The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-24

IEEKIY MINER.
In Aamogiom.
Col. William L. Irvine WAS buried
at Doef Lodge yesterday. Thus On
old resident-one Of the nrst who
came with his family to Montana
with view Ut making It bis perma-
neut hOme-has been lain down In
bic last sleep In the mountain valley
b. had ch0een - bis residence. The
older citizens Of Deer Lodge will
| hereafter miss his familiar form, rid.
ing In from his place to town. every
dsy, after the manner aud with the
digni6ed bearing Of . well-t0-d0
olden time going to the village where
he received his mail and traded.
Perhaps In after years some will have
better appreciation Of his character
and Of what manner Of man he WA.
Col. Irvine was born in Kentucky,
Of which fact he, In common with
m0et.natives Of that State, felt great
pride. His family was one III the
oldest aud most respected Of that
section, and many Of bis connections
and relatives In times past took
prominent and honorable part In the
pablic aflairs OF that distinguished
eomm0nWealth, In which he justly
felt great satisfaction. Being some
| what ambitious and Of an enterpris-
Ing mind, when yet . young man he
emigrated to that great and growing
western State, Missouri, and In the
northwestern portion thereof made
q permanent home. and sought to
build up for himself aud family an
honorable name. For . number Of
years he Was prominent man In that
section Of the State, and was one Of
it, most progressive aud enterprising
citizens. He was the president Of
the lirst company which projected .
railroad to his county with tile view
world. There was No movement
which promised material, Intellectual
or moral advancement to the com
muuity where he lived In which he
did mot take . conspicuous part. He
proepered In his chosen home until
The breaking out Of our great civil
war. He had, when the subject was
Q matter of discussion, taken llecid-
Cd stand against secession and fully
committed himself to the view that |
the Union ought to be perpetuatcil.
But he was Southern man. In the !
South were his friends and kinsnlan !
who he loved and in whom he took q !
pride, and his symrathies were |
Aroused and his heart wrl,ng with |
anguish when any misfortune befell
them. A man who believed that un-
der the constitution III the United
States and - n matter If policy the
3orth was right, but whose affsc.
tions were 90 strong that he had not
such convenient control over them
that he could withhold them from
the people among whom he WAS
reared and FROM his friends and kin.
dred, had no nook or corner in which
to rest in that memorable contest
where every man was called upon to
take part for one side or
the other; and In which, when the
feelings Of men were aroused to fever
heat, they stopped not to separate
what they believed t. be sin from the
.inner, and hated both alike. There
was but one end to such \ l,0sition.
The occupyer Of 1t must tail under
The condemnation Of one side or the
pther. He ut last fell under the dis
pleasure Of the Union men of his
State. His home was burned and his
residence there rendered unpleasant
Il not dangerous for the time being.
Not having the forecast Of prophet
nc felt that for many years order .
md harmony could not he restored to- !.
! people whose civil society had ls.en !.
10 disturbed, and 20 he turned his !.
,ack upon the home where he ha.l ..
indy hoped to pass the rest If his days !
md the cherished hopes Of his early
aud enligratesl t. the
Of the New Northwest,
where amid new sceilcs Anu q new q
'eople he proposed 10 start life !
fresh. In 1895 he settled in deer 9
l.oslge valley. Since that date he
Iay always taken u great interest In 4
that promised advance i
l,ent to the community where he r
lad cast his lot. There was nat u J.
abroad enterprise which gave hope i
4 anything for that valley toward q
vhich his heart did not warm. No
nan IN Deer Lodge valley felt more .,
ntisfa. ton at the advent Of the Utah =
! Northern railrHad into II than he. =. !.
here was NO enterprise in Ikcr :,
.Mlge which l,rs,nIiss'd nything for :, :.
.c intellectual ar moral improve :"
sent ri that people that did not :, =,
nj in him . friend. Vet 1T late !,
enrx he has felt that he was not -
lily in accord will, the people If !.
le~a. mountains, and IN this he WAS - -
xi,t. lie Was always \ southern =,
ian. He always had the cl,ar:c- :. -
.rislj..s Oi the l,etter cla.s ri Il :;
.,utl,ern planter. lie would have :.
'and more cong~nial people in !.
le southwest than IN this extreme 81
'orthwest. lie took considerable -
'terest in public affairs. and felt tfst
these he should liz the leader Of
10 people. lie pGtses>ed IN marked
egfee family pride, and always com
llered 4 blot upon one Ut his kind I'll
d an enduring tarnisil u.On His vi
IN fair name. He was man 1T
rong religious feeling and al ardent II,
ppOrter Of his church. In charu..- H
{ be was upright ami Iii: morals ii
ere pure. In his last years the love ~,
. felt for his grand children. and the m
terest he took in the children Of his
lends, exhibited the great kindness. IL,
bis nature, and k,re evidence Of ~. ~,
e fact that his many u:
aud the vanishing Of u.'
my fond hope hal not made him 49,
nical or Marred the better inn =" ...i
llaes Of his being. lie was always nj
guiiIed in his manner. while he a.
v gentle and pleasant In his inter- ~ ~
unSe with bis fellow men. When -. .
e future historian Of Montana s -.
rOnicle~ the rather Unusual emf -, ~.
alton Of . people from the south I" 10, ,
|s region, on lire north vi the ~. w..
w England States. he will find IN ~ -"