The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-12
JOE LOGSTON'S FIGHT.

One of the noted characters of pio-
neer days was Joe Logston, gigantic
Kentuckian, who settled on the banks
of the Ohio river, not many miles be-
low Cincinnati. He was a powerful
fellow, six feet four inches in his moe
casins, and proportionately stout and
muscular, with the agility of cat and
the courage of lion. He excelled in
many of the feats of strength and skill
that made men conspicuous in those
days, when such accomplishmentswe were
requisite and a necessity in the fierce
struggle for supremacy over savage
man and snarling beast. Logston was
a great hunter, but had achieved some
distinction as an Indian fighter, and
often boasted that it gave him more
pleasure to pursue the red man than it
did to follow the trail of the wild game
that infested the almost unbroken viii.
derness-
On one occasion the intrepid hunter
was carelessly riding along an estab-
lished trail through the dense woods
on the back of fine horse that he had
captured from an Indian chief when
the unexpected crack of a couple of
rifles reused him to realization Of
danger. One of the bullets scraped his
breastbone, making a slight flesh
wound. The other ball struck his
horse in the loins, and it
sank to the ground with its
rider. As he struggled to release
himself from the floundering beast two
Indians rushed from their concealment
and dashed toward him with uplifted
tomahawks and exultant shouts. But,
although pinioned to the ground, with
one leg beneath the dying horse, he
managed to bring his trusty rifle to
bear upon the approaching savages,
and they. well knowing its unerring
aim, halted, and then sought safety be-
hind adjacent trees. One of the In
dians, however, was not quick enough
to place himself entirely behind the
protecting tree before the bullet of the
expert white man had pierced his back,
and he fell with fractured spine. Dis
engaging himself from his horse the
wary white man regained his feet and
seeing the other savage reloading his
rife, sprang toward him with his gun
raised to strike. The Indian dropped
his ramrod in his excitement, but grasp
ing his tomahawk he hurled it with
ferocious force at his enemy. Log
ston lodged the flying weapon, and,
dashing forward with uplifted rifle,
struck at his foe. The Indian leaped
aside, and the gun struck sapling
and was shivered to pieces The dis
appointed white man then clinched
with his adversary, who was his equal
in size and strength, but his inferior IN
the science of wrestling, and this en-
abled the hunter to throw his antsg-
onist to the ground. But the Indian
being naked, with his body well oiled,
was able to slip from the clutches of
the exasperated white man and regain
his feet. For nearly an hour these two
eiants-each a Goliah-fought like
gladiators in the desperate struggle 20
conquer or die
The terrific contest caused an in
creased flow Of blood from the wound
in the breast of the white man made
BIZ the bullet of the Indian, and he be-
gan to feel that his strength was Civ.
Oul buL ~ Gnu ZIG
combat, If possible, before his antago-
mist should secure greater advantage
over him And when the Indian had
again crawled from his grasp, after be-
ing flung To the ground. he jumped 20
his feet, and as his asssilant arose he
dealt him blow that would have 6one
credit to Corbett: The surprised say.
age fell. and as he staggered 20 his feet
he reGeiIed a second blow from the
strong arm 81. the ngilistic pioneer
that stretched him half unconscious on
the ground Before NJ could rise Log !
ston leaped upon his PROSTATE form
with both feet and attempted 20 stamp
the breath from his body. The Indian
caught him By the legs and tripped
him TO the ground, and again the com T.
batants engaged in terrible tussle fo- I
victory. The red man was almost ex-
hausted from the blows and stanpi5S !
he had been subjected 10. and his i'd !
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