The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-11-22
HILL geECHEVS DREAM
And its I erfibIe Reality.
4 TALL .? i1lEc AID MONTANA.

In the spring Of 1853, Hill Beechey,
4 well known Government contractor
anl California pioneer, resided at a
pIace called Lewiston. in idaho Terri
tory. where he kept tavern and
owned a stage line. Lewiston was
then the Capital Of Idaho. and was
beautifully situated upon the Junction
of Clearwater and Snake rivers. and
,lDon the reservation of the Ne2perce
Iails. five hundred odd miles from
Portland. Oregon. This reservation
issurr9unded BY lofty mountains. and
/, one II thc most charming countries
to be met with ii the flr-ot West.
Early in the month Of August, 1853,
one morliig, white AZ his breakfast.
Hill Bccelley said to lis wife:
.'Magrlder leaves lis to-day, and |
have lrra dreaming about him all
night. He has got some good men
with him, however and if they keep
together he may get through all right.
what with the Indians aad highway
men. 4 man carries his life in bis
hlnls in these parts. Really Califor-
MIA was never Inf so lAd i Idaho Is
today. BY tile way, the yigiiantees
hung up eleven desperadoes at Ban
mack City last month, bnt there are
lots fthem left"
" are say" replied Mrs. Beechey;
'.ant here are several candidates tor
the gallows about here, II I'm not
much mistaken. can see three men
now" she added, "who are destined
for no good end,
Mrs. Beechey glanced towards a pile
of lumber. just across the street from
the tavern, upon which were sitting
three INDECENT AMI desperate ro'lgil+,
namel Howard. Romainr aud Lowry.
"iim komaHe, lna't s,y. WaS a
very likely appearing yonAg man until
he got in with Howard aud Lowry.
l'hey do say that Chris. Lowry and
Doc. Howard have both served terms
IN hastera peniten;iarieS. You've
heard that havn't you3 Why, what's
the matter. IiiIi?" said his wife;
lyon don't appear well.
"Oh. nothing particular" replied
the lan,Ilotyl, except was thinking
about Magruler lie figured in all
my dreams last night, my dear. aud it
troubles me more than little. III
iell you: I dreamed that Magnuler
was killed and rohhed. and that How
ard and Lowry were the men who did
it. saw thein Kill him with AL ax.
A snow storm was prevailing at the
time, and Magr,ider was sitting smok-
ing at Il fire. never In my life saw
anything real that seemed so life-like.
saw Chris. Lowry creep up behind
Magruder aud dispatch him with al
ax."
"You ought to tell Magruier," re-
marked Mr.. Berehey; Il would"
Lord. no! that would make me
the laughing stock of the reservation.
Dreams are but the pastimes of sleep,
ut any rate, and with Inc they always
amounted TO nothing. But at the
same time, r."
"Iialloo. in there. Bcccllcy!" eiacu-
lated Magrulcr. who had just rode up
to the door of the tavern.
"Hallow, yourself" shouted MIR.
Beechcy, appearing at the door, and
signalling the trader to enter.
Mr.. Magrutler diSmounted and went
into the tavern, after having directed
his pack train forward.
Lloyd Magrnder was 4 successful
trader of Elk City, Idaho, and was at
this time on his way to the new min
ing region in the neighhorlIood of Vir-
ginm City. witllaboit $25, 900 worth Of
goods. He was born and raised and
grew up ia manhood IN Montgomery
county, Maryland, IN which section
many Of his old friends now reside.
After d halt hours talk with Btechey
at the expiration Of which the latter
presented him with Il splendid lIenry
rifle. Mr.. Mlgrutler examined hly Ijis-
tolls, mounted his animal, and started
for Iieaverhratl, four huudrcd miles
away, taking what Is known as the
Nezpene nat, which lice over the
mountains and cuts oil some seventeen
miles Ia the first hundred.
The next day Howard, Romaine, |
and Lowry were Joined by All old
trapper named Bill Page, miner
named Bob Zachary, aud three Others.
Doc, Howard. who was ole Of the
most intelligent az well as one Of the
best etlucttd men IN the Territory,
aud who vas generally looked upon
"a leader Ii, al matters b. lls asSo- /
ciates and others In that neigllborIood
proposed that the whole party shDHld
start for the Virginia City mines. Il
think" Aid Howard, THAT we bad
better make tle Lewiston people be-
lieve we are going West, and then. Ii
we do make anything we won't be !
vobbed OF 1t by our creditors"
This of course WAS agreed to, and !
the eight lnep startcd i little before