The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-08

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gold mining claim not far distant. She
was out Of money, and declared she
wished to return to Canada. The Chi
cago prospector's glowing picture of
the claim led Pearl to believe the two
could dig up enough gold In a short
time to pay her way back to Canada,
and she went with him. Several days
work failed to develop any trace of
color in the dirt on the claim, and she
grew disguised with both her condition
and her new friend.
She then thought of the Globe stage
She proposed a "stick-up" to her COM
paniOn. The business was entirely new
to him, and he strongly objected, but
the young woman bandit insisted. until
he finally gave in. She had brace Of
pretty SKIS shooters and she could
handle them with the greatest skill.
She showed the ex-cobbler hew we'll
she could shoot and then cooked up
detailed plans for carrying out the rob-
berry.
Plan the Hold Up.
Pearl Hart and the prospector left
the mining claim and rode over the
mountains until they struck the Globe
trail. At a bend in the trail the two
concealed themselves behind a big.rock
The stage was due at that point dur
ing the day, but on account of the tor
turOuS path the stage must travel the
driver could not see the roadway twen-
ty feet ahead Of his horses.
The two stage robbers walt,sd for
three hours before they heard t4e rat
Ting coach. One was then concealed
on one side of the road, the other on
the opposite side. Just as the lead
team got between Pearl and the pros
peetor she leaped from her hiding place
and, leveling one revolver at the driv-
ers's head and the other at the win
dow Of the stage door, yelled for the
driver and passengers to throw up their
hands.
The driver and the three passengers
two white men and a ChfnaTT1an-
needed the command. Pearl then Or
dered the prospector to keep a bead on
the driver. She ordered the passengers
out of the stage and took their fire.
arms from them. When she was sure
they had no weapons left she searched
them all. From one white man she Sc
cured $3.50, from the other $36, and
from the Chinaman S. The driver had
So in his pocket, but this she returned
to him, with the remark that he had
earned the money carrying three cow
ards across the hills.
When she was certain she had stolen
all the money she gave each one of the
passengers a dollar, and, at the point Of
two Six-Sh0oters, forced them to go on
down the road. When they were out Of
sight the young woman bandit led the
way into the mouth of a canyon and,
by cfrcuitous route, she and her COM
panion made their way back to their
horses. They then rode through a long
box canyon, where this notorious
young woman had the one great fright
Of her life. She afterWard confessed
to a creepy feeling aaser the robbery,
but hideouS noise in the box canyon
was more terrifying to her. AS she
rode on, however, she discovered that
the noise was merely the croakfng Of
millions Of frogs.
Surprised and Taken to Jail.
After riding for mile or two the
young woman turned her horse into a.
trayersed canyon, which soon led them
to an abandoned TRAIL She and the
prospector, now become a desperate,
rode to a point near Cane Springs.
There they came across mountain
lion. The young Wen1an, who could
quickly mounted her horse and chased
the animal for two miles. The pros
pector followed her until she gave up
the chase. They then rode on until
they came within six miles Of Mann
moth. There the prospector and his
horse fell into a river and both were
nearly drowned.
About eight miles from Mammoth
they lay down in some bushes to sleep
! during the rest of the night, expecting