Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-08

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government, by following the example
of the Marine Hospital Service, after
a while succeeded in checking the
epidemic.
The Stampede u Lost Pig Caused
Helena, Montana, Independent.
One of the widest stampedes that
ever took place from Alder Gulch,
said an old time Alder Gulcher yes
terday, was caused by the simplest
thing one could we'll imagine. 1t was
in "a. Everything was flush. 1t was
nearly two thousand miles to the
nearest railroad, and settlements in
between we're scattering. Now, it is
characteristic of human nature to
sigh after the unsttainable. In this
particular case fresh pork was the
unattainable. There was plenty of
bacon and picked pork, but no fresh
pork. Cariboo Tim was the only one
in the camp who ever owned a pig.
Tim was a very visionary sort of a
cuss, who was not satisfied at working
along the gulch at fifteen or twenty
dollars a day, but was eternally search
ing through the mountains in that
region for a place where he could
gather up gold by the shovelful. One
day Tim returned to camp to learn
that his pig had escaped from its pen
under his bunk. He did not tarry an
hour, but, packing all his provisions,
started on the pigs trail up the mount
aims.
Straightway two or three hundred
men decided to follow Tim, surprising
that he had struck it magnifeently
rich. The leader Of the stampede
kept track of him-one man keeping
him in sight, a second keeping the FIRST
in sight, and SO on until the gang
stretched back for half a mile behind
this came the rabble. Tim seemed
to know where he was going, and
kept steadily on. This but served to
confirm his followers that he had
already made the rich find and was
returning to it When night came
Tim camped. His followers did like
wise. a halt dozen men being detailed
to take turns stlnding guard, SO that
he might not slip away in the night
Early next morning the march was
resumed. Onward went Tim, uncon-
scious of the men on his trail, for no
noise was ma1e,the necessity of silence
having been impressed upon all the
stampeders. From camp they passed
down the range to the Madison andon
toward Norwegian gulOh. Again they
oamped, and again were guards sta
TONED The night passed quietly.
The first OF the stampeders to awake
in the morning crawled up the
hillside to a point where he could see
Cariboo Tins camp, and looking over
saw that the guards we're asleep and
Tim gone The guards and the re.
mainder Of the sleeping stampeders
we're awakened. A scene of great ex
citement followed. The guards were
cursed up hill and down for their
neglect, which the poor fellows took
with meek submission.
The gang now started hurriedly 10
the direction which Cariboo Tim had
been following Oh the previous day.
hoping to oyeTtake him. Each man
tried to get ahead Of bis neighbor and
the rapid time made down the noun
tains was remarkable All this time
Tim had gone leisurely on, his head
doubtless filled with visions of roast
pig. After a march of an hour or two
he sat down on a log to rest. While
sitting there he heard voices. Pres
emily through an opening in the tim
Der he saw the blanket and grub.
laden brigade passing rapidly along q
hall mile away.
"A stampede, by the eternal" he
calculated, spriuging to his feet and
hurrying after them, with DO further
bought Of his pig After going TIVE
or three miles be overlook the hind
most of the band and from them
learned that a new gulch had been
discovered, rich beyond compare; they
didn't know where it wa nor who
was leading, and didu't care a tinkers
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they had been trailing for a day and q
half. A halt was soon called at the
front and the stragglers, including
Cariboo Tim, came up. As Tim an
preached the leaders, who of course
knew him, he was Immediately sur
rounded and earnestly besought to
take them to his new d~iggings.
What diggings2" inquired TIN.
why the ones that you discovered
on your last trip, and that you have
been making for" was the reply. And
they then related 10 him how he had
been watched and finally followed. 10
getheF With the subsequent circum
stances Of the stampede The Tim
explained the true object Of his search
and wound up with Stampede b,
d-dl | was only looking for me losht
pigl" the remarks that we're made
then and there were oftoo emphatic q
nature to be appropriate for the col.
umns OF a parer.
"Beeame sound and WeII.,