The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-21
Emly-DayPioche Mining News

the Washington and Creole. they hunt
a fort during the night and manned it
with nghting men and under these sol
disrs OF defense they commenced O.
take out the ore aud 20 ship to Silver
Peak. where there was a ten-stAInf
mill
The county bad elected John Kane.
miner. sheriff. and the newiy-form,d
township boosted a Justice court. but
the merits Of this ease were beyond
the Judgment Of the powers, and when
the sheriff visited the fort he Was or
dsrod 10 be on hts way The Nowland
brothers continued 10 move the ore.
Raymond aud Ely could do nothinE
for they had been told ia well-meant
words that ~ either set one foot In
camp II would mean their certaia
death. and neither doubted. Their
were. however. four polite and gentle
manly fellows. all on the violent side
Of thirty years. bearing the pugnaeious
names OF Michael Casey, Barney Flood,
william Bethers aud Morgan courtney.
who spoke their words to Raymond and
Ely. ave will drive those fellows on
IL you viii giNe us written promise
that We can have the ground for thir-
y uaAH ~" "" ''''N' ''N IN"
done.
The first step In the offensive was
directed al the morale OF the defense
whom whisky was preferred TO the
/ guarded fort while the four men hid
In the growth OF nut pine which At
/ that time covered the hill. and awaited
the result At 3 o'clock they became
[ impatient aud with shout thcy
rushed the fort aud drove the mou
away Many shots were fred and
many men were hit. some With bullets
aud others with clubbcd rifles. one
man at least was killed. other men.
! describing the same nEht. have given
ten or twelve as the list of deaths. hut
Il is enough TO chronicle that the ilghl
was real The ground was won and
Within the thirty days produced S60.oOn
That marked the hcNiuuing of IN,
violent days when men, otttimcs craEct
With whisky. would try 70 hurry jus,
ticc; days when the quickest was IN,
best days when the sensible man tool
insults and the feather bratnod mar
chose death. days when courage wa
shown by silence and a coward WA.
known by his gun. During the yea
soNcu mon had been Killed. lights wvr,
OF frequent occurrence and the humble
of wounded viii never he known,
Morgan Courtney turned out TO be
snort and MAS counted to he chief .
the hghting men, lie SAMPLED heaV
lily. barney Flood got into trouble an,
stabbed u man hut did not kin him
To save himself he lett camp. proha bl,
for New York, Casey was killed b.
Tom GoSseu Btll Rethers was shot
year or So later in Eureka. New. am
Courtney Was Killed IN Piochs
Casey owed GoSsen st00 and whe
he had deposited his $4,000, his shar
81 the proceeds OF the WASHINGTON an
Creole lease. he WAS met in the ban
BY GoSSSp. Who asked FOR his money
Casey told the banked 20 pay Gosse
Slao GosSen then reminded Case
that there Was interest due 20 hin
, Words followed aud both men drew
, There were TWO doors opening frol
: the hank 20 the street and each ma
tNmped for = door each trying I
shoot GoSSe0'S gun missed and Case
: h,t GeSSsR, who died q dan later, bl
not before he had heQueather S5.ae0
tbs 0Sa whe woala XIII casey Cos
Seu,S friends set watch over the no
valuable Casey - that he would OS
(esNe town sltAonsh they Sc2vcel
! DARED e Kan htyo On the street.
EaevS VAS the Os0Sl poStatortetn 4
60 What aaSa had srsd the arst Sho
/, SNuse of THOSE who SAN the ShSSttu
: said that GSSSea had SAot 8rst; otAel
clNtsas& thSt Casey HAD started aSt&t
SheesiaS. and as0onS these tsen NJ
lSnssS Levy, a G0tet SRd In6USsvjol
tNiMSr.