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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17
Montana Central Railway Notes

W. Il. Green, tie Montana Contra
railroad contractor tells the Herald tina
he has a force Of 1G0 s1se- at work Will
teams on the tunnels, both of which h,
/ mel is a few miles below Nitchell's rancl
1 and the other within a short distance o.
| ELS saw mill. The longest one is a lit
! tie over 500 feet and the other IS ahnn
800. lie is making the dirt fly in groa
| shape on both fuanei sites. The cvE il
one of the approaches is already seventy
feet deep, and at this place underground
| work will sooa be commenced. Mr
Green has quite q reputation for this sort
of work, having moved Macy thousand
yards of earth during the construction Of
the Northern Pacific. His contract ealls
for the completion Of the tunnels by Sep
| TENDER 1st, and ihe VIII go houlf be ready
to deliver the holes in the ground TO the
railroad company in good shape at the
time specified.
Messrs. Jureing & Price who have
| large contracts with the Montana Central
railway have purchased the mule teams
Of Broaiwater, McCulloll & Co, for
Which they paid $4,000. The outfit
consists Of five ten mule teams, wagons,
harness, etc. This is the largest sale of
property Of this description which has
taken place in this region for several
years. The teams arrived from Assina-
boine today and will proceed at once to
the scene of railroad operations in the
Prickly Pear Canyon.-Press.
The entire line of the 12imini branch of
The Montana Central is covered with
workmen. The road-bed Is progressing
with great rapidity and ia less taan forty
days will be relatively completed. 1t is
the intention of Engineer Dodge to com
plete the several bridges spatasisg Ten
Mile creek before the ticoi waters Of
will commence TO arrive here within the
next twenty days.-Herald.
The Montana Central Railway company
is pushing its work with aneeasing ener
gy. Grading contracts now cover some
sixty miles Ct the gsarent stem north, and
stretches Of road he'd are Undertaking.
rapidly between Helena and the canyon
Of tho Prickly Pear. On the Rlmini
branch grading is In active progress
and below and above the Hot Springs
the road bed is already something tangi-
BILE to the naked eye. Iaglltofway APP
praisements having been declared, 40 i'm
pcdiments now remain to the rapid pros
ecntion of the work along the entire
line. President Broadwater, now in St.
Paul, is arranging for the transportation
OF cargoes Of steel rails, already purclaas-
cd and ready tn ship from Eastern rolling
milis.-Herala.
Five firms or individuals vino have OBJ
tained contracts on the northeastern eSten-
sion Of the Montana Central. eutited in
Helena Yesterday and started fnfthe scene
OF their operations, AiySces from both
ends Of the line say that the force Of men
employed in construction work is being
increased every day.-Indeneadent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17

The river has been On the rise during
the week.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17

County Treasurer Minar was in town
this week.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17
l1sTRAYS.

One light sue.slsia horse. right hind and left
.ose feet w.llte. Hair blaEd, tLus, ~ on the
One dark buskskin horse, right hind foot
Shite, brsnded thus, On right hip, and
thus, y on the left shoulder. 10th rhod all
reuEd and have Earntss md saddle marks.
owner can learn whe.e 1fe5 ace IL .pplying
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17

A gentleman presumably interested in
the proposed new town at the Great falls.
together with Il civil engineer o. He1eaa'
were here several days the past week.
Just what there business was. we are not
aware, but it is safe to predict that the
prospects for the new town are not as
bright as a summers DAY.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17

We are in receipt of Il letter signed "a
Citizen" which, for Numerous reasons,
we must decline to publish. It should be
remembered that NOVEL; conducted news
paper will notice a communication in
This rule is imperative, and will admit
Of no executions under a1fs c, rcumstances
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17

A large number of lahoring men are
comming here everyday, many Of whom
are dead broke" and not getting work
Immediately they go away disappointed.
We have stated before, but will again re-
peatit, that it is altogether too early in the
season for laborers to come here, fortLere
is practically nothing for them to do. If
Will be opened more extensively, and
they can then stand a fair chance of get
ting plenty to do. A limited number of
mechanics might find work here at
present.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17

