snake and laid Idaho tributary 70 Is
sovereignty. vet In 50 snort q time i
became an "all timer. aud. a. I l1-,kesI
out on the crowd that had taken the
plaec~ ~ tlo~ who greeted me as a
t-uierfoot. ] mentally repeated the
motto - the new west keep
up with the hand wagon or fall ia the
rrar.
Typical Of the Brobslinvuavian
strides of thi, new order u things
thirty rpttinr skeletons cumber q ram
shackie r1s- 81 sheds ou the subu7he 81
B1i>e sun and wind. rain and snow
hnd their way d1vn aud through the
neglected ru-lf upon their b-riie,. and
As year after year rpe- by they answer
to the age and the elements, aad fall
snav into dust and Oblivion
Yet thry deserve a better gate. On
their wea-nericateu forms are the
marks II rife hai.ets, within their PRO
letting side came b best blood Of
the east u dni new homes zud extend
the empire q the great repuhlic
Thee thirtF lcather-sprInxet steel
ribbed overland stages we're for years
tae enc raaueeting liak between the
hardy miner, and Dioneer~ = southern
Idaho and ~hame Their very sight
reals Indian fights highway rob
berries and dare 4rvii flights In them
lives the es>snce q The fast diving
Will West Their dar : past; their
past j. bat 4 tale their present. l. for
gotten.
asked uTFyhee doe zh1ut them once
0Vr Aee joe hai been q famous driver
Wild stores are told % Al, daring trips
up from N-iuuetuucca ~ q from Blie
with q eoaea well loaded with gold
aust. Pruspecturs aud government
mail Like Len Holiday aud Yuba
BilL- his achievements i've n the mxm-
CRY and on the Tongues Il the Oldest
inhabitants and grow in luster a. the
year. pass
Il was a hot sultry afternoon had
sen: IN copy for the outside page Of
the Statesman aud felt free 10 lounge
hack in MT chair aud listen 70 Joeis
stirring. If At times zuendaci0us. ac-
count ~ an indian tight he had been
In near kuua. when unaided he had
driven OF ten Banuocks and saved the
gold bricks in the boxes 81 Wells
Fargo = to-s express I smiled patrou-
iziuEly when he had concluded And
how about the time when you were re-
lievsd Of your bags without even an
II you please 4 shade Of amor
auce and chaZrin passed over his
bruuzed face aud he shifted uneasily in
his chair The click-click-cliek d a
job press in the adjoining room sound.
ell q running commentary To our
thoughts. while from the opposite cor.
ner the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of an ir,
rigating wheel seemed TO be rehears.
ing it. version Of the incident that SC
weighed on the drivers mind The
u beat down on the tin roof and
adobe walls u the old office with q
fierce white intensity that awakened
the mzn from hts rumination-
II was a hotter day nor this out
thee On the mesa. when that young
chap stepped ont from behind a little
elumP u greasew1-Sd and as'd me per.
lite eruuf ter throw Up my hands W
argument IN the face 81 that tha,
sho9Jin iron, Mister Editor. lie TOOK
over four Thousand clean dust ans
made for salt Lake on the hack Of ny
bes l-ader- Never hearn tell how ".
caught him. No? Wall, &c see,
took my wheel hoss aud made 70,
Boise Pound Bill Mcconnell, gov
ernor and senator since. the sane
Col Robbins. Jim Aglew an Hanb
Fisher We made = tee line eros.
country 70 head him of Change
hoses three times We struck hi
trail, found whar his boss had brok,
down an he'd stolen another. Tha.
stolen hoss meant a neekti. party
Sabe?
in twenty-four hours we came il
sight Of him HOss played out. Gam.
up NOthiu but sand aud sage brusl
fur miles, except one Ions tree. kindei
placed there by Providence, Mcconnell
said Thar tibet young Teller ~et-0n,
leg over the horn Of his saddle. Fin.
locker. Stood six in his stockings
knew him the minute ! sOt eyes OF
him lie knew me, but never twigged
Bill Mcdonnell war ahead, and h,
opened the meetin without singin'.
Good morning, stranger
Good morning.
Seen anything Of a man abou
your size straddle Of = s0rrel mare look
in a heap ike the one you rider
No. ! haven't
Th2t's purity good mare % yourn-
Yes. she was worth a cool Eve hun
dred dollars. but she'sa little winde,
now; say, mister. III give you fvl
hundred dollars clear for that one q
youFn end stop the deal He wa
making a good BLUFF. Mister Editor
Hos stealth in them days was dealt
on the spot He knew We war on him
His offer would well pay for tn
b~rO1en-icwn boss and he war a
bandn' that his money would pul
him through But. yer see. he didn'
know Mcconnell Mae had been eapi
Of the vigilants back in e. up in the
Basin, n had a name ter keep white
He Just smiled az the mans innocenes
That's a Straight blind u vourn- pard