The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-15
RETURNED FROM ALASKA
Murphy and Burke Located Rich
Claims.
NEWS OF MlSSOULA MEN
D. d. Bogart Has Made a Stake-How
Mike Beaulieu Deflsd a Police
Captain and Her Majesty's
Authority.

Missoula, Aug. 1t.-Ba-ne Murphy,
the returned Klondiker. whose arrival
in Missoula was mentioned in the
Standard this morning, brings infor-
nation of many OF the Missoula peo-
pie who are in the northern mining
country. He and his partner, Joe
Burke, were successful in locating rich
claims, and Mr.. Murphy carries as
pocket pieces couple of handsome
nuggets from one of their claims. One
of these nuggets weighs s26 and the
other, which is handsomely lined with
white quartz, is valued at s13. He has
also thin nugget whose natural
shape is that of a leaf. This he has
had mounted as a brooch and is TAX
ing it home for a present. Mr. Burke
is in hospital in San Francisco. wait
ing for the surgeons to perform an
operation upon him for the removal of
tumor which has grown upon him
since he left this part of the country.
Mr.. Murphy is in the best of health and
is, all in ALL the best loking Klondiker
that has shown up in these parts.
Mr.. Murphy says that d. D. Bogart
of Missoula is doing we'll in Dawson
and that he has made quite a stake.
He saw Joseph Deschamps a short time
before he came out to the coast and
says that Joe has a good claim and
was just beginning his sluicing when
he saw him. VIII Brayton is at pres
ent experimenting the cleanup of a
claim that is owned by a woman and
Will soon take position as weigher
in an establishment in Dawson. Will
has done fairly well and is now doing
10 10 tta,, rtT Iaft I.r
with Mr.. Brayton and Luc Richard.
worked for Mr.. Murphy on his claim
for some time and is now with a t. ans
portation company. He is doing we'll
and has money in the bank
Mr.. Murphy tells some good stories
of life in the North. and one CT the
best ones is an incident that has Mike
Beaulieu as its central figure. Missoula
people will all remember the redoubt-
able Mike. whose bluff ways and
manner wen him many
friends while he lived in Missoula. MI.
Murphy says that, when Luc Richard
was drowned. Mike took $4,000 of his
money and left it with captain of the
mounted police. to forward 10 Mr..
Richards family in this county. Some
time after that. Mike entered the en-
ploy of Murphy and Burke. One night
he had been paid off and was abou. t.
start for the camp to deposit his money
in the bank. He received a letter that
night from a friend in Missoula. saving
that the money that Richard had lcft
had not been received here. That made
Mike mad He had a double purpose II
getting to the city then. The deposit
of his money was a secondary c0nsrd-
Grafton. He wanted to find that CaI-
tain of the police and call him 20 ac
count for his neglect in the handling
of the funds of his deceased friend. So
he went to town and he hunted up the
captain.
Now, the captain of the mounted 20
lice is a magnate in that country ard
has to be approached with Difference
and respect. This particular captli1,
whose name was Steele. was one of the
most pompous and eXacting of his type
and nobody ever addressed him vi hprt
giving him his full title Access to rirl
was not easy. either, and a card had
to be sent in and all sorts of red tape
INDUCED il before he could be seen.
But all of this formality was ilsr"-
garded by Mike. 1t cut no ice with
him. He forced his way into the cap
tain's office and went at him with char
acteristic energy. He forgot all alb nut
the respect that was due the capua;a
Of police and his speech was nlc.n and
to the point.
Say, Steele" he said, "you don't
know me, eh?"
No" was the reply. Il never saw
you before"
You don't know Mike Feaulieu
eh?"
No, l say l never saw YOU be-
fore"
Steel you are a ID liar. You say
you don't know Mike BeaulieL.
See here, my man." said the aston
ished captain. you must be more re-
spectful here"
"Dass all right" said Mike "Mahbee
you don't know Luc Richard. sh""
No. l do not know MIN and / do n 1T
know you
steele. you are a - - liar. You
don't know Mike Beauieu. you don't
know Luc Richard. You no fool Mike
Beaulieu. Where dat money l give you
f'om Luc Richard, Ell" YoI no send
him to she's people. | want DAT money
an l want him quick. You no fool
Mike Beaulieu."
Then he proceeded to eXhnrt the cap
tain in a style that, while II did not
show proper respect TO her majesty'S
service, left no doubt whatever" rs to
Mikes opinion of this particular vcarer
of the red coat. AS he proceeded with
his tale, the captain recalled :ha Incl
dent of Richards drowning and said
that he would at once have the money
looked up and forwarded if it had not
Detf dlTtduN Stlll, dlid hike dSSut Gu
that il had not.
Take off your hat and sit down." h a
said. Il will take this matter up at
once. Or you come again tomorrow
and I will find out what has been
done"
Then Mike was wroth again. Not
by a id sight" he replied vigorously.
You don't fool Mike Bgaul'eu dat way.
| want dat money of Luc r chard, an
| want him quick Steele, you are a
id liar You give me dat money. ]
send him TO she's people"
And he stood pat. He would not
leave till the matter had been inveSti-
gated and a clerk gave the assurance
that the money had been forwarded -
FrenchtOwn. Even then Mike though t
that he was Icing Jobbed and he -"
garded Steele with suspicion until a
later letter from MssOula confirmed
the statement that the money had been
sent. Then hp could not understand
why it was that Captain Steele had
failed to recognize him.
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