The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-21
NO LONGER A MYSTERY
Where the Bones Found m "A C.n,r,
Avenue Celler Came From.

where the Bones Found IN a Central
Avenue Celler Came From.
Some months ago while +. }. Swaby.
an employee of Murphy. Maclay a Col
In this city, was clearing up in the cell
lar of their establishment, he encounter
ed a box which was addressed TO a Chirsl
man at San Francisco. Curiosity prompt
ed some person to open it a day or 50 al
terward, and inside the wooden box wsJ
a tin one, which when opened disclosed
the bones of IA Chinaman. Various res
IONS were assigned for their being there
1t is a well known fact that the bones Of
the MOngolians are always sent t. China
for interment. and the theory gained
ground that the Chinaman's bones were
sent from some outside place during the
time that the express and stage comaly
had an Office in the cellar of the buldng
where they were found. This str
gained general credence. but the true
story Of the bones appears IN print r
the first time this morning. From
gentleman who visited the TmBryE
Office yesterday the following was OBJ
tanned:
ION a recent visit to Helena | met
Wang Hong, the brother of the China
man who went over the falls Of the WIS.,
souri, some years ago. He narrated 70 |
me the particulars of that sad event. He
said that while he and his brother wen
taking d stroll late n evening on TIE
river bank there suddenly appeared
half dozen men who asked them if they
could swim. They replied that they
could not. One of the men told them
that they must try and to quote his el
act words they then took us into the
bushes on the opposite bank. They
took my brother into a boat. There
were some logs in the river. One Of
these was made fast to the boat, which
was then rowed out to md stream. The!
told my brother to get out on the log
lie did SO and it was sent adrift' and m!
brother went over the falls on the log
Next day in company with a country
man, "a search began for the body. AfteF
two days it was found. 1t was partially
decomposed and we removed the flesh
from the bones and had them sealed
IN a tin can and then enclosed this can
in a wooden case. We next got a white
man to write an address on the box ana
then put an express label on it TO make
people think it was sent from some
other place. Then we hid the box ma
cellar On Central avenue. At that time
| was working in George Higgins res,
taurant. One day a man named BLi
came to me and said that myself and all
the other Cinnamon in town were gong
over the falls. That evening we crossed
the river in a skiff and walked to sun
River. We then came to Helena anu
have lived here since. | have dore yer!
well peddling vegetables during ur
summer and engaging in tt launu!
business the remainder of the !ear,
We never got my brothers bones from
Great Falls, and they will never be shlpp
ed from that place if l have to 90 aiiel
them. l do not think that is a heal'h,
place for Cinnamon. We tell all ON
countrymen not to 60 there. The China
men even have a song about it, winch
in English Is something like this:
Great Falls is a city where we'd like to g"
On account of the climate and money; 0os
But we cannot consent to a ducking, you XIX,
Though the white men down there thinkH
funny"
And thus the mystery of the bones'
explained,