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sol# two of the slaves and was offered )2000 for Jobs. is
le* the matter of sale to lobi for deeissioattelling
Iam offered WOO. for you Johnenow, I am certain
I.?that in the (mires of a year you will be free by law. Shall
t Sell you?
Keep me larster ,lease dow/!arster.dis oullud person
wants to stay wid yowie always". John replied.with a owl:for-
Jag vets, and tears triokling down his cheeks.
That settled t,e matter of John's sale.regardless of
allount offered. In the operation of the salt workso:ohn
aitended to the work as though he was lookin after his personal
property.
and fatAer depended on John in ,11 matters.
"The prodcwien of salt those days was a simple matter.
'"ater was obtained from wells ,then plowed ia open kettles
and evaporated by heat. The major part of tie salt we pro-
duoed was sotd in the surrounding territory,some was ships!
the 11180. of Tommie
My tally vale to Tomas in 1863, and settled in
Robinsoa lounty. The imultyy was *partly poeulated at th9t
time. There were no railroads and all oommodities transported
were hauled by ox and mule teams,using wiwone construeted with
oder' allele.
My tether enga-ed in freighting for a liviblebdod and
travied to "illioaa,leitoWaso, aineville and other towns.
Iftlr a period of five years, we moved tb walls louaty and
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olOur Tobias of transportation was a four wheel warl,
construoted with wooden axles 4141i Salad by foxr ox teams,
lreightlng thossAnys.in that seetion of the oaaarty where we
oper4tedspresentsd many pilla14116 The roads over whieh we
trove:40d more uskepted tborefere, many mud holes in wet
weetherterseks_to ford and rough spots of every disoription,
ltivkmg-exma preseated a lroblea when the weather was warm
end liatarlai: plaices flr between. The oxen often be am*
e
Ommeedingly thirst,* when that oonlittan alciata4 a stampaday
with,laaded watmes.was sure to take place for water the monist
takay- Altented
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we were -approaching Vie Irises liver .one very war*
dayliend the tomes indiaated restleeeness for a pell then,
SaddOnLy the 1004 team broke inWe run for the river. The
othel five teams followed anti it resulted in 4 seramblei
"ha the river was reached the first team pluswed into 144e'
water and the momentum Gattied the oxen and load into deep
water. Then mash ox began to firrht for it 'a life while thdk
drivers were attempting to release the mobea.but beforethat
could 4a acoomilished two of the oxen were drownded. The
first wfton blanked tie way for the others and that saved
a k este for the balanee of tha teams,
*Mae !ndian menace was always present while traveli.ng
throw:h that (wintry those days and we were compelled to be
sre)ared for an radian attack at all times, ',hen ly 15th birth.
day arrived L vist-hd 150 and was six faet Sall and then fqther
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put me to worktin conpany with six other men guarding the
train. "ND were mounted on good bosses and armed with
rifels and pisols. Tn feet, amok dirver was also armed.
The the old clap and ball varityrinietttstki iffi den
Orions to halal..
Op you see that scar on my right :wad? /elle that
s the result of my postil discharging while r was loading it.
Vy pillistol was a Celts, and considered till tops ofdguns those
days.but Vle best of six-shooters w4 at times.disoharge
two or three Loads when a shot
while being loaded.
The guard') duties were to ride at the head of the
train and watch for any siniater looking party.sepeolally
Indianelbeoemse it was not uncomon for a train of oomnodities
to be plundered and the T11414,49 were the worse menaoe t owl
days.
was fired and were treaoherouS
I road many days on the trail.and trails are what they
weretwatohing for an attack, but was dimappoi.ted baoause
we never were bothered. WI oftell seen Indians and had them
Gall at night when we were camped. The Indians would mooch
us for tobacco and rations and then go on their way. I guess
perhaps we were laoky.or it await beoause we were such i tomb
looking beech of buckaroos it put fear into them and for that
reason our train was given the wide-open spade. It was true.
*My man in the outfit was over six feet tall,all boas and
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mew and ready to give battle. In faet,T was at the age
that a battle would have been enjoyed and I wished for one,
as oaly trouble we xsperteseed was the lose of °Nan
at night an two ooeasioas and that was not Wiens work, A
good ox team was worth money and the best of ones ware used
in transportation work. Therefore, white men were the thLiwollw,
bowies they desired good omit for work purpose. After the
second rustling of our oxan,whieh to* plami at night while
staked out, we maintained a watoh in the form of a good dog.
There was a third attompt,but the thieves were fooled and after
a running exchange of shots in th, dark they *soaped.
!ether moved to lalls 0ountytTexastin 1868 and sontinu.
ad his freighting basinessebut was intending to establish a
Sara, We were located a a place called, ia those days, nog
Sown.
We did not *wooed in establishing farm at logtowa,
due objections on the part of cattlemen. We were no more thaa
settled and began to clear lane when we were informed,by the
cattlemen, that riming was not a healthy business La that
Reotion• ?ether Held not see the matter in the same light
as the settles.* did, so 213 continued to oarry out his develop..
mint. le received purchasing offers sevetal timlsibut he did
Mt desire to sell, in fact he was stubborn about his right
to farm there. The eonteoversysmild in formoontiaded for
four years,then one day he was informed,by a person he did not
how, that he had better sell at a resonable priee,"or els
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he would find him self without a home, It was kind and
friendly hint. go thought the proposition oval and deoidild
that perhaps the (motion was not a good pleas to farm. So
father soli hiks land and moved th TTsMJtog ountypin 18,3.
'To quirt the freighting business than and devoted his time to
farming,
w r 'mit to work on hoes ranoh,after the family moved
to 7amilton County. I had rode hoosos minas I had boon 13
year old and had loomed what I could do on a hose. I wont
to work for John Snow and worked for him two seasonsofter that
worked for lob Sohookly. 264 Valid was '0+3' on the right
shouldersthen later he changed it to 'AA'ea4 thus right shoal,
or.
