The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-07
A MONTANA KID STORY
Pat Padden Lets Some Light In
on His Career.
ORDERED OUT OF DAWSON
Padden Says the Montana Kid Was Es-
corted to the Boa by Mounted
Police Recorded a Nom
Existent Fraction.

a story Pat Padden brings from the
Klondike puts something of a dampen-
er on the stories the Montana Kid
has been telling. or had allowed to he
told about the greatness he achieved
both in fortune and social eminence i'm
the country where men grow big faster
than anywhere else under the sun. Mr..
Padden is, or was. one of the best
known miners i'm Butte. He left here
last fall when the Klondike craze was
at its height. succeeded i'm reaching the
land of gold, and wintered there, and
has come out for a visit to his family.
He arrived here nearly two weeks ago
on the return trip.
According to Mr.. Padden. the Mon
tana Kid" does not rank very high as
a bonanza king in the Klondike, not
nearly as high as ke has i'm the news
papers since he got back to the states.
and his vast wealth and gold mines are
very largely i'm his mind. Mr.. Padden
states that the Kid" does not own a
claim in the Klondike. and as a matter
Of fact, left the country on the urgent
request of the gold commissioner who
honored him with an escort of mounted
police to make sure he got safely aboard
the steamboat.
In Mr.. Padden's language. "Egan
tried to record a fraction of a claim
with the gold commissioner The cons
missioner told him there was no frac-
tion on Eldorado subject to location,
but Egan insisted there was, and sue
ccoded i'm getting il recorded. That was
about the time he was leaving to cOme
out for the Examiner last winter. The
commissioner learning he had been cor
rect and that there was no such frac-
tion as that recorded, tried to catch
Egan, but he got away. Egan re-
turned one day and was given a very
warm reception. He had been i'm Daw-
son about 20 minutes when the gold
commissioner heard of his return. and
Immediately sent a couple of mounted
police To arrest him. A steamer was
about to leave and he was escorted to
the BOAT and told to keep going, and
he did IL may be remembered Egan
said i'm his first Interview after return
ing to Butte that when he went back.
he would remain on the American side
of the line.
Mr.. Padden, i'm talking of his trip to
the klondike, said he onIy had $50 when
ne landed i'm Alaska, and he worked his
way through. by packing over the
trail from Dyea he earned a winters
outfit, and finally reached Dawson
Sept. 2S. He was fortunate enough to
secure a lay" to work for the winter,
and although he is modest in stating
the success of his labors, it is evident
he made money, as he was able to come
home on a visit and is going back with
a years supplies. He states that since
spring set i'm the population of Dawson.
which was not over 5000 during the
winter. has been swelled by fully 5000
new corners, and although the figure
seems well nigh incredible. he states
that was a conservative estimate when
he left. He states that provisions ran
pretty low during the winter, but there
was little actual suffering. With the
immense influx of people there deVel-
oped a great deal Of sickness, and it
was to escape this that he decided to
visit Butte. Typhoid fever and scurvy
were so prevalent he preferred SPEND
ing the money it would cost to come
out. and be sure of being in good health
for next winter. to remaining and TAX
ing a chance of a spell of sickness.
Mr.. Padden says the mines will not
work very extensively the coming win
ter, owing to the 10 per cent. royalty
imposed by the Canadian government.
lie states he attended a meeting of
mine owners just before he left. at
which il was agreed not to work the
illlllfN III Nl' SoNFI iiiltil IibNlllfu the
royalty or abolished it. MIR. Padden
was fortunate enough to secure three
claims which he thinks will turn out
we'll. They are Nos. 81 on Sweet creek,
5 on Indian and > on Victoria.
Mr.. Paddcn saw "A number Of Butte
people i'm the north. Among them were
Dan Drew. Martin Gilmore. Con Peo-
piles, 81 Marks, who is purser on the
steamer T.. II. Weare: Pat Boland and
PAT Wal All nv, ,lRfp.v ~, ,-.n Dat
Holland. he says got i'm with 80 tons of
provisions early I'm the spring. which
he sold at a profit Of 5000 and is COM
Ing out again.
Mr.. Padden SAYS he paid 81 for a o
of the Standard while at Dawson and
was glad To get IL at that. When he
leaves to-morrow he will axe 100 cop
les of the paper, and expects to make
the expenses of his trip out and i'm on
the sale of them.