The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-02-14

One OF the eMulpcues that
ever took place from Alder Gulch,
said an old time Alder Gulcher yes
terday, wa caused by the simplest
thing one could Imagine. 1t was IN
"a. Everything was flush. 1t was
nearly 900 miles ~ the nearest rail-
road, aud settlements Ia between
we're scattering. Nov, it Is cnarac
terlstic of human nature 10 sigh after
the unatainable. La this particular
ease fresh pork was the unattaiua0ie.
There was plenty oi bacon and pick
led pork, but NO fresh pork. Cariooo
Tim was the only "a In camp VINO
ever owned a Pig. Tim was n very
visionary sort OF q man, who was not
satisfied at working along the Gulch
at SIS to S20a day but was eternally
searching through the mountains III
that region for a place where he
could gather up gold by the shovel
full. One day fim returned to camp
to learn that his pig had escaped from
its pen under the bank. he did not
tarry an hour, but packing all his
provisions, started Oh the pig s tail
w the mountain.
Stralghtway 30 or 800 men de-
cided to follow Tim, supposIpg he
had struck it m~agnl6cently rich.
The leader of the stampede kept track
OF him-one nan Keeping him Ill
sight, a second Keeping the first III
sight, and SO on, until the gang
stretched back for half a mile; behind
this came the rabble. Tim seemed ~
know where he was going, and kept
steadily on. This but served To con
vince his followers that he had al
ready made the rich find, and was
returning to it. When night came
Tim camped. His followers did
likewise, a half dozen men being de-
tailed to take turns standing guard,
81 that he might not slip away III
the night. Early next morning the
march was resumed. Onward went
lin unconscious OF the men OH his
trail, Tor no noise was made, the ne
cessity of silence having been inn
pressed upon ali the stampeders.
From camp they passed down the
range to the Madison, and on toward
Norwegin Gulch. Again they cam-
ped, and again were guards station
ed. The night passed quietly. The
first OF the s~tainped-r, u awake III
the morning crawled up he hillside
To a point where be could Ae Carl
boo Tins camp, and looking over
saw that the guards yer asleep aud
Tim gone. The guards and the re-
malnder of the sleeping stampeders
were awakened. A scene OF great
excitement followed. The guards
were cursed up hill and down tor
their neglect, which the poor fellows
took with meek submission.
The gang now started hurridly in
the direction which Cariboo Tim had
been following Oh the previous day,
hoping TO overtake him. Every nan
tried u get ahead of his neighbor,
and the rapid time made down the
mountains was remarkable. All this
time Tim had gone leisurely ON, his
head doubtless filled with visions
OF roasted pig. Alter "a march OF an
hour or two lie sat down on a log To
rest. While sitting there he heard
voices. Presently through an open
ing i'll the timber he saw the blanket
and grubladen brigade passing rap
idly along a half mile away.
"A stampede, by the eternal Y he
ej iculated, %springing t. his feet and
hurr, ing after them, with no further
thought of his pig. After going two
Or three miles he overlook the hind
most of the band, and from them he
learned that a new gulch had been
discovered, rich beyond compare,
they didn't know where it was nor
who was leading, and they didn't
care u tinker's d-.only it was some
fellow they had been trailing a day
and a half. A halt was soon called
at the front, and the strdgglers, in
Guiding Cariboo Tim, came up. As
Tim appsoached the leaders, whe OF
course knew him, he vas imme-
hdiately surrounded and earnestly
besought to take them to his dig
gings.
What diggings?" inquired Tim.
"Why, the ones that you discover
ed ON your last trip. and that you
have been making for" was the re-
ply, and they then related to MIN
how he had been watched and final
ly followed, together with the suisse
quent circumstances of the stampede.
When Tim explained the true OBJ
iect of his search, and wound up
with stampede be hanged! | was
only looking for my lost pig y the
remarks that were made then and
there were of too emphatic a nature
TO be appropriate for the columns
of a newspaper.-Haiena Independ-
emf.