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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05
GUARDS TURN TRAITORS.

''iN''. 'N' ~ SoS' ilHt S'iuNt w i've.
Supplies were packed from the
Dalles, Or, a distance of 400 miles,
and $15 was considered a moderate
price to pay for sack Of flour.
Early in the sixties it was the
practice Of the various companies
operating at Pierce City to make
large shipments of gold dust over
the Lo Lo trail. In the fall of 1862
shipment of nearly 100000
was made, and detachment of
United States troops was secured
to guard the enormous treasure. I
was a member of the detachment.
"Gentlemen, you have heard this
part of the story, no doubt; it is
matter of history; how two soldiers
formed the diabolical plot of butch
ering all their associates in order
to seize the colossal fortune in their
charge. Well, the two monsters
rose silently in the dead of night,
when the detachment was encamped
far up in the Bitter Root range,
and put their scheme into execu-
ton with swiftness and success.
To make their savage work more
secure they threw the supposed
corpses of their companions over a
precipice into a deeply wooded
glen, and then Staying all surplus
horses and pack mules and threw
them over also. | have a confused
recollection of the horrors of that
night. l awoke from a dreamless
sleep and no words can describe
the sensation of horror experienced
upon seeing the blood flowing from
my slain bedfellow. A blow on
the head and 1 knew no more until
I recovered consciousness some
hours later at the base of the cliff
A dense fir tree had eased my fall
and my injuries were slight.
crawled away into the forest anc
soon recovered from my wounds.
"History tells of the subsequent
career of the murderers; how they
were apprehended, captured nea
Lewiston, Idaho, and promptly ex
ecuted. But L did not appea
against them. Why, do you ask
All, my friends, as l lurked abou
i the murderers' camp l heard then
talking of burying the treasure il
D that vicinity. The work wa
4 already done. but I knew the each
could not be far distant, and 1 re
solved to find it.
DISCOVERY OF THE TREASURE.
"With this object in view
. prowled around in the brush nea
, the murderers' camp for hours;
8 heard them discussing their plan
but though I listened with all m
ears, not word could catch q
:. to the precise spot where they ha
&c buried the treasure. Finally the
q rode away, and I began my scare
= which has lasted nearly thirt
70 years, that is, have spent near
~ three months of every summer
4 the quest; the snow falls so ear
!, at the summit of the range that l
,o longer than three months of tt
year is the ground free from sno
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05
The Ideal Baking Powder
is
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder.

For than fifty years Cream of Tartar and BIZ
carbonate of Soda have been used for eavenng purposes
with sufficient flour added to the strength of the
powder unimpare and this with the addition of whites
of eggs comprises this pure and wholesome 1eavenng
agent has been the standard for 40 years. In its
use pure wholesome and delicious food always assured
Makes biscuit that retain their moisture and
while they and extremely they fine grained
not coarse and full of holes made with ammonia baking
powders latter dries quickly Alum powders leave Bit
ter taste in the bread or cake
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder used always used
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05

