Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-07
SNAGG1NG ON THE YELLOW
ar STONE.
A Flat Boat Trip.

A Flat Boat Trip.
From a personal letter from Ass;stap
surgeon Paulding. dated near Fort Pease
May sfs, we make the following ex
tracts:
After you left US at Carpenters "
came booming-the boats running vel
together. Camped first night a mile be
low Cages; second night near mouth O
Clark's Fork, and reached Baker CITY o.
18th. Picked up Beit'er at Countryman's
and saw Muggins Taylor off to join Lieu,
Doane, who. it is supposed, is movin,
toward Wind River.
THE YELLOWSTONE
was quite high, allowing choice O
channels. As you re quested, l have KEEP
notes of the channel, which shall writ
up for your use-however. any man VIII,
would repeat such trip as have ha,
would meet his just deserts were he Gu
Oft prematurely by . snag, or upon
sand bar.
Leaving Baker City on the 2sth Tn
boat. Paul Ing with Mccormick
Beidler, Carmichael, Cook and McBrow,
went shead-a few miles below the rive
makes bend, first to the left. and then t,
the right, almost at right angles, aud W
had to pull for dear life Gas, in fact, i
necessary several times per day. to avoi,
an upset. The "Fauldlng." however
ran in too close, struck a large snsg. an,
In less than minute was upside down il
the deep channel. Seeing the danger
Mccormick and Carmichael jumped TO
the snag, ard held on, but Beidler ant
the two hands went under with the boat
Beidltr getting to the shore, but the Graf
swept off to sand bar, one hand on til,
upturned bottom AMI the other under tn,
seats. We rescued both, but the cargo
Gncluding the Government potatoes)
with exception of roll of bedding ant
two casks of beer, was total loss. TIL,
crew lost even their coats, and We
through, and the rain pouring. they wer'
left in a pi!iable condition. Our boat
the "Cap'a'n Ball." barely escaped a Xix,
fate; but, as 1t was, lost my mess KIT
and our provisions tor the trip, being hal
upon the lost flat-boat, are sadly reduced
We have nothing but fry pan, 2 tin cup
and our pocket knives left. What ter
rible thing it would have been had Mrs
Allen and her six children been, as W.
intended. upon the capsized boat.
STORM.
On the Goth, both flats started again
but at noon terrible thunder storm cam
up and compelled US to seek r. fuge upo,
an island, five miles below Pompey =
Pillar, where We stayed drenched through
until the next day. We have had a cold
soaking storm for IS hours, and there il
MT: dry stitch in camp, except my socks
and a shirt in valise can't find. W.
are in miserable fix, and I repent il
sackcloth and ashes my refusal to acccp
the bottle OF rum you urged me to tax.
with me. r. ached here yesterday, finding
a t, W tents, and Aliens cabin which W.
reached wading knee-deep quarter of {
mile through mud and water; but as W.
found no fire (and no wood to mike ont
willy we didn't grow very enthusiastic
Didn't stay there long, but came over t.
the bank AMI put up "wickywax," man
aged to construct fire, and sang our spir
its up all night amid a pouring rain. In
the morning We found ourselves on an
improyised island, with Water everywhere
and nothing else to drink. Two of US
tried to wade to Aliens, but finding i,
waist deep, we gave it up to the tune Of
Ten Thousand Miles Away"
TIE STATION KEEPER
came IN on Saturday. reporting he had
been jumped by Crows, who Ia & robbed
him and crossed at the Pillar. Ii may be
wonder, but, mind you, l
don't guarantee the tale. 1t Is yet pour
ing, and We are trying TO get the boats up
to the point, so as to reach main land and
discharge freight.
HURRAH!
A benefactor OF the human race has Just
come from the continent beyond with q
bottle of rum! I'll remember that man in
my will. We all say, "How"-and music
by the band. Seems to me, 1t don't rain
so hard as it did! Things really begin to
look somewhat cheerful am inclined to
think matters look brighten Wish, though.
I had dry pair of drawers and could get
the water out of my boots, which won't
come off!
River still rising and great masses of
drift logs are rushing pas. at the rate Of
Is knots an hour-shall have risky trip
from here.
Is the famous ''Oamp HE'LL" sacred to the
miseries of last year--a beautiful spot in
Try weather, but an ocean when it rains
md too close to the bluff for safety.
Beidlcr will go no farther in the boat
,ays he'll go alone overland, can he pro-
cure horse. But, off we go; farewell;
wish my duds were dry-now for Tongue
RIVER. lThe "Capt. Ball' started On the
list, the sun shining and the passengers
nging. Down the Wild Missouri ''-ED.
COURIER.l -'-8
Baker City.
Mr.. Calfee reports encouraging building
operations here, and says Mr.. G'innelI.