The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-17


ground now known as Garfield beach,
where he kept a stage station. He
owned 100 acres, which included lot
of mountain land. He sold Ii after
wards, in 1876, to General Cannon and
a son of Heber Kimball. one of the
Mormon apostles. Soon after he took
up his residence at Salt Lake he was
married to Mary Pettiford, the cere-
mony being performed by Chief JUS
tice Titus. They were married about
10 years but had no children. His wife
was always sickly and died in 1876 at
the age of 35. He felt her loss very
much and become discouraged which
resulted in his selling his beach prop
erty He next took up mining at Ophir
and Tintic-both placer and quartz
but he was never successful.
Il own more gopher holes in Utah
than there are in all the state of Mon
tana," he said a short time ago.
He was among the first residents of
Corinne and was its first mayor. He
was selected for the honor by a mass
meeting of the citizens in 1869. He was
present at the completion of the Cen
trail Pacific and Union Pacific roads on
May 10, 1869, and saw Governor Stan
ford drive the golden spike for the
Central Pacific and President Dyllin
the silver spike for the Union Pacific
He left Utah in 1879 when the Utah
Northern was being constructed from
Franklin, Utah. and established port
able saloon and gambling house with
which he followed the railroad build
ers. He remained in that business I'M
It'll the road reached Beaver canyon,
when he disposed of his interests in
the business and came on to Butte
where he has been ever since with the
exception of visit to the worlds fair
and subsequent trip to California for
the benefit of his health. Soon after
his arrival in Butte he engaged in
business with Chef Small in a wooden
building at the corner of Broadway and
Main street, the site now occupied by
the Union Pacific offices. His life dur
ing his residence in Butte has been an
open book and is familiar to every one
OF late years he has been cared for
by friends he had made in his better
days. AS an evidence of the regard
everyone had for him is the fact that
on March 26, 1886, he was given a big
benefit entertainment at the Grand
opera house. On that occasion ne deliv-
cred an address, which he had after
wards printed in pamphlet form and
distributed among his friends. The
speech tells his own story. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Patriotic Citizen.-Off-h hand speech de-
livered by Capt. ]. c. Shepherd, on
I, NJTdnQ
Opera house, March 20. 1886.
published by Request)
Ladies' and Gentlemen-In making
my salute to such a pleasing and in
telligent an audience. / desire to state
that l am no orator or public speaker.
But can with a clear conscience say
that / stand before you a well disci-
plined soldier a man who has done his
country some service. / do not wish to
al -
that / am monarch of all survey -
My object in appearing before you is
to return you my sincere thanks for
the compliment which you have paid
me this evening in this beautiful dra-
matte temple of liberty / am so Ella
ted over this reception / can scarcely
find words to express my thoughts and
feelings. But l assure you, ladies and
gentlemen, the words which fall from
my lips come from the heart. not from
the head. You are all well aware since
/ have been among you for the last
eight years. / have always stood in the
front rank on all patriotic occasions.
and always stood ready to close up the
rear rank whenever necessary. You
have all been told that / am an old sol
der / enlisted in the army, First reg
iment. United States dragons. on the
9th day of January, 1S41, five years be-
Tore Ine mexican war DrDke out. as a
private sentinel. / was then 10 years
of age. / told an untruth to get into
the service / did not regret the lie
then, nor do i now. 1t was a patriotic
lie. AS / said before / enlisted in the
United States dragons under the COM
mand of Col. S. w. Kearney. / served
at Carlisle barracks. pa at Fort
Leavenworth, Fort Wayne, Fort Glib
son, Cherokee Nation) and Fort Town
send. Gen. p. Z. Conner, who laid out
Fort Douglass. Utah territory, and
commanded the same in 1862. This
same General Connor and / were pri-
vate soldiers together with the same
regiment. Well do remember at For
Townsend while i was walking my
post. l would cast my eye across Red
River in Texas, where / could see ths
Lone Star flag floating at masthead
This was in 1874. James X. Polk ther
being president Of the United States
Ny friends. was one of those who
marched over the plains of Mexico and
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