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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21
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A few years after gold was discov-
cred in Montana, l found myself for
the second time in my life in the vi
cinity of the Prickly Pear Canyon,
through which now passes the North
ern Pacific railroad.
There was not a cabin within n
hundred miles excepting a ranch where
remained for two weeks. In the early
days this was built by a squaw man,
who, at the time of the Fur Company
which had several posts on the Mis-
souri,, was quite a power in that oun
try. He was a sinister old man, and
was liked by no one, though his I'M
popularity did not last long, as he was
Killed by an Indian bcy-but, to come
pack to my story, the present owner
OF the ranch and 1 were talking of
some OF our hunting experiences. The
conversation had turned to mountain
hons, as lately there were many in
the vicinity.
Inc ranchman, a few days previous,
had lost a valuable colt, it being killed
Dy one of these prowling creatures.
The colt had been drinking at a stream
not over five hundred yards from the
ranch, when a powerful lion sprang
from an ov%erhanging tree upon the
little animals back. The old mare
was feed1ng only a short distance from
the colt at the time, and, hearing its
cry OF distress, rushed forward and
attacked the panther with such furv
that the latter was compelled to sneak
on and leave it's prey, but not until the
poor colts neck had been broken.
causing it to die instantly.
Early in the spring of that year this
same ranchman, who was a hardy from
tiersman, had been out for two DAVIS
hunting up some cattle which had
strayed off during a windstorm. The
fellow was just coming home, and saw
his wife and little six-year-old girl
down by the old cabin, then used for
a cow-shed. The mother was milking
a COW close to a haycock by the barn
and the child was playing near her. If
was a murky morning; the mist had
not yet cleared away.
The father, after turning his horse
loose, was just in the act of throwine
away some water from the basin in
which he had been washing, when hn
casually looked in the direction of the
old cabin; and, to his horror and con-
sternation, he saw a pair of panthers
looking down as they crouched in the
haycock and were preparing to spring
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the heat from the prairie was rising in
what appeared to be tremulous waves
above the bunch-grass and soap-weed,
making objects in the distance of a
thousand yards look as If they were
trembling in the glow of a fire. l was
crawling toward a group of half a
dozen antelope and dragging my rifle
after me through the grass. None of
my companions were in sight. The
game were very restless, and l was
anxious to locate the other hunters, so
as not to stray away from them, for
the pleasure of hunting antelope was
not so great that l wished to take
chances Of meeting my Indian single
handed. Therefore l decided to risk a
long shot and get away. My gun was
a navy carbine and l could carry a
great distance. Although having a
more modern gun, my carbine was a
great favorite of mine, having used
it more and making some excellent
shots, it very naturally was preferred
by me when hunting game.
The antelope were about six hundred
yards off, and that seemed to be as
les as l could approach. I tried all
sorts of maneuvers to arouse the cur
iosity of the game, such as tagging and
waving my moccasin feet in the air by
holding my feet i've my head, but all
this seemed to no effect. So | raised
my carbine sight and fired at the fore
most one, which was facing me. At
the report of my rifle they all wheeled
about, and l saw the one nearest me
had been hit; his leg was dangling as
if his shoulder were broken.
Just at that moment l saw some
thing which made me start in wonder
m surprise and stand gazing after
the retreating game. In the uncertain
light it looked to me as if another an
telope had jumped upon the one with
it. 1t filled me with establishment, and
| was bound to unravel this strange
mystery; so, quickly running to where
my horse was picketed, / mounted and
galloped after the antelope. AS !
gained on it l was enabled to solve the
scene. A large panther had jumped on
my game, seeing it was disabled, and
was carrying it off toward the noun,
tains. Refining in my horse, l dropped
another cartridge in my rife, halted for
a moment and sent a ball after the ami.
NAL. 1t dropped my game, which
soon had across my saddle, and made
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21
a quick run to camp.

