The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-30
THAT WASH EARLYDAYS
Jack Barunettc Has Something to Say
Of the National Parks History.
HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT 1T
Livingston Sends a Lively Letter
Concerning the Progress or he-
cent Events in the Metropolis
OF Park County.
snecIal corresnonaence of tho standard

Special Correspondence OF the Standard
LIVINGSTON, Jan. 28.-E Hodges, a Mis-
sion Creek rancher who is i'll Chicago I'M
dergoing surgical treatment, lost his
mammoth barn a few evenings ago by
fire. The hired man was in the barn
milking a COW when tho animal Kicked
and upset the lantern. The flames spread
with alarming rapidity, but all the live
stock was rescued. The barn and con-
tents were insured for $1,000.
Jack Baronette, the famous scout,
hunter and old-time Indian fighter, is IN
receipt of n letter from Lieut.. II. Nj.
ChItterden of Columbus, Ohio, asking Tor
information concerning the early history
of the Yellowstone National park. Mr..
Baronette has replied at length and gives
some interesting historical facts. After
giving the origin of the names of some of
the rivers, geysers and cascades he says:
~ built the first bridge across the Yell
lowstone in the fall and winter of 1879,
but It was burned by the Nez Perces In
dians during their memorable raid in
1877 Tho bridge was rebuilt by mo two
years later.
"In 1864 l went into the park on n gold
prospecting tour, going as far as Yellow
stone lake. There were no signs OF any
white man having preceded me. Arriv-
ing at the east park of the Yellowstone l
found n camp of about $50 lodges of hos
tile Indians, but did not talk with them,
as my party was small. We left there as
fast as we could conveniently.
"Suryeyor General Washburn and Lieu
tenant Doane were tho first persons to
advance the idea of having congress set
apart the region as n national park and
Lieutenant Doane wrote the first report of
that country ever published.
"The first mention l ever heard made
of that region was by old mountaineers.
They told about the experience of n man
named Hotter, who was with Lewis and
Clarke on their famous trip across the
continent. Hotter stopped at the three
forks of the Missouri river to trap and was
set afoot by the Biackfeet Indians. lie
went up the Madison river to it's sourcc
and discovered the geysers. Later he told
of the weird and wonderful region to the
mountaineers. They made fun of him
and always spoke of the head of the Mad
ison as 'Holter's He'll thereafter.
Mayor Frank Beley is in receipt of q
letter from the city clerk of Butte ex-
pressing TO the people of this city the
thanks of the city council of Butte for the
resolutions passed by tho Livingston city
council and the sentiments therein con
tanned.
Superintendent Finn has notified con
ductors on the Montana division tina
fraudulent skeleton tickets have been is
sued by tue Columbus. Cincinnati
Hooking Valley. the Georgia Midland
Atlantic and the Great Falls a. North
western companies. The tickets ar
printed on green paper, with white back
and can be filed out TO read TO and iron
any point. The superintendent has OF
dered conductors TO take up all such tick
cts and collect full fare.
A. b. Youngson, assistant grand chic
of the national order of tho Brotherhoo
of Locomotive engineers, was in tho cit
Friday from Cleveland, q. lilo IS en- rout
10 the Pacific coast on brotherhood busi
ness and was entertained during his sta
in this city by the loca lodge of engineers
He is accompanied by Engineer Jack Horl
of the Minnesota division.
Mrs. IL. A. Rice, the Montana Sheer
Queen was in the city Monday from he
Myersburg ranch. She said that th
mercury dropped To 9S degrees below ger
last Saturday night at Myersburg.
Postmaster j. L. Swindlehurst is in III
Natural Bridge mining district this wee
looking after his mining interests. Hc
interested in a group of five promisIn
quartz claims and thinks he has b.
nanza. The tunnel on one of the claim
is in over 50 feet on the lead and pick,
samples of the ore assay as high as 500
in gold TO the ton. Thompson Bros.
this city have Jus; purchased lv
twenty-fourth interest in the mine fC
S1,OOJ.
\. Carter. superintendent and gener
manager OF the McCauIey Mining an