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| There was quite settlement there at
that time, several dance halls, sa-
looms and few trading posts. One
store house had been erected there
| by the firm of Batch & Cory, who la
| ter built the Montana Power COM
pany's building at the corner of Cen
trail avenue and First street in Great
Falls. For three days l worked for
my board and room in the hotel at
Helena, and then the owner gave me
a job. in his sawmill there at $40
month.
Railroad Knocks Business.
In the spring of 81 l went to Cow
island on the Missouri and opened a
wood yard to supply river steamers
with fuel. / did fine there until the
Northern Pacific railway was built
in Montana and then the river traf-
fic stopped suddenly and left me
with hundreds of cords of wood on
hand.
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craftsmanship he had given wa
enough to convince them that tn,
youngsters medicine was good
The plains Indian frequently user
to ride his horse with a short raw
hide rope half-hitched ON the ami
mails lower jaw for bride, and tie
belt. Then, if thrown from the pony
or shot off, the animal did not gel
away and leave its rider afoot. The
dead Sioux had done this, and as he
lay on the ground dead, his pony
stood beside him, unable to move off
without dragging his late master. The
young Missourian unfastened the
pony, mounted him, and taking the
dead braves pistol, knife and other
belongings he rode into Fort Peck,
the proudest youth west of the Mis-
sissippi. 1t is easy to- believe that
the young man was a hero in the
eyes of the damsel that he loved, and
that they were married after they
reached the Gallatin, whittier they
were bound.
Boat Attacked by Sioux.
The Sioux, who infested the sur
rounding country in force. knew that
some one on the boat had killed one
of their number, and they began to
pay a lot of attention to the yes
sci, especially at nights. When Col
onel Norris arrived, the man who
had done the killing had gone with
the rest of the passengers, so the col
onel found that he had inherited the
feud with the hostile Sioux.
The boats cook was little Eng
lishman named Henry, who was a
in every sense of the word
Colonel Norris, when he took pos
session of the after deck cabin, care
fully sealed up the windows with
gunny sacking, so that at night no
ray of light could shine through. He
instructed the cook never to open the
door of the cabin at night when
there was a light inside, and to be
particularly careful not to do this if
he heard the dog barking.
{ One night the dog started to bark
furiously, and Henry, forgetting his
opened the door There
was flash from behind an old cot !
-onwood tree on the bank, and a
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| The Sioux got holder and holder,
and soon were constantly circIing the
| fort on the bluffs overhead, flash
ting their signal mirrors in the sun
land shooting down into the stockade.
Colonel Norris managed to stop this
to some extent by using a 12-pound
howitzer that he found on the boat.
One shot fell short of a party of
Indians, but killed a horse and fright
ened them off.
As the winter passed, provisions
got lower and lower. The colonel
went out and killed buffalo, and
this was the last good meat they had.
1t then got down to a diet of beaver
meat, and for several weeks they liv-
ed on this fare, trapping one or two
animals along the river bank every
day.
Toward spring United States Mar
shall William F. Wheeler arrived from
Helena in a mackinaw boat with one
or two other officials for the pur-
pose of selling the steamboat to sat
isfy the claims against it. On the
way down the marshal had shot him
self in the arm accidentally with his
shotgun, and there was nothing to
UTeSS Tue WOuuU Will DIT LH6 IOTtJ anu
not even good soap to wash it with,
Wheeler suffered greatly and the in
jury was long time healing. The
invalid had to share the beaver soup
diet with the rest.
When Colonel Norris took posses
sion of the boat he took every pos
sible precaution to protect it against
the spring flow of ice, and built a
bulkhead around the bow to pre-
vent it being crushed. However, in
the spring, when the thaw came, one
side of the boat caught on the bank
and it slid down partly under water
and was in this manner wrecked. A
buyer for the owners came down
from Helena to bid as high as $4,000
for the boat if it was in good shape
but as result of the condition of
the~vessel he did not offer anything,
and the wreck sold for $3.50.
The fees of the United States mar
shall and district federal attorney
came before Colonel Norris claim
for his services as deputy, and he
therefore did not get cent for his
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ADVENTURES ON THE MISSOURI RIVER I'M STEANB0AT1NG DAYS.
Ind OF THE STEAMBOAT TAG0NY BAD WINTER AT FORT PECK

