Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-27
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BOISE Cry, Noy. %, 1888.

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goes. Man is born; death is certain.
On the 21st of this month Idaho lost
one of its oldest explorers and pio-
neers in the person of Benjamin
Franklin Anderson. He was man
extensively known in Idaho, and IN
fact in every mining camp and settle
ment of note on the Pacific slope OF
the Rocky mountains, including Brit
ish Columbia. Ben Anderson was
free-spoken, open-hearted, kind man.
AS social, oblglng neighbor he had
no superior. His intimate, personal
! acouaintances and associations in ear
! ly days in California were with the
leading men of the State, civil and
military. Those Of his old time, ear
" associates will naturally be affect
ed on learning the news OF Ben's
death. inasmuch as it will remind
them that the slow and sure wheel OF
time rolls on, and their call may be
the next. Senator Stewart, of Neva-
da. on his visit to Idaho two years
nyo. called first on Ben Anderson to
refresh their memories OF the early
DAYS OF 1850, when both We're miners
at and near Downieville, and at the
Coyote and Whisky diggings, we
happened to be present at their meet
ing at the Overland. 1t was anus
ing, interesting and delightful,
especially to the tenderfoot class
who crossed the plains III cushioned
couch of a palace car, hitched to
an express engine on the wing.
Another mark of respect. Last win
ter, when His Excellency, Gov. Ste
venson, was on his way to and from
the city of Washington in behalf OF
the people OF Idaho to choke off the
hungry segregatonists OF the north
and the grab alls of Washington
Territory, and the selfish, grasplne
r politicians of Nevada, on the south
he, Gov. Stevenson, at each time al
. he passed through Omaha, was
n met by the military commander Of
O the division Of the Platt, Genera
0 George A. Crook, who, in talking
0 over his old-time friends with the
. Governor, requested him to presen
4 his friendly wishes to his old, tim'
% friend Whose gratitude bound HIN
o ever to remember their klndnes
% when he was lying wounded
u Knights landing, on the Sacramento,
" BENJAMIN franklin Anderson am
"a George Washington Stills. On the re
10 turn of Governor Stevenson to HI
70 home at Boise City the people
~ through gratitude for his worthy ser
: vices at the national capital, gave hi
and his much respected wife publ
10 reception. The Governor gave
80 faithful account Of his stewardship !
y his speech to the people, at whlc
~ time he delivered from the stand tn
70 message of friendship sent by hiI
% from Gen. Phil ii. Sheridan to &
GO Jacobs and his noble wife and famil,
81 and from General Crook to Benjaml
90 Franklin Anderson and Georg
-, Washington Stills. Those two me
II are known in every mining camp O
e5 the coast as the right and left bowe
OF of friendship, fun and frolic, who's
10 company was amusing and entertain
% ing. Ben's funeral was one of IL
he most respectful ever witnessed her
Iat The pail bearers were Governor ST.
ef venson, Secretary Curtis, Hon. &c
"a. A,nslie, Hon. Chas. Himrod, Mr.. {
Jacobs, Gen. Cartee, Judge Joni
w. Brown, Mr.. Thos. Logan, M
JOS p. Kenney and Mr.. Orlando Rol
y bins. Every obtainable team an
: carriage in the capital city, was 4
= the funeral, and long train of me
and women on foot followed the r.
mains in sorrowing tread to the la
:, resting place of the silent dead.
20 Happiness and peace to his ashe
:. Twenty years hence we can safe
say the last vestige of the phone
host, who discovered the mines, blazt
= the trails, built the roads, and e
~ plored, founded Idaho Territory at Il
peril of their lives, the whole area
Idaho then being a savage India
battle field. Many of their victlr
rest IN the military graveyard
:, Fort Boise. One by one the phone
passes over the beautiful Gem of Il
mountains to the new conner. "
know nothing of the early life al
death struggles, the hardships al
privatious that had to be endured
>, those days, even for the necessari
-. of life, in many instances fami