The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-07
INDIANS LIFT A WHISKY CACHE
Paddy, the Red Man. Got Ahead of tho
Revenue Officers.


On one OF the boats coming up from
the Sound. when al a point about three
miles below Sharp creek. passenger
put ashore IN "A rowboat with sixty gall
los Of the forbidden. which no conceal
"a on the beach under a heap OF brush.
IL seems that Paddy. an Indian. was near
by when the white man made his cache.
and With tho true characteristics OF an
indian who IS urged on by the keenest Of
appettes Tor the ardent spirits that The
white mans law says he shall taste not,
he laid low, and when the owner OF the
cache departed he went enorgcticaIiy 10
work and nfted its entire contents. II is
needless 10 say that during the follow
ing night whisky flowed like water. and
Paddy's brothers and sisters and his
uncles and his aunts. and in fact all Of
the Paddy tribe went on a glorious drunk
and. as mater % course. a free fight
followed which resulted IA a number OF
broken heads. While Intoxicated Paddy
boasjed OF his cache and gave its loca-
thon away. which reaching the ears of
the young bucks OF another family Nv
iug mp this side OF Sharp creek. they took
advantage og hts helpless condition and
went ana made third cache OF the prec-
fous cans. or - what wss left o{ them.
and another family INDUCED in a spree.
An account Of the EolnEs on rearhad the
ears OF thc juneau authorities and az the
KusiIer was i8st leaving for Bernerx' bav
Deputy ColiecJoV Hammond. Deuutv
Marshal Hale and Edward Armstrong
jumped aboard 81 her 20 intercept tka
ferry az Douglas island which they In
tended Ca charter % take them th SHEEP
creek. Shortly after they }eft the dock
on Ire Rustier they saw the ferry pat oilt
from Douglas city for Sheep creek.
blowing the waters under a guN head of
steam. The Rustlcr Immediately started
ga pursuit The ferry pa ned a point
about three miles below the mouth Of
che crcek. and droppirs a single man IN
raW5s3sG started ou afr RETURN aE4fa
The two steamers met and rha Officers
transferred themselves 60 the ferry VITA
orders 90 take them 20 the place where
they had landed yhe man hut a few min
hies f'efare, Upon landing az that point
taey fouad a lone man staining unan
the summit 81 a brush heap. witch pile
thc ofiieers Immediately tnSestl gated but
tas kcGs or cars fhar has been hlaaar
underneath ost a few hours before had
disappeared - ia3fv. the Intlau. had
been Attls teo gusck for them. Oa{rerx
Hale and Armstrong Eccutine whisky
ga fao east vi n4 started down the beach
20 ihat tigtcsiaa. walla tEi.~.r Hammond
stao1 quart ever t1e empty hrlssh rtfa
ara suspic3ousiv watched tha nrst arfl-
vai upen sac s>ene AFTER "a Esc-usstr
.ait' y t AstF tr.-t ~
rtturaN3 te the srapey brush heap again.
1askioE t.vsa and tasrsty. and tae coz
lectsr's scent failing hsm on account q
tha W.r3 not helag ia the rjg1t direction
the tareF ofi1ccrs retarae.3 20 5uueal But
hy kf1r4HE a elaee Watra they s.tssa-
Quently fJln3 out where the remainder
% fhv cans had been concealed by the
Indians aud seixe3 Jn various places
thi~ty gallons ~ az TSe balance Of taa
cache fh5 Indians h81 consumed. wlth
tEa eEctatsco - a few gallons Of sherry
Ni1.. Wh8ch mia beveraee they haa &C.
stras a. condcmulag 81 "a '-oo Eoea % co
accoa1t OF SO o1t having tha required
strenEta % MAKE drunk come quick =
and go prerequisite ~Hcct or SENSATION 20
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