The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-10-19
FROM DUB CORRESPONDENTS.
END or Track. II. T.,
Oct. 18th. 1852.

To the Editor Of the Billings Herald
Track laying is progressing finely, ant
the construction train is now fourteen
| miles west of Saltwater crossing. Daily
we are afforded the luxury of gazing on the
beautiful snowies, whose snow-whitc sum.
! lnits mingllng with the clouds, glisten
! purplish white in the sunlight. The i'm.
providcnt laborer, who in the pursuit OF
pleasure, scattered his summer earnings
while the sun was high, secs nothing but
suggestions of winter as he gazes upon the
snow-clad peaks, and Struggling his shoul-
ders, mentally concludes that his name is
"Dinnis." On the 5th inst, Matt. Smith.
carpenter working on the Saltwater
bridge while using an adze, made mis-
calculation and struck instead of the tim
Der the calf Of his left leg, dividing trans
yerscly one-half Of the entire cali. Fortu-
nately the large and deep seated arteries
were severed. On the 10th inst. another
carpenter whose name we did not learn,
working on the same bridge and using en-
axe, presumably became weary of chopping
the log, as he slashed into the ins.ep of the
left foot, severins an artery bled which
profusely. DR.. Carroll dressed both
wounds and the men are doing we'll
Several eases ftypho-malaria! fever exist
on the train, and great many persons are
Ill along the line with the same disease,
which appears to be epidemic in this local
ity......Major Bell and Col Merrill stopped
here last night. They are on their way to
Benson's Landing. We felt like interview
ing them concerning that town they Laid
OUT at Bensons, and which apparently
did not suit the n. F., as that CORPORATION
now intend to have the townsite in another
place. Alas! "twas ever thus"-Merrill
proposes but the y. 2. disposes The Yel-
lowstone at this point ID well supplied with
trout, as there arc many successful anglers
among us, our table is often supplied with
the luscious trout. Come up and see us,
Mr.. Editor, and we'll catch trout fer you
you bel! Although the valley is rather
narrow up here, the smooth foothill cover
ed with large and more thrifty variety of
timber, atOnes for the narrowness of the
valley. The river banks are hidden by
huge cottonwoods that shelter many q
lordly buck. when the snow begins to
fall, we intend to go deer-hunting-ye
deer-hunting, but we'll shoot buffalo too
If we get chance. ....Your cminentIy re-
spectacle correspondent q. Park City, is
evidently delirious lest some one should
entertain doubt as to his good standing,
He says we gave too much credit to the
Ripon colonists, who had nothing to do
with the 'pawty,' providing the supper is
Now, the only creditablc fea-
ture Of the jamboree in question was the
supper, and even that was rather shaky.
We haye vivid recollection Of cndeayor-
ing to masticatc some cake that would be
Of inestimable value to Arab Bey. We
Will wager a cool so that cannon-balls |
made from the aforesaid cake wonld knock |
he lining out Of any Inan-of-war that !
sails the ocean blue This F.. r. c. also |
Informs us that 'thc young people of the
settlements in the valley, are as good look |
ng and as good dancers as the average in |
he territory" With all due respect for
he average, don't consider that much of
| send-off for the average Montanian. As I
or the persons holding respectable posi-
ions, deserving to be barred, etc." allow !
Is to say that the aforementioned persons
listed Park City on the occasion of the
he late "bawl," more for the purpose of
aising fund to render comfortable the
ast hours Of dying man, than from any
lesire to mingle with the "eminently re-
pectables.' We notice that the money
o raised, was gobbled up promptly by the
}. rs, and We failed to meet anybody there
Who wouldn't take his whiskey straight,
provided that some degenerate railroader
would buy it for him. The intellectual
tandard Of the G. RS. may be inferred from
he following hotel sign, occupying
rominent position on their main alley
treet, We mean;
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