Chief Engineer Alexander of the
Northern Pacific railroad, passed through
here this week on a tour or inspection in
the interest of the proposed branch tothis
place and Bea4aas IL a private letter re-
ceiKsd fra4u a Helena geatsetnass @e are
led to hslieYe that if the road is s.ailt
from Helena. it will corae very gear
paraiieiiug the Montana Central. only it
will take the opposite bank OF the river.
Messrs. ksFkeRdali and Mctune, CON
tractors on the Montana Central railroad.
were here this week.. We understand
that the gentlemen were looking over the
so,Se from the month of the Missouri
csayon. witt, q siew of seeuringthe whole
contract. 'fnry CANE from the mouth Of
Rock creek Il, asf,am In 3 boat. and
were accompanied ts Chief Engineer,
Dodge and other Officials af t.la road.
A Butte man says: Aud aow look out
for startling discoveries Of gaidin Alaska,
witt, river bars paytag $40 per tisy to the
hand, aud more gold In sigllt than was
aver known In California. Isogetss or Non
sara. All these stories tire tfaing i ztcAca
Nh 10 make travel. The raaTs who ltaa an
income Ut "a per day mud q comfortable
home in which to spend It. has 40 aeca fos
any gold country.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17

Captain II N. Strong arrived last night
from his home in Meagller county, en-
route to New York, where he is going
under treatment for kidney disease. Capt.
Strong is an old time Montanian, having
coIe to this Territory from jacksonville,
Ills, in the spring of 1861. During this
long interval lie has never beer back to
yisitthe old folks at home. We wish him
Il pleasant trip and hope be may soon re-
turn fully restored to health Herald.
The circumstances Of the murder Of
Bill Lindsay, at Yogo last winter, by Will
lis Rhodes, is still fresh in the minds Of
all Ii readers. The crime was committed
under circumstances of the most exter-
mating character and it was the opinion
of those who witnessed the deed, that
Rhodes would, and justly could not be
punished, but it seems the court and jury
thought different, as he was guilty of
murder in the second degree and setenced
to ten years in the penitentiary by Judge
Wade last week.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
He Didn't Like Shin Island. ANYHOW.

To THE EDITOR: / notice in THE NATIONAL.
TRIBUNE of Feb. that Comrade ID. Leahy, of
the 9th Conn, takes exceptions to some points
in my article of Dec "a upon Ship Island. AS
to his statement that the first two regiments
that landed on Ship Island were not known as
the Middlesex Brigade, l shall simply step
aside and let the disagreement stand between
him and Gen. Phelps. The day before the
troops landed from the steamer Constitution
Gen. Phelps issued proclamation addressed
to the loyal citizens of the Southwest, dated as
follows, viz: Headquarters Middlesex Br-
gade, Ship Island, Miss, Dec. A, 1861" / sup
pose that the General knew the military des-
ignaton Of the body of troops which he COM
manded; If not, 1T seems unfortunate that some
one who was better informed, like Comrade
Leahy, had not shown him his mistake before
he left the service.
AS to the Commissary department and tn g
life upon the island, there is merely a differ
ence of opinion. If the comrade found the
rations good and the life not monoton0us, SO
much the better for him he could enjoy the
continual feast of a cOntented mind. In my
case distance, as yet, has failed to lend suffi-
cient enchantment to the view TO enable me to
look back with pleasure upon the months /
spent there. If, as the cOmrade says, the 9th
Conn. lived there as well, if not better, than at
any other time during the war; the experience
of his regiment was Numerically opposite to
ours.
was much interested in reading the COM
rade's account of the raid Hpon Biloxi and Pass
Christian. l think, however, in placing it in
the Winter of 1861 he has given it rather too
early date History records it as occurring
in April, 1862, while Commodore Farragut was
getting his fleet over the bar at the mouth of
the Mississippi.-E. Is. LUFKIN, Co. Il, 18th Me-,
Weld Me.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
Fort BIskeIy, Ala,

To THE EDITOR: In your issue of Jan. %
Lieut.. Col. John b. Gandolfo, commanding
17Sth n. Y, undertakes to correct a statement
of John w. Fry in the issue of Oct. 90, in re-
gard to the forces operating in front of Fort
Blakely, Ala
1t seems to me that the Colonel in correcting
the comrade for seeming to forget that Gen. A.
j. Smiths Corps formed part of the beseging
and assaulting force at Fort Bakely, falls into
the same kind of an error, assuming that Gen.
Garrard's Division of the Sixteenth Corps did
all the fighting and captured the works alone
in the assault of April 8, 1865. The Colonel
says that Gen. Garrard's Division made the
final assault on Blakely, which resulted in its
capture April 8, 1865.
The fact is that the fort was invested by
Gen. Steele's forces on the right, which con-
sisted of Gen. Hawkinss Division of colored
troops on the extreme right, next Gen. An
drews's Division, to which l belonged on the
left of Gen. Andrews was another division-the
name of the commander l have forgotten, and
on the extreme left was Gen. Garrard's Divis-
ion of the Sixteenth Corps.
The assault of April was a general charge
all along the lines. / presume Gen. Garrard's
men did their share of the work, and should
have their share Of the honor, but while they
were fighting on the left the troops of the right
and center were not idle. Our regiment, the
18th ILL.,, lost 100 men in the assault. And l
will here state that Gen. Hawkinss Division
OF colored troops did splendid fighting during
the siege and final assault. Honor to whom
honor is due.-J. L. BISHOP, Co. l, 10th Ill.,,
Plainfield Ill,
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
The 4th Ne. at Gettysburg.

