New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27
THE FOURTH IN CAMP.
CELEBRATING THE DAY IN THE CEoh
DALENE WILDERNESS.
,,sro,. SHOTS FIREWORKS. DANCING AND BRACE



OF MAUDlIN BEARS.
,ruoy SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlDUNE.l
E,c,p CRY. July 5.-Humpty Dumpty-whcn
,,,ce met him IN northumberland glory rs a nice
knock down argument The mining camp definition OF
orv IA vhiskey and Tevolvcrs and If one accepts the
latter Interpretation legitimate. yesterday was lhueeu
a glorious Fourth in the Cpur dAlene mines. \ year
ago doubtless the bears and mountain lions held high
carnival here the Fourth Of July tor the human pop
ulatiun Of the whole IUur dAcne region wa' theh
limited 70 one the original prospector ana dlScoN
srer of the dcgings. The Last twelve months however
have considerably altered the condition Of the county
anb AZ has been wonderful the way cities nave
sprnng IN In this most hopeless oOging wilderness anu
whole section OF forest land hitherto held to We penc
trabe has become intersected throughout hS eht' anu
breadth with trails and wagon roads every 100, W "',n
had ia he won with the axe Towns here have beeh onn
with a. little fuss and IN less time thah u "'"oS w ''
crop ~ potatoes elsewhere .,...,..
Nat inne asr Whrr was first coming INTO the hheS
baa ~, s,neii dlfcuy at times IN ullowing the ha""
,,,va, bpa,an IA the which made the only means
st sn,t,,nrr 10 the mines A. uhe point the tran vas
pau,sn,a,y silent and lonely with the t'l STRAIGHT
ia,ats ~ mo bphlnrhs and upats rising "a apparently
u,ta,ninehle oiipna naans the white hares'nhu ~
,be seuW. MIS- last noihfha e'et tue lh''hs' WI"
moss apd dasaiaWh rl tho srhe' Whth sno'hN ''nhN
,,pf,,,ntina mu apaH our at ihn hNse tplM i'hhhs
square sheet at White rale WITH WHITING "h It. lh'
xt,nu MAS Ga the effect thal the undersigned John lw
having complied with the regulations at 'h" law ''
thereby caia space OF htN hY eha huNhe' 'uo' l"'
buidina purposes in sullivan Nuy. fhs lheh was Tue
centre Of city. Close hy the tree which bare the notice
the fresh tracks of bear were dehted aeeph III Va"
snou and he too had evidently been surprised al tho
writing and tracks showed Nhere he had s"ea 10
read the notice aud then sat down IN the cola sno" 10
think over il. And what impertiuence IL must nave
seemed TO him. and how he must have gro"led as lie
went on his way the changes which were coming
ovc the country; country which had been the unds-
ucd territory of his ancestors for centuries ana Whch
no red man had dared to penetrate! since then'
however similar notices have boSSOmrd ont upon the
trees IN plenty: not indeed claiming lots in cities but
notices Of mining claims and timber locations ana lu
sites II has become very Fo.cst of Arden and gold is
the Rosalni praises the trees are al preaching
The bears must he confessed do not abdlcate very
peacefuy. They protest against the Intrusion III every
way they can Every day the packers meet them on the
regularly travelled trails and often have To fight Tor Tie
RIGHT Of way Now and then a solitary miner receives
visit from resentiu hruin aud compelled by courtesy
TO spend afternoon up tree; while only last week
hear was seen almost in tbs streets OF Eagle city Itself
uut protest "a they may, the bears viii have TO 60 Inc
DAYS of their ordsmp overs the suriy sovereignty
,hcv have held so long the deer and the beaver slips
from them new Fourth OF July has ushered in rcisu
of liberty Tho Declaration OF Independence was yes
"ses Willie they sat dscrowncd. sukirS ia the thick
nuderbrusl Heucoiorward uey must learn to respect
The facilities for celebrating Afforded by new mining
camp not large and WIN All Inc VIII 10 oc ptruo
c ' oT so as to how it wa to do honor great DAY
Az HS, W. held To- bc absurd Without either band or
banners. Besides there was nobody 10 maze inc pro
ccsson; nor theo anywhere TO proceed to except
The forest primeyal which the narrownss OF the trails
and the frequency OF the decng logs across inc la'
way make IL hard work enough for one man To Keep i'll
decent step let alone WloS RIoccsicn. 20 yS btU
else that was SUGGESTED excepting ohE nt 20 &c H ,
in the evening and the reading OF the Declaration III the
t"rrsc and when the camp woke yesterday morning 10
one knew what the day was 10 bring forth
CELEBRATING TIE DAY.
