Year: 1877

OMeary, scarcely up the regulation height, and
down by sickness until his weight did not exceed hun
dred pounds The White Devil seized him by the back


lifted him off his feet by toss and when the soldiers
next looked, O'Meary being borne away with the
swiftness OF the wind The horse had firm grip OF cloth
ing and flesh, and keeping his head well up, he swept
over the prairie with the soldier held almost perpendc
uarly before him. He out OF range before anybody
could pick up gun. There dozen fifteen horses
the post and in five minutes many had mounted
them, and were galloping away in pursuit.


White Devil and mis- victim had disappeared swell
about mile from the fort AS the horsemen reached the
SWELL they found the dead body of their companion on
the grass bitten and stamped and kneaded bloody
The horse stood facing them, forty rods away
il he had waited for them to up. AS the remains
being onveyed to the Fort several hunters came in
and in short time force of twenty mounted men left
the gates try and effect the capture of the vicious
imal. The had assos, hobbies and ropes and the
instructions drive the horse from the neghborhood
il lie could be captured. He stood on the ridge, and
looked down upon the band it left the fort The four
lassohrowel rode directly at him. while the rest of the
separated and rode cut off retreat by way of the
mountains.


When the first horseman within one hundred feet
White Devil who had been standing like block of stone
thew mp his head and started off sharp Ten rods
beyond the first ridge a second with little green
valley between. Ridges and valleys straight away to





way. OF the hunters said: ua1 aaH


'sThe beast is in for long He will go down to
the end of this valley turn to the left and before
he will be back here returning the fort side of this
first ridge Three of will push him along as fast as we
TO the end of the valley. The of you drop in
squads here and there and him he comes back.
Let three four halls right here give him last
push"


The wild horse courted pursuit. Half mile away he
racing up and down. throwing his heels the air.
snorng and paving the sod in his mpatience to be OFF,
With hoop yell three asso-throwers started in pu-
suit They almost nacS.senough for throw when
the horse headed away at They could gain
nch though they had three mustangs in the
Territory, and the animals pushed the top of their
speed. Head up rolling back his shoulders
like of foam. and his massive tail streaming
like flag, the White Devil lifted his feet and put them
down as steadily as clock-work. While they doing
their best, they cond that he not using all his
power. They kept up continual yelling for the first five
miles, hoping break his pace but neither shouts the
reports of rifles lost him step. W .#h 54 1t tt#H
In seventy minutes the White Devil at the end of
valley fresh daisy, while the mustangs, half mile
behind, reeling and blown He waited for them to
up, and then turned TO the left struck pace and
swept away at such gait that he of sight.
Ten miles the the first squad of men. They
sighted him mile away, and all ready for pursuit,
Coming straight ahead with the grass almost sinking
under his feet the wild charger passed them more
than hundred feet He laid back mis- at their
yell but went straight ahead at his laundering pace. In
ten minutes the could hardly him. second and
third squad treated i'm the same manner and as
the last reached White Devil changed his pace
galiop, threw mp his heels and headed for the range
He was out of sight, and the chase abandoned


At daylight next morning the strange horse looked
down from the ridge again. and by and by walked down
to within pistol shot of the fort band of sixty friendly
indians ont hunt. had halted at the fort the night
previous, and they anxious 10 organize chase
More than eighty well armed pursuer ready
after breakfast Some rode out off the retreat to
the range and others gaoped down the valley An hour
after they ont of sight the main body made dash