Some of the most thrilling stories
of pioneer days in Montana had tt
do with steamboat traffic on the
Missouri river, and one of these was
related at the recent convention o.
Montana pioneers at Great Falls by
Colonel Gilman r. Norris of Lew
isown, former army scout under
General Custer and for many years
a we'll known trader at Fort Clag-
get, at the mouth of the Judith river
and later a stock grower and gen
eral merchant.
In 1869, says Colonel Norris, low
water on the Missouri was expert
er, the Tacony, bound for Fort Ben
ton from st. Louis was forced to
stop at Fort Peck, an early-day trad
ing post ON the north bank of the
Missouri, opposite the mouth of. the
Big Dry. This Fort Peck should not
be confused with the Indian agency
established at the mouth of the Pop
lar river, also known later as Fort
Peck.
1t happened that Colonel Norris
was in Helena in the fall Of 1869,
when word was received by United
States Marshal William F. Wheeler
that the TacOny had been seized by
its crew in payment for their wages,
and subsequent action by the own
ers required the boat to be taken in
to the possession of the federal mar
shall. Colonel Norris was deputized
for this work. He bought a black
saddle mare at Helena to make the
trip with, and with his warrant and
the necessary attachment papers, set
out on his long ride of several hun
bred miles.
BY the time he reached Fort Ben
ton the going was extremely bad on
account of surface of ice along the
trail, caused by thawing and freez-
ing after early SHOWS, but he kept
ON going until he reached a point
opposite the mouth of the Mussel-
she'll, where he left his mare and de-
cided to finish his journey in light
skiff. The river was running slush
ice, making progress dangerous and
difficult, but he managed to keep
going until he ran onto a big up
stream snag, against which his craft
stuck fast.
Colonel Norris was in a precarious
condition. He had little or no food
and would soon freeze to death if he
remained on the river, while he found
that he could not get his boat loose
and push it around the snag,
against which lot of ice had drift
ed. After many efforts he was
forced to climb onto the snag, hold
ing to the boats rope, and at length
managed to pull the boat back into
an eddy behind the snag. The cur
rent, however, had pushed the boat
up On one side until water had half
filled it. His only hope was to get
into the partly submerged boat and
try to get ashore, and this he sue
ceeded in doing, although not until
box containing his depty marsha1's
warrant, his other papers and his
matches had gone overheard and
were swept down stream. He man
aged to save his rifle and pack
age of tobacco and his pipe which he
had in his coat pocket.
In Desperate Situation.
On reaching shore, he found him
self in desperate situation. With
out food or fire, wet to the skin and
with his clothes frozen, he had the
better part Of 100 miles to travel
through a hostile Indian country be-
fore reaching Fort Peck. His imme-
diate need was fire, for unless he
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Eleven Gents for Club steers.

George Lyman of the Helena Meat
company was the only bidders for
the steers entered in the sales ring
at the Montana State fair this year by
members of the boys and girls clubs.
He bought all seven head entered and
paid IL cents pound for the stuff.
The price was considered a fair
one by stockmen. Last year there
was some spirited bidding in this de-
partment and the prices were excep-
tional for some. of the stuff offer
ed.
Stockmen are taking great interest
in these sales as they are held to en-
courage young people throughput the
state to study the care and feeding
of beef cattle and principally young
stuff.
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| w. o. Dexter of Fort Benton, fid
died his way from st. Cloud, Mime
sofa, to Helena in 1866.
Mr.. Dexter was member of the
famous Fisk expedition to Montana
which was turned back by govern
ment scouts when it attempted te
make trip to the west in 1864 be
cause of the Indian uprisings wesi
of the Red River, now the boundary
line between North Dakota and Min
nesota.
Coming from New York at the age
of %, Mr.. Dexter Joined the Fisk ex-
petition at st. Cloud, then an out
post. Most of the party rode in
wagons, but Dexter. with Stackpoie,
another easterner, and one other rode
their own horses. The expedition
was outfitted by Captain Fisk, who
furnished provisions and transpor-
tation for any person who wished to
make the trip at 500 each.
"All the travelling had been done
on the south side of the Missouri
river, and many of the trains across
the plains at that time were attack
ed by the Indians, who lay in wait
for them along the regular route,
says Mr.. Dexter I'VE Travelled or
the north side of the river, and had
no trouble at ALL
Surrounded by Buffalo.
/ killed the first antelope for the
party near the Red river, and killed
the first buffalo on the James river
on July 8, 1866. We had left st.
Cloud on June 6, 1866. On July 4
our train was so completely surround
ed by buffalo that we were delayed
there for some time.
II had the only musical instrument
in the party, an old violin, and every
night the rest of the crowd Of about
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bullet crashed through the cabin and
passed through seven staterooms, but
not before skinning the top of. Col
onel Norris head and taking a lit
tie of his hair. The colonel put the
light out, and taking his rifle, step
ped out ON to the deck. He shot
several times at the edges of the
tree, but did no more harm than to
skin the bark The Sioux were too
crafty to expose themselves.
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winters work. and was out two OF
three hundred dollars in cash be-
sides. He waited at Fort Peck till
the first boat came up from St. Louis
in the spring, and went on up to
Fort Benton.
The Tacony the last time Colonel
Norris saw it, had gradually worked
it's way across the river and was ly-
ing, half submerged along the OPP
posite bank in the mud.
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One of the Sioux fired at him and
grazed his face and ear, making a
slight wound, the boy shot at this In
dian and hit him in the body, blow
hole through him that man could
stick his arm through. The other two
Indians had dashed on a hundred feet
before they could pull up their horses
The Missourian raised his gun, as
though to take aim again at them and
they rode off. The exhibition of
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800 would gather about while play
ed. 1t was the only amusement we
had and served to relieve the tension
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under which we travelled through the
Indian country.
1.-THE three of us on horses left the
party near the Flathead1ake on Sep
TENDER 2, 1866 and went on to Last
Chance Gulch, now Helena, together
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
Wanted-Money