Until nearly there seemed every prospect OF tho
day being celebrated by huchng. \ man who had
beon shot two days before I'm somewhat cold-booded
fashion died over night. and 1t seemed TO be the opinion
of the majority Of the camp that Inchmg would he
highly appropriate and glorious form OF celebration
Fortunately, however. the sheriff and his deputies On
whose charge the shooter OF the dead man wasl were
only moderately enthusiastic for the yncbms OF their
prisoner and of the deputies is an expire lighter
vho the other two are known to be- dead shots with their
pistols. the camp was spared mis- spme "hat hciel
form of Publication dCahWhe lne Wuoe uloIu ~ 4 'tu
been frcrcd away IN discussing the question OF lynch,
ing and hardly siN-soocr had been lred IN Ic WAY %
celebrating. RCyUNtfs are the safety waves Nv Whch
miners let on any euIcrahurdauce OF thelr emotions
Just Az according to DE Quincy, small boys aWays give
expression To anN EXTRAORDINARY Joy nv Ilo
throwing of stones, Or "a Irslan ShandN uh' ihe N
nhout the room, whenever miners feelings grow
too stroug tor him, he makes INTO the open Mi anu
rmpcs his stK sluucr into space. 50. at noon, when
young lawyer advanced into the middle ct inc street TO
uistn shots Eycry sentence of the immortal document
WIS cmpha.ized with crack from HiN--hootcr Every
comma while each man emitted all OF his SIX chambers
OF the end of paragraph for M stop ana thc closing
sentence was drowned In the rattle OF shots when hole
the mountains ring again ana small cImw OF 'm"at OK,
hang about ne pine tree 9r' was g"lG f II bS % All
thc afternoon the and the woods around were alive
throng'd with bcltcd and booted men who surgcd into
The saloons" to drink Whskcy aud ont On she sidewalks
again to bultal and empty their pistols
FIREWORKS ANp DANCING.
Evening came on aud still air fun Of Shoongs
and ahoutnes. An attempt to blow upa log cabin with
giant powder scarcely as successful asl dcNcod to
be- aud an thoughts wcro turning 10 the ban ~ the
evening when the sunrise oi the day delighted the
camp one the storckccpcrs had had the oiothought
lay In stock OF fireworks, rcai fireworks It was not
largo display. but The whole camp turned out 10 Soc
Even the smallest hrcwotk when It has been brought
some thousands OF miles by rail ana then carried over
forty miles OF rough mountain tran on mule back is
thing To- be respected SO there was no la'ishiuS OF
these; no flights Of rockets or" bouquets of roman
candles but they let on at time and sptrinsly
But there plenty OF shooters to exc them ont
aud u Is snrprisE wh "n eScns tn"G even inc
harge ~ scnr, or so Of rcyolyers fron the crowd
When the fireworks over it time for the ball
to begin Already too huge bonhres were blazing nut
side the tent which was 10 be the ball room. The
orchestra less than three distinct instruments Ma
already enthroned at one end OF The room and very soon
the street outside was blocked WIN lhfOnS
Of men waiting 10 fs the G gags oEq r'f on
in Parisfor the purpose For this was to he no old-
nary miners dance No rubber boots or flannel shirts
ougly first class and select entertainment; and such
was There nearly two score of menbr gentlemen
ratbcr-in the room and every one OF them had on q
white collar. There was not jumper" nor siOuchcd
hat in the company. While tor the Women-wel where
Will not woman find means Of dressing up to any
emergency Every pretty vanity of dress wa1 repre-
scented hid gloves, fans lace mtcns, costumes bewide
Ing in complication OF hOunccs aud trimmings ana
ribbons and all the other mysterious adiuncs OF adys
evening dress which male tongue ever yet per
United Alright or 70 deScrihcc correctly. The crown
ing triumph or cOquetry rose, real cultivated
yellow rOSe-fresh apparently when fl picked in
spite OF the forty miles Of mule bdck-wlch one lady
MI m M TIT midi N