The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-02
The Annual Clam Bake at Baxen-
dale Was Pronounced
Great Success
a Feast That Filled Everybody
Up and Yet Nobody Was
Very Full.
II Was just Like the Regular Rhode
Island Afrair, With salt ssaweod for
SeAAOnlng.

club came off at Baxendale yesterday.
without exception " was the most success
fnl clam bake ever brought of in the no sh-
wess II would have required no stretch Of
the imagination to have fanoied oneself
sitting down 10 an old time Rhode Island
clam bake, as all the cas- @ntials were there.
The clams were from Rhode Island itself
and genuine seaweed to use in baking them
came along with ths bivalvss. TO be sure
tho Iotatoes were Montana potatoes. the
chickens were Montana chickens, and tho
watermelons and corn were also grown in
the mountain state; but no loyal Montan-
ian will admit that anything that grows in
in Montana oan be exeslled bv anything
that grows anywhere else. incidentally IL
might be mentioned that tho beer was also
grown In Montana. The nativity Of The
rubber football which some ono OF the
party came near dsvourinR in mistake for .
quahaug has not bsen asoertails1.
For several days the stones in the big pit
in which tho bake" was to be made had
been he ating under tho influence of roar-
ing fire. When the special train bearing
the clam enters arrived at Baxendale yes-
terISy morning, the fire was drawn and
preparations made for filling the pit. Fist
layer of seaweed was put on the hot
stones; then large layer OF claims; then .
laver Of aeaweed; then q layer OF sweet and
Irish potatoes; then a lRser of seawssd;
then layer of green corn. from which only
| half the husk had been removed; then q
| layer of seaweed; then layer Of quahauQs;
| then q layer of seaweed; then layer Of
dressed spring chicken, each chicken being
srlit down the bsok; then a layer of sea-
weed and another of clans. On the top OF
the LIST layer OF oams Runny sacks which
had been wet in salt water were placed; on
top of the sacks was placed n covering Of
wet turf; then a canvas was spread over 1t
all and soil thrown on top OF IL. And there
1t was all loft to steam.
While Tho baking process was Roing on
fnll view. One OF the main events was
football match. II was great struggle, In
which there were several "baHked" shins
1 and 9TH minor accidents. bat IL was great
sport while IL lasted, and combined with
the bracinR Montana air which blew ON
the quarry enRendered some very danger
ously large appetites. Tnsn there were
foot races and other 81 orts and altogether
the time didn't seem long while waiting for
the pit to be opened. Between events fire.
quent calls were made on the beer kegs.
But there must be an end to every thing.
even to tho endu anoe Of vitality In .
Rhode Island clam. At lass the cover of
the pit was removed and erybody went
inside the house and with their appetis.s
took fents al the tables Fist came the
too. Those who tasted it-and those"
means every oly-deolared there never had
besn such chowdsr made before outside
the limits Of Rhode Island. u left an I'M
comes around. and had q va ming infu-
ence that rervAded the entire system.
| lConvsntionalities were barred and there
was no other limit to the namber of bowls
one might take except the question Of ca
pAcity.
When the ohowder b. d been disr . ed Of
large pans Of still steaming olsms qua
hangs corn, chicken and potatoes were
brought in. The willing bivalves. lay with
open mouths. inviting everybody to take
them in out of tho cold. The invitation
was promptly accepted. II was no trick At
all to dlsengaRe one Of the luscious clams
from its SHE'LL dip II in plate OF melted
butter and drop 1t into the mouth. II wns
| wonderful how many olams man can eat
without feeling 60 god. But II wasn't only
BY the name of quahaues, that disappeared.
There was the chicken, 80 tender that il
fell to pieces at ths touch. and It's favor
was such % no chicken not sooked 40 that
chicken was could ecqui.e. The pstatoss
and the com also could claim superiority
over any Of tho same vegetables cooke in
Ahs dinAry way. In every thing vas ths
delicious odor scquired from shs stsaming
ssaweed. The oueumbers formed a delio-
ious relish and there was nothing lacking
| TO I'LL up tuo oIoNlOe0. Anu yot WuO0 Suo
, tme came for the watermelon there was
sill room for it. The beer. of course. was
not lacking.
Those who have never had the pleasure of
attending . regulation clam bake nay think
all this was a combination sufficient to uu-
set the digestion OF . billy goat. Nobody,
} however, showed any bad effects aud every
body Joined in tho CRY that tho bake
! like most Of tho ingredients that went TO
make il up--was ''out of sight" 10 George
B. Child Is great credit due for the success
of the affair. He has worked indefatiQably
ever since tho idea WAS first broaohed, and
he witnessed the realization Of his hopes
and dreams yesterday. Tom Carder. tho
share Of praise, as did Jim Collins. the
pha, naceutist of the Montana club. who
was particularly aotlve about watermelon
time.
Among those who took rart we're George
W. Irvine ii. and George L. Casey, of Butte;
Major Ma tin Maginnis. Hugh McQuaid.
Gen. Geo. .. Eaton, Judge W. Z. Cullen.
sheriff Q. ID. Curtis c. l.. Vawtsr. William
Har tison. James Murphy, John Bean. Eu-
gene Brnaen. W. L. Keefs. nam Kennest
Clarence b. Garrett Col. James Sullivan,
A. J. SeliRman. A. I. Kohldrop. James
aourley. II. p. Barden and many Others
They begged to Hs Shot.
FoRr SMITH. AK. Oct. kid Wilson
and Henry Starr led An unusual attempt to
break jail to. day. They were assisted by
John Pointer, Alex Allen and Frank Col
lins, condemned murdsrers. and Charles
Young and Jim Fair. negroes. They re-
fused TO 90 into their cells At dinner time
and the guard fred. shooting Young In The