The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-13
THE PASSING THRONG.

1dE fASSlN6 IHkONUs
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Hurt, Of Caspar. wyo, who
have been stopping at the Rainier for few
days. leave for California this morning. II
have lived on the plains since 1866" said Mr..
Hurt, sand have never taken q rest, and al.
though my wife and have been married six.
teen years. this 10 our first wedding trip. live
In the 'rustler' country and am the man whom
the raiders denounce as the professional bonds
man for all the evildoers Of that region. The
fact OF the matter is the alleged 'rustlers'
are poor settlers, many OF them Germans,
VINO conidn't catch q calf if 1t were tied to q
stake. These people have taken up land and
are cuitivating it and trying to make homes
fos themselves. But these cattle barons want
tho country left unsettled, so their ranges won't
be disturbed. Now these settlers have few
cows and raise some steers for market, and the
big cattlemen In their roundups just appropri.
ated the stock of the small ranchers. A
few of the latter retalated, and the
big etockmen professed to believe that
all the little stockmen were thieves.
Now, have lived in that country twenty six
years and / think ! know something about
affairs there. am comfortably fixed: in fact,
am the largest indivi dual stockinan in Wyo-
ming, and have no complaint to make against
the rustlers. live among them and know them,
whereas the big cattle companies are Eastern
concerns, on whom Cheyenne schemers I'M
loaded Thousands of cattle on paper,
which must come sooner or later. the managers
want to make 1t appear that the fastlers have
stolen the cattle. However, follow q different
system from the big companies. stake a settler
to few head OF cattle or sheep, and let him
tend them on shares. After few years he has
small herd of his own, and find another man
who wants start Oh, yes, was up there dur.
VII ay,df IA ~ n.
tured raiders from being massacred, when they
were on their way to Cheyenne ahe settlers
were terribly worked mp against these men, who
had come up there for the purpose of extermin.
ating them, and 1t was all that few of us could
do to restrain the people from wreaxing sum-
ers hated me, but they never dared touch me.
I heard they had papers out against me, and
went down to Cheyenne and dared them
to serve them. But they didn't do it" Mr..
Hurt owns $4,000 head of sheep and several
thousand head OF cattle on the Wyoming ranges,
besides real estate and other property. He was
prominent candidate for the Democratic nom.
ination for governor, being supported by the
Northern or ''rustler' counties, and was de-
feated on the thirty-eighth ballot by
three votes through the hostility OF
the Union Pacific railway following, who
wanted Southern man nominated.
'The raid has hurt our country q great
deal" said Mr.. Hurt, "and It will be year or
two before the country will regain confidence
in it The North western road has made prepa.
rations to extend its line west from Cas-
par, its present terminus, but I doubt
that they will extend Il this year.
Around Caspar we have . rich country.
We have great soda lakes, petroleum fields and
unsurpassed bituminous coal. Crude petroleum
Is hauled thirty miles and then shipped from
our place now, and when the excitement incl
dent to the rustler troubles has subsidized capital
will again come in to develope our resources
But the day of the cattle baron has passed for.
ever in Wyoming"
the other evening, told good story. He said
that in 1859 he came out to the Coast and started
out to make his fortune in the mines, but in.
stead got "dead broke" He struck q certain
town and heard q man say he would give an
ounce, which meant about $l6 per day, to any
paper hanger that could be found 1t appears
that the speaker was Just putting up wing to
his hotel, and wanted the walls papered. MI.
Lindsay had seen his sisters in the East paper
wall once. and yearning for job, concluded to
enact the role OF paper hanger, although law
was his real profession He put on bold face
and spoke for the job. He got it. He mixed his
paste and when the first roll had been hung he
stood OF to admire its beauties. When he had
gotten about four rolls up he heard horrible
cracking noise, and on looking around found
his paper cracking and peeling OF the wall His
heart stood in his mouth. He had heard of
vigilantes, and he could almost feel the cruel
rope about his neck. A carpenter was working
in the same room. and saw the young fellows
dilemma "You never did any paper hanging
before" he said to Lindsay, and the latter with
fear and trembling said that he never did. The
carpenter, was. however, kind man, and said
to Lindsay. "You are all right, young fellow.
Get some alum and make your paste about ten
times thinner" Lindsay did - hs was di.
rected, did the Job passably well and got his
money. It was there that he met IL. A. Buck.
now also OF Seattle. They concluded to move
to Placerville, then known a. Hangtewn. They
started on foot over the trail with their posses.
sions on their backs When they had gone sew.
eral miles Mr.. Lindsay saw his companion tot
ter Is though he had seen his satanic majesty,
and, looking In the Same direction, he saw
hanging from q tree three men across whose
breasts on card had been written '.thief," and
Mr.. Lindsay raised quite laugh at Mr.. Bucks
expense by winding up his story BY saying that
MIR. Buck caught him by the ara and, with
great fear, said: "Come, Lindsay, let's go back;
this 10 no place for u.s.
J. F. Wardner, of Fairhaven, was at tho
Northern yesterday, having just returned from
the SLOGAN mines, over the prospects of which
region he lie very enthusiastic. Mr.. Wardner
has just completed the first shipment of ore
from that region, with most satisfactory results
1t was tweive-ton lot of unsorted Ore, and the
detailed cost was a. follows: From the
mine to SLOGAN lake, thirteen miles, on
pack animals. SO per ton; eight miles in
batteaux on the lake TO its head, 81: from the
head OF the lake to Nakusp, on Arrow lake,
twenty miles BY pack animals, $2G: from Ma
kusp, on Columbia river steamboats, to Little
Dalles, United States, so: import duties az
| cents per pound on the lead), $40: Little
Dalles to spokane by rail, $3.50: Spokane to
| Helena, IS: treatment charges at Helena. in.
Guiding refining and freight en- bullion
to New York, sl9: sacks and sacking,
| $25o; total expense Of shipment, $99 90
| per ton. The value OF tho ore was
2O ounces silver at 50 cents. $50 80: IS per cent
or $50 pounds lead at cents, 362 90 total value
| OF ore sl2320, less cost of shipment leaves
Sl23 80 Per ton to pay for mining. Mr.. Ward
| ners shipment was the highest grade smelling
ore ever treated at Helena Regarding the for.
| nation. Mr. Wardner says the ore bodies are
found in various kinds OF rock, but principally
| lime and slate, and the veins are from one to
| five feet in width. Besides shs above
| the Best mine is preparing ore for
| shipment which win run $1,000 per
ton. Mr.. Wsrdner says the British Columbia
| government Is preparing to build wagon road
from the head OF SLOGAN lake, where a town
called New Denver has been located, 10 Nakusp.
| on Arrow lake, which is q widening of the
| Columbia Thence there will be an outlet by
| boat either to Revelstoke on the Caaaiiau Pa
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