The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-17

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none Of them ex-
cent his old bronco, Blowout. 10
seeure comfort and long life TO his
favorite horse, Mr.. Bronson left one
Thousand dollars a year, the money TO
Ne paid monthly TO Peter Lannon only
Sd long as the horse shall be alive. As
Blowout is believed 70 be twenty years
old now. il Is not likely that Mr. Ian
non can draw the allowance much
longer.
Tie explanation Of Bronson's devo-
siop 10 Blowout was given 70 me some
wears ago by the cattle-king himself.
lie began with quite long account
~ how he happened 10 be trapping
alone on the Dismal River, near the
forks IN 1884. when he was still
moor cowboy. although an educated
man: aud how one OF more OF DOC
Middleton's notorious gang OF horse
thieves stole his saddle-horse and
mack horse and att his fars aud proyis-
ions while lie himself was on foot
following a wounded antelope through
timber. Theu Bronson was left IN a
very Wild country with nothing but
hisrifle. a few cartridges, has camp klt,
knife nine. tobacco and some matches.
Tho rest Of his story give in his
Own words, which wrote down soon
after hearing them.
after trying 70 trail the thieves
went back 70 camp, eroiied some An
telopo and took a good nights sleep
The next day ] decided 70 cross over
10 the Middle Loup, aud make my
wav down tho river TO some settle
meut. So set Of to the northward
bat before I had gone a mile ] foun,
BIowout-my first acquaintance will
him you understand. l had seen
herd II horses there, aud tried (
Green az to crease one, but they 60
scent of me. aud fled. As j starte
80 AGAIN came to the edged Of hi
blowout. and saw at tue bottom wil'
horse. he had somehow got into th
blowout aud couldn't get ont
.You don't know what mean by
blowout? Well, il is hollow SCOPE
ont IL the top or side OF a sand-hil
Nv the wind. They are Of all sizes
from ten feet to ten rods across, an
from ono foot 10 fifty feet deep. Mos
Of them have one or two places whei
horse can walk out. but some ar
too stcop all around. I never saw bl
one that a man couldn't get out Will
out help.
.rrhat one Is known an oTsr the
rows ~ 'Dead-Man Blowout, b
eaasc one Of the boys at the II v
or the 'Box-bar forget which
foana man in it-siarved to deaf
or more likely perished from thirl
He got two others TO 60 back with hl
AMI take ropes along TO try to get :
body out. But he'd been dead so lo
that they just buried him where
lav. There was nothing about him
tell who be was, aud no one kno
yet
"Wen. as / was telling you,
Wild horse was down IN big blowo
i could sec where he had torn up
, sand in trying to climb OUT but
had stoppod trying and stood looki
up at nc ia despair he seemed
have no life left His eyes we're blo'
I shot aud fiery. his tongue hangl
ont. dry and parchcd. his whole
Q pearanco showing the greatest q
iress. pulled up some grass 9
threw it down to him; he seized
rayenouely, but his mouth and thr
q seemed too dry TO swallow It,
i ',Shanger, maybe you wouldn't
ifavc Il. but / forgot all about my O
n troubles. and set to work TO do soi
Al .hine for that horse. ] S.. NJ car
B. kettle aud carried water from
i river. nearly a mile Il took me
cas day and part Of tho next befol
csald get enough 10 satisfy him.
kent pulling grass for him, too,
a. although at lrst he seemed IN mo
fear Of me. yci By the third night
and I were good friends. Well
,ut 4 short, fed him there Tor ne
ID week. and then managed % d.
m Path an1 help him ont; and ate
sh few days more ] saldled him and
= him across to the settlements.
went 10 work TO raise a crowd tc
after Middleton aud his gang.
- everybody seemed to be AFRAID.
~ ~ "At last I got about dozen
"" "" relhef, and we were about to
when The news came Of Middlet
capture hy Major Llewellyn.
''And that's how got my pony
'a that's Why he is 50 foad Of me.
still I have r. icli you what he ia
G me. It is tho most curious cas-
onc good turn deserving another
ever / heard