a quick run to camp.
When | reached the spring near
which we had picketed our horses l
found only one of my companions had
returned. l told him of my experience.
He laughed and said, "Oh, that's a fishy
story! But | soon convinced him of
its truth by showing the marks of the
panther's teeth in the neck of the an
telope, which it had broken.
We were both very hungry, and
knew the others would be when they
returned, so started a fire and began
cooking. The rest of our party came
in about an hour afterward, and to u
surprise we saw one had a mountain
lions skin behind his saddle besides an
antelope. 1t seems he had been hunt
ing north of me two OF three miles, and
was stalking a small band of antelope,
evidently part of the bunch l had come
across, which had been separated by
the mountain lion. He had noticed
something moving among the antelope,
which they seemed to avoid, and about
their color, but paid little attention to
it, as he was trying to get a shot at
one of the creatures. They were very
wild, and this seemed almost impos-
sible to do, but after several attempts
he succeeded in shooting a buck, after
which he took the shortest route to
camp.
The trail followed a washout to the
edge OF a little sandstone bluff which
rose from the prairie in irregular forms.
The bunch grass grew in patches and in
great profusion. AS he was riding
along the trail something seemed to
move through the bunch-grass. His
horse snorted a few times, and seemed
uneasy, which, from a sense of caution
more than fear, caused him to draw
his revolver and carry it in readiness
for an emergency, he being a partic-
ularly good pistol shot from the saddle,
an excellent rider and a man of great
experience. In passing along a turn
in the trail under the edge of a sand
stone ledge, he was suddenly startled
by hearing the growl of a large panther,
which was c%rouching in the act of
%springing Upon him. 1t took but a
second to realize his position. The
horse sprang forward with a bound
which would have thrown many a ma
from the saddle, though he be an ex-
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WHAT WOMEN ARE WEARING.

The princess of Saxe-Meiningen
chose a skirt and cape of a pretty
cloth, lightly checked with powder
blue. The skirt was bound with leath-
er.
The princess of Naples while in
England distinguished herself for her
exquisite toilets. At the Buckingham
state ball she wore a dress of mauve
satin, with court-Irain of velvet. The
skirt was embroidered in steel and sill
yer.
Pretty capes bought by the Princess
de Ligne and other titled women are
heIiotrope Scotch plaids or made of
heilotrope Scotch tweed lined with
mauve brocade and, of reseda tweed
checked with white, with collar revers
and lining also of white.
Gowns for the season in Scotland
are now being considered abroad and
many valuable hints may be gathered
from the descriptions of dresses chos-
en- by fashionable women. Princess
Victoria of Wales has ordered a cape
of navy blue tweed, with reversible
lining of red, circular in shape, with
strapped seams and a smart hood.
There seems an epidemic of yellow
and n of the handsomest gowns of
this color was recently worn by the
duchess Of Marlborough. Pearls, steel
sequins and turquoise beads were
wrought in a design on the skirt. Lady
Londonderry wore at the same function
a pale-green brocade, while a French
visitor was striking in ruby China
crepe with gold embroideries and a
tiara of rubies and diamonds. q.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

