In the meantime, Bates heard of the fate of his
partner and barricaded himself into an old shack, preparing to resist arrest.
After a fierce gun battle, Bates was captured and made prisoner and the camp
moved south. Bates was a large man and had the reputation of wearing the
largest boots of any man in the settlement. A few months later a pair of size
12 boots was found in Snake Creek. The assumption was made that Bates and
Ravenwood met the fate of all horse thieves who were caught with the goods.
Mr. A. McDonald settled in Minot in
1884 and was appointed Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff Coleman in 1887. His duty
was to transport prisoners to Burlington and lodge them in the county jail.
They were transported in an open wagon and a pair of horses. Only the worst
characters were handled in this manner. Of course they did have an armed escort
also
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