Cañon City record., 1908-11-12
SKETCHES

for the cattle. These cattle would
reach Denver in much better condi-
don than they were when they left
the Missouri river and the stock was
mostly sold to Denver butchers for
beef to supply the various camps In
the surrounding mountain and min
ing towns. The nrst domestic g1as-
Ing ON the arid plains was dOas by
these cattle during the drouth IN ths
fan OF 1868 and hundreds of tAs@
were turned out ON Rsnning creek
east Of the city 10 hustle for thsm-
selves.
These frsighters were men OF gal-
liant generosity and had . way Of
looking after the wxzts Of -svsfybody
who happened along tAsir trail. We
remember one old codger 1ansd
James A. Barrick, Who caane ont IN
1855 with biz first wagon train. He
came across q boy who had. Just 60
capped from tho indians His idsntity
was a mystery and remains % to this
day. Lieutenant. Thomas q. 9allss.
OF Company c. Thirteenth Missouri
cavalry volunteers adopted the boy
and had a long article published in q
81 Louis nswspaper In an effort to
locate the chi3ds parents. The poor
boy never knew his name or whore
he was captured and had II not been
for Barrick he would have perishsd
on the plains for he was picked up
half starved nearly hundred miles
from any habitation. There were no
hoboes in those days and every man
was regarded as a peer until he was
proven otherwise II might be said
also that ,ristocracy did not perch on
a very l.gh roost those days and
man was a man for all that. as Bobby
Burns put It.
The Paint on the Outside: The most
famous braves OF the Apache tribe
were Chief Garfield and Billy the Kid.
who came along upon the heels OF
such bloody old warriers as Cochise,
victorio. Jhu Mana and Geronimo. all
of whom We knew like book. Each
was we'll known in his own way. bat
the latter received most attention
from the newspapers. he Kid was .
decidedly unpleasant article. bat
some OF the stories told about him
we're o. romantic % ths tale of tAs
three inaiana Buffalo BAH vas naiA 10
have kiiisd witA ons 6uilst Yet he
had many scalps and he took Dard-
cular deligAt In ths boog-FiAg1sesA
scaips Of chi.Arsa. Bat - has soas
to his reward whicA aecordlAg - -
rs1 uan.s notsoa y Sas soakaanAttso
OF his earthly pssAsnrss. In tAis ooa-
nsctioa Il might Be veil TO - tAA2
thsrs are mighty fev OF ths VsstsSn
Indians Who Do not hops bat tAs
Great Spirit viii set ths0 % chasing
white men The instane % thdr arrival
at The happy, hunting groa4ds.
One has bat to So CAsif 0arAeld 70
believe all that ethAnlagists say abost
the Indians haviAg dsecended fro0
the Chinese who are supposed 70 have
come across the Pacific ocean agss
aso. Garfield iooks almost N mnsA
likes q CninamaA - he does like IN
rndian. He has the squint eyes and
the high chsek bones-the latter .
with both racss-and II
he could change his copper color FOR
yellow and bring himself Do braid his
hair In q ptgtail. he would need only
to pull his shirt outside his trousers
10 be In appearance at least a. much
Of . chink ~ ever used chopsticks.
Garfield wears hugh rings In his ears
70 which he bitches long round sticks
with ribbons and chains reaching
half way 10 his waist. He Affects two
streaks OF paint resembling hvid
scars, one on each cheek extending
from the eye to the round Of the Jaw
and puts on more finery than n third
rate actress.
II is hardly likely the actress. how
ever. would wear some OF the things
bestows upon the various
parts OF his person. for-whispsr II
.oftly in these days Of good Indians
and government paternalism-hs stiil
likes to fondle . number OF articiss
of Indian wearing apparel which look
like scalps. II he were
Questioned about them he might II ho
we're In an especially amiable mood.
bsll some queer little storiss - to
how he came by them. He could say.
tor Instance. that the oas With long
golden hair was stripped from he
AeAd Of . fiftssn-ysar-old siri down
d the cattle country In tAs days whsa
b took Q brave heart - eFoss ~
ronto basin In daylisAt He misA&