, 1890-01-30

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efforts Ot the company ugcnt, ln Keen
u n secret y said never u wOrd TIL the
day arrived for tho treasure coach t. dc
part, when he told the agent To hold II
over one day. This proved good advice
for the coach that went cut ON the day
the trensurt was To- he sliUl ed WIS hcll
up aud robhcd near Snake river. but il
contained little value. Next daS y,
took tho treasure safely tn Du'iunc.
When ut Snake river y, received u dis
patch from hvolorc Tracy the AGENT NJ
Salt Lake, o. follows; "ilcidlcr, why IN
HI uint yuu there when our coaches
are rOhhcd2' Ms. answer was charLC-
tcrstic Of the man. lie wired Tracy rs
iullowsi why IN HI don't they roo
thrm when I'm thcre2'
On arriving az tor.nne y was not In
q worry goou humor und told tho agent
he g'lcssud hu'd Qult and 20 tnwn to
SAT- Lake Aid sgc Tracy. lie sNN Tracy
Hnl the lirsi words the agent aril were ;
"Wel, N, YOu got my dispatch 2 And
you yot my aus WCr.' Y. replied. YES,
and II was just as good as s,ut. WHAT
are You duins down horcl' II We quiL
said y. "Oh, susn back to work; u
raise your wages WIS Tracy reply.
y. returned ami went to work and never
lost trcaourc for Nulls, Fargo d Go.
during the whole time lie rode OH tho
coach as messenger between Helena aud
COfinnc.
lie resigned his position ns messenger
to ccrept position with u \, !. Sim
mons, who was then government Indian
agent nt III, Peck on the Missouri river.
lie rcmlinod there until Sunmou's suv-
yessor took charge, when he returned Ia
Helena and went kgst to spcni th. win
ter among his relatives and f'ien.A 1t
was his first visit to the Enst In mung
years, and he tnjuycd II very much, In
the summer he returned to MunianH,
whore hr WIS destined to pns~ the 70
muindcr Of his days among tho lri in ;
and companions that lac iCytd, amt
where the thriling history Of his li.r
had been enacted. lie Was "a man whore
character aud achievements for the GOO !
Of law and order have tecOmg historic.
While lie hatcI crime with an az, or
that was intense, aud believed bi sup.
pressing IL with u sttong hand, ifus.us-
sary, lie was moved with compassion at
the cali OF distress, and gave oi all he
had with generous and noble heart
uls YuUrIi.
When he first came to Montana he
YVES a handsome young iui, slender aud
supple asa awn, bright ANA entertain.
ing as lac WAS to the last; an original
wit and story.teIlcr whose tales OF l,ct
and fiction have made thousands of
readers wonder and laugh for many
years, ~, Ns he was before his death,
WAS, in his own language, "the shot
gun messenger who never threw mp his
hands nor lost un ounce of gold dust
for Wells, Fargo IL Co., nor Tor
Gilmcr, Salisbury a Co. While IN
the discharge OF tiis duties - Il mcsSen'
ger In charge ol treasure boxes Ills
form and rhyslquc was far different
IlVI al hFlfflHI anil
intrepid young lad OF pioneer
times, Al the time OF his death
lie was short, stout, heavy set
mani thick ucCkrd. and his uIns i've
head covered with gray hair, heavy gray
mustuclic Hud short gOatvv anu chu"Uy
whIskers, which partially covered red
iuee. His style of dress he never
changed, And nu one in Montana Is never
known to have seen him " w'uTa "hiied'
SHIRT. HIS hat wns of the sloug'. pat.
tern, aud I've donated on canvas IoJt
wth the seams C0pret riycted; he dtdn't
wear n vest, and hls trousers were gcner.
ally tucked down In his boots. ite al
ways Carried a cane, anu IL we'll dressed
or even AttirVd like an ordinary citizen
ho would resemble General sheridan. He
walked with u slow aud linlping tread
and bore the marx uC many encounters
aud was lame. lie always nud u pleas
ant word for every body, and many VIII
recall his sulutAtlou 10 friends VINO
grrct,d him Of How" He was ~
character of novel Typ generous and
opcn-hearted.
pRANK IRON \ FINGER nowL
In his time y. came in contact with
many prominent people, and was to tho
last simple as u child IN many Of h =
ways. one time, upon tie Initiation of
\. ID. Mcclure, OF the PhillLrlpuin
Times, lie attended u swell dIHucr
party which was prepared especially on
his account Colonel MuCHru. who had
been In Montana ia the SIXTIES, having
met y, was struck and amused with his
courage and originality a. u wit. y.
was visiting relatives In the Quaker
metropolis AMI accepted Met lures inyi-
t,tibn and was made the guest OF honor.
Thurc were many fashionable lW3ics
uhd gentlemen present. Ms arrival IN
Philadelphia louud him attircd Ii the
oil Montana style; siouch hat, NOJleu
shirt, sailor Knot tic, boots with trousers
tucked inside. In telling of his trip
y. said his people did not
stand his character Ol dress
very long; he had TO change, and upon
thc night Of the reception he iuuud hiiu.
self logged out in tine Clutlios, q 'Luucd
Fllllt AilA AAAFN AalpNt lAAlll W s''ANHiAll h
house in glass wagon (carTi.gC.
Everything went all right" said y. ~
telling tie story, until near the close
OF the dinner, when the coipred Walters
brought IN the iinBer bowls. Wa lClI-
ing an incident und was getting kind Of
dry and picked up the finger bowl uni
drank part OF the contents; II was not
very sweet, aud added some sugar AMI
drank IL all down. | never noticed any
NlnUtnf-fI ntltr y
folks didn't drink their lemonade, i.Ot
one of them would touch the drunk.
About q week afterwards an Illustrated
New York paper came out with pie
ture of me sitting at table drinking out
OF the finger bowl. This wus shown TO
me, and never knew until then why
nobody drank thor lemonade
IL TUE NATIONAL PARK.
Beidler's yarns OF tho National park
aro numbcrless. He was man OF n
wonderfully rotcntve memory, aud his
recollection Of dates, names and occur
rences was something remarkable.
There Is not a pioneer With whom he
has not personal acquaintance and VI
whom he can't tell his part in the for
nation of early Montana history. y.
worked in the placer oigGings OF Alder
gulch and owned claims, but his rowing
disposition was such that he never had
bank account. lie was never known 20
do dishonest act and no man can tr.ltLi.
fully say that hc over assisted IN the
hanging of q man when IL was not IN the
interest of law and onler. The name OF
X. Btidlcr has long been bywoM in
every household in Montana.
In 1859 he became an Indian scout in
Eastern Montana, and some of his ex.
perivnCes tAyrc were very thrilling. lie
was captured by the Crows Onc time
and hNd an experience something sims.
lar 10 that OF John Smith when he was
saved by Pocahontas, but M knowl