The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-12

ed . sensible supper for the whole thou
sand men. Some OF the boyaShave been
sick In hospital. n the Red Cross Ia
dies were on m nnothering the lads
that have given up everything for their
country. I saw so much of their work
that 1 couldn't help feeling that there
Is enough real royalty In their finger
\ tips TO make every man OF us uncov
his head. and the very angels to do
o~beisance. hat seems very vigorous
ly stated. but IL you will go to the Non
tana regiment and put IL to the vote.
you will have u carried unanimously,
and with roof-raising cheers. San Fran
cisco has shown itself worthy of the
high honor of being the sailing port for
these expeditions to the Orient"
Did you see the Montana regiment"
Yes, / did: several times. They had
a great reception when they arrived,
and i heard MANI m of the fine
physique of the men. They are drilling
very hard, and when IL comes to busi-
ness they will not be lacking. ! was
there last Sunday. when the first regi-
mental inspection was held. and heard
IL stated that company G of Butte car
ried the banner for general appearance.
tidyness Of tents m street in front of
same. This is the company of which
+. w. Wynne is captain. Il. s. Paxson
first lieutenant, and w. Il. Knowlton
second lieutenant. The hospital tents,
which are under the care of. Steward
r. ii. Paxson OF Butte, were highly
commended. n most deservedly so,
for they are kept In ship-shape style.
That day at IL o'clock was also held the
first regimental church service. 1t was
held i'm a big tent. and conducted by
Chaplain q. c. Stull, assisted by Chap
lain McComber. The religious part of
camp life will not be omitted by Chap
lain Stull.
But IL is absurdly ludicrous to think
how ignorant so many people are about
Montana and the Montanans. Now, I
had this story told me at the Palace
hotel by a gentleman who had no idea
I came from Montana, blu thought /
lived in California He said: Those
Montana troopers are a hardy lot. Why,
do you know. when they arrived they
were met by one of the garrison offfcers,
who told them that tents would be pro-
vided that afternoon, and they said:
I'VE don want any tents. Well just
sleep right here in the OPEN And
then he added, for my information:
You know. half of those fellows In
Montana don't sleep in a house: they
use sleeping bags. and can sleep out OF
doors when the temperature Is 30 and
40 below zero. just like they do up there
in the Klondike.' Some day the good
fellow will see the Len and some of
the DINER buliulnkS, dIu VIM iEoot a.
revised version of his information about
Montana"
did you near much about the Klon-
dike?"
Yes: though not as much as when l
was on the coast in January; but there
is still considerable interest and tray
ell to that section. AS to the probable
output. / may say that ! met several
who have just come from there. and
they agree that 1t will be upwards of
SIS, 600 900 for this winters work. The
yield in gold continues good. On the
claim on Bonanza creek, owned by the
company with which l am connected.
the returns are most satisfactory. The
superintendent, writing about SIX
weeks ago, says that the lowest pan has
yielded rs cents. and that they have
had pans running up to as high as ~
in gold. Other claims are doing as
well, and no doubt some even better.
About September or October We shall
know more about general and actual
results: hut ! think that the klondike
can he counted upon to supply a good
many millions of gold to add to the
worlds stock"