=-sr=~-~=--==f-+=s---H=T
MONEY To LOAN
Money leaned on diamonds. watches Jew
elry. automobiles and oil stocks az the
lowest rate OF Interest," business strictly
SECURITY LOAN co.
-as s. II Pas6. Phone s151
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
MARKET
CLOSE ERRAIIG

New York. Feb. Further severe
reactions in the stock market today
were checked in the later dealings
by steadiness Of foreign exchange
mad a substantial decline Of rates for
demand money which induced short
covering. The close was irregular.
Sales Appropriated 100000 shares.
Prices OF Liberty bonds today were;
gas. S96SS. first IS. 5000; second As.
S901S; first AIS. $3.50; second IS
5000; third AIS. 1914; fourth fhs.
$3.50; Victory 5&s, $3.50; Victory "a s.
$3.50.
with a firm undertone. gains outnumoer-
ing losses with Few exceptions changes
were confined 10 fractions Several or
the oils and specialties advanced 20 ! ,
points. with moderate reactions IN ship
pings. motors and equipments Rails as a
class were steady. probably as a result
Of Developments in transportation legis-
lation over the week end
Foreign exchange. as represented BY the
London rate. also improved.
The course Of such leaders as steels.
motors and oils became extremely irreEu-
lar after the first half hour on the stock
market today. high priced issues fluctuat-
ing nervously within TO point limits
specialties displayed similar tena l,il'-..
and weakness was shown BY Enllcott-
johnson. feathers international Paper
and American Wooden
Shippings continued to decline, and
rails Cancelled their moderate gains For
the balance OF the morning. trading re-
solved itself into a drawn battle between
the long and short accounts, another re-
action ensuing at noon
Cau loans opened az lf percent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
COTTON MARKET
MAKES ADVANCE

New Orleans. La. Fen 9--After
losses Of Il to IA points around the
opening today as the result Of a con-
siderable accumulation Of selling or
ders. the cotton market steadied up
on the better feeling in foreign ex-
change. recovered its decline and
moved up to net gains which amount
ed to u to Is points at the end Of
the first half hour of business
The weather map was dry and fairly
warm and was considered very favor
able. It was responsible for moderate
selling.
Opening bids were; March, s35-ss; May.
$3.50. July S31-3s. October. s2s-So: De-
cember- S2E-2s-
The easing Of the stock market and
higher money rates caused renewed selling
and the market was unable 90 absorb the
offerings except at reduced prices To-
ward noon the trading months were IS
10 IS points under the last prices OF last
week. May trading down TO S51-ls- some
comment was caused by the exports from
Galveston OF 1s.2s4 bales Of cotton for
ENGLAND
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
CORN AND OATS
HITS DECLINE

Chicago. Ill. Feb. 9.-Although re-
ceipts Of corn here today did not
prove to be nearly as large as had
been expected. the market displayed
unusual weakness. The fact that
cars arriving loaded could not be
utilized for shipments from Chicago.
but must be sent back TO the country
for new supplies. had a depressing
effect on bulls. About the only de-
mand was from shorts who were in
position TO collect profits.
Fresh breaks took place later. but
the market recovered somewhat after
gossip spread that farmers were re-
fusing to sell at the decline. Prices
closed nervous. 1-4c to 5-sc net
lower with May Sl-25 IL to SIPS SIS
and July 1922 3-S to S1.22 SIS.
Opening prices, which varied from
3 C 10 &c lower. with May S127E to
Sl2Sh and July Si22is to S1.24. were
followed by slight rallies.
Oats declined with corn After
opening z to 1c lower. including
May at 747ic to 75c. the market
showed but little power to react
Higher quotations on hogs gave a
temporary lift TO provisions. The up
turns, however. were soon more than
offest by sympathy with grain weak
ness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
Livestock Market