To THE EDITOR: Reading your excellent
paper of Jan. y, / was amused at the account
given by C0mrade A. w. Tucker of the part
his company and regiment took in the battle
at Gettysburg, July 2 1868; and, although his
account is not in all respects as l understand
the movements TO have been, he is as nearly
correct as could be expected at this late date
make no doubt that he was there and that he
took an active part. Those noble field officers
of the 124th \. Y. who fell on that bloody
hill, were thy acquaintance and friends. Since
that time l have had the pleasure Of meeting
Col Cummings and II Others of the 124th on
the grounds where we fought. Right good fel-
lows they are, and we were perfectly agreed
as to our respective locations in the battle
The story of Maj Thos. W. Bradley is not so
correct an account as might be given, and Gre
ates doubts in my mind about his being there
The Major, if he ever knew u.s. must have for
gotten that we took very active part in that
engagement; for he does not even give us
place on his chart, which is also very incorrect
in other respects. The 4th Me. established the
the corps picket-line on our arrival near Get
tysburg, July l, and were not relieved until
2:3O p m. the next day. The line of battle was
being formed when we reioined the corps at
3 o'clock. We took position on the left our
right connecting with or near to the 124th n .
Y. A part of my command was to the right
and part 10 the left of Smiths battery. and
ordered farther to the left, into the Devils
Den. leaving Smiths battery exposed, against
which demonstrated; but Capt. Smith said he
could take care of his guns and did not want
my help. / moved to the left across the Den
TO the woods, with my right forminga skirmish-
line near the largest works, aud my left in line
of battle near the woods, or bushes at the foot
of Round Top. We were attacked by a skirm-
ish-line III the Den, and on onr left flank by a
force from the woods. To meet these latter.
the left OF my life was refused and their attack
was repulsed. / then found that the enemy
was coming over Smiths guns in the rear of
my right. Here was desperate struggle We
fell back, fixed bayoncts charged. retook
Smiths guns and established our line in rear
OF them, with my right near the l2ith n. Y.
My line thus formed, my left was exposed. and
for few minutes We had hot time there but
the S9th Pa. reserves came up in our rear and
formed On our left, swinging back and facing
the Den; but they did not go beyond the high
ground. and the 4th Ne. was the only regiment
that had a line Of men in the DEVILS Den July
z, 1865 between the hours of and O'Clock D.
M, all stories that have been told TO the CON
trary notwithstanding. We held the line until
the entire brigade fell back when was led 10
the rear by two of my men. My horse had
been killed, and had lost the use of one leg.
ELIJAH WALKER, Colonel 4th Me, Somer-
willie Mass
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
He Knows the Rehels Had Lanccs.

To THE EDITOR: think I can settle the
question as TO whether the rebels were at any
place armed with lanceS. or spears; and if a
certain soldier, whose name | never knew, is
living, he can attest the fact by a scar on his
right leg as the result Of a wound received by
one of those weapons. When we captured Little
Rock, Ark, the rebel army retreated without
battle, leaving thousands Of those spears, which
were simply iron pixies about IS inches long, fas-
tened into the end Of paw-paw poles about eight
feet long. One day soon after the rebel re-
treat two soldiers came through our camp with
q semi-wild COW, which they were taking to
headquarters for the use of Gen Kimball She
was very fat and hot and had become vicious.
Each soldier had rope and walked respect
ful distance from the animal, and held her off
each other when she undertook TO fight them
She was very mad and trembling, and paid no
attention to anything unless it appeared imme-
dately in front of her. The condition of the
cow raised the commiseration of large soldier,
who volunteered to take her to the General
with kind treatment. She was turned over to
him, and he began treatment by rubbing and
patting her from tail to head. The COW ap-
peared to be unconscious of his presence till he
went Immediately in front of her, when she
attacked him with great fury. Luckily he
caught her by the horns and was stout enough
to hold himself in between them, and in this
condition she ran him backward about 40 yards
when he fell, and she undertook to pin him to
the ground, but he succeeded in keeping him
self between her horns. One of his comrades
seeing the condition of things, undertook to
kill the cow with spear, or at least to help the
soldier out of his scrape, and he pitched the
spear at the cows head but it missed his aim
and went through the soldiers thigh. If that
soldier is living he knows that the rebels had
lances.-JoHN A. COLEMAN, Lieutenant, Co. c.
18th H., Frankfort, Iii.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
lie Says the 10th III. "Did Sling Gore"

