The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-05-30
who had left their farms and families
on the representations of Prichard.

who had left their farms and families
on the representations of Prichard.
Patton had been sent to the neares
telegraph Office for provisions preparato
ry to starting for the mines from Prich
ards cabin, and returned the next da,
after Boerum arrived, having paid fifty
C. 'nts a pound for bacon, one dollar pei
pol nd for baking powders and other nee
essar les accordingly.
On the 10th inst, the party, with the
exception of some of the tender-footed
Californians, started for the mines. The
trip was even severer than that which
they had alre ady made, owing to fallen
timber. Eighteen miles was Travelled
the fst day, camping at night in pretty
valley watered by Cedar creek.
On Thursday the 18th, inst, piloted by
Prichard they Travelled oyer a country
that would have paralyzed deer, some
times wading streams, and then descend
ing perpendicular mountains they reach
ed at nightfall the North Fork of the
Ceur d'Alene river, a stream, swift and
deep, containing trout.
THE MINES REACHED.
On Friday they reached Prichards
mining camp, found cabin erected by
Prichard and country sixty miles in
width entirely unprospected and with a
slim show of it ever being developed, the
trees being so dense and impenetrable.
Pritchard was found to be the best step
per in the crowd, hardy pioneer and
an enthusiastic prospector. He is man
who can out step O'Leary and would
make Tanner tired. He is capable of
great hardship, and in all possibility this
is the cause of his having written such
untruths to his friends-in short he is
crazy. Mining laws were made and after
resting at Prichard's cabin the party
started to prospect the two streams close
by, known as Prichard and Eagle creeks.
After two days of prospecting the party
came to the sensible conclusion that they
had been misled, that there was no geld
and that one month had been lost and
hardships had been endured for nothing.
The blow came hardest on the Califor-
mans, who had left families behind, were
without money and in a strange country
and unused to rustling.
The Bozeman boys plainly told Prich-
ard that he could be thankful that he was
crazy or else his body would haye adorn-
ed one of the large sized trees.
RETURNING HOME.
On the 18th the boys shouldered their
packs, encountering the same hardships
and dangers they had previously passed
through, without an accident, with the
exception of two men falling from the
foot-logs into the deep stream. Only one
point on their journey across the range
has any history, and that is small prai-
rie called "Nigger Prairie" owing to the
killing of negro in 1867 At this point for
his money. When the summit of the
range was reached every man took off his
hat and gave thres cheers foP Montana.
On arriving at Crows Nest the anxious
boys were found and the entire party
dried out for the first time in two weeks.
NOTICE OF WARNING.
The following notice signed by the en-
tire party was posted at every camping
place:
ave the undersigned, who have been
to the stampede originated by A. P.
Prichard, on Eagle and Prjohard creeks.
in the Cpur d'Alene mountains, after
prospecting such creeks have found them
to be worthless A. p. Prichard is ia
natic and mon-maniac on mines and a
fit subject for the asylum. And we here
by take this measure to warn all miners
and prospectors to place no dependence
in his word"
The above is the sum and substance Of
the hard trip, the boys rough, foot-sore
and ragged, reaching home on Sunday
last, with the determination to stay here
for some time to come. They were all
young men, mostly unmarried and many
had been outfitted without expense to
themselves and although the trip was
hard they would not sell their experience
at any price.
General Passenger Agent Barnea of the
Northern Pacific has issued a circular an=
nouncing the completion of the road to
Townsend, distance of 1,12O miles from