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SHASTA COURIER.A Terrible Fight With Robbers.—Mr.C. L. Goodrich writes from Ogden concerning a most singular adventure of his and a miraculous escape from being killed and rubbed. He left befe for Chicago about two ; weeks since, going by way of railroad stage line to Elko, thence intending to make bis jray from the end of the track to Ogden by , such conveyance as he could find. On Tues- ( day, the 6th inst., he had hired two men to carry himself and baggage eleven miles in a lt;wago.i from Cedar City to Blue creek in i Utah. Night came on, and the intended robbers left the direct route and took a wood j road leading up a long cedar canyon. On getting six or seven miles out of the wav. tney came to what appeared to be a wood-chopper’s cabin, where there were three men. The men with the wagon, to their 1 apparent great surprise, just now first learned that they had lost their way, and turned j the wagon and team around/ beading 'down .the hills. Mr. Goodrich was “about to take jhis baggage out of the wagon when they objected and seixed hold of bis valise to take it away froji him, the others drawing weap ons and telling him to' “ hell out'/ or they Iwould kill him. He of course refosed. We ]know of no man ;.n the woild who would j more certainly refuse to give up his money } without an equivalent than Goodrich, or more j •trenotisly object under no matter how trying . circumstances. The chief of the gang had a dragoon pistol and the others flourishedknives. Mr. Goodrich continued his objec- I tions to bein? r »bhed. when the chief fired i
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Shasta Courier
Shasta, California, US
Sat, May 01, 1869
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