The production of aluminium in the
United States during the year 1896 was
1900, 900 pounds, as against 900, 900
pounds in 1895, showing a gain of 400
900 pounds. or A per cent. AS has been
the case for several ears past the en-
tire domestic output came from a single
producer, the Pittsburg Reduction
Company, the plant of which at Nj
agara Falls has been enlarged and has
been working at nearly full capacity.
II is interesting to note in this connec
ton that the United States has up to
the present time produced more than
one-third of all the aluminium manu-
featured in the world. The principal
European producer is the Aluminium
Industrie Gesellschaft. with works at
Neuhausen, Switzerland, and control
ling the Societe Observation-Disclosures
de France, with works at Froges, in
France.
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fortunes, and it is well told in Clar-
erce Berry's own words. He says: Il
was becoming much discouraged over
the outlook, when the news came of
the rich find on the Klondyke. At first
l was undecided as to what to do, be-
cause there had peer so many false
alarms that l was unwilling to risk
the expense of such a trip. At length I
concluded that there was certainly
nothing to lose in such a Venture, and
there might be a great deal gained. 1t
was late when l reached Dawson City,
but l was lucky enough to locate what
believe to be one of the richest, If not
the very richest claim on Bonanza
Creek. My claim is No. 40, below Dis
covery, and has yielded in nuggets -.
alone more than $40, 900, the major
portion of which were picked out by
my wife. I think l may say it with
%pardonable pride that she is a nervy'
little woman, and I was more than
fortunate in having such a helpmeet.
l question seriously whether l would
have done so we'll if it had not been
for the excellent advice and aid of my
wife. l want to give her all the credit
that is due to her, and / can assure
you that it is a great deal."F- :. ~
On to the Klondyke.
So the husband went on to Klondyke
and the wife remained at the old camp
to break it up and come on as O as
she could, bringing the stores and pro-
was already beginning to show signs of
toll. The river, which must be crossed
before she could reach the Klondyke,
was already beginning to show signs of
floating ice, and she knew it would be
only a short time before it would be
completely frozen over. So she worked
with a will, and soon got everything
packed and started on the steamer
Arctic for the new land of gold. Her
husband and his party joined her on
the way up the river.
1t was Dec. 6, 1896, when this devoted
and daring couple struck their first
gold of any consequence. Then it came
in a torrent. All through the winter
Clarence Berry was piling up wealth.
His wife was at the mines every day,
and as the great chunks of frozen earth
were dumped on the ground her fair
fingers were busily at work picking
out the nuggets. During the season she
picked up in this way about 10000
worth of golden pebbles.
With a sharp stick she would dig
into the frozen clods until they broke
apart and gave up their treasure. The
largest nugget Mrs. Berry found in this
way was worth 1921, and it turned out
to be the best individual prize found in
the diggings.
Mrs. Berry enjoyed good health
through all her experiences in, the
frozen northwest. and weighs twenty
two pounds more han when she left
Fresno on her wedding day in March.
1896. U%ndaunted by her hard and per-
ilous journey. she says she is ready to
return to Alaska with her husband
next spring if he decides to go back
there. But Clarence Berry is many
times a millionaire now, and it is not
probable that he and his plucky wife
will eve repeat their romantic, pic
turesque, but perilous bridal tour.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

There are many ways of keeping the
great dead in perpetual remembrance.
A magnificent tomb, a monument, a
statue was the ancient way. To erect
memorials that will bless mankind,
while recalling a name hat deserves
the honor of posterity, is a modern
idea. One of the pleasantest and most
merited tributes of this sort is the
setting apart of Elmwood, the home
stead, of James Russell Lowell, in Cam
bridge, as a public park. The project
bids fair to succeed; and until a degen-
crate age shall dispose of the land for
money, the public pleasure ground will
he a perpetual reminder of Americas
poet, statesman and scholar.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

In view of the probable borrowing
upon a large scale by the Chinese gov
eminent in the lear future investors
would do well to bear in mind how un-
settled the position of the empire is.
and how serious is its financial out
look. In a letter dated April 80, the
Pekin correspondent of the Lon
don Times points out the f.
nancial necessities of the coun-
try are every day becoming
keener, and o when China has need
OF all her resources, when
formerly distributed for internal needs
are being collected to pay foreign in
.debtedness, when terminal charges and
others wrongfully imposed to nullify
the value of transit passes are being
abolished in obedience to the will of
treaty powers. with consequent shrink
age Of revenue, a famine has broken
out In two of the richest provinces.
Szuchuan and Hu-pei, and a great de-
crease in the land tax and opium likin
must further weaken the treasury.
Ca~nnibalism is reported in the famine
districts. The secret societies are at
work and the officials are in dread.
Surely China has dark days before her.
All is tending to unrest. The uprising
in Yun-nan, the raids in Kwang-si, the
murder Of Pere Mazel, and the fore
boding of a rebellion in Yun-nan in
sympathy with a Mohamedan insurrec-
ton in Kan-su are all of evil portent.
The prospect is thus extremely gloomy.
and a greater display of craftsmanship
thar has yet been made in Pekin will
be required If grave results are not to
follow.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

! At the unwilling Of the monumen
to his grandfather at Cologne, the
Emperor William referred to the SYM
hol!cal figure thereon as Neptune and
his trident" AS a matter of fact, the
sculptor had struggled to represent
Father Rhine and garlanded vines
and this was his reward. Our repub-
lican eyes make odd mistakes with
some OF our statues, and the imperial
eye may fairly be %pardoned their artis-
tic astgmatism.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

