Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-29
FROM MONTANA WITHOUT A CENT.
New York Sun. |

Max X. Morg, the young man who
went West last Christmas with f6OO 81
his employers money, and with several
charming ideas of becoming a million
aire among the gold fields OF northern
Idaho, il now living on the third tier At
the Tombs, and enjoys the peculiar dis
tinotion of having made the trip back
from CDur d'Alene, Idaho, to this city
in forty Ave days without cent Of mo-
ney, excepting three cents which he
begged from Jersey City saloon keeper
to get over the ferry. He had heard
much said about the promising gold
mines of Idaho, and his desire to get
there led him to commit the theft for
which he WAS arrested ON Sunday night.
After taking the money he proceeded
direct to Cpur d'Alene, Idaho, ard,
falling in with young fellow from San
Francisco, formed \ partnership to run
a hotel.
BY the middle Of January the little
town among the snow-oovered mount
aims had filled np with about 10000 gold
seekers, waiting for the spring To come,
that they might begin digging. The
hotel had enough patrons, but they had
little money, and many could only
promise TO pay when they had found
gold in the spring. Spring came tbs
10000 men dug and found no gold.
Then came the crash, and the 5000 got
out Of town the best way they oonld.
MorR's partner ran of with all the mo-
ney; the Sheriff came, and MorR left
the deserted hotel ia that officials hands
and turned his face homeward. With
out a cent, In the gray dawn of May 10
he started east on the track of the North
ern Pacific. He reached Rathdrum, 30
miles from Ceur d'Alene, at nigatfall,
very tired and faint, crept into a freight
car and went IT, sleep. The car was
started during the night, and when Morg
awoke, the next forenoon, he peeped out
and sew the Cpur d'Alene mountains at
a distance in the rear.
That night be jumped of the train at
Sands Point, Montana, as he was in
furnishing condition. meal was given
To him at one OF the section hoHs~s of
the railroad, and he walked on forty
miles to Heron Siding. where he STAYED
a day working on the railroad for
meal. Here he found many of the
COar d'Alene citizens who had started
east In the same penniless condition,
and were beating their way along ~
best they could. Tbs next morning he
he jumped into the front of the baggage
car on an east bound passenger train as
1t was moving out of the station. The
engineer Was the ouiy one who could see
him. and when MorR made huown his
destitute condition the indulgent eusi-
neer shouted back:
Wal. all right. won't give away a
poor cuss what's got bursted in the
mines"
lie rode on the platform over the
Rocky Mountain ranges to Helena
There he stopped three days working in
hotel and paying particular attention |
TO his neRlec cd stomach. More than
100 penniless men from the mines we're
lying about the place. They used every
means 10 get something TO eat. Some
OF them became desperat4 and lawless.
On the third morning the trampinp
misers saw tackled up on the trees, posts
and siRneoards the simple figures ~
ll-17, which means, in the frontier
vocabulary, Leave or die" The land
lords tack il up over the doors of hope
lessly delinquent tenants. Morg thought
he would obey the apparent voice of the
people, and started on with considerable
company. As he Was lying alone on a
bench IN the waiting room OF the rail
road station at Garrison. Mon. one
night, waiting for passenger train TO
arrive. ak vigilantes walked In, and, be-
fore he knew what Was up, he was staring
into the loaded barrels of couple OF
revolvers.
which way are you goin'. eastrn
said one.
Yes" said Morr.
Got your ticketg''
No; I'll get IL on the train"
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an oath.
he was ordered to get cut on the Mat
form moment, while they STAYED inside
and held a consultation. One OF their
citizens had been robbed and strung no
on tree the day before hy cano OF
uamping miners, aud they were plan
ming schemes of revenge. While they
were interested among themselves, Morp
stole up into the woods and laid low tili
the train came along. Then be ran down
and jumped on aud crawled under the
backs OF two seats folded together in an
emigrant car.
Thus he beat his Wv. catching rides
on the trains most of the wav TO Sc, Paul.
The railroad hands at the station houses
gave him q meal now and then, though |
once be was three days without food in
q car of coke. From ~. Paul To Chioa.
90, and then to Jersey City by the Penn |
sylvania road, he would ride a day or
two in freight traiR. then get Oh aud
beg something to eat in country houses.
He says he did not walk more than Is
miles of the way frem 81. Paul TO this
CITY. He arrived here on the morning
of June -, and was around trying 20 get
work till Sunday, when be was recog-
nized and arrested.
His parents are both dead. He SAYS
his theft was piece of folly, and that |
he knows he must stand the coase- |
quences, but he has had enough OF the |
West, and would rather be in the Tonbs |
In the East than ia a young mining |
town in the far West.