The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-07
ElOH II lNSIALLMENT.
I he Western Spirit.


Indians.
" hen . went Nest the last great lu-
dian wars had just corn. To- ar end. but
there were SIN sporadic outbreaks her
ami there. and occasionally bands 80
nlhrauding young braves Were menace
70 the uutiN NIX su0 lonely settlements
Many OF the white men were th-ms"lVcS
iawl"S- and brutal and prone 10 commit
outrage on the Indians Unfortunate. .
each race tended To hold ail the mefL-
tens OF the other race responsible Ior
tie mtSdeed- u a few. - that the crime
OF IN" miScfeant. red ur white. who CON
mt - tn urigtuSl uutrag- too often iu-
Ntri retail alton uIou entirely Innocent
i'.IA'. anu tn.s acton would Ia o.,
turn arouse bitter feeling which found
N,rt in sun more Iudt~, Intimate retail
sti"h III" nrst year WAS uu the Little
missouri ~Om- SIOUX bucks ran on all
the horses OF "A buffalo hunters outu;
OH+ Of the buffalo hunters tried fu Get
even bN stealing IN" HORSES of Chpy-
"nn, hunting party. and when pursued
made For a COW camp. with. a. "a result
hong ransv sNirlul~I between the cow
boys and the th-Yeuu.S one Of m.
latter WAS wounded but This particular
wounded man seemed To have more
sens" thhu tn" Other participants lu tho
chain 81 wrorg-doing. ami Disseminated
among the whites lie came INTO our
camp and hal his wound dressed
A Road Ranch on the Deadwood Trail
\ year later Was - a drs"late l.ttlc
mud road ranch Oh the Dradwood trail
y Wa kept by "a very capable and very
iufc~fui woman. with sound ideas Of
lustic" and abundaHtly well able t. hold
her own. Her husband was a worthless
devil. who finally got drunk on SOM.
missouri hull- whackrrs- that -. freight
ei~. cr.NiuE "a wagons. Under The st4ul-
o.! ~th ms VIE aud attempted 20 beat
h"f she KNOCKED him down with q
t.tr-ld litter and ne adm fing bull
Wh1'N'ff tor" MIN 81. leaving tine iady
800 run IpSSrssinu ~ the ranch. When
= vested h~r size had tuau named Crow
Iu" ~ otk.a1 fur her. a slab! d,i. shift. -
Aa O. a
foreman Explain. slapped the country
with a bunch of horses The mistress
shiit- 81 great durahillty The one She
made Tor me. and wl.'h Used Tor
Arizona couple ~ winters aEr. 1 had
ridden down iHtu tie rpuutr, after SOME
t'~t horses. aH1 visited the ranch Co. Eet
her . make m" the bu.h-k.u -h.ff 81
question. There N'ie. 20 tur anon. tut
three Indians there. SinIN well n.htN-I
ana -."'f -r-SpvctnE. and he explained to
man lai come along .fl t~t,. 70 run
an" lookout. toweN'r. tUd RUNNING nst.
They caugnt the man. tIt. after i-t.tk
,nG their H'rsss ana d.lI'Nirg him ~
hiS rur. th'' let him 500 @ done ..r
why they l.i rir r" exclaimed uI.
hostess don't he ..,. Pc >trau.c lr-
~. ,.,'i iof - any more th1u VIII"
ard hans m-ia i..v.. .l..i ANY
nov. won't charge fh,fu au. ta.uS f5r
Vas 3D. Hd' tt.' % fH" H~4ti morality
"i th~ time ana place. vifra drew =
-uafl iif' r~t"r't stealing citizens.
horses aud ~f..t. ur horse trHu. th. GOV
rrauert "f the trJuu-
RustIsrs and Strangers.
\ tSlfiv decent citizen. Jap iI.u'. vlo
*" met 90 violent dealt. rN.u.pi
n"'i tni~ urtltuli.. towards .r,. fr.t.tu. ...
some remarks j once heard t.u. rr,e..
ltr .au started a .u.e.. ranch anna .tI
ne '"he~tS purchased a Haut.'r rf