To THE EDITOR: My attention was called to
a communication in your paper of Jan. z, 1886,
under the above captious caption, signed c. g.,
which means Charley Grundy. The comrades
of the old 10th are very indignant at Brick
tops" aspersions on a body of men who were
amongst the first to answer their country's
call, and we with charity look upon c. G.s ef-
fusion as cranky exuberance born in passion
and Illuminating from q pen dipped in gall.
Now, Mr.. Editor, it is true at this day that
even the 100-days' men, who never smelt pow
der, are glad to elaborate on their services to
their country; but here is o man who served
three years and IL months in a regiment that
slung no gore. We, too, served our country
acceptably in the same mess with G. G., and
were with the old pi0us 10th as far as before
Atlanta, Ga, getting discharged on the 31st
day of August, 1864. subsequently serving in
Co III, 5th U. S. V. v, Hancock's First Corps.
The history of this regiment that never
slung gore" is a proud one and as we will
show hereafter, its services were of the highest
order. This regiment was sworn into the serv-
ice on Aug. l3, 1861, for three years. In Gen.
Grants first reconnaissance in the rear of CO.
lumbus, KY, January 1862, we led the ad-
vance; in February, 1862, we drove JEFF Thomp-
son to the wall, and on March IL, 1862 after
several attempts to capture New Madrid, we
with the aid of the 10th ILL., captured that
strong fortress. The War Department issued
complimentary order. On the 9th OF April,
1862 with the 10Th ILL.,, we captured Gen. Nc
Calls force Of $500 men at Tiptonville, Tenn.
On May 3, 1862 We captured Pennington, Miss,
charging the Louisiana Tigers, for which our
old Colonel u. d. Morgan) received star. We
were the first to plant our colors on Fort Beau
regard, Corinth, and in the pursuit of the
Johnnies We were on the advance, engaging
them at Tuscumbia River, when we did have a
"stand-up- -and-shoot" fight. / pass over nu-
m nt bnr min LOT =
repulsed a large body of rebels under command
of Morgan and Anderson before Nashville,
your correspondent drawing the first bead, and
for our good resistance Gen. Negley compli-
mented our Gen. MOrgan.-M ]. CLERIHAN,
Co. b, 10th Ill., Jacksonville Ill.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
Who Was the Old Captainl

To THE EDITOR: L served in Battery K, 1st
l.. A., i'll the late war. We fought hard all day
on the 9th of April at Shiloh and fell back
with the rest of the army late in the after
noon. When we formed the last line of bate
ries for the day, near the river landing, just
before the last charge of the enemy, the rem
nant of an infantry regiment from Illinois, 1
believe) formed on the left of our guns There
were about 70 men left. A patriotic address
was made to them by one of their Captains, an
old, venerable looking man, who said that he
had been chosen by the remaining officers to
take command. He stated that their Colonel,
Lieutenant Colonel. Major, and Adjutant were
all killed or wounded, and made a patriotic
talk, which, under the circumstances, was very
impressive, as we knew we were TO be charged
on in a few moments. Just before the charge
came. a regiment of Nelson's Division, Buell's
army, took post on their left Who was the
old Captain, what were the names of the dis
abled officers and what regiment was it? An
answer to this will be approximation
HEINzELMAN, Co. X, 1st Mo- L. A, Belleville,
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
Gnrrpcfinn the Rncnrd

