Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
LOST A TON OF GOLD
BAD LUCK OF THREE MINERS FROM
THE CONFEDERATE GULCH
They Faced Many Perils-GettinE Into
Civilization They Fall Victims
to the Wiles of smooth

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

1t was an even ton of gold" said Bob
HARDWOOD. that Long Williams, B. Din
gee and Cute Mullen took out of Confed-
crate gulch in "a. And when l recall their
experience in gettin' it East. where they
expected to live happy ever afterward.
I'm reminded of the sprinter who run hard
but stumbled at the tape, and thereby lost
his MONEY and the race.
"Of course they knowed they had a jolt
before EN-. for the Sioux was bad. and SO
was the Blackfeet. Moreover. there was
the long ride down the Missouri. and in a
boat of their own maxim. And. besides
that, their ton O. gold weighed over 1900
pounds-for they wasn't cheatin' them
seivas-and a ton O. most anything, honest
weight, is a pretty big handicap for one
to make speed with in goin' through a hos
tile country. However. a party similarly
burdened had got through all right. and
KNOWN this fact they didn't hesitate Il
seen to gettin' the grub: B Bon Bingee hired
the escort. and Clute Mullen made 1t his
chief worry TO rent the teams and wagons
And thus equipped they struck out for
the late fall of "a.
AT Benton the escort turned back. Long
partin. with old friends, he said. and that.
too, at Il time when him and Clute and b.
Dingee most needed 'em. But after the
three had talked it over they come to the
conclusion that SO many men in the party
would be SUI. to bring the Indians down
upon EN-, and SO they reluctantly drank
got their big yawl built, they give Fort
Benton the go-by and pushed out into the
middle O. the Missouri.
lynn that our troubles is about to begin
To which Long Williams and B. Dingee
agreed.
After numerous hardships and hair
breadth escapes from Indians. the voyagers
reached Sioux City. where they found the
steamer Deer Lodge. belated on its down
the-river journey, because of disabled ma
chinery. and was there tied up: but. with
everything fixed again, it was on the point
O resumin' its trip to ST. Louee. So the
boys was just in time. The luck O. the
thing made EN- feel so good that after
seem that their gold was slowed away il
quench everybody's thirst, including their
own.
They Meet jolly Passengers.
For they felt that, now that they was
in the white mans country, their troubles
was over, and the wear and tear O. get
tin to civilization alive justified 'em in
relaXin' their nerves a bit. Moreover. there
was some JOLLY fellows a~board-fellows
that had got on at Sioux City just a min
ute or so before the boat started; and these
fellows had quieted their suspicious right
at the outset by declarin' that they had
never played poker nor three-card monte
in their lives. The only thing they could
do was drink. and drink they did. easily
beatin' the boys at this game, and the
boys were experts. too.
AT Omaha neither Clute nor Long could
see the town for the haze; As for B.. Din.
'em took particular notice of another pas
senger gettin' aboard at this point. nor
appeared to see the half a dozen boxes.
hands carry up to his stateroom. Nor did
the boys know when the Deer Lodge
touched at Nebraska City. where some of
the passengers and a box or two left the
boat; and at ST. Joe all three was a-snorin'
in their berths. Yet. at st. Joe. all the
other remainin' Jolly fellows and all the
steamboat. and neither Clute nor Long
nor b. Dingee was present to say good-by
But Ia ts in passi n e Leat ,sIpS thsv the he.n b BOYS
their boxes. lookin' just as natural as life.
and standin' right there where they'd
slowed EN-.
Reminded Of Old Times.
"Then they caught a glimpse of a big
sign stretched along the river bank sayin'
that Transfers for Denver was wanted
And SEEM it, and despite their feelin's at
the time-for their heads ached terribly
For all had skinned mules or whacked
bulls at one time or another, and SEEM
the sign had brought the recollection
back.
- reckon says Long Williams. glancin'
sideways. at the boxes. that with, a ton
O. gold in our fists We'll not apply. But
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