Chicago, Ill. Feb. .-Hogs-Receipts.
$4,000: market mostly steady with sat
tor. sl5.25. heavy. S1425G1s55; medium.
$40 Gl5-o0; light, $3.50 Oslo; light
light. S14.10G 1870; heavy packing sows.
smooth. $3.50 400; packing sows.
rough. $500 q 1850: pigs $500 9 1900
Cartle-Receipts. "A, 900; market weak.
Beef steers. medium and heavywel Eht.
choice and prime. $500 q 100; medium
and good. 2ll-eo g 1890 common. $500 q
LOO; lishtweight' good and choice 81 % %
Gi6-00- common and medium $3.50 Q
1890: butcher cattle. heifers. $3.50 G12-75.
cows. $500 11-5o- Gamers and cutters.
s5-25 $50. veal calves. Si6.5oG 1906
feeder steers, s1-S5G l1-I5i stocker steers,
sheep-Receipts. 1900. market higher.
Lambs. 81 pounds down. $500 G21-o0-
culis and common, $500 q 1900 ewes.
medium. good and choice. slo.75 E11.75;
culls and common. s5.50dl0.25
Kansas City Livestock. Close.
Kansas City. Nc. Feb. 9--Hogs-Ee-
ceiptss le,000s market Csc 10 use higher.
Bulk s1425 G14.s5; heavies. sI410G1450.
medium, SlA3o615-o0; lights, 1880
1850: packing sows. s1350G1AoO; pigs.
S1l50 115-oo-
Cattie-Reeeipts 1850; market about
steady. Heavy beef steers. choice and
price. s14e5Gl6-0o- medium and good.
$500 l9-25; common. S3-50G 1900. light
weight. good and choice. S1L25GI4.75.
common and medium. $500 1885, butch
G12oo: Gamers and cutters. S5.25 @ So
veal calves. $500 G1525; feeder steers
see 12-75: stoclzer steers. s6-ooT10-25-
Sheep-Receipts. 1900. market steady.
25c higher Lambs S17-25 @ 20-o0- culls
and common. $4,000 400. yearling weth-
ers Sl5-25 q 1885, ewes, $4,000 lz-75-
culls and common. Sf5069-s5s breeding
ewes, $500 l4-25s feeder lambs S1s-T5
Denver Livestock. Close.
Denver. Colo. Feb. 9.-Cattle-Fle-
ceipts. 1900. market steady 20 strong
Beef steers. 1o50T12.5Q: cows and heif-
s9-e0 11-00s calves s1A00616.O0.
HoEs-Receipts 200f; market CSC 10
soc higher Top. Sl45o. bulk. Sl3-soG
1875
Sheep-Receipts. 1000: market steady.
Lambs S1s-e0G12o0: ewes, s10-50G11-5o.
Fort Worth Livestock. Close.
Fort Worth. Tex. Feb. 9.-Cattle-He-
ceipts Saturday. 800. market steady.
Beeves. sS0oG1250. stockers. $1,000
100; cows. s4-25 $1,000; heifers. S5-252
12-25; bulls, s5-5o6s.oo. calves. $500
1900.
HoEs-Receipts. 1900: market steady.
Heavy, s12s5GI410; light 91400G14-25;
medium. S13.o0G12-s6; mixed. $4,000
1890; common. sl1-o0 G12oo; pigs $500
Shcep-Lsmbs. s1s.00aeo.o0. yea-iinEs.
s15-50T 17.50. wethers. s12.o0613.5o; ewes.
$1,000 1900 culls Ss-00Gs-0o; goats.
Sf-5o G7-50.
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N. Y. LISTED STOCKS
MONEY AND METALS

CBy the Associated Pressl
New York. Feb 9.-Mercantle paper,
6G6tz percent.
Sterling. 60 day bills. ss.33E; CONNER
cial 90 day bills on banks. S3-22a; CON-
mercial so day bills, S133h; demand,
s3.37. cables 2S57E.
Time loans strong: so days 90 days ana
six months. e percent
Call money. easy. High. Il; low. 81. rul-
ing rate, "a. closing bid, s; offered az g;
last loan, s.
Bar silver, s132
Mexican dollars &l02E.
Copper nominal; electroiytir. spot and
first quarter, 1sc; second quarter. 1s "a
1eHc.
Iron. steady. No. 1 Northern. $4,000
800; No Northern, &f5.0og4e.oo; No. 2
Southern. SIS 0OG4A00.
Anthony. S1L50.
Lead nominal Spot and March. ss.75
bid: s9.o0 asked
Zinc. steady. East s.. Louis delivery.
spot, $500 bid. $50 asked.
LONDON METAL Market
London. Eng. Feb. e.-The quotations
on the metal exchange today were as fol-
lows
Spot copper. E121. Is. sd
Electrolytic. f111
Tin. 1881. 15s
Lead. ffs 15s.
Zine E61, los
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
Phone Calls For
Each Person In Z. S.

