Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21
INCIDENTS OF TIE FORT HAIL OPENING. *


.,w that the famous race OF l',s'
.aov in southeastern Idaho
,.soen the huge locomotive
The hardy horsemen' mas
a' Sod down into history nu-
.ons stories or deeds of yalor
Going the rounds. Eye wit
oesses OF the start ana 'ne n' M
o,ouqh TO furnish them win
'sal so relate to future gener"''o''''
i",, dld not see VIII perhap1
~ ~ ,old in It's entirely Every
"a rs incident, but the stamped
y, sa Fort Hall reservation to the
,.nd office at Blackfoot covered
~ territory and there we're SO
,,es chat II Is impossible TO
rack of them all
n INCIDENTS OF RACE
thlrd man seen after the run
4 Wsdnesday told Of spills, faded
El exciting races and tired limbs
A ~ pngmlre. who was the first man
N s,s M the land office along the
a Liio road said as he painfully
e,'ssd ont his arms after the race
Il ~ he piece Of land was after
III would hate 70 80 through that
p ". aga,n # Is very exciting while II
w !. hut the reaction afterwards is
y" verse from soothing. AS FAR as
y, 10 learned, Pugmlre VIII hold ms
|s a , y as ne was thoughtful enough
az that he had a dozen witnesses
\ p,oye that he was on the land pc
Ps headed for the land office. In
NJ ~ roSe 70 miles in one hour and z
rin NJ and then after fling he RODE
" ', 10 Idaho Falls leaving the others
! plck up his remounts
RODE UNTIL THEY DROPPED.
,rs, how many horses have been
49, 49, in the mad rush for homestead
Nod 10 estimate, Men rode their
n,msI. until they dropped, WIN Hlll-
nom the hero of the ride from the
darsb Valley lands, despite the tact
ha' 10 changed horses no less than IA
,n,ss had TO run for nearly half a mile
Is too, In order TO reach the next re-
"oaSt hat was standing ready for
lin, Hnlman left his horse lying IN
no aust Even In the face OF such
l r the little rider would have
asosad Blackfoot nearly ten minutes
.hsoS n the train had the engineer
eot within the advertised time. The
igbt AZ Hnlman foging his horse and
sirly lifting him at every bound as the
rain speed past him four miles from
he eoal Will remain a mental photo
raph on every brain that was on that
rain.
HEROIC DEED.
II men performed stirring deeds TO
ain homesteads there were others who
lid as much with nothing for their
,alns, save several jaded horses on
heir hands There was one case where
man deliberately threw away his
nance OF q good place In the line to
ave another q total stranger, from
cath,
It happened when the train came
canning into the depot and men
'opped from windows and platforms
bile the cars were still under good
adway One man went sprawllng
ong the platform gathered up siyers
the process like an animated pin |
sh0n With the momentum he rolled
gNi under the train Another man,
b had Just alighted and saw the pre-
ament, deliberately stopped and
iaIed the man from beneath the very
assls OF the train, ierked him to his
y then together they raced for the
( II was a stirring deed and the
ne Of that man ought to be handed
An 10 posterity. Unfortunately
en asked the stalwart hero blushed
! then assumed q very fierce meln
requested the questioner to go
NIB TO torrid zone.
HE BUTTED IN.
nat man threw away his place In
llne Hyrum +, Ellington OF Po-
sho was not so unselfish, however.
10 MIN Is accorded to honor" of be-
me only man whom the officers had
ision 10 reproye, When Byington
pea from that train. he made
ign Tor the head OF the line and
the liberal use OF a husky pair
established himself in a
Position, He was ANONYMOUSLY
'ked our and sent way back to the
.h1 OF the line much to his disgust
'he delight OF the crowd.
LADIES IN LINE.
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