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him to a man by the name of Robert Evans, for one 

 year, for the sum of fifteen dollars. Immediately after 

 this, Evans undertook the job of clearing fifteen acres 

 of heavy timbered land for a Mr. Fisk ; and, before the 

 1st of June following, had completed the job, with no 

 other team but this colt, though not regarded as a 

 ^salable horse.' 



" While Evans was engaged in piling this timber, the 

 remarkable powers of this horse, it would seem, were 

 in a measure developed, as he was then found able to 

 .out-draw, out- walk, out-trot, or out-run, every horse that 

 was matched against him. An instance was related to 

 me by Mr. Nathan Nye, who was an eye-witness, and 

 whose testimony was never questioned. I noted it at 

 the time, and will relate it in his own words : — 



'' ' At the time Evans had this horse, a small tavern, a 

 grist-mill and saw-mill, were in operation on the branch 

 of White River, in Randolph ; and at this place the 

 strength of men and horses in that settlement was 

 generally tested. On one occasion I went to these 

 mills, where I spent most of a day; and, during the 

 time, many trials were had, for a small wager, to draw 

 a certain pine-log, which lay some ten rods from the 

 saw-mill. 



" ' Some horses were hitched to it that would weigh 

 twelve hundred pounds; but not one of them could 

 move it its length. About dusk, Evans came down 

 from his logging-field, which was near by; and I told 

 iiim the particulars of the drawing-match. Evans re- 



