The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-14
A Conspicuous Streak of Yellow
in the New Northwest.
STORY OF A BLOODY RIOT
Account Of the First Woman to De-
clare Her Intentions to Become q Cit
izen and Pre-Empt Land in Mon
tana Also Found in the Files.


comparatively a new venture in the
1869. the New Northwest of Deer Lodge
published a sensational story of a ter
rible race war in Silver Bow, then the
hottest placer mining camp on the
map. The story has all the features
found in yellow journals of to-day.
bulletin paragraphs. courier messages
and everything but the illustration
cuts.
1t may be stated in connection hat
in the edition of the week previous
mention was made of the return to
Deer Lodge of Hugh McQuaid from
the states where he had spent sew
eral months II is barely possible that
Hugh had taken notes back East"
and had sprung this sensational story
just to show the people out West how
they did 1t down home" He was
holding cases" on Captain Mills New
Northwest, and as he was a capable
writer. no doubt he did a little editor
ial and reportorial work in his COM
posing stick, and maybe he is respon-
sible for the following yellow streak in
the usually strictly conservative and
sedate old weekly. This is what the
early settlers of Montana territory
read:
Terrible Times at Silver Row-The
Conflict of Races-Fuil Particulars by
a Two-Eye Witness.
Tuesday, 3 y. ma messenger just
arrived from Silver Bow gives the
bare outline of a fearful outbreak and
the existence of actual hostilities be-
tween the whites and Cinnamon. A
fight began at the mining claims at 10
o'clock a. m. to-day, the whites maxi
ing an assault on the Chinese with
firearms and the latter resisting with
their mining implements. When the
messenger left o men were killed
and a large number wounded, but,
communication being cut off. no names
or particulars could be a~scertained.
Later. 4 p. m.-The whites were ev-
erywhere repulsed on the hill. M had
fallen back on their reserves at War
rem a Bakers, where a desperate stand
would be made. The Chinese troops
fought nobly. The ground is alive
with dead men. and the bitches are
flowing a full head of first and second
class blood
Later, 5 p. m.-The whites rallied
at Silver Bow. made a sortie from
Warren & Bakers. drove the Chinese
out of camp, burned their cabins and
the Johns are now pouring down the
road for Cottonwood. A large increase
is noticed by many in our streets. and
the valley above is yellow with them.
Serious trouble is apprehended.
Later, wednesday.-News sensa-
tionaI but unreliable. The discolora-
ton of the river is thought to be
caused by diluted gore. The air is i'm
pregnated with sulphuric doors. and a
dread suspense hangs over town like
the Highland meat market sign over
the sidewalk. The deputy sheriff and
a posse started Immediately on receipt
of the news, and have not returned.
1t il feared they met the enemy and
are no more.
Later, Thursday.-Deputy Sheriff
Keysser and James II. Brown returned
from Silver Bow last night. Nos. :
and s above. on Bully Boy gulch. in
Summit Mountain district. are dis
puted claims, Sam Lee n All Sing
claiming them. 1t Is now claimed by
George Krogan and Andrew Turny.
On Tuesday both parties went to work.
Trouble ensued. The Chinese made a
rally on Krogan and Turny with picks.
shovels and sluice forks, whereupon
the latter showed. A few heads were
punched and two shots fired by the
whites, who then retreated In good or
der to town, to which they were fol-
lowed by the whole tribe of Cinnamon,
armed with mining utensils. and max
ing day hideous with their chin music.
Nobody was killed, nobody shot. no
body seriously injured. On Wednesday
Krogan and Turny were brought be-
fore william Everest. j. p, on the
charge of assault, and We're both ac-
quilted, the witnesses testifying that
the Cinnamon made the assault. The
whole matter has now resolved itself
into a civil suit between the parties to
obtain peacable possession of the
ground.
so you have had all the fun OF a
murder story. and there are no dis
agreeable consequences in the shape of
costly suits. imprisonments, low diet
and hanging scrapes."
Another old time story which is
found in the files of the New North
west will be of interest to STANDARD
readers. 1t shows in beautiful outline
the inestimable value of some OF the
pioneer women of this state. Mon
tana's pioneer women are all gems
hat fact Is known the world over. ms
heroine of the story was Miss Gwen
Evans. She was the first woman in
Montana to file a ~pre-emption claim TO
and in this (then) territory. She was
a native of Wales. ana appeared be-
fore Clerk of the Court q. b.. O'Ban-
non. still ar esteemed resident of Deer
LO0ke, anu WtHt tiuousH W lofiidt
Ger emory of declaring intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States.
This was in May. 1869. b later mar
ried Ephriam Thomas. and several
years ago she and her husband were
killed by. lightning after retiring for
the night I'm their home on Lost creek.
near this city. The story is told as
follows:
something New-A Young Lady Is
Naturalized and Files a Presumption
Claim to $50 Acres of Land q
I'm the year 1867 it Vas decided by
Commissioner Wilson of the general
land office hat an unmarried or single
over the age of 81 years. not
the head Of a family. but able to meet
all the requirements of the presumption
law. has a right to claim its benefits
1t has seldom happened that advan-
tage of this ruling has been taken. and
We believe Deer Lodge valley affords
the first instance of the kind in this
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