In those days )26. per month was considorod top wagos
and that was ay pay. My work was busting hosses,some psoAs
call it wregling. lohookly had 600 head of hose., and var time
was entirely dlvotod to Justine those which wee for sale.
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I shall explain the profs's* of busting hoes. The
first step.of sours., is to rope 114nd thou br3sk to stand
tied. The pro er way to a oomplish that is tel it to a log,
one that is not so heavyobtliat it can't be movod.but one that
san be moved b- the hose with effort. ern that way the hose
will not injure it's nook when it roars beoklboomiusit the
log will give. The next step in to blindfold it and put the
Saddle ***then takeoff the blind and let m pitoh until
it doeidos that the saddle eon I be thrownothon hi i
we 5 ready
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to be mounted,
Whoa the wranpler hits the 24,442er.if the twitter is
a fighter and most all usage *sisals are, it at ones starts
to elevate and the enjoyseat is on. It Ls not the ascending,
or the desending that gives trouble,but it is the *udders *top
when the critter hits the ground. That sudden stop will
sure bust ommigissard unless the buster has timed the movements
properly. It is neoessary to ease oneself into the leather by
tentios of your legs.but be sure that you are on the leather
when the eritter *tarts the INA elevation, If there is any
daylight between you and tie leitherothat is you have not
returned, sad you meet the hoes going up as you are closing
down your gizzard is surely going to
There is three main styles of buokisgpor pitehilg as
it is aonstly willed. I shall explain each.
The ordinary pitcher is the critter that elevates and
leaps forward at *soh elevatics, fiat animal is ell to ride,
because the rider knows just what is going to ha)pea mid eon
get sit for the move.
The* there is the ifiarowers he has more of a high-
felutea style. For instance, the fiarower jumps sideways with4
each elevation; first to one side thon the other. Again.all
the baster he to do is to keep sit for the next move and if
y,u understaai your business you will know the next move.
The third style is a sidewinderor gizzard popper.
The method is a sombination of the first two all serambled
toe:ether. The oritter Wane to elevate and will jump to either
Sideaciward or ba.kward and all the rider knows is that the
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hoe.," *ass is going in some direstIon. That 0,10 the boys
use to sea, Oise omtherAhhiAmek door of hall on a hot day
and beenee mad at the atmosphere.
The budkaroo that *en stand to have his fins Jared and
stay with a critter is a faints* bust to be our*. Thor* es0
Astibefew high,-faluten buster among the big* of my day and r
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eas one of than. I never failed to ride .or bust a hoes and
staged to ride one oaly once. The hoes I r-ftsed to rid* had
sea busted by no six months provious.bnt had not been ridden
,after the bust4 nen a hoes has not been ridden for that long
'a time after being bustoodoit has to be busted agetn.at lest T
over 111004.010aba0 that did not.. I rase that oritter.h* was
sidewiadOrArad due to the fact that r had my eollar bone
,broken about three months prier I was afraid r would again LA-
jure the bons.
Tie fraoture to my eollar bone hap enod while I was
butting a whisbang oritter. The sooidont was soused by a oow
getting messed up with ma. The hese had worked itself nest
to ecw and as he wee owning out of the air the cow got under
u.. Ts all wont into a spill. T grabed leather a-plenty.but
*maid not save my collar bone.
I requested the boss to take tho hoes to some other
glor and he took it to the noirhbor ranch. The wrangler
*tithe neighbor's place grabed leather on the first elevation
aah wont into a shill with the first side Oh410116 T finally
had to robust the hose. It was rawboned and when he hit the
4round I (meld feel *very fin in my back jar. I grabed leather
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and eulled leathera-plenty,but I stayed with the critter and
busted him the seooad time. 7Te was harder to ride the sectond
trip,due to studing out as moves after hiSs first lesson, t
guess that was the gauss.
The ranch contained abut 800 head of hosses. Most
all the anilals were sold there at the ranoh,just a few were
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Akillipd to market. A good-saffla hose those day sold for 45.
""he life on the a range was hard,but a good life. There
is somethini7 about the hossey-stinok that gets into your blood
end when it does it is ,ard to get out TO lived out in the
,en agre-t part of t,1 time,sleepin- Alder blankets with the
saddle blanket for a pillow. Our meals were (looked by the
,00key out of provisions carried on a paoj hose. The rations
eonsisted of beans,beans,and some more beansfbrolled bacon,
and beef if we could catch a stray yearling, )leak coffee,sour-
dough biscuits. 7owever, about every third day we would i7et
'tusk to the ranch ,itiartlrs for a our dey spell.
III the matter of hose rustling,we on the 7chockly rano4
did not have much trouble,but had some to content with. The
feat are, ottlemen -oustled hoses for their Baffle stook and
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the hossmen rustled onttle to: their beef. lusteling trouble
was insignifioant with us,we Ai1 not consider it any problem..
T have told :out the work on a hoes ranch and 'ay story
woA.d. tot be oom)let witheut a statIment of our fun. Our
sprees always tA)k place ot lay -days, if the work allowed us
to go into town. r'.ur bunoh was not overly bad with their
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only four arennow living, My two livin7 daug.hter at larried:„
and liva here in :Port 7orth. Thay are :,ros loins, livi,tg at
lalton oity and 7rs Jacksoa living on Arlington ve.
My
tgw boys are unmarried and are here somewhreb blt r do not
know at what plaoe. Their names a e Marley cif Prod,
hav-9 had 2 had lift and some tatS times,but Ert not
tired of Living anl wo.11 like to go over the ent4te route