The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-04

kind OF q chap, but Grant took fancy
to him, and rode most OF the time along
aide of him, inquiring about the coun-
trv and the silver ores. We had to look
twice I tell you, to tell which was
which. Grant joked good deal about
his double.
About alf-past five O'Clock, day be
fore Yesterday, when we were following
a bride path along the edge OF steep
gorge. Grant and Plover were thirty or
their horses hoofs struck on loose
rock on the edge. The animal came
down on his launches, and in trying to
recover himself rolled with his rider of
the ledge into the gorge seventy or
eighty feet beneath, crashing through
the spruce pole which was the only rail
Yon n imagine our anxiety as we
FASTENED up to the spot. 1t was PloVer
whom we found there. He had got on
his horse and was looking down over
the precipice. After half an hour $
scrambling we reached the bottom Or
the gorge. We found horse and rider in
one shapeless, horrible mass.
We returned to Greeley, and sent men
back for the remains. Then Judge Dent
began to act very queerly. he gave out
that it. was PtOueT 1ChO lC0s kiited. He
made Plover trim his beard and cut his
long hair, and dressed him in suit OF
poor Gen Grants.
T don't believe that Mrs. Grant herself
could tell him from her late husband.
The Dents keep PIover with them all the
t timR They Ease aq YIN % s,ne9 10 sn,
nothing Of what has happened We
came down here to Denver this morn
ing, but have not seen the rest Of the
party yet.
keep my Swn counsel, but shall also
keep eyes and ears open. I think ! hold
all the cards in this little game. viii
write you to morrow. Your af1ectlonhte
husband, II. FOUEACRFs.
Among the papers in Mr.. Fouracres'
valise was a newspaper scrap, marked
in lead pencil on the border, "ROcky
Mountoin NeWs, DENY, July r." The
extract was as follows:
DIED July 7, by an accident on Longs
Peak, Luke ". Plover Of Boulder City.
Mr.. PIover was forty seven years Of age,
and had resided in this Territory since
1853. He leaves no family, and his pre-
vious history and connections are IN
known. Mr.. Ployer was widely esteemed
for his many qualities.
The reader will easily understand
what followed by the above simple and
straightforward story. Plover was
taken in by the Dents, crammed with
events in the former life Of Grant, made
equal by stuffing to his exalted position,
and the country knows the rest. If any
doubt remained in skepticaI minds,
however, they would be quickly dis
PEELED by the perlnal Of the following
letter descriptive Of Plover:
CARRIES T. CRAIG TO II. FOURACBES.
BOULDER CRY, Col, Nov. 30, 1863
M Dear Sir Yours received Of the
oath inst, asking for information con
corning the late T. n Plover Am happy
to serve you 50 far as in my power.
/ knew Plover, who at one time worked
In my stamping mill He was man Of
some natural ability, but coarse, unedu-
Gated, and almost brutal in his tastes.
He was obstinate to degree which ]
have never seen equalled, and this char
acteristic led to his discharge from my
employ.
/ regret to say that Plover was exceed
ingly Incorporate in his habits. Hard
drinking had become chronic with him.
He was also an immoderate smoker.
Personally he was not an agreeable
man to associate with, being exceeding
" reserved when sober, and when under
the influence of liquor quick to anger,
and apt to be violent, rough and abusive
in his speech.
/ do not remember that ] ever
heard from what part Of the East he
originally came.
I have often noticed his remarkable
resemblance TO President elect Grant.
Yours, respectfully,
CHARLES T. CRAIG,
Superintendent Pandora Mining Com
pany.
Fl. Fouracres, Esq.
Says the correspondent Of the SIN
It only remains for the reader to CON
trast this description of PlOyer with the
sketch Of Gen Grant given above, and
to compare it with what is known Of
President Grants nature, dispos ition
and habits.