The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-16

An Adventure I'm tho Wild0 Of
the Northwest.

An Adventuro In the Wilds Of
tho Northwest.
There was no losely hosssman
weading his weary way acrossan open
plain, neither w. there . beautiful
woman about to beslain BY the blsody
scalping knife q the RED Man Of
the Forrest" It was only little band
u smigrants, eRcamped in the wilds
q Northern Montana, in the spring
Of 20; where the nerue yell Of the
Cruws was - familiar - The howl Of
The eeyoss, OF the growl q the sriszly'
For weeks he'd The party plodded
alesg from the nountains Of SOUTH
wsse Missouri, threagh the glorious
plains Of The Northwest, over alkali
deserts and through grand canyons
to pitch their camp near this little
brook to starvs-to stsrvs! Oh, NO !!
not to saarve In this beautifsl land, on
The banks Of mountain brook Of d.
licious water; which gurylss alorg ~
II to say,
"1lon may eore end men nav 90;
Bat % On Sogovos, y, i0sevee."
With large pine trees, esghty feet to
limb. the merry songstess MARBLE
~ be singp out the dspsrting day. To
sta1ve! Not when the sun shines
brightly and Ill nature b glad-ays,
= Garden Of Eden and yet the little
hand smiles sad, weary smiles 1t each
other - they whisper I'VE must
starve! God help ~, We must tarve!'
Have they LETT soved homes Ut the
risipg sun, and with cheerful nliem
and brave hearts advanced with rapid
stri.les 10 this little dell to die? All,
yer, It must be 10; for their baggartl
looks, sunken eyes, uneven steps and
homes almost protruding through the
flesh, pl-iDly cry that tired nature
has at last asserted her power, and
fight it rs they may they must die!
Their eyes arc to be picked ont BY
the vulture and their homes knawed
by the mountain wolf.
But everything ends. aDd we And
them on the beautiful little mountain
stream In the wilds Of NOrthwest
Montana, where they have about
given up all hope Of ever getting ou,
of the wilderness. The last bit Of b.
con ard beans WAS eaten ten days
since: q piece Of Tread the size Of three
iii,::c:.: ..Mi :.::h carefully dealed on,
five days before, and now tl'ey I'll
around q large pot Of Cruel made from
= handful Of corn meal, filled with
trash, found In the bottom Of the Va
gon. and = small piece Of IluttOh-tal'
law which had Lecn used u hundred
times on sore Iip, does duty to grss's*
the wret.:hsd stuff, Inis-nan'esi Cruel
CUPS ere pa~e0 Up for their allowance
Jokes are cracked ~ heartily ~ though
it wis Thanksgiving thinner, and il
wis net uncommon for one to pass
lis cup u second time for ~ litt't
,..nre .f that turkey, l prefer tl't
brtu.,," cr another wishes sC:.w Item
sirrl,in si."k."
They had stolen corn from the
pOnr dun.l' bi u.ss, l;psalvc Cruel had
been ca,en :,E;l = crow had becH
winIc.i a,I.i uivIuct. t'et wcc,, e,g'!'t'Cl
per.,.,,s, un.i with an abal:.l"n wl'ic!
will never lie forgotten, they i'ad
; cAn,led I" starve.
: Ear from, The baants Of men, faI
from the familiar church, bell, fal
from the graves .: their loved ones
far from crime aud vice, far even
! from y plying eye, fur from all saw
! their Cot, they have lain down 4
die.
! hut hush! Why do they spring t.
: their feet and gaze wildly around
Has the k o.,-thirsty Crow arrived II
time TO quench that faint spark q
lite by \ ruthless hand: Will no
even their lat moments he quiet:
They have lx.en reckless IT every
thing, counting neither life or death
the gnaying psugs II hunger hav
done their worst, and the e'nactste'
images Of men had fallen on tn
ground to die. Que man had ~ II
forgotten himself that he had pro
posed to Gust lots to zee who shoui
be eaten. Eaten! Not In . Chr,stia
land? Yes, for long since was u
respect of person or properly de''
aud the proposition was not n
ceived with that hcrrDr which Nigh
he imagined. With wild, hunt.
look they gaze around TO sec fro'
whence these strange sounds pr
coed.
- Is it death: Has the Arcbang
sounded his trumpet and are ii
weary to be ever Ut rest:
No, ut last las y gallant Land
soldiers found them cit Nm tits Il
.uuxyi~'s blast which has aroused tliel
from their lethar.y, and they sw"
away from excess "E JOY.
Chasing the Orees.
Last month q large party 81 Gre,
. aud l,nlf.l,rces:s, belonging to Il
l ll.sAil. N.,.....ss.i lima lsllhR Ilfxhs6 II