| had no difficulty in procuring
supplies, as the murderers had
necessarily left behind them a
great quantity of provisions, am
munit;on and arms.
when was a boy I remember
reading ''The Count of Monte
Cristo,' and remember particu-
larly that portion Of the narrative
where Edmund Dante discovers
the treasure vaults in the lonely
isle of Monte Cristo, and how he
ran bareheaded among the goats
over the rocky SUBMITS Of the isle
and shouted like man gone daft.
Well, l think that I cut up some
such capers when I at last beheld
that vast quantity Of the pretty
yellow stuff in bottom of the exca-
walton I had made. It was a dull,
damp afternoon and a melancholy
autumnal rain was falling, but 1
hever knew a brighter day. The
deep forest solitudes where I was
toiling were dripping with moisture,
a gloomy prospect, but for me it
was the fourth of July, May day
and election day all in one. I was
beside myself, and have dim
recollection of climbing trees and
standing on my head.
"There was over 5000 pounds
troy weight of the dust, which
amounts to just about $600,00O
AS I could carry but very small
portion on my single cayuse, I
, shall now return with a suitable
, pack train and guard and bring
out the remainder of the treasure"
Robinson has now been gone
several days and as the story has
| leaked out it is feared that desper-
, ADDE'S will waylay the party and
add another chapter to the blood y
history of the stuff. But should
I Robinson succeed in getting it
deposited in some impregnoble
bank vault his fortune is made
t although the original owners will
y doubtless appear to lay claim te
r the long lost treasure.
r About five years ago a cleve1
? man who had saved $2,5I)O wrote
It an attractive advertisement offer
n ing for 81 an excellent "time
II keeper-stem wind and SET" I
IS was five cent sundial, and thu
le advertisement described it faith
g. fully and accurately. 1t described
sundial only. The word watcl
was not used, and nothing wa
r said to lead one to suppose it wa
a watch. The illustration wa
T photographed from famous sur
dial, and the sundial mailed wa
~ an exact replica of the advel
;. tisement. He submitted the &C
-, vertisement to a friend, who tol
him it would not pay, for nobod
:, wanted sundials for 81 eacl
-. "They may think it WATCH" We
~ the reply. Nonsense" his frien
- retorted, "You haven't left an idi'
=, a chance to imagine it anythir
y but a snndial." But he kne
-, human nature much better tha
~. his friend, and he invested h
" $4,000 in six advertisements,
the 'skin-game periodicals, "plun
ing all he had. At the end of fo
months he melted $1S5,OOO; he WI
spending 81 500 monthly in adve
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria Is 50 web adapted to children that
1recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me.'' II. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. 7.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05

"The use Of 'Castoria Is so universal and
its merits SO we'll known that il seems a work
Of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy react"
CARLOS MARTIN, u. D..
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05

The married mammoths at a
Chicago museum are attracting
great crowds. The bride Mrs.
John Dietel, nee Tillie Wren,
weighs 596a pounds, and tho
groom, John Dietel, tips the beam
at 763 pounds. The lattsr's full
dress suit is a marvel of the tailor's
endurance, while the BRIDES white
satin robe is a poem in dressmak-
ing, and the diamonds Of both are
gorgeous.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-12-05
MRS, CRAHAM'S
Face Bleach.

Cures the worst cases Of FreckIcS, Sunburn,
Sallowness, Moth patches. PimpleS and all skin
blemishes. Price 81 sc. Harmless and effective
No samples can he sens. Lady agents wanted.
The Druggist II j; town NV S wss sss sss; ~
have his name added to this advertisement.
My preparations are for sale by wholesale
druggists in Chicago and every city west Of 1t.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01
Tennessee crop outlook.

The Tennessee weather-crop bull
letin for the week ending April 25
says: GA large area in corn was
planted during the week, and indi-
cations point to an increased acre
age Of the crop this year. Much
of the earlier planting has come up
and is growing off well under the
warm, humid soil and weather. In
many fields, however, the stand
was so bad that the crop had to be
plowed up and replanted But
the later paintings will probably
grow off rapidly and reach matu-
rity almost as soon as the early
paintings Late sown oats are re-
ported coming up well, and both the
early and late paintings are max
ing very satisfactory growth with
a fair prospect. Wheat contin-
ues in splendid condition and
with the most fattering prospects
everywhere. In the cotton districts
planting has progressed favorably,
and preparations are in progress
for further paintings. Tobacco
plants are reported plentiful and
growing well. There will probably
be the usual area cultivated this
season. Irish potatoes are making
satisfactory growth inmostsections'
There is quite an increase in the
product in area this year. Glover
and the grasses are growing well
and pasturage is reported excellent
and live stock in good condition,
Fruit prospects are very fattering
) generally throughout the State. In
the Eastern division more damage
} is reported than elsewhere, and thi;
) principally to peaches. The out
look is still quite encouraging"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01
Battle With OutJdiCS.

