The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23

weight ripped Off the sleeve and she
fell ten feet TO the ground. This acci-
dent did not prevent her, however. from
discarding her dress until she could
climb the high, wire bound fence and
help her sister over.
When the girls escaped they hastenod
away from Chicago as soon as they
could secure two suits of boys clothes.
They made their way over the North
ern Pacific railroad TO Helena, Mont,
and later to Victoria. b. G.. They re-
manned in Victoria for three months
and then started back TO Chicago, beat
ing their way in the most approved
tramp fashion by easy stages. the
round trip being the most remarkable
ever accomplished by two girls Of their
age. Upon reaching Chicago, the
younger one, who did not possess such
an iron constitution as her sister. be
came i'll as result of the hardshlps
she had gone through, and soon grew
measure regained her strength Pearl
took her back to their Canadian home
BY this time the elder of the two
girls had become a confirmed tramp in
everything but appearance. The long
journey twice across the country had
but served to increase her strength and
excite her longing for fresh adventures
Her parents knew she would not long
remain at home unless she was placed
under restraint. They sent her to a
boarding school near Montreal, where
special arrangements were made to
have her carefully watched
She was closely guarded too, but she
found way to elude her guardians
She met man who lived in the town
where the school was located. a Harry
Bordeman, and before she had been at
the school four months she eloped with
him.
Al that time Pearl Hart was I6 years
old. She and Bordeman came directly
to Chicago where. however, she re-
NAMED but short time. Following
quarrel with him one day she disap-
peared. She went TO Trinidad. Col.
but later came back to Chicago and
became reconciled TO Bordeman, They
remained in the Windy City during the
year of the world s fair after which
another quarrel with her husband
caused her to again pay visit west.
She returned TO Trinidad and later
went to Phoenix, Ariz. She had not
been in Phoenix a week when she met
Bordeman at a boarding house. a recon
ciliation followed and the two lived to.
gether until the beginning Of the Span.
Ish war when Bordeman enlisted in
McCord S regiment and left the terri
tory
When Bordeman left his wife she
again donned male attire and went to
Mammoth, AriZ,. where she hired out
As cook III mining camp on the banks
Of the Gila river 1t was at this time
that she attained that degree of skill
with firearms which afterwards gained
for her the name of one of the most
deadly shots with rifle and revolver in
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able for their skill in handling such
weapons, All Of Pearl S spare time
was spent in practIcing her favorite
pastime. No target was too small or
distant to escape the bullet that flew
from the nervous pressure of her small
strong hand, and the more dangerous
and savage fhe game she pursued the
greater pleasure she found in the chase.
Circumstances seemed to have com
bIued TO mould the slender young girl
into an amazon Of undaunted type. fear.
ing neither God nor man and pavipp
the way for the execution Of the auda-
cIous project which she afterwards ex.
ccuted. and which was destined to make
her name notorious through the entire
country
Her stay at Mammoth terminated
when the largest mine there shut down,
leaving her without employment. She
had saved little money. about $40.
and with this she determined TO nav
two Mormon boys who were going by
wagon to Globe and paid them $S to
allow her to accompany them.
When the Mormon boys left Nam
moth they had, beside Pearl Hart. an
other passenger, former Chicago
shoemaker, vino had for some time
been prospecting for gold in Arizona.