The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-10-26
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In the year 1873 WAS driving the north.
ern route along the Canadian line from
Rouses Point to Ogdensburg. Stopping
one Sunday at one OF the larger towns
about midway ! fellin with some good fel-
lows and they proposed We take hunting
trip down along the line. The country 10 a
Cat sandy plain with scattering clumps Of
scrub pine and deep gullIes In the bottom o.
which were small steams Of clay water the
sand blows and drifts like snow, We shot
. few birds and acme rabbits, and we're re-
turning 10 the town when We ran across .
ANAL bunch Of cattle being driven along
tie bottom Of one these gullIes toward
the States. The parties driving the cattle
had trouble keeping them In the gully the
travelling being hard there while on the
plain II was smooth and good. We we're
not seen by the COW boys and concluded to
follow them on the slv. II Was less than .
mile south to the line and by walking lit
tie way back We could easily follow them
undiscovered. Soon we came to y spot
where two gulles iptersectsd ard there
WAS little bottom Of perhaps one half acre
Of scrub pine, and into this thicket the
cattle were driven and did not come out
again. We went down the steep sandy
bank and found about 90 cattle 10 the pines
but not man 10 sight; barbed wire was
strung arourd the pincs TO keep the cattle
In. We crossed the gully and commenced
TO climb the aiding sands when . middle
aged man, . Canadian, appeared. "whst
for you hurry" says he, "come die way,
me show you somedlDs you neber seed be-
fore" The -four OF us followed him along
the pine bottom short distance when be
suddenly mounted an old pine tree that had
fallen top foremost Into the gully, and
walked up II. We followed and at the
roots we found hole dug Into tho bank
Into which we oil went about 70 feet. there
Vas room about ten feet square with
openings out Of Il on three sides. Into one
Of these Frcnchy crawled and came out
with long three gallon demyohn full Of
white whiskey and treated ~. ne then
brought out cold ham, bread, wine and
fried apple pies and good cigars, aud ws cat
down on . sort Of bunk, aud ate and drank
and smoked. "Boss gone. he be back bin
by says Frenchy, "me treat you Iss'
same" Soon long. grizzly Yankee came
IN. He wac the boss and . cattle buyer,
and these cattle In The pines we're being
driven from Canada into the States be-
tween two weeks. The duty on them was
0peresnt II paid. After good visit and
good cheer the boss sa,s, you chaps are
drummefs aren't ycu' Yes, We said
"Now you are onto our little gams and
want 10 AK you are We going 10 squeAl on
u, II 20 We wont 20 no further. I,s about
half mile TO the line and We don't 20 L.
Eye are what ye look to he. square men.
III take yosr word for II that you won't re-
member ever belrs here or any thing about
Il, " % III DO you . good turn II ever |
can." We had ro,hing 10 make ard lots to
lose In time and witness bother II ~e blow
ID on him ard gave cur word and passed
cot, and ~ ve did 90 fssk Of 0ld HenIss.
Ny wn slippcd into our pockets ard Ne
bid him coed day. Next mors,pg we part
ed, 70 20 Rsst on the railroad. We had
bat los, started 90 the mixed train uhsE
VIC stepped ~ . sldirg ard three car loads
Of catsis we're taken in,o the train and the
grizzly yAnkce came Into The combInaiior
car, ! wss thu oniv passenger save him ard
be had free cattle psss. Some good Hsvs.
nss we're lighted ard before ue rssetcd
Rcuss's roiat the crw u that freight trals
were happy. Ths nsxt winter I happened
70 step over Ssnday Il the same tow and