Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-05-04
CLIFF REGAN, LEADER, ESCAPES
AFTER A LONG RUNNING FIGHT
AND IS TRAILED BY INDIANS

been a terror to the range industry,
and his escape will be a source of
regret to every rancher and cattle
man operating along the border OF
the two states.
Two prisoners were captured when
their mounts were shot under them
and one of the prisoners had sus-
ed a serious wound in the hip. They
were sent back to Big Pine under
escort.
The story is one of the most dra-
matte ever recounted In this section
for years and would furnish stirring
material for a real up-to-date movie
show. The facts we're brought in by
R. L. Prouty, owner Of the Union
drug store. and Thomas F. Dwyer,
agent of the Wells Fargo, who went
out early yesterday morning for an
auto jaunt into Inyo county, where
Mr.. Prouty has a fine ranch Both
men, accompanied by their wives,
left here at O'clock yesterday morn
ing, going south by way Of Goldfleld
and Ida. At Palmetto the Tonopah
party met Mr.. Butler Of the Butler
Cattle company. of Inyo county, Cal,
who informed them a posse was
scattered through the White Noun
tains and the Palmetto range on a
after bun 1e
rustlers. When he learned they had
not seen any one on the road he ad-
vised them to keep a sharp lookout
for their own safety as the bunch
was desperate and it would be case
of shoot first and investigate after
II they thought the autoists were In
league with their pursuers. The
Tonopah men are both members OF
the Gun club and had taken their
shot guns Just for diversion. Dwyer,
who had gone of into the brush to
look for rabbit, decided not to
make any further attempts In that
direction, as he concluded the out
laws seeing him with gun would
naturally take him for one OF the
posse and pick him off at long range.
The party then resumed its south
ward course and nothing of interest
occurred until, on the Deep Springs
trail near Oasis, in Fish Lake valley,
they met Sheriff Charles Collins,
of Inyo county. three deputies and
two Indian trailers. The sheriff told
the Tonopah party that he had just
closed battle that lasted over an
hour with three rustlers and had
captured two after their horses had
been shot from under them and
sent them on to Lone Pine with a
couple OF other deputies. One Of the
rustlers needed medical attention for
a wound in the hip that may prove
fatal. Regan got away under with
ering fire of thlrty-thirty steel-pointed
bullets, but he never lost his nerve,
keeping up a rapid fire to the last
as he peeped out from under the
neck Of his horse and tried to nick
one Of the posse. The sheriff lost
no time in resuming the trail and
after feeding and watering, both men
and stock was of for the foothills
with the Indian trailers leading the
way on hot trail that caused the
officers to think they would land
their man before night They knew
they were taking desperate chances
in venturing into the broken country
from the open valley with vigilant
and heartless foe crouched behind
! the rocks waiting to receive them.
The sheriff said the result would
largely be determined by the time
their ammunition lasted.
Regan is 40 years old. without an
8 ounce OF superfiuous flesh. Weighing
g $50 pounds and standing 5 feet IN
Q inches. He has the traditional grey
r eyes and high cheek bones and Is
e familiar with every foot Of ground
4 and waterhole in the desert country,
n One marked popularity is that he
!. never looks a man in the face and
r walks with limp He is supposed
to be the head Of the gang OF out
laws who maintained headquarters
near Rhyolite and engaged In run
ming stock from Elko county down e
the southern line Two years ago h
was out at Hot creek and sold jos
!; A. Williams horse stolen from Ton
Williams. Of Bishop. and received hi
money The two Williams are not re
he lated and when the owner found hl
I, animal he Cheerially paid the hu4e
the price he gave the outlaw