Butte record., 1853-12-03
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been too irntAiully styled, will freely par. IN
the writer Of this for taking the liberty =
class them, and many mere OF later arrivals.
II the above named category Perhaps am
il error il choice u terms, Tor We can scarce
y De called worshippers Of idols, and an
afraid hardly merit the title Of worshippers q
all but We VIII waive the subject matter Of
our proper cogno-nens for the present and pro
ceed with our story.
It happens to have been my lot to be some
what Of a wanderer since coming 10 this latter
day Canaan OF beans and money and il viii
be proper here to state that the following
sketch Is a truthful representation OF what /
f4ndyke Brown, actually beheld IL one Of nv
pefara ou4atlo1s II TINS same extensive-naY.
almost boundiess cannty Of Butte: and, ii
iaeJ- II a locality mol many hours travel from
the county seal, which, 70 preven. any thing
ike hoellous Character being attached to
this arucle, / Viii name fo1t{nle1G0ar Bar.
It was 4 Sunday in October, think. when
the occurrence happened OF which l am about
10 relate exactly IL The midst OF the busy sea-
son at tins place, and as the claim was in the
bed Of the river, and the shareholders were
anxious 10 work it out before the fall rains.
taey eouttlved to overcome their conscientious
scruples, Of, perchance, they were troubled
with any to carry on Their work with enter
p1lsing ylgor, anr-ng the hours when the s-Ol4
Folks at Home were listening to the admoni-
tons Of good oid-fashioned exhorters. and the
solemn tones Of church bells. and the mellow
cadence Of organs were filing the air with
their hallowed music. There were two sets OF
hands who worked on this claim-one set by
day and another sci at night The time the
hands we're not occupied either in working,
eating or sleeping (Which was enough 10 give
them ample opportunity to spend the most Of
their wages II either drinking or card-play-
lag,) am grleved to say they occupied some
what IN tins manner. Is was Just after the
night hands had started to work and the day
laborers had finished their supper and com
msnoel their evening devotions that the FAINT
voice Of one crying IL the wilderness, or
rather On the side Oi the river opposite 10
where the miners had fixed their tents might
have been heard calling Tor the ferry for he
chose tC dignity the little skitf that was in use
for padding across the stream, BY this title
"hallo the ferry vociferate1 the voice thro'
the darkness. ''HalIo yourself and see how
you like X, was the rather abrupt response
from our SIDE Of the river, and IN a few mo-
nents the boat was pulled across, more out Of
curiosity TO see who the intruder vas than
from any particular regard 10 the individual
himself; and, as II had been rumored about
that Tie parsou' was t. be there on that eve
Ming, more than an ordinary stir was eviueed
d
50 rare sight "a preacher il these diggings.
As saon as the trip coulG be made with the
sklh, sure enough the expected parson was in
trcduced among his dear hearers" and some
thing hAe show Ct delerence was made as he
entered the canvass shantE, which was the
place where the company transacted their bu-
s-Aess, and which served as z bar-room. gro
Gerry, sleeping apartment, and, in the present
instance, as chapel, for here the man .;
Ood was To exhort the motley assemblage 10
repentance. The house was Just such an one
as Is often seen in mining settlements, simply
3 canvass covering. stretched over roughly
constructed frame The interior was PROV
aed with i bar, which was stocked with the
usual amount Of bad liquors, short skies sar-
dIhe boxes, very freckied portrait Of the re-
noWned rob5er joaquin, and rather warmly
coloured picture OF Gen Scott on 4 camel, two
or three pair Of huge spurs, and many other
objects ei minor interest, too numerous to sre-
city. l saii there was a show Of Difference
manifested when he made his appearance, and
indeed there was. for some Frenchmen who
were basily engaged IN a game Of ecarfe in
f one corner, desisted from their amusement
when made 10 understand the condition Of
affairs. ard rather noisy game CT eucAre
/ was brought to a termination, lust as one
shaTp-lgokiug fellow il green hunting shirt
had gone il alone" and made it too By
sug ggest on from Col E TO dry up'' and
listen . the preaching-the only interru1itiun
/ being the call for the whiskey by the winners
f Of tie game i table was moved 10 one side
the room, a candle stuck in black bottle
( marked London Porter" placed upon it. ana
our preacher took his stand Quiet was soon
( obtained-the two seiate- looking eoYies be-
hind the bar looked on with a sort Of pious
zeal marked IN their faces Col E en-
. sc9nced himself IN rather IN uneasy manner
On barrel head ~Old Captain looked AT
the bottles in the bar with pious horror. but
4 could not conceal a slight. secret longing: the
Erenchman looked on in mute wondeflnent.
and one Of their number volunteered to hold
the candle, the crowd in general disposins
themselves in various attitudes and loca-
tons just as the exercises commenced. TIE
meeting was opened by reading from the BIZ
Bile, then a hymn was read, and sung priaei-
q L. by the parson, FOR the audience did not
seem disposed to mix in and after few
abortive attempts by the undersigned to growl
out bass, which ehordei like four foot O.
wood, the entire exercises we're conducted
solely by the minister. The sermon was eYi-
IDENTITY one that had been rehearsed On more
+ than one occasion. and had for its text some
passage in Proverbs. the exact wording Of
which IS forgotten. The preacher was a vojlnsr
man Of very fair intellect, should Judge. and
had the discretion not to make his sermon too
lengthy, After urging the audience for three
quarters Of an hour TO be less mindful Of their
worldly prosperity ana amusements, and 10
attend 10 the lone thing needful," he closed
with another hymn and prayer. He seemed
to have made quite q favorable impression on
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