Birmingham, Ala, Special.l
A band of armed robbers and
desperadoes and a posse Of citizens
came in contact near Alfalfa Sat
urday morning, resulting in the
fatal wounding Of Tom Wilson, one
Of the posse, and John Bentley, one
of the robbers.
For some time an organized band
Of robbers and burglars have ter
rorized the people along the line of
the Alabama Great Southern Rail
road, and only few days since a
passenger train was wrecked near
Springville which cost two men
their lives.
Detectives have been close upon
their track, and Friday night they
were caught burglarizing store on
Sand Mountain, some miles out
from Alfalfa. A posse Of the best
citizens Immediately pursued the
robbers, but they failed to find
the gang, and were returning home
about 3 o'clock the next morning
when they suddenly ran across the
robbers at a bridge over a creek,
and in reply to the order to sur
render, the robbers opened fire and
a general engagement ensued, over
one hundred shots being fired.
The posse closed in on them un-
til the robbers ran. Pursuit result
ed in the capture of all but two,
and one of them, John Bentley, was
found in cabin on a bed dying.
Tom Wilson, the citizen who was
mortally wounded, is an alderman
of Alfalfa and car inspector on the
: Alabama Great Southern Railroad.
The names ofall the captured are
, not known, but it is certain that
) one of them is Florence Bentley,
, a brother to the one killed, and
: another is named Lithrow.
Citizens were securing the woods
7 all day Saturday for the two rob-
( bers that escaped, and AN effort was
: made to procure blood-hounds. but
: it failed. A late report from At
3 talla says the excitement is great,
t and if Wilson dies before the pris-
oners are removed a lynching win
most certainly result,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

In one of the earliest trials be-
fore a colored jury in Texas, the
twelve gentlemen were told by the
judge to ":retire and find a verdict. "
They went into the jury room,
whence the opening and shutting
of doors and other sounds of un-
usual commotion were presently
heard. AT last the jury came back
into court, when the foreman an
nounced: We hab looked every
whar, judge, for dat verdict-in de
drawers and behind de doahs, but il
amt nowhar in dat blessed room.
Detroit Free Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

The Nashville American con-
tinues to hammer away at j. H.
Mcdowell and his alleged candi-
dacy for the United States Senate.
In the meantime Mcdowell saws
wood and enjoys the benefit of the
advertisement. Jackson Tribune
and Sun.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

with a bag Of carbonates. Tabor
had the samples assayed aud pur-
chased Riches interest in the
claim, which later became the fa-
nous Little Pittsburgh mine.
Parson Tom was summoned one
day to a disreputable house to pray
with an abandoned girl, who had
been shot through the right arm
by drunken cowboy. The arm
had to be cutoff at the shoulder, and |
it was thought that the girl would
die. That was one of the few in
stances, Parson Tom thinks, where
the seed sown on good ground
brought forth fruit mete for re-
pentance," for Kate professed con-
version and lived to become an hon
est woman and a faithful wife.
MOllie May, the keeper of a notori-
Gus house known as the Bon Ton,
asked Parson Tom if he would per-
form the funeral service over the
remains Of a baby born in her house.
Fiftynotorious women followed the
little white coffin into the church.
Parson Tom and Undertaken Rog-
ers, who now lives in Denver, car
ried the coffin. "Thewome cried" !"
Uzzell said, while relating this in
cident, "and Rogers cried, and 1
cried"
On that occasion Parson Tom
rode down Harrison avenue to the
cemetery between two Of the most
= notorious women in Leadville.
T All the golden dust of Colorado's
: fortune blew right by Parson Tom,
, He might have been rich, but his
. lines lay along a different route. In
: those days the only smelter in the
place was the original st. Louis
smelter, but Parson Tom remained
: to see ten more built. w. Ell. James
3 of the Grant smelter, ,one of therich
S est men in Colorado, was then keep
e ing little store at Fairplay. Ed
n ward H. Eddy, another millionaire
: was using the pick and shovel a
e Silver Plume. The bell in PaIsol
S Toms church in Leadville, whicl
ii occupies the highest point Of an,
n bell in the world, was importe,
. from Boston by Captain Cooper
/ an old miner. The bell was freight
O. ed from Denver, and was erected o.
/ the day of dedication, July 4. A
D. 10 o'clock that morning the Parse
IL rang the bell for love feast. II
mellow tones vibrated over the hill
1' and everybody stopped to lister
vs. An old miner took off his hat an
said: at sounds like Jesus Chris
u had come to town."
IN The first passenger train whic
IN reached Leadville over the Denvt
ST and Rio Grande Road brought Ger
IL eral Grant. Leadville received tt
u great soldier with celebrate
" never before equalled in the Rocl
lo les. General Grant met Parse
Tom, and at the latter's request a
ne tended service at the little NEE
ne ing-house.
ne Uzzell gained the title of "Tl
" fighting Parson" by once taking c
IS his coat and whipping a squatt'
lis who tried to pre-empt the land {
ed which the Parsons church stoo
"a He is now writing the life of h
ne brother Charles, an evangelist q
IL most as famous in the West as hi1
10 self
ue -z
b. In one of the earliest trials b
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

