The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-18
COWBOY MET TRAGIC FATE.
Attempted to Prevent Stampede of
Cattle and Goes Over Cliff.

the Snake for the big spring round
up OF 1888. His other name was
O'Rorick, and he might have come
from the old sod, instead of Walla
Walla, but the chances arc that he
mad never known any other than the
range country. Otherw Use he would
not have had time TO learn all he
knows OF cattle and broHchCs or TO
have so thoroughly forgotten what
ever he might have known of fear
or caution in setter and SAFER sur
roundings.
Not yet 21, tall slender and 1.-the
as rawhide, he was the cowpuncher
from his hatband to heavy spurs.
the widest rider from theSnaketo
the northern border. Rarely was
there anything missing from his
makeup, especially when Jack had
arrived in town.
That roundup he joined at the
ferry was the last one Il vast scale
held in eastern Washington. Beef
cattle by the tens of thousands
roamed the range then from the
Cascade to the Coeur d'Alenes, but
settlers shacks had begun to dot
the sage and the terrible winter of
1S9O-91 was coming TO thin the
herds down to scattered, bony
hands. But in 1883 the inland en-
Dire was as live with cowboy ro-
nance and action as the John Day
Valley, the country around old
Tucson or the endless ranches of
Te; as.
The gathering camp at Texas fer
ry brought together the best of the
punchers that were left on the
range. They came in from Mon
cana, Iaho and Oregon, bringing
with tlem Scupe Lloyd and Bill
Ireland, afterward TO become fam
ed the country over as the crack
broncho buster" of Buffalo Bills
Show. Bill Lewis, champion roper
Of the west, bossed the outfit. Their
fires cleaned around the ferry for
Few nights and then they pulled
oGl into the sage. Ten "chuck"
wagons rolled along in the rear
with food and bedding. The horse
wranglers had 900 ponies to bring
along. 1t was cowland at the best
.henCry.
Naturally, in bunch like that
Jack had TO maintain his reputa-
Lion for reckless riding and I'm the
morse york around the big camp he
touhd all tEn competition of the
Kind that could be brought together.
Ihey had bunch of wild horses 10
break before they started. When
Ihey get the worst fighter OF the
loj sorted out Jack got Oh him with
only halter and ran him over a
trail nobody cared TO try eXcept on
wise and seasoned COW pony. As
a finishing touch he Jumped the
crazed animal over G-foOt bank in
to loose rock, held him on his feet
and brought him into camp meek
and uninjurcd.
FROM Texas ferry the roundup
worked Gown the Snake 10 old Aims
worth, on the Columbia, and turned
north. Pasco happened TO be in
their way. Unlike the Pasco of to-
day, the town then consisted prin-
clpally OF saloons. In the absence
OF grand opera and libraries these
attracted the cowboys curiosity.
They arrived in town on the jump.
creating Il noisy and smoky situa-
ton with their uplifted siXshooters.
This preliminary failed to satisfy
Jack and after a seSaonable period
at the bar he undertook to amplify
it. Drifting gayly into a saloon fire.
quented by railroad men he encour-
aged general jig by shooting neat
ly at the feet displayed about the
floor The bartender, being new TO
the country, caught Jack from be-
mind and the jig was continued
largely on Jacks anatomy, every
body joining in. Eventually they
jigged him into the street handily
and remarked upon the circum-
stances happily-for about a min
ute.
Then Jack returned and the cow
boy population of the town seemed
to be with him. They all wanted to
get acquainted with the bartender
and his friends retired through the
back door. The cowboys went into
the saloon business on common
benefit basis. When they got ready
to start for camp the building for
merly occupied by the saloon re-
.mained in Il fragmentary condition.
The bartender never did return