To THE EDITOR: have been waiting some
time for some more able writer to take up the
cudgel in defense of the old 25th ILL.,, but it
seems that they don't take much interest in
the regiment, or don't understand our record
According to the Adjutant Generals report
for the State of illinois, the 2jth, 125th and the
I'd III. Cav. were never out of the State during
the late unpleasantness. There is no record to
show that we were ever in fight. All the record
shows is our organization and election of Off
GERS. Now, to think that regiment with as
splendid a record as ours should lose all the
hon0rs in the history that is to be handed down
10 our posterity.
/ think we had hand in the first good vic
tory that the North gained; that was the battle
of Pea Ridge, Ark. l think that was great
victory, considering the odds against u.s. We
ally had about 900 men, while the South
had over 10000, counting rag-tag and bobtail
which they had; for they had old men, boys,
and Indians. But they did not know what
live Yank could do when he was cornered
We were in several other fights and great
battles; among the most noted were the siege
of Corinth. Miss; Perryville, Stone River,
Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the entire
Atlanta campaign. So we have good fighting
record, besides marching over 5000 mies.-H
w. SADoRUs, Co. g, 25th ILL.,, Sadorus Ill.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
A phOuOgranhic Relic.

To THE EDITOR: In looking over some old
papers | find Manual of Photography. the
property of member of the 18th u. S. Inf,
on the front page of which appears the following:
Corp. VIM. IL. Hartman, Go. A, 1st battalion,
18th U. S. Inf, captured at Chickamauga, Ga,
Sept. 20, 1863" The last date given by him
was July A, 1864, Andersonville, Sumter Co.,
Ga" Following this is "Corp w. II. Harri-
man, Co. A, lst battalion, 18th U. S. Inf, died
Aug. &C. 1864. in Andersonville Hospital, from
the effects of scurvy." Having been captured
in company with him and remained with him
to the end, he gave me the book (what remains
of it,. This may come under the eye of some
comrade who would like to hear of this soldier.
/ also see in it the name Of Anna f. Hartman,
Mudsock, Logan Co, o. Shonld his relatives
want this book it can be had by addressing
JOSEPH WARE, Patmos, o.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
Loss of the 24th Mich. ut Geitysburv.

To THE EDITOR: read with interest the
article in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of JAM 81,
entitled "The Iron Brigade" In the list of
killed is the 24th Mich, which, according to
that table, gives the total number of killed as
13O In letter in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
of March IL, 1885, signed oath Mich, )" in speak
ing of the loss that regiment received at
Gettysburg. this statement appears: "I 1t lost in
killed, eight company officers, 122 non-com-
missoned officers and 40 privates, total 179; in
wounded it lost three field officers one staff
officer, accompany officers Al non commissioned
officers and 1872 privates total, 237; grand total
ofkilled and wounded, $40 ont of 1885, or nearly
% per cent. Now | would like to know how
"24th Mich" recOncies these two statements
in one of which the number killed exceeds by
40 that of the total given in the article giving
the casualties of the Iron Brigade? will
submit the loss of the 147th N. Y. in that battle
and think our percentage of loss in that fight
was as great or greater than any regiment in
the division. We lost in killed and those who
died of wounds, &c; wounded, 165; missing,
60 out of 80 men which reported for duty
the morning of the 1st.-GROvE III. DUTToN,
Sergeant. Co. ID, 147th n. Y, Fulton, n Y.
Purity, vitality, and richness are given to
the blood by Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold By
druggists.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
The 53d Ill. al the Hatchie.

To, THE EDITOR: desire to correct mis-
statement in the published account of the battle
OF the liatchie, Miss, Oct 5, 1862, which gives
the 53d Ind. credit for participating in that
bloody engagement 1t was not the SD Ind
at all, but the SD H., the regiment TO which /
belonged. i was there, and know whereof |
speak; and under the orders of Gen E. o. c.
Ord we were massed to the right of the bridge
and suffered terribly for want of room TO deploy
into line of battle. Had Gen. Hurbut, who
knew every foot of that ground, been permitted
to retain command in that battle, no such blum
der would have occurred. Fortunately for US,
Gen. Ord was wounded, and Hurlbut again .teok
command, and in 90 minutes the rebel hosts
were routed completely-GEo. l. MosHER, Or
derly Sergeant Co. F, SD Ill, Oskaloosa, Kan.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08
All IS PLAYED Out.v

Don't know what ails me lately. Can't eat
vel, can't sleep well. Can't work, and don't
enjoy doing anything. Amt really sick, and
really amt well. Feel all kind O. played out,
someway." That is what scores Of men say
every day. If they would take Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" they would soon
blood. tones up the system and fortifes it
against disease. 1t is great anti bilious RENE
dy as well.
The National tribune., 1886-04-08

Summer colds are the worst they are out of
season. Take Red Star Cough Cure