The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-22

York mounted volunteers, Col. Pope
commanding. He continued in the serv-
ice till the close of the war. Stanley,
who is believed to have found employment.
meantime, in a New York law Office, finally
learned his whereabouts and began a cor
~respondsnce with him in which he opened
up a scheme of travel to the Rocky noun
tains. AS Noe could have Joined him in the
journey only by again becoming a deserter
the proposal was declined and Stanley went
to Colorado alone He remained there un-
til the spring of 1866, continuing cores
pordence with his friend. and stimulating
the interest in foreign travel with which he
had imbued him early in their intimacy.
The war had ended, and, having received
an honorable discharge from the army, Noe
had returned to the home of his parents
when Stanley came back to New York. The
latter lost no tim in visiting Sayville, and
besought the father and mother of Noe to
allow their son to accompany him on a
journey into Asia. They were inclined,
from the statements made to them, to
look upon Stanley's previous conduct in
DESERVING as a pardonable indiscretion, and
were uniformed of his later efforts to
graduate their son as a bounty jumper. His
representations, too, of the possibilities Of
wealth that offered in the east had their in
huence upon the worthy couple, and when,
in connection with these they considered
the apparently disinterested character of
the proposal they ave their consent. Thus
it came to pass that about the first of July,
1866, the young globe trotters left Sayviile
with a faith resembling ~Abraham's, solely
in its ignorance of whittier they went. In
New York they met a gentleman named
Cook whose acquaintance Stanley had made
in the Rocky mountains, n who was to
accompany them on their journey. The
trio thence proceeded to Boston where.
about the middle of July, they embarked on
the +. H.. Warrington, a vessel bound for
Smyrna. Contrary to his expectation
Noe was obliged to work his passage.
Stanley, very early in the expedition, hay-
ing met with financial reyerses. But he
was assured that all his expectations would
be more than realized ON arriving in the
east. Stanley had a project in view that
could not fail, which would result in fabu-
lous wealth to them all. When, after a
sixty days voyage, however, Smyrna WAS
reached, it became evident that the ex-
chequer stood in no likelihood of being i'm
medistely replenished. and it's condition
was one of extreme exhaustion. But Stan
ley WAS nndismayed. There was no doubt
OF success further on; but where and BY
what means were secrets he studiouslv kept
to himself. With the assurance of one DOS
sessed OF unlimited resources he negotiated
with a GUIDE at Smyrna to accompany his
party into the interior, offering him a sum
equivalent to 500 a month and his ex-
penses. Fortunately for himself, the guide
declined the offer, and the three travellers
proceeded without one.
On our second day from SMYRNA Mr.
noe Continues, while We were at rest and
MI. Cook Was seated by n bunch of bushes
half asleep, in boyish sport l set Ere to the
bushes TO give him a scare. succeeded,
and Stanley and I had a Qood laugh AZ in
expense. But, unhappily, the fsmss
spread further than l intended. They