The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-22

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for it.
There were men then in Eagle City
who came like Bill, in honest search
of fortune, but there the similarity
ended Before Bill arrived the de-
Gently inclined citizen constituted a
helpless minority, especially in the
matter of armament and accuracy.
In consequence Eagle City was then
under the primitive form of blackleg
government that frequently afflicted
new mining towns until an industri-
/ Gus vigilance committee defined and
executed a policy of adjusting public
affairs by the process of elimination
Or possibly more properly-eleva-
ton.
Gold Dust Robbery Thriving Local
Industry.
Prospectors were regularly bring
ing their dust into Eagle City and
as regularly parting with it, either
through stacked cards or the less
complicated process of straight rob-
/ berry. Avoidance of these particular
pitfalls made no noticeable difference
to the prospector. His gold had to
go out by stage, and excellent OPP
portunities for road agent operations
awaited all along the road. The
driver of that time and route who got
through without being held up had
reason for grievance in being thus
publicly marked as unworthy of road
agent consideration.
If any one objected auiibly to
these peculiarities of blackleg admin
istration the objection and the objec-
tor were usually laid on the table to-
gether, the issue thus being effect
lively disposed of. The man who got
himself too prominent also got him
self shot, which is a cardinal princi-
pie of blackleg government.
Into this interesting situation en-
tered the Portland man in Bills alb
sence with $500 to pay for Bills
lot. Naturally he went to the civic
center for information and, just as
naturally, this happened to be a sa-
loon. BY a system of criminal tele-
pathy, perfected to an astonishing
degree in those days, the gang
around the poker tables and bar be-
came quickly and acutely conscious
that there was man in town willing
to pay money for lot, especially that
lot claimed by the newcomer, Bill
Buzzari.
Naturally, We get that $1,000
whichever way the cards fall re
marked the ringleader blackleg. Its
only a question whether it's easier to
take it from this Portland party or
sell him the lot
Come to think of it," responded
another, this lot deals as open as
Snake river, where the other way
might attract attention somehow
I'm reminded now that this Bill Buzz
card don't own that lot. | own it.
What business. anyhow, has a BuZ-
zard around Eagle City? I propose
that we clear title to the place by
removing all encumbrances in the
cbano Of pn,1ardc opd ooooo,p,pdot to
this Portland friends desire for Ea-
gle City business property by taking
his $1,000. In line with that argu-
ment, and for the good of the COM
munity, I'm volunteering to be one
of the committee TO clean up Buzz
yards roost"
Argument of that sort accelerated
matters to the extent that the COM
mittee was presently intent upon its
duty. The first order of business
was to notify the Portland man Of
a readiness to do business with him
on a cash basis. The Portland man,
however, had heard somewhat of
Bits claim and had also observed
the half-finished cabin He became
somewhat dubious about validity of
blackleg title. Also he was uniform
ed as to just what sort of man Bill
might happen to be. In that he was
no worse off than the committee, for
Bill transacted little business with
card sharps. They were willing to
give a gunpowder guarantee of own
ership, but the Portland man invited
the risk of being stood up outright
by still holding Off
You'll have to show me where
this Bill Buzzard's gone away to stay
before l buy he said That day
word came to the saloon that Bill had
come back
We'll do business with you short
ly." the committee declared as they
departed in the direction of Bills
cabin.
Bill Feels a Little Nervous ON the
Trigger.
Bill had returned fairly we'll stock
ed up and was busy with his town
residence He had heard of his sud-
den property prospects and was fig