FLIP-ELAsH McDowell's coal oil
train is moving along very smooth
ly, but when it reaches the Sena-
torial track it will find that switch
men Mcconnell and McMillin have
creased the rails Dayton Times
and News-Gazette.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

WHEN Foraker sounded the fire
alarm for Blaine at the Cincinnati
meeting of the Republican League,
was it a signal to burn those let
ters ?-Memphis Commercial.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

BY the time Senator George gets
through with the sub-treasury
heresy there will not be enough
Of it left to fill a pipe.-Memphis
Appeal-Avalanche.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

Now that Italy is out of powder
and on the verge of bankruptcy,
Rudini's flag will not float over
New Orleans for some time to
come. In the meantime, Organ
atti, Peanutti, and Bananni will
continue business at the old stand
Nashville American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

THE Athens Post is authority
for the statement that there is a
difference in people. "Whilesome
are praying for the poor, others
are feeding them," is an illustra-
tion.-Nashville American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

Lock up your spoons ! The
southern tour craze has struck
General B. f. Butler, and it is re-
ported that he will soon pay this
section a visit. Lock up your
spoons Chattanooga News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01
The Mississippi farmer will not
be hypnotized by the sub-treasury
jugglsr. Memphis Commercial

BROTHER MCDOWELL hopes by
close attention to farm work to run
up his income on coil oil to $4,000
a. year. Nashville Banner.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

The much reviled hay-seed has
become an object of admiration
with the politicians. Verify, the
Aworld do move" Dickson Home
Enterprise.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

The Republicans are trying to
adopt Blaine's talismanic word,
reciprocity, which is but an attempt
to steal the Democratic idea of In
terrrational commerce by calling it
different name. 1t affords a good
deal of quiet satisfaction to Dem
ecrats to find Republicans scramb-
ling for a foot-hold upon their
perch.-Jackson Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

1
required. Whenever the parsons
suspicious were aroused he always
investigated to the'be of his abil-
ity, but he invariably heard stories
that might be true.
The bad men of Leadvillea always
sent for Parson Tom as death ap-
preached, seeming to regard his
presence as a direct interposition
with the Almighty. "They died
hard" he said, "but they always
wanted me with EN-"
Once there was a sad harvest Of |
death, and the funerals at which |
Parson Uzzell oficiated averaged
as many as six day. Like the old
circuit riders he flung thunderbolts
of warning right and left, and the
people who received them wept
bitter tears until his exhortations
were finished. They then went
their ways.
A big German who kept a ia
nous beer garden at the corner of
State and Pine streets, frequently
transferred the garden into hall,
where Dr. Gibbons, an early Col
orado reformer, and Parson Uzzell
gave temperance lectures jointly.
"The proprietors would cover up
the counters in jiffy," according
to the Parsons description, "and
the exhortations would go on right
lively for a time, but we never ac-
complished much, for before our
words were cold, beer was selling
again as fast as it could be drawn,
and the lecture was forgotten. The
tinkle of glasses always began be-
fore we had time to get out"
Parson Uzzell saw the rise of
Colorado's great millionaires. Ia
Dor was then in Leadville keeping
small store. Judge Stansill was
begging his bread in the carbonate
camp about the time Parson Tom
: officiated at "Doc." Baggs' we'd
| ding. Stansill was, probably, the
5 widest millionaire Colorado has
| ever known. He was western "Coa
Oil Johnny" and he very soor
t ran through an immense fortune
: When the affairs of the great Gal
: lagher mine were in a dispute
: Parson Uzzell said to Pat Gala
). CHER, the millionaire owner: "Pat
: l understand your mines are il
n litigation"
: "No, be jabers," Pat replied
7 "thats a loie. Everybody know
e they're in loimestonel"
y On the day that Parson Uzzel
e arrived at Leadville an old woma,
n known as "Mother Ray" bega
d washing under a pine tree. Jus
# one year afterward she struck
e rich on Friar Hill, stopped wash
If ing, put a piano into her shant
% and attired herself in silks an
II satins.
IS "Grub-staking August Rich
a made Tabor" is a saying in tn
d. camp of the carbonates. Rich
'e was poor shoemaker at Orc Cit,
IS now Leadville, in the seventie
who had prospected in the hill
d, between California Gulch and Re
III Cliff. He had discovered indie,
e. tions of rich carbonates during OF
of his explorations, and his conf
j. dence therein induced Tabor
h, grub-stake him in order to pursr
re further investigations. A "grul
er stake"tis q supply of provision
such as bacon, coffee, -four, sal
I'd sugar, tobacco, and whisky suf
Is, cient to last three months. 1t +
ID quried considerable eloquence al
ey many arguments ON the part
It, Richie to induce Tabor to furnis
he the requisite amount of provendC
A.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