! A: remarkable discovery has been
made in Connecticut. BY an error in
the statutes it is almost impossible to
punish a man for bigamy. 1t is not a
crime for q man to be married to more
than one woman SO long as he does not
live with his wives. Who knows but
the members of the legislature intended
to have the law read just as 1t does?
OF course, the women will see that it IS
repealed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

There have been fighting men who
claimed to weigh a ton" but at the
time of the jubilee naval review the
average British tar seems to have
weighed thirteen tons. In gallant ar
ray OF the coast were n hundred and
sixty-six war vessels" cabled a CORE
spondent; manned by about forty-fve
thousand men, -~agsregating some six
hundre1 thousand tons" No wonder
Britannia rules the waves!
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21
At n Fashionable Dinner Party.

Gentleman ION the right)-"The
weather, madamoiselle--' Lady
Il have already discussed that subject
with my neighbor on the left" Gen
tleman (aside)-"The mean scoundrel!
We had arranged between us that he
should talk about the dinner and |
myself about the weather."-Humor.
istische Blaetter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

Mrs, Clarence Berry Is the heroine
of this great Klondyke romance If
there are such things as lucky stars
she was born under one of them. She
was Miss Ethel Bush, of Selma, until
March 10, 1896, when she became the
bride OF Clarence Berry, of Fresno, the
man who has made the biggest and
richest find yet made in the new
Alaskan gold fields. His first seasons
work netted him $3.50, 900. Nine-tenths
OF the claim he has staked out is yet
to explore, and is known to be full of
the yellow dust. And the hand that
held the Aladdin lamp which guided
him to his fabulous fortune was that
OF the brave little who married
him one day and started with him on
the next for the ice-bound Land Cf
Promise In the Northwest.
A PerIlous Bridal Tour.
1t was a unique honeymoon trip. For
downright luck it is without a parallel
in the record of bridal tours. On the
day that they were married these two
'O"AS PSOPlO WClC pun III everything
but love, pluck and faith in their flu
ture. Their worldly possessions con-
sisted of just enough money to pay
their passage to San Francisco, thence
to Juneau, and on to Forty-Mile Camp,
and provide themselves with the neces-
sary stores for a year of mining-camp
life when they got there. 1t was a
rough start in life, but this young
couple were no mere dreamers of for
tune.
They had those elements of character
that conquer success under the hard
est conditions. They were prepared to
literally force open the clinched fingers
on the reluctant hand of fortune. Tbev
were ready to face hardships and
rough it" together. Between them
and the Yukon river there was a long
and weary journey, full of perils by
land and sea. The journey to juneau.
which they reached on March "a. was
easy enough, but beyond that point it
was difficult and dangerous.
Their overland journey began nm
March "a, and it was not until June 10
that his brave pair drove their dog
team into Forty-Mile Camp and "~struck
a claim" The story of those seventy
eight days of travel through an I'M
known country, across an almost track
less waste of ice and now is the story
of a wedding trip that must have been
love lightens labor and laughs at Ian
ger when it is united to the clear grit
which these two had.
1t was no freak journey, undertaken
in a whimsical spirit of haphazard
venture. Clarence Berry had talked Of
gold to Ethel Bush while he was WOO
ing her. There was a golden thread
running all through his tale of love.
Among the pretty things he said to win
her heart he was constantly whisper
ing to her the suggestion of fortune to
be sought, and found, hand in hand,
they two together, in the frozen will
| derness of the northwest.
Rumors of wealth beyond the
dreams of avarice" had been floating
down. from there for many a year. So
when they stood up before the minister
and pledged themselves for life they
had already agreed to start for that
unknown country. And they did.
Over the White Deserts.
From Fresno, where they were mar
ried, they took with them four fine
dogs to help pull them and their outfit
over the white deserts that lay between
them and the Yukon. They purchased
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

