Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-01-29

M. Russell, who was then employed
by the r. outfit, owned by kaufman
e. Stadler, and working on the same
range. Russell invariably carried
drawing and Water-color materials, and
at every conceivable opportunity has
tened to sketch situations and person.
ages that attracted his fancy. On
one occasion, the Bear Paw pool round
up camped overnight on the head of
peoples creek, near the foot of the
Bear Paw mountains. Topping a rise
before sunup the next morning, a
group of circle riders came upon a
small Indian camp, and at that instant
an old Indian buck, erect but bow
legged, and clad only in a gee-string,
emerged from a tepee. He was known
on the range as Bill Jones for the
lack of a better name. Russell at
nee drew his sketch-pad from his
shirt pocket and with a few def
strokes had delineated the old Indian,
and wrote across the bottom of the
picture, ME, Bill Jones, heap big SON.
of-a--." Through the remaining
years of his lifetime, the old buck on
ceremonial occasions and in his con-
the picture from his breast, and strik-
ing his chest with a clenched fist, the
while holding the drawing up for in
spection, exclaiming, ME, Bill Jones,
heap big son-of-a-." 1t is safe
to assume that his relicts still cherish
the picture, for which any collector
of Russell works today would pay many
times its weight in gold.
Well up into the 70's today, Jaycox,
known far and wide as Bill" is erect,
active, keen Of intellect, deliberate of
speech, bronzed and serried by years
of exposure to the rigors Of our north
ern climate, with penetrating though
kindly and humorous gray eyes and
a mass of gray hair-a coWpuncher,
roundup foreman, range boss for so
years, and earlier a packer, teamster
and guide during the military opera
tons under Merit and Crook out of
Fort Fetterman and Fort Russell, Wyo-
ming, in the campaigns against the
Cheyenne Sioux.
Jaycox was born in Galena, Illinois,
%adventured when 10 years of age, alone,
into the Carolinas, Georgia and Mis-
sissippi just after the "Carpet-bagger'
era in the vanquShed South. Then
to infant Denver, later to Cheyenne,
Wyoming, as a civilian attache with
the troops against the Cheyenne Sioux,
in turn horse wrangler, cow-hand and
roundup boss for the ICY" outfit, be-
longing to Senator Carey of Wyoming.
Elected sheriff of Natrona county,
Wyoming, of which Casper was then
and is now the county seat, JaycoX
lived two hectic and dangerous years
during his incumbency in office, re-
firing to come further "up the trail
into north Montana.
He tells the following incident as il
Illustrative of the vigor of the early
days when men were men" in the
cow-country. Two dance halls operat-
ed in the restricted district in Casper
lin those days such districts were
called hog ranches") one being run
by a of the lame Of Lou
Haverker, the other operated by one
"Dogie" -, last name now for
gotten. "Dogie" conceived an unre-
Quilted affection for his rival dance
hall proprietress, and his proposal Of
marriage was rejected, although APP
parently the mutual friendship Of the
twain was in nowise impaired by the
refusal. "Dogie" pondered on matters
and secretly determined to kidnap the
lady of his fancy, so one afternoon he
rode up to the dance hall of Lou
Haverker, leading a fine saddle horse
for the lady and invited her to ride
with him. This being the usual form
of amusement in those days, and there
being no apparent cause for suspicion,
his invitation was accepted. During
the ride, the attitude of "Dogie" caused
the lady some apprehension, and she
attempting to head for Casper, she
was forced to remain at "DOgie's" side
at the point of his gun. At the bridge
over the Platte, the pair passed a
teamster headed into Casper, and the
prisoner leaped from her horse, crawl
ing under a tarp on the freight wagon,
at the same time calling on the team
ster to protect her. "Dogie," with a
drawn gun, compelled her to emerge
and apain mount her horse