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caught in the stirrup and he was fatally dragged on his head similarly inferred is unknown -- but his shoe being found also the saddle -- indicated his dragging till it got loose -- But he was not found till seven days later -- last Tuesday -- He may have laid helpless a day or two in the hot sun before death came to his relief -- Owing to stage of decomposition, however, he probably was summarily killed outright -- hope so -- Was the last of the Old Comoites staying in the district after I left -- living always alone like a hermit, yet always the same genial good old

Old "Pony" of Como Killed -- The Last of the Comoites -- 1900

"Pony" of old Como days -- I used to print letters from him occasionally when I was running the Gold Hill News. About 20 years ago, as shown in this journal I recorded the death by cremation in his cabin of George W Walton, speaking of him as the "last of the Comoites" and now "Pony" goes out in the same cremating proposition. The Virginia Enterprise of the 6th says:

Thunder Showers -- Belgian Hares
My Comstock Report, $150.00 Received

Saturday June 9

Same -- Heavy thunder shower about noon did splendidly -- [Thunderinly?] cloudy during the PM, but little rain on Carson -- though showers seemed fully all around elsewhere -- Trenmor Coffin's little boy had about 70