Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-02-26
FIELDS OF ADVENTURE,
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.

OeeOS ON IhNO ANU SeA.
A Close Call-Nip and Tuck Between Two
Miners and Mountain Lion-An In
dian Girls Daring Kide-A, Long
Coast and Cold Plunge by Bicyc!ist.
A number of sportsmen were re-
Gently talking over the good times
they had had duck shooting last fall
when the conversation turned on hunt.
ing big game in the West. Some
thrilling adventure was related by
every one in the group hut an elderly
man. and he in turn was asked for a
story.
"I don't suppose, began the silent
man, "that any of you young fellows
ever ran across mountain lion, az
they are becoming rather scarce now
in the West. But early in the tifties,
when I first went to Colorado to hunt
for gold, these animals We're quite
numerous. I recall on one occasion
having little adventure with lion
that almost scared me ont OF my wits
With partner was working claim
in the mountains near Ouray, and one
day before the very cold weather of
the winter set in we both went to town
! to get some supplies, leaving our little
cabin on the mountain side alone.
cit came on to snow 50 hard soon
after we arrived in Ouray that we did
not get chance to return to our
claim for three days. On our return
journey we noticed as we were climb
ing the hills the tracks of mountain
lion leading toward our cabin. Pres
emily, however, as we got nearer and
nearer to our little home, we lost the
track of the animal, and the sight of
an open window, which had been care
fully closed on our departure for town,
caused us to forget all about the lion
and its presence.
"Well, l had reached the window
and was just about to put my head into
the apartment when there came ter
rible growl and the next instant great
yellow body sprang through the open
ing right on my back, its claws catch
ing my buckskin coat and ripping it
open to my waist, turning me COM
pletely over and into the snow. My
parner took the dangerous situation in
at glance and whipped out his gun.
Then the Internal lion turned ON him,
making fearful leap in his direction.
Before he could fire the infuriated
beast was upon him, and, seizing him
by the slack of his coat, shook him as
though he were but rat. I was on
my feet by this time, and drawing my
revolver, sneaked up and put a bull
let right through his head. The ami
NAL groaned and fell back dead and
my partne ner drew his breath freely once
more. 1t was close call, but neither
of us was hurt, and the lions skin in
another week was serving as rug at
the foot of my bunk"
An Indian Girls Daring Ride.
An Indian romance which almost
rivals that of Pocahontas and Captain
John Smith comes from Pine Ridge
Agency. William jacobson, a young
fellow in charge of one of the classes
at Carlisle, eloped with Julia Beallard,
an intelligent quarter bred Sioux. The
couple rode from Pine Ridge to Chad
ron, Neb., OH their ponies during the
night, pursued by the girls relatives
all the way. They arrived in Chadron
in the gray dawn of the morning,
thoroughly exhausted, and at once
proceed to secure license. Then,
in the presence of friends of the bride,
they were made man and wife.
The couple met about two years ago
at Carlisle, where the young woman
was attending q private seminary, and
became enamored of each other They
became engaged, when the girl re-
ceived a letter ordering her home to
Pine Ridge. The young couple kept
up correspondence, fearing that their
attachment would become known to the
parents of the gil, who were very much
opposed to her forming an alliance
with other than thoroughbred Sioux.
A letter to the girl was finally inter
cepted by young Sioux admirer and
laid before the mother. Thereafter
not letter was permitted. Becoming
alarmed at not receiving an answer,
Jacobson decided to go to Nebraska
and investigate. Upon arriving at the
agency he contrived a secret interview
with the girl and arranged all elope-
ment.
One dark night the girl stole forth,
and procuring saddle horse from the
corral, slipped halter over his head
and led him to the outskirts of the In
dian village, where she was met by her
lover in q lonely canon, near the his
toric battle ground of Wounded Knee.
Mounting their ponies, they started on
their journey to Chadron. The echoes
of the hoof-beats awakened the village,
and thirty-mile chase was begun over
the roughest country this side of the
Rockies. The journey was dangerous
and hazardous. The road at times
winds around precipices and rugged
cliffs and through rough canons, where
a misstep might plunge the riders. into
eternity. For four hours they rode on
their ponies, expecting at every mo-
ment to hear the cry of their pursu-
ers. When the lights of Chadron ap-
peared in view the pursuing party in
creased their pace, hoping to overtake
the fleeing couple before they entered
the city. They failed in this attempt,
however, and the lovers managed to
elude them.
A Train -RObbing Story.
The drummer had just finished read
ing story of train hold-up and let
his newspaper fall into his lap.
81 had rather romantic experience
once with train robbers" he said.
(which I think I won't ever forget. I
had been laid up sick for week at a
tavern in Kansas town and my at
tendant had been very sweet and
gentle pirl. who was q relative of the