CHAPTER VIII.
ADVENTURES ON THE OVERLAND ROAD.
Introduction to Alf. Slade—He Employs me as a Pony Express Rider—I Make
a Long Ride—Indians Attack an Overland Stage Coach—Wild Bill Leads a
Successful Expedition against the Indians—A Grand Jollification at
Sweetwater Bridge—Slade Kills a Stage Driver—The End of the Spree—A
Bear Hunt—I fall among Horse Thieves—My Escape—I Guide a Party to
Capture the Gang.