Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-05-11
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KNEW MORE THAN A HORSE.
One Mule That Trusted His Rider In Mount
ninn But Not nt Rivers.

aims But Not at Rivers.
Few people who have not lived on
intimate terms with mule, are will
ing to acknowledge that he is more in
telligent than horse.
But the members of the United
States geological survey, who for
months at time live in the saddle,
and use mules for saddle and pack
animals, claim that horses are neither
tough enough, sure-footed, nor smart
enough for rough, continuous mountain
work.
Jack was saddle mule of the survey
for four years. His master was the
head of the party, and daring, fear
less rider, well used to wild mountain
climbing and surveying. He declares
that Jack knew more than his master,
and that his thinking powers were hui
man. He says:
Jack was big, black and very strong.
He knew me perfectly, and how far he
could trust me. In my early acquaint-
ance got him into quicksand once or
twice, and he learned to doubt my
Judgment of rivers and sand-bars.
Without fear could ride him in
to a rocky ford, no matter how deep or
rough, but If struck a sandy one-old
Jack would absolutely refuse to step
In. He would look at me and at him.
No persuasion affected him.
80 l would jump off the saddle,
wade in sometimes up to my knees,
showing him that the bed of the
river was quite hard, get back into my
saddle, and without prick of his big
ears Jack would step cheerfully in.
who says Jack didn't think? He
had more faith in my ability as a
mountaineer than as a Waterman, and
would follow me wherever l thought
1t safe to so.
"In northwest Arizona, after long,
hard days ride, l was hurrying toward
camp, when suddenly my way was Gu,
off by one OF those long escarpments in
the plain, where a sudden drop in the
strata has left long line of low cliff
which must descend.
II rode along the top of the bluff
for mile or more; finding no possible
descent, till at last, about dusk, we
came to broken place where thought
q mule might slide down the slopinl
face of the rock, ten or fifteen feet, tc
q less steep descent below. got of
and tried to lead him.
Not a step would Jack take.
coaxed and urged and pulled. HI
stood firm as rock.
II left him and walked up and dowI
on the bluff; looked down below u
and above us. Jack followed me will
his eyes, clear, trustful and full of con
fidence as child. He saw that
found no better place. Putting m.
hand on his head, 1 said: Jack, ole
man, got to try it" Patting him,
went ahead.
Jack made no objections, drew hi
four feet close together, and followed
He slipped safely to the bottom, an
stood still until was in the saddle.
I'm eastern Utah we struck an oil
camp where, three years before, Jac
had carried me over terribly DIR
land. He had since that season bee
in different territories. We mad
camp. after tedious day, but foun
no water.
I'VE turned the mules loose, an
Jack, with one of the pack mules
started for the bluffs. They led a
the rest up steep bluff, through
deep canyon, to beautiful spring {
water, where, three years before, W
had all camped and drank. Ever
member of the big survey party ha
forgotten but Jack!"-Boston Globe.