A man of figures says one pound
OF wool will produce one yard @: cloth.
1t will also produce 1857, 963, c04 words
which are called congressional de-
bate.
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provisions enough to last them twelve
months, and they set GU with the de-
termination to stay in the Yukon dis
trict and hunt for the auriferous earth
at least five years. Theirs was to be no
short holiday outing, but a carefully
planned campaign-a long and per-
sistent search for the coveted gold.
Few women would care to face the
trials and privations of that long jour-
ney from Juneau to Forty-Mile Camp.
1t was full of exciting Incidents, and
more than once death seemed to be
quite near. Mrs. Berry, who is now in
San Francisco, furnishes many graphic
details of her trying experiences. She
says:
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

"As Joaquin Miller sees it" is the
headline over the poets letter from
the Alaskan gold feds. And when you
read the letter you know Mr.. Miller
saw 1t through a dictionary.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

Even the Chicago grand jury is
tainted with bribery. and the public
Eye seeks in vain for a pure object
connected with the administration of
Justice. Lawyers wriggle their clients
out OF trouble with the bold help of
courts, and there appears to be little
or no chance of a square deal in be-
half OF the vast honest majority of the
people.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

During the last year no fewer than
10000 school children were taught to
swim by instructors employed by the
London Schools Swimming Associs.
ton,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21
MIND MAKES MATTER.
BRIDE AND GROOM LONG FOR
SHINING GOLD.
They Journey to Alaska and Soon Be-
come Possessed of u Claim That Has
Yielded Them Millions In Dust-Grit
Brings Luck.

o. HOWARD, Jr.,
the mining ex-
pert and son OF
Gen. o. o. Howard,
t%elegraphed to q
Wall street syndi-
cate: 1--WE secured
an option on Clar-
ence Berry's con
trolling interest In
four best claims at
Di--lx,Jy1 urioo I w =
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

II Germany gets too rollicking Uncle
Sam may compel her to bury all Linn
burger cheese that has died at home
and been shipped over here.
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The man who plows deep makes the
right kind Of a prayer for good crops.

To save all trouble Judge Jackson
might en1oin the coal from remaining
longer In the mines.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-21

Mrs, Howso-"Did the butcher send
the lobsters?" Bridget-'He did, mum,
but sent thin back. They wuzn't
ripe."-Brooklyn Lite. >
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The Brides Account of 1t.

''The journey over the ice and snow
was an eXperieLc &c that I am not likely
to soon forget. The accommodations
for a woman were very poor, though
we had the best that was obtainable.
We carried with us a stove and tent,
and the latter we pitched every night
on some spot where the snow was hard.
Our beds were made of boughs. Mr..
Berry was careful to see that I had
every comfort possible. Just before
leaving Juneau l was given a large
bearskin robe, which added much to
my comfort.
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million dollars, 10 per cent to be paid
Immediately; this sum to be forfeited
If control isn't carried through and bal
ance paid in six months. Forty square
feet actually produce $1,000 O0, of which
100000 in nuggets is here"
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rhs greatest error roade By lezlsls-
tors Ii the false idea that compromise
IL the acme Of substantially.
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II you would not be known to do a
thing, never do it.
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Others see u faults as plainly as
we see theirs.
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Over the White Deserts.
From Fresno, where they were mar
ried, they took with them four fine
dogs to help pull them and their outfit
over the white deserts that lay between
them and the Yukon. They purchased
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-23
NOTICE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERNr Notice is hereby given. that certain inning clvims called the Tam Bien, McGinty and ar ayo1. situated in the Warren mining district, and about one half mile noTiheasteriy fir m the Holbrook hoistng works. and about the same distance from the town of Bistee. A T. Ist As the above named claims weie not located in conformity Pi'h tte U- s. Min ng laws. there fore. a second party, al later date. relocated the same in full conformity w'tn the above named mining laws aud is fully determined to pro.ect his rights, Therefore, all persons are cautioned not to bargainfor. buy or lease the above named 'laims. .. MANSUR,
 aIs-3m DsO7e' n'
Tombstone prospector., 1897-08-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTAlAS

. ATnBONE LODGE. NO. TO- K. OF ? meets every Tuesday eyeniug. D. BLAKE, C. C. F. Nj. JOHNSON. K. R
 ]. Visiting brothers cordially invited.