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on.nodler-Ullt h#*f,,r sight. os they hiv cb**perale. ami lt;1°• t en termined not to bo « apturod alive.Mi. Smith s* nt the story of th»* chase 'with hi* report, ami it shows thit that I sort of work is not a pleasure trip by any means. 'The pos*-*» traveled alio-011-; gether about 7i»“ miles, was in thrt sal-edo 11,1 {*u‘ limf' when the \MroIcon polled to take needed r*st. were e\-|Hseij to bad wf-ather. ami ran into an 11 I ambush from which they w ♦ re lult; ky ng- enough to esoape without injury.The latter part of last month Inhet-ive Smith was notified that Sh« inf Hi* kv, of Cook eounty. Wyvuuiiv. Mr een Predion, of the same state, ai I a boy I is- , in the employ of Mr. Preston wen a; Hi 'Terry, dose * n tlie trail of a gau^ *f I horse thieves that had stolen 30 horses 11 from the Preston ram41. Mr. Smith and I'he Pity Marshal Jaekson joined the \Vv-to ruing |i«irt at the place named. art 1 then the chase began. The third day out frlt; m Terry the posse was lost in a snowstorm and it was midnight bef« ri Kht - the pursuers found a habitation or ui)8 could locate themselves. They were j compelled to lose the m\t 24 hours on I account of Ihd weather, hut as soon as *** it « lea red a bit the pursuit was taken test np .‘train. and Oct. 7 found the party lt at Hound Hutte, on tlf Missouri. It w as another day before it stria k »ho trail, and Oct. !* the purmieiH were sure tht w‘*te on the right truck. liocaus* »ro- they found a freshly-killed Iv*o*f. killed *ix- j 11V t'h»* thieves, from which only the , choicest parts had been taken.t • * • iThe next day the pmnu*i'* found one ar,% of the h-*rs* s that the outlaws had stol-i5o. | cm TS* horse was dead. For two lt;.t hat th«se (iavs the chase continued. Urn ! outlaws managing to keep out of sight be« atise th«-\ had a lot of horses, and I could change often, while the posse had pon to lake chance* in getting frlt; s»h mounts from the ram hinvn along the r* ufo. Hut not w it hstunding the difficult ies un d« r which it labored, o i IK the posse im, !Ciure !n sight of the thieves. It was md in the afternoon when the posse was n the Initio Him kies, that Mr. Jacks »uinIntooil-mili nrSul I i vi placermiles of i*ia man i ounces to bed dus fr is suit Tileto-da about w ivck drow ri search Turnarccov*the lvtion, c t\ Hhi and M N. V. drcdg. returnEnghslLorn ly tfileisfacti St at« s ippino •'iMubest ll Hantsami pi |Mint.choice partis; has lt;i new t
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Helena Weekly Independent
Helena, Montana, US
Thu, Nov 10, 1898
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