Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-06-18
sHISHEQUAW FOUNTAIN.
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Many Wild Tales.

| Of the head Of the south fork Of Sun
river, which pass has since been
known as Lewis and Clarlze's Pass
In their writings they make mention
Of the Shisheqnaw Mountain, or what
is now called Haystack Butte. They
say:
\: $ HALF mile fu1ther we OBJ
served from a height the ShisneGuaw
Mountain. a high insulated mountain
Of comic form, standing several
miles in advance OF the eastern range
o. the Rocky mountains. * =
The mountain above referred tonoV
commonly known as the Haystack
Butte, bct was called by the Indians
Giants Head, owing to the peculiar
formation Ct rocks on its southerly
s'ope, which clearly and distinctly
form the outline Of i man facc At
the distance Of from twenty to sixty
m les it presents the appearance Of q
haystaF, and from which it derived
its name from The whites ca nearer
approach it loses much Of its symme
try and contour. but nevertheless is
an object Of study and interest, stand
ing, as it does, like q sentinel at the
distance Of perhas five or six miles
from the main range Of mountains
From appearances it was at one time
covered with vegetation its entire
height, but the storms Of ages which
have swept its unprotected sides, have
gradually washed away the soil, until
at the present time nearly its entire
height is barren, except on one side
which is sloping, is covered with
pines. Its apparent worthlessness on
the exterior, is redeemed, however.
by the minerals it is said to contain.
which number the more precious,
though in quantity, not sufficient to
make their development pre- ftable,
besides an almost unlimited quantity
Of chalybite Of iron, and also vein Of
coal, Of very good quality, which has
been developed to some extent by a
tunnel, but the enterprise proving un-
profitable fer want of market. it was
abandoned
Many curious Indian legends are
associated with this wonderful freak
CT nature, and it is said they all rev
erenced it. Cther stories more au-
thentic are associated with it at a
more recent date It was within the
confines OF the innumerable coulees
that surround it thai the famous
PluEmer gang Of outlaws had a rem
devious, and IN which they found
secure haven when hard pressed by
the minions Of law It is said that
their place of abode while there has
never yet been found, and it is not
likely ever will, as each and every one
Of the famous gang have long since
expiated their crimes at the end Of
rope. without divlllging the secret Of
their safe retreat. in which it is stated
they buried countless thousands of
wealth, the fruits of their nefarious
business. Numerous attempts have
been made to discover this cache, but
without satisfactory results. A widow
Of one Of the members Of the gang
spent several months endeavoring to
unearth the wealth, but returned to
her home in st. Louis disappointed.
She made a second attempt, with the
same result. Scarcely a year rolls
around without some fortune hunter
makes his appearance in a mysterious
manner, and shouldering a shovel
HES himself away in search of the
gangs fastness. with the unearthing
Of the countless thousands OF buried
wealth, in view. After a search pro-
longed for days and even months, lie
returns disgusted, with disappoint-
ment stamped on every feature, and
disappears in the direction from
whence he came. Only a short time
ago a young man, after consulting
with clairvoyant, came on, after the
coin, and when last seen was throwing
out dirt from a hole about ten feet
square, in great hope. It is likely The
Plummer cache is like that of Captain
kidd's, buried. never to be found
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