The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-26

fully twenty yards in advance, and to-
ward this leading group the two rescuers
rode. OF the leading group, Also some
were faster than others, and this group
ran in diamond shape, with two i'm.
mense steers leading all. When Mr.. viii
son and his companion reached the two
leading steers they began shooting their
revolyers close to them. and in that way
the bunch was made 10 obllque, and as
the leading bunch OF cattle oblioued fha
main stampede obliqued, and the first stem
in milling had been taken By this tina
the cattle were getting tired Nearly five
miles mad been covered, and the breath
OF the leaders was coming short and pain
fully. but they were rushing on because
the front cattle at this time knew as 4
matter of fact their only safety was in
Keeping up the rum Those behind vere
and the leaders were compelled to run.
There was real danger for the forward
members Of the stampede
In the invoice of articles contained an
the regulation outfit there is always some
kind of stimulants and but for the sffrn,t
1ants contained in Mr. Wilson'S OUTFIT II ~
possible that the stampede would have
been haulted without disaster He had a
Mexican along, one of the best COWBOYS
in the southwest This Mexican and his
horse always reminded those who saw him
ride or the tabled Centaur. He rode far
forward and bent over so that ne and his
horse appeared to be one animal No
horse, however rugged, wild and wooIys
had ever been able TO unseat him This
Aztec had been TO the little brandy runlet
too often, and had filed and eniptied his
tin cup with surreptitious intoxicants. 20
that his usual excellent judgment went
awrys When he succeeded In getting
mounted, after having fumbled with his
bride good deal, he was far in the rear.
and the stampede had gone past him. "a
he
passed to the front on the other side ana
rode on the wrong flank. Which he reached
the head of the herd he was Just h tirna
to defeat the maneuYer then under execu-
ton Of bending the moving mass from
straight line to a semi-circle. Revolver in
hand, disregarding the other men. ne be-
gan shooting in the faces of the wild steers
and the effect of this was to straighten
the run and bring the advance straight to-
ward precipce. This precipice was A
wash IN the prairie, forming deep ravine,
fully thirty yards WIDE and in a shorter
time than IL takes TO tell of this confre-
tempts, the head of the column was pour
ing over, horrible cascade of beef. plune-
Ing madly into destruction, while fleeing
from an imaginary danger.
when Mr.. Wilson and his lieutenanfs
saw that it was impossible 70 save their
cattle, they saved themselves by dexter
ously turning at right angles at full speed
and riding out of the way. They next re-
turned to the flank and held a council Of
war. A few seconds decided them and
all hands commenced shooting into the
herd, the object now being to build a
breastwork of carcasses and save the rear
end from the destruction that had over
taken the front. The gulley was nearly
full of cattle by this time. They We're
snorting and believing, crashing and tear
ing, and still heaDing up. and when the
firing began the wounded ones tumble
over on the others. and in snort time
the gulley, like the sunken road at Water
loo, was bridged by carcasses The herd
surged up in pillows, like an ocean, and
bent now, because it could not do other
wise. The semi-circle was formed ana
Wilson ana his men crossed the gulley
below and rode around the opposite side
and recrossed and. in a short time they
had the cattle halted. forming an neon.
plete letter 0, and there they stood. blow
ing, believing. shivering. All hands re-
NAMED on watch all night. and IN The
morning when a count was made. Il was
ascertained that 300 head were MISSING
There We're afterwards 200 pairs OF horns
taken from that gulley. IL was called
Stampede Gulley for many years after-
ward. and perhaps will always with some
people, be remembered BY that name"