Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-09

who were with Rawn's ron,n,nd e'neh
who is to be blamed need not be stated, As'o
The commander will doubtless 4 "efe.
sober moment by tho wine glass. ren r"ws
volunteers i'll fault, but them the re.,,. 'e
Judge. 'eFc Cab
There were many incidents conn.
with the marcel, to the front which / 4SS'N
be pleasant to mention if space norm av"a
but which for this reason are Omitted 'e'
may be well, however, to mention fila, Y
correspondent was one Of the bakers .m'
OF young men from Butte and Deer 1oa nA
who took breakfast at Deer Lodge AMI w.
per at Whiteside's. IS miles away. AMI ,1
turned back at the Governors or]or sS
hours later, 80 miles further on, and hut
miles from RawE's camp. Ours va,
somewhat mixed crowd, but good enou.a
to do fair service and win ~laurels on ~, "
field. Our company was headed by y En
tuckian. an eX-Captain in the e. s r,,.
with u right clever E~piscopalian ministe, ~ ~
Lieutenant, while the next officer in ,,l
was a professional barber of Butte civ ,I
an Indian fighter of western slope notorietv
and the high privates We're miners, one s,
| veyor, II dairyman and one scribbler. v,
names as they appeared Oh the roll are y
L. Turner, Captain M. n. Gilbert. Lieutpn.
ant; Dennis Simpson, Sergeant; priyates
Lin Mcfarland, Nat. Evans. Mike Callahan
Mace Warren, Chas. Whitford, VIM. WooA.
ward, Ed. Stock, w. II. Saltherlin. and two
others. 1t will be seen that the list Of oM.
GERS was not complete. This was occasione
by the smallness Of the company. 1t was
u expectation, however, to haze been
joined by Il party of fifteen brave miners
from Pioneer. who were but a few milesAa-
hind us. With this addition TO onr LITTLE
company we could have reached. tbafeldby
Z IL. II. on Sunday, and made respectable
reinforcement to StrArt's COMPANY. while
but a few hours COULD have INTERVIEWED be-
fore the arrival of Capts. Clarke and Owens
with their companies.
But now it is ONCE, a h,Mniliilting disaster
such as has never .sefore been placed upon
record. A disaster. not only to the govern
ment. but to,GovernoG Potts, Secretary Mills
and mnny citizens oi Deer Lodge county,
who engaged in it,. AMID who, though in all
sincerity doing that which they tloughtw was
for the best, have not nov the slightest show
OF being reimbursed in purse, on eNen,ot re-
QeivinG the thanks of their neighbors. Its
proper in this connection to state that Capt"
Turner's company and many other yolVl'
teers tender their thanks to Mrs. Chillssot
Pioneer, for the kind proffer OF \ dinAeF
which they did not have time to stop fol,
and to. Mr.. Heron and other farmers OF Inc
valleE along the route for like ~coiiTtesis~
Thusa little manifestations OF kindness anu
sympathy Will always he rememoeIea' g"
pecially when it is known that at nal!~
the stations along the road. and even III 'v
city of Missoula, men who had bol'ssNt lm'
own horses and outfits tor the express pun
pose of giving assistance to the ,Aissoa"
county people. men WiaCseat IN haste a'uM
aught they knew their llst meal III Hit, "e''
required to shell ont. Our readers mus w
think that the writer is ali advocate 81 Aeer
ing open house for all travellers, pti IL W.. ~.
affair the high charges for necessai1es n''"
Missoula and Oh the road BY msn VINO W."
in sincerity to fight for theh' stralsefite D% y.
was in striking contrast with the a''nAa - -
which the men from Butte and elssA+~,
were treated in Deer Lodge. Wfefe
tells, and especially the McBurney ilo 's'
refused to accept pay from the o'a,s Ne
who were hurrying to the defence u , ~
soula. There are men in Deer Lo'ss a.
who have expended several hupdreo 40 ' -,
in this affair, who would not resa', h,