The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-02-18

smith lett, creSttallen. NOW Tom, IN
after years, always regretted this Incl
dent as he and Smith became intimate
friends. Tom is said to have told
friend of his in Rawlins, Wyoming, be-
fore he died that he buried ten thous-
and dollars in gold dust at certain
place, leaving a map which would
guide him to the place, but his friend
never found it as someone had heard
the instructions and got there first as
at the point designated the hiding
place was uncovered, so passed one,
Tom Tignour.
Uncle Charlie in British Columbia
While at Alder Gulch, working his
diggings, Uncle Charlie had a dream
which he says was the means of his
leaving and going into British Column
bia. 1t appears he and man by the
name of Bill Orion were not on very
good terms. Among the crowd in his
tent was French Kanuck who claimed
to be an interpreter of dreams, so one
night Charlie had dream that he met
Bill Norton on the trail and they
sprang at each other, Uncle Charlie
having long knife, stuck in into Bills
abdomen, and then to vent his spleen,
twisted the knife in the wound to
make it more severe, withdrawing it.,
the blood spurted all over him, and
he awoke with jump out of his cot.
The kanuck spoke to him about it
and told him that he would interpret
the dream if he would tell him about
it. The Kanuck said it was not bad
dream at all but if fore told of money
coming to Uncle Charlie in lump
sum. Uncle Charlie, of course, made
light of it. One day he was working
on his claim when friend who had
some claims in the Gulch, came to him
and said: "Come along with me to
British Columbia to new diggings."
, well" said Charlie, 81 have no money
to go but if | could sell these claims |
would go with you, but have a pos
, sible outlook for a SALE" 1t hap
pened that in the bank near where
they were talking sat man who
had not said anything When Uncle
Charities friend went away, this man
said: "Say partner, how much do you
want for your claim? l heard what
you said and l believe l would like
to buy" Uncle Charlie saw his lump
sum of money, or his dream, coming
true as interpreted. "Well, sir, | will
take five thousand dollars cash." Gall
right sir, | will take them," so reach
ing down in his pocket he paid down
two hundred dollars with the under
standing he would produce the rest
before night. That night he showed
up with the money value in gold dust
which he turned over to Uncle Charlie
so the deal went through, and now
Uncle Charlie prepared to go to Brit.
ish Columbia. Getting his pinto horse
and mule, he stocked up for the TRIP
with necessary supplies. Going out
of the camp by easy stages he passed
on the trail to wards British Column.
bia. The second day out he met ar
old friend who wanted to go to Brit.
ish Columbia but had no money, SC
Uncle Charlie with the old frontier
characteristics, said, "Come along.
have enough money" So they wenr
on together to their destination, which
was Wild Horse Creek. Arriving
there, they met two men whom they
knew, George Williams and John Bar
Der, with several others who had takel
! up various claims as hill claims, bot
tom claims and bar claims, as tn,
laws had not been established yet
owing to the gold commissioner no
: having come into the district, but the.
were trying to hold all they coul'
until the decision was made. The,
offered Uncle Charlie six dollars da.
to work until the Gold commissions
came so that if their claims were dis
puted he could take up some of tn
claims under the law that would b
enforced.
Upon the arrival of the gold com
missioner, whose name was Haines
the claims We're cut down to 100 fee
square This gave Uncle Charlie som
ground above the river. The cost t
the prospector was five dollars miner
license, and two fifty for recordin
fee. Mr.. Haines was very generou
in his opinion of the American pros
pector as law abiding citizen an
felt he would not have much troubl
in carrying on his office.
The question of collecting tax on tn
cattle and horses that came in an