The Mineral argus., 1885-09-17
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
A Rambling Racket From a Rowing Rasca! on
the Rampage


s'hH''. >'iiio, t7NP,. ctit, 1907.
Readers of the ARGUS who saw the
notice Of my escape from Constables
Mills and Washburn, at Ubet, may be
anxious to know where / am, ms well
rs the bottle. The latter was left i'm
Billings for safety--it will be gathered
in on the return trip. All danger from
snakes having been averted it was no
longer necessity. ! see by the paper
.hat the other horse-thief arrived safely
at White Sulphur Springs. | told him
| was i'm hopes be would when we part
ed company, and after seeing Mills and
Washburn practicing on grouse with
their revolvers, had no further anxi-
ETY. for his welfare.
1t is rather late for me to remark on
my trip east over the Northern Pacific,
but it had many pleasant features; in
fact, at this time Of the year, it is par
ticularly interesting owing to the large
number of tourists and distinguished
people on their way east from the Vel
iowstone Park and the Pacific coast.
Every train carries enthusiastic travel
crs who have visited and gazed upon
the wonders of the far west. In our
sleeper WAS an interesting group the
names OF some are not strange to Mon
tanians. There WAS Gen. Albert Pike,
formerly of Arkansas but now of Wash
ington City, poet, author, high mason,
etc. He is a brilliant conversational
ISIS and story teller. Gen. Pike is 76
years old, but is still hale and hearty
and apparently good for number Of
years yet. He is large man, deep
chested, with a magnificent head from
which hangs numerous silver curls that
extend beyond his coat collar. lie is
ii great reader and talker, and delights
in his meerchaum pipe which he can't
keep lit five minutes. He will use
box Of patent matches in travelling 800
miles. Those entertained by his talk,
however, willingly volunteered to keep
the pipe lit. What the old man did not
know about "preyious to or before the
war; aud during the war was not worth
knowing. He was an old wing in poll
tics, and although born in Massachus-
etts, he east his fortunes with the south
when the war broke out, being then
resident of Arkansas. He knew every
politician and soldier Of note north and
south. His "reminiscences were highly
entertaining. He knew Henry Clay
well, and as half of his seat was shared
by Il grandson of the old commonor,
the conversation was never lacking
interest. Lieut.. Clay, of the regular
army, was on his way to TT. Leaven-
worth from TT. keogh In the same
group WAS also Major Eakin, of regular
army, stationed in Oregon. The major
served all through the war. from the
firing upon Sumter, III which he COM
manded II battery. Congressman
Brown, Of Pennsylvania, was also on
board.
of course we had "a variety of the
human family along. There was the
''spdcr-legged dude'-a young doctor
who made specially Of "hystcria and
female troubles and he seemed to
have great trouble taking care of three
females. lie had been to the park, of
course. lie had along with him
Winchester rifle. shot gun, revolver
and "A Bowie knife. He probably did
not kill anything larger than mos
quito, although he amused all on board
by telling how he killed fifteen out OF
sixteen prairie dogs, on his way up,
with his Winchester. He took it for
granted that when they hopped back
into their holes they just laid down
and died. They might haye-out of
fright.
Arriving at Minneapolis, the metro
polls of the northwest, with its popu-
lation of $4,000. we were surprised ut
me marked change IN one brlef year.
IT. Paul will have to he content with
second place. Tho Flour City" viii
pass Milwaukee before 1880.
Leaving Minneapolis ut night the
next morning found us well into the
centre OF Iowa, state noted for pro-
pork and politics. Every man
is a politician in Iowa. There you
lind straight prohibiiionists, prohibition
republicans, greenbackers,
luslonists and democrats. We tried To
iiiid prohibition-democrat but was
told by man who had been in the
state thirty-seyen years that he never
saw such thing and was forced To
abandon our search. The republican.
have placed William Las;abce. of Fay
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