The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-25
Of More Than Ordinary Interest at
the St. Louis Fair.
THE SAME OLD STAGE COACH
In Which Hank Monk Drove the
Great Editor and Politician, Hor-
ace Greeley Into PlacervilIe On
TimeoWhere He Was Booked to
Deliver An Address.

ST. Louis, Aug. 23.-Hank Monk,
the stage driver of the pioneer days
in the far west, was immortalized by
Mark Twain in his "Roughing It,"
The stage coach in which Hank Monk
got Horace Greeley to Placervile
ION time and the gold watch which
was presented to the intrepid Jehu
because of his record+breaking trip
will he among the interesting curios
at the worlds fair, st Louis in 1904
Mr.. J. A. 1erringtOn, of Carson
City, Nevadas executive commission
er to the worlds fair. was in st.
Louis few days ago and told Charlie
NJ. Reeves, secretary of the states
and territorial exhibits committee,
that Nevada would exhibit among
other interesting things. these famous
Hank Monk relics.
Hank Monk. as will be remembered
by everyone who has read MARI,
Twains first famous book, Rough
charge of the stage that carried Hor-
ace Greeley into Placerville one eve
ming in the latter sixties Mr. Gree
ley was booked to deliver an address
in that mining village at O'clock
The trip was tedious and the great
editor began to fear that he would
not reach Placewille in time to keen
his engagement. He leaned out oil
the stage window and asked the dri
yer, Hank Monk. if he could not en-
tice little more speed from the
horses.
The imperturbabe driver Leaned
down and replied:
keep your seat, Horace, III ger
you there on time"
How Hank Monk kept his word i.
graphically recorded by Mr.. Clemens
Probably no trip over the mountains
was ever made at such brarak-necl
speed. The distinguished passenge
was tossed around in the boundin!
stage coach like corn in pepper an,
there We're those who declared tina
Mr.. Greeley's head was force,
through the roof.
The trip was the topic of the en-
tire coast country and some admin
ers of the celebrated driver Dough
him a handsome gold watch Insid
the case appears this inscription:
Presented to Hank Monk in con
memoration of his celebrated driv
in landing Horace Greeley on time
Keep your seat Mr.. Greeley. I'll &c
you there on time"
At the time OF the Greeley rid
Hank Monk was in the employ of d.
j. M. Benton, of Carson City. Mon
and Benton were close friends an
when this old stage driver died tn
famous watch passed into the pc:
session of DIR. Benton. Hank Mon
was buried in the cemetery at Ca
son City. A plain sandstone sla
marks the grave and in a niche CT
In the stone may be seen tintyp
portrait Of the man who got Horac
Greeley in ION time"
Mr. Warrington has secured tn
watch from Dr. Benton and will hay
it on exhibition in the Nevada bull
ing.
The other Hank Monk relic whiC
will attract even more attention
the same old stage coach in Whic
Horace Greeley took the famous rid
Mr. Warrington was able to secu1
this and it will be taken to tt
worlds fair and will be used as IL
coach of state by the Nevada official
When distinguished guests reach S
Louis the old coach, with driv
of the pioneer day in typical &C
tune, will be at Union station al
convey them to the official NPVat
home at the worlds fair ground
Then every day the old coach may
seen dashing down the steep h
from the plateau of states to the mi
ing gulch, where will be construct
q typical California mining camp
the forty-nine days. This trip W
be made just as it was many yea
ago when the gold dust was da
taken from the mines to a place
safety.
Mr.. Warrington says that Ma
Twain is almost worshipped out
Carson City. While he was kno'
only by the name of Sam Cleme
the author was resident of Cars
and was employed in reporter
capacity on a paper in Carson own
by Mr. Yerrington's father. Mu
of the material for "Roughing
was gathered in Nevada before +
tune smiled on the great humori
Grain Sample. for Exhibit.