ANDREW JoHNsoN's old tailor
shop at Greenville, Tenn, is being
fitted up with the old furniture
used by the ex-president to afford
interest to visitors. His old sign,
"a. johnson, Tailor" is still over
the door. The Clarksville Tobac-
co Leaf Chronicle thinks: "There
is another sign on marble which
may excite the ambition of the
youngr'A. Johnson, Tailor, Alder
man, Representative, Congressman,
Governor, Vice-President, Presi-
dent, a \ gSenator.'' Chattanooga
News. HI reseA
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-05-01

FEDERAL court begins its grind
next Monday, and jackson will
swarm with multitude Of offend
ers and witnesses ths5 had much
better be at home in the field. Of
course the cost to the Government
will far exceed the fees collected
for trivial offenses, bat the various
officials must 6rd some way to
earn their fees.r jackson Whig.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-20

Pitchers, extra white crystal, every
day price, S5c.; they will be sold
tomorrow 49c. each
1000 Preserve Plates or Berry
Saucer, 5 inch, new designs, will
be taken from stock at 85c. doz.,
and marked 3 1-2c. each
1913 Large Pressed Glass Cheese
Plates, Finch, new designs, will
be taken out of our regular stock
at Zoe and sold for 12c. each
$50 Pressed Glass Berry, Preserve,
or Salad Bowls, new designs, large
size, regular 45c. ones. for
200. each
300 Fancy Oval Dishes, new de-
signs, pressed glass, everyday
price 35c., will be marked to-mor-
row 21c each
1000 dozens Fine Thin Table
Tumblers, will be engraved with
any initial, old English designs.
regular $3.50, for 75c. per doz.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-20
SILVER PLATED
TABLE SERVICE.

500 dozen Triple Plated Table Knives, solid
steel blades; they are warranted in every
SIS Cake Baskets, auadrupie plate, in de-
siEns. richlyengraved, warranted. everyday
eo dozen Triple Plated Dessert Spoons isso OF
Forks. warranted the very finest quality,
everyday price 5000 dozen; for. 2.59 dozen
S25 Triple Plated Pudding Dishes. satin or
bright finished firerroof baker, everyday
price, $500; they will be. .:....:..: S2.79
800 dozen Etched Old Sllver-handled Fruit
Knives. warranted the very finest plate,
everyday price. $500 dozen; forsl.25 set of6
Sstte bres e new d
day price, $500; for .........S1.9 5 each
sl5 Triple Plated Fern Dishes, with embrod-
cred border. inside pan for ferns or flowers,
all warranted finest triple plate. =. .s2.l9
100 Tea Sets, quadruple plate ION hard white
metaU teapot, sugar bowl. cream pitcher,
and spoon holder. pitcher and spoon holder,
gold lined. these sets are warranted and are
richly bright cut engraved. every day price.
SAI.uV' Ior. ..........~.... ....Sito
Main Floor.