washington. D. C. Feb. 9.-The bu-
reau Of census has compiled its report
on the telephone enumeration OF
every five years, taken IN 1917. and
saws the average number OF messages
ner year for every man. woman and
child in the United States was I'll
There were 533. 234 separate telephone
systems and lines operating 2S.621.lss
miles Of wire. enough TO girdle the
earth at the equator 1888 times Near
IL 100000 600 messages were sent
over these wires during the year.
The industry gave employment to
262.62s persons. more than s. percent
Of whom were women The Bell tele-
phone system controlled more than
four fifths Of the wire mileage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
NEW MEXICO INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC ON DECLINE

santa Fe. y. n. Feb. "A total
Of 142 influenza cases reported today
is a little under Saturdays figures,
but the state department Of health
believes today's figures include cases
not reported Sunday. There are 10
nneumonia cases and six deaths. the
latter as follows: Colfax. p Eddy, .;
Nora /: Socorro. !. In response TO
a telegram from mayor F. o. Blood.
of Las Vegas. commissioner c. E
Waller, has gone over for confer
ence as TO the situation
Eros Las Vegas he viii go 10 Ro
ciado. in northern san -iguel
county. which has appe-led for aid.
Today's influenza cases are as fol-
lows. Chaves. 5: Colfax. "a. Curry.
2S: Dona Ana. g: Eddy, 5; Grant. 20.
Guadalupe. %; Nora IS; San Juan,
=; Santa Fe. /. SOcorro, .
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WANT AID RATE CARO-.

Two cents per word each daily insertion.
Three consecutive Insertions. including
Saturday. cents per word.
Six consecutive insertions. 6 cents per
word.
The above rate Is based on a minimum
OF a 20 word count Ads containing less
than this number Of words viii be counted
as 20 words
One dollar and fifty cents per agate
line per month Minimum Of three lines
on monthly rate.
Bold face lines. eouble price.
Two cents per word FOR stock or bond.
OIL mining OF other promotionals adver-
Using
No ad run Tor an indefinite period CT.
F. taken over the telephone Orders 70
discontinue IT F. ads must be made IN
writing.
Accounts for classified ads are due after
first Insertion Not responsible for more
than one Incorrect Insertion
In order 10 give time for proper ciasnl-
lcation Il IS necessary 10 close The Herald
classified page Saturdays at 1850 a. n
All other days at 1870 p. m Want ads
received after this hour VIII appear The
next day. Orders 10 discontinue want adH
mUst be in Herald office before 3 a. m Of
day CT publication
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
PRICES
STILL ERRATIG

Mondays market started out with
he same uncertainty that has existed
n all OF last weeks sessions and
many new low levels were recorded
according to J. S. Curtiss & company,
Hotel sheldon
Copper stocks were again under the
hammer. Inspiration breaking from
SO to 81 Z. Anaconda sold off from S.
TO 561 AAmerican Smelling had a
slump Of points. Utah held firm as
also did Kennecott but on limited
dealings. General Motors made a
new low for this move OF 259 COM
pared with a closing OF 265. Steel
duplicated the low of Friday and
Mexican Petroleum was weak
Curb Copper stocks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
MANAGER OF A RAY MINE HAS
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH

Ray. Ariz.. Feb 9.-"Going through
the chute" with an ore draft is an
experience usually fatal Yet gen
eral manager Wilson and chief engi-
neer Hutton OF the Ray Hercules have
had the experience and live, with
only minor hurts. They were on top
the railroad loading bins when the
chute below them was opened Hut
ton went first. covered deep, TO be
pulled out below by a startled MeNi-
can car loader Wilson followed
later. unable 10 continue climbing up
the side Of the deepening funnel ere
ated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09

ceaU" is the new postoffice name Of
the smeiter town Of Verde In the
Verde river valley. below Jerome
Both names are understood TO have
been selected by James : Douglas.
president Of the United Verde Exten-
sion Mining company, as the town
owes its existence 70 the erection at
that point OF the extension smelter.
II was found that Verde was a con-
fusing name, as there was a Fort
Verde near by and a dozen mining
companies. mainly at Jerome, have
the word in their corporate titles.