Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-05-26
BIOGRAPHICAL. SftF.Itlt.


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eAtIrtyyt l,t+ tttnttf 3:t1ft r '"tFt- t$tftt +
.ll1t,t~ nl tu|rrAttg;1u 1871. VIII. 1:lua !.
II, ,t-pIvn ,lprn tirIll. L. hing "Ah 70
In it ut t,t.cr, untl thj- eAr':F rhur@eter-
,.tic I.t maintained tl.r:ukh n:t. ar
rivi1lE III (,lurattu l4i- eus'r+"~ uIIt+tr*
tf, have h+tt Indifferent, und the flf-t
Opportunity that >l1nWedA IL chAnct tnr
betttrn.n, TT tagtrly enhruc"d. Tni~
ocrurt+,l nn ia announcement I'll tn"
discovery rt Eoltl il, Grn~>hopt'er cre+k'
afterwards RunnArk, in MnntAun. he
Ioln.ti one If the tl!st expeditions amt
arrived at the ne* Fl Dnrado in the
fall ri l>tj!. Fr0m there le Welt tn
" here the town IT Deer Ln1g~ f. now
located, and accord ng To y. +. Lang
ford Ia "Ejgi|ante Ways ami Dny~,'
he and hi. then partner, John Y. Prn!-
be1ton, laid tut a town~ite nnd built j
cnuple ot cabins. While there, TWO
men {Mmre aud R~evts) who had
hten run out IT BannArk TN account !
/
the 1out agent, ran'e mud +--tablt~lieG !
thtn st|vt- III tent. N""rt WAS !
taken seriously i'll, nnd t.. a. 1'rnad-
water offered him one of the cabins I"
| live in uld greatly uHxi>ted IN h1- re-
cover,. This kindness WAS we'll re-
|r4id a little later.
t Mr.. Bread wntrr ra* that money was
10 ht nlAde ty driving btef cattle int"
Kuuuuck, aud quite numler Wele 10
he had IN DER Lf,tgt valley. he <t~
cured Il he rtl anu drove it into B4n~
uark, where ,,t Ania4ai. We're quickly
md .,r, tit4bly d'-pp>eA ot to the 'nIn-
tr-. Hr Wt~ ALuu to return u D"tr
Lndgt wit, the gold dust III his t'ef
WHEN hr mt Munrp, tne r"u1 axet't
+ whnn l1 had hpfrtensieh. Moo + told
j., him not 10 attempt t" ~ 10 Deer
Lodrc, IT, the runti agents had dt-
ci.icti To Kill him Ior his money, and
. bv all n,+un- to tell IN one that he had
warped him. HroAdwater rtrie&
:. thu, hi. bu4lue*s required hi~ pre=tnc
> in D.er Lodge, and thnt he NUT go.
Nrur. thea told hl,u u tell II" one "t
tile t,nur Of hl+ departure. HI 1rtt tht
=;,,ne +vel ing ncd rAn,r-d on HE b1g
:, Hole III tire why and shot and seFiou ny
- W. tun,ltd All Indian. who, during ttl+
" night attempted TO >neak az and h1ur-
II der him.
III II. cr,-tetl tue divide the next day
!, and wu- feeling quite safe, WHEN OK
~ rruudiuv roiut ut rocks NEAR Deei
,r Lodge pass, tie cane ont" the can't
ne 1f Gtor.e Ives ani Johnnie Cooper
!. two of tie most notu1ion. >ad agents
H. in Montana, He knew them yer,
+ we'll, aud they were evidently ly1n'
"a in walt, bu: were not prepared for h'
|,a coming 90 soon. They were glad t.
,,a zee him, of course, and insisted upol
?, accompanying him TO Deer Lodge
~ Broadwater replied that he would t.
~, rIeuscd TO have their company, but
no was In u great hurry and could nc
,,- wait. His horse wus very tired; no"
on ever, anc they eculd easily overtak
~ him if they desired. III order
~ throw them off their guard he d''
nj mounted and lid hs horse until OF
i'm uf view, then mounted and rode wit
,td yreat spt ed. 1t was not long befo
:. he snw tie road agents IN hot pursul
!, !. They gained OH him raj idly, but
.d. succeeded In reaching the ranch OF
i,o Freuchman named John Cnntwa
, a. iust al his horse dropped with exha1'
+, t}on, The robbers were than on
tlftv yards away. They MI took di
IN. uer aud the horaes of the lut Etrs we
v.a turned ont to grhZe. BrtadWh'
,or., curtrived by strategy to secure n hoi
the frnm Conway. He t"id the Frenc
tjtv man the situation, nnd the lat1
ac. brought II hnrse up, rstensib'y tn
# It atler COWS, but 1t was for tue Use
,;,a, Hrcadwnter. He threw on his sad'
nf and runtertd away amid the prote
Of the robbers, who insisted Oh acco
If panying him. Hut their horses W
thu tho iaded tn overtaketle fresh amin
the Afterwards he wss employed by
by Diamond r freixhtillg company Il
his subsequently became partner Ill
,sol- hustnt ~, with Mat Farroll, Ed. NJ
rteh lay and J. G.. McCulloh. The bt
The nt ss continued up to the time Of
III Il advent Of the Northern Pacific r
roud into Montana. He WAS At'
Ia on contractor for supplies ut the .
t. 1t ernlnent puAts aid Indian ngen
alena md when Fort A1sinnboine WAS
went tahlished he secured the contract
rdAy erection of the buildings aud was