Tom 
by 
Cooper posed as "The Prospector" 
W. H. Holmes, Clear Creek, 1873. 
Tom was our Chief Packer and a splendid man. Was 
with us several years. He saved my entire herd of 
animals in 1875. They were stolen in the night and he 
followed, overtook them and appeared as the; Indians were 
cutting the hobbles. He raised such a yell that the 
Indians jumped on their ponies and fled. 
a. 
Tom became Sheriff of Cheyenne later. See eulogies 
printed in Cheyenne, filed in my 1878 notes. 
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