Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-28

and trying position 6ifaiifoad editor ofthe
journal with which he is connected and az
such is one of the most successful In the
West, not even excepting "Bismarcks oil
the Chicago Times. But for all that, tour
ing is not "Bob'sn forte and, to put il
plainly, he has q decided aversion for it.
Especially does he dislike to sleep
on the ground ard rough it gen.
orally as he was compelled to
the park. When he left Omaha he arrayed
himself as though starting out on his daily
run" among the brass-coIlared gentlemen
who rule the destinies OF the many rail-
roads eentering in the city which he honors
by calling it his home. He soon, however,
found out that q silk hat, patent leather
shoes, white shirt, necktie ditto, Prince
Albert suit and q handful or two of dia.
monds and other jewelry. were hardly the
things calculated to add to the comforts and
convenience of a tourist in the mountain
country OF the wild and woody west. Others
OF the party noticed the same thing and
remarked it to ..Bob." but he bore all their
envious insinuations I'M gibes with the dig
nifty BETTING the special correspondent Of
a newspaper published in o ten-story build
ing and said nothing. Then. too, he had
taken no other kind of clothing with him,
| unless, perhaps, his dress suit and more
"biled'' shirts, ties and diamonds, so he
couldn't very well help himself. OF the
latter, though, Pm not quite positive,
but do know that if Robert
changed shirts, underclothing, ETC., as
often during the entire trip as he
did during the short time l was with the
party, his laundry bill must have been
something awful and q raise OF salary
would be absolutely necessary. Butfor all
this Robert is a clever and sociable gentle
man, cool and collected and with a calm
ness and self possession in times OF danger
that is absolutely painful. This ! learned
while occupying q room with him at the
hotel at the falls. As soon az Ihad
stretched my weary frame on one OF the
two cots which the room contained and
before he had done likewise, ! mildly,
yet firmly, suggested thaj there
might be danger OF burglars.
especially in view of the TACT that the near |
est residence to the hotel was at Shoshope,
burglars, and particularly the kind that in |
fest Idaho, had a weakness for prowling
lava fields and living on sagebrush
and powdered pumice stone. Instantly
Roberts heretofore quiet and peaceful de-
meanorc changed, and he became q different
man. Taking off his trousers, he placed
them between the sheet and mattress of his
cot, put his iewelry in bis socks and then
pulled the latter on, hid his coat and valise
in q -four chest which a in the room,
locked and bolted the door and then
q chair againstit and. finally, placed
his cot so that it also rested against the
ioor and then turned in for the night, but
before he had placed his sixshooter, a
nickel plated one, under his pillow, and
arranged the lamp so that it would burn
night and throw light onto the one win
low and door which the room contained.
the room was on the second floor, and
he door was q wooden one and the win
low composed Of ordinary glass and pine,
t must be admitted that Robert showed
he greatest sagaciIy in arranging the lamp
ind displayed a knowledge OF the ways OF
burglars which..was simply astonishing. Ore
seemed to escape him-that I was IN
he same room with him. However, as he
IT missing anything, the probabilities are
hat I didn't take anything belonging to
lin, although it is safe to say hat he
would not have noticed the loss OF q dia-
nond or two. The only growl he made was
It the soap, it was Kinks instead ofPear's.
But Robert should not be judged too
He had never before penetrated
he wilds of tho West any further than Lin
DIN, Nebraska, and so, of course, could not
'e expected to know everything, and as he
8 an apt scholar and quick to learn he will
DON know more. Still. l would like to lis
en- 10 some of the blood -curdling stories of
fe on the frontier. as he experienced it,
7hich he will tell to the gang upon
is return to the town opposite Council
In the afternoon we returned to Sho-
hone, loaded up. and after supper at one
the hotels, retired to seek rest and sleep
board of the sleeper. Towards morn
Dg we pulled out and arrived at Pocatello
time Tor a very early breakfast. Here we ;
company, the Omaha party heading
Salt Lake and Garfield Beach, while l
ought a cool place and waited for the
%fternoon to come so that Icould travel in
he opposite direction. As even belated :
arrive at thier destination some !.
ine, the one for which I was waiting at !
appeared. and once more l found my
headed for the "Greatest Mining Camp l
n Earth" where | arrived Friday morn =
,g at half past three O'Clock, somewhat :
ired, but still happy and glad to get :
ONE. JEAN DECKER. :