It seemed to have the justification of being the effect of a cause. For instance, the picturesque name of Tom Horn's outlaw horse was "Damned-if-I-Do,"' which obtained from its peculiar characteristic never to carry a rider across a stream. Horn's experience was none different from others. He was thrown in midstream and came near drowning. Perhaps, in view of his later achievements and death from the hangman's noose at Cheyenne a few years ago, it would have been better had they let him perish. This seems to emphasize the old saying that a man who is born to be hung, will never drown.

In 1885 the "greasers" arrived in large numbers, in charge of cattle from the south, which were being taken to Big Horn Basin and Montana for summer range. ( )ne herd of six or seven thousand cattle, in charge of Mexicans, had been held on the south side of the river, just below Clarke's bridge, for a number of days, because of the swollen condition of the stream.

The Mexican is not a daredevil fatalist like the American cowpuncher, and the hazard of crossing the river was "a plenty" to inspire him to indolence and waiting. The foreman was J. S. Robb, well-known as a good cowman, who was worried by the delay. He finally obtained the assistance of Johnny Peters and Runey Campbell. The former "went the Long-long Trail" a number of years ago, being a resident of Scotlsbluff at the time, and the latter now lives near Gering. Robb has also taken the "Long Trail."