The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11

GAILATrN CITY, April 9th. 1871.

Editor. Apspt conrse q
The pom # correspondent must very
oft1n record facts transpiring around him,
varying i latlIrs,
s.Frsm grave % cay from lively % sewers
and ID, no exception ID the general ruls, as
the events of the past week will show.
Last Thursday morning, ais twt, men were
attempting To drive herd OF beet cattle
across the Missouri at the ford just below
here. by some nisehance one Of the men
was carried into deep water BY the current.
and despite all the efforts Of his. companion
was drowned. Il appears from the statement
of the survivor, Mr.. Upton slnaIlin, thai the
deceased was d butcher from Helena, buying
cattle. He had bargained with Mr.. Philip
Thorpe for lotof cattle, and engaged the
assistance Of Mr.. Smallill To help him drive
then into Helena. He was told II cross the
river above the ripple. as the wafer was very
deep below, and the further up he crossed
the better, but when midway over, he
thought that, ais tie stream was very swift,
he would take advantage Of Mr.. Smallia's
horse, and get on the lower side, so as not to
receive the full force Of the current untortu-
nately, as he turned his horse down stream,
the horse got more and more in the power
OF the surrent, until at last his feet were
swept from under him, and he was Id swim
ming water. AS soon as the horse began to
swim, the man seems to have lostall presence
of mind, and fell from the saddle. He tried
to climb into the saddle again, but only sue
ceeded in turning the poor horse over and
over by his struggles. When Mr.. SmaIlin
saw the peril Of his companion, he calamity
swan his horse 70 Try and save him. but was
unable to assist him on horseback, as the
struggles of the drowning man alarmed the
horse, so he abandoned the horse and swami
as close as he dared, and gave a whip to the
man to hold, but unfortunately it was pulled
from him and he saw the man sink with the
whip in his hand. By the aid Of an old tree
lying in the water, Tip was enabled to reach
the shore almost chilled to death, with blood
streaming from his nose, ears and mouth,
and as speedily as possible gave the alarm to
the citizens of this place, who Immediately
repaired to the scene of the sad accident to
search tor the unfortunate mans body, but
at the time of writing. although the river has
been dragged for two days, 1t has not been
recovered, but the search will be continued as
long as any hope Of finding 1t remains.
This affair has cast gloom over the entire
community, and serves to remind lis OF the
uncertainty Of life. and that in the time OF
fancied security ard safety, we may stand
upon the threshold of eternity. I'm the
midst of life we are I'M DEATH"
Our new Postmaster. james Gallop, Esq,
has enter d upon the discharge Of his official
duties, and the Office will hereafter be found
at the store Of Gallop 4 Spear.
One of those old-fashioned s.Quilting Par
ties,'' where the ladies sew all day and tile
gentlemen go at night and turn 1t into a
dance, and everybody enjoys themselves,
took place at MIR. Pease's house, and from
the number Of people of both sexes there, I
imagined the whole county had turned out.
Had the pen of a genius, might do justice
to the wit and beatty That were there assem-
bled. but, as it is, I will not essay the task,
bnt only say that the Quilting Party will
tive long II LIE memories u the numerous
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pease who were for
tunats enough to attend it.
The rllmor that the North Pacific Railroad
Company has finally selected their route, has
occasioaed quite stir IN our usually quiet
town, and hear OF several persons from Vir-
ginia City and Helena being in town looking
for favorable locations to commence business.
We have plenty Of room, and will extend a
cordial welcome to all who wish to ceme.
confident that, unlike Helena, we will not
have to build a branch road in order to have
communication with America by means Of
the N. P. Il. r.