Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-01

tracted; but don't want to get money
in that way
Il sent the money and was glad
Of the privilege Of standing my share
| The letter of acknowledgment from
that man brought out the following
expression from Mark. I wish that
every 500 I ever invested had pro-
duced the same amount Of happiness.
I'm Helena, Aug. 3.-The people did
not care for lectures. They all liked
Mark and enjoyed meeting him but
there was no public enthusiasm for
the man that had made the early
history Of that mining country ro-
mantle and famous all the world over.
The Montana club entertained him
grandly after the lecture and he met
many old friends and acquaintance.
One Of them had come all the way
from Virginia City, New, on purpose
to see Mark and settle an old score.
When the glasses were filled and
Marks health proposed. this man in
terrupted the proceedings by saying:
"'Hold on a minute. Before we go
further I want to say to you, Sam
Clemens, that you did me q d
dirty trick over there in Silver City
ment with you
''There was a deathly silence for
q minute then Mark said in his de-
nberate drawl:
"Let's see, that was before I re-
formed, wasn't it?'
Senator Sanders suggested that in
asmuch as the other fellow had never
reformed, Clemens and all the others
present forgive him and drink to-
gether, which we did Thus the row
was broken up before it commenced
CBuck Fenwick), and all was well.
Mark told stories until after II. He
UP quite q mountain, the first hard
walk he had.
Sunday, Aug. T. Helena-The dry,
burning sun makes life almost In
tolerable so that there has been hardly
soul on the streets all day. Mark |
and I had good time at the Mon
tana club last night There were pres
emit Senator Sanders, Major Maginnts, |
Hugh McQuade, A. L. Selignan, Judge |
Knowles Of the United States supreme
court, who introduced Mr.. Beecher IN
Deer Lodge and Butte In 1888; l.. A.
walker, DR.. G. K. Cole. A. J. Steel
and Frank L. Sizer.
his room all day writing in his note
book and smoking. In the cleaning |
DR.. Cole, with his trotters, drove
Mark and Mrs. Clemens out to Broad
water, four miles. The heat gave way |
TO a delicious, balny breeze that re-
invigorated everybody. How delightful
are these summer evenings in the
Rocky mountains.
Monday, Aug. 5, MiSsoula. Senator
Sanders walked with Mark to. the
station in Helena this morning, while
I accompanied the ladies In 8 car
rfu VTT11nyT1 ehafqld vsya Fvoaaf WALKING
the platform Of the station but Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher on her way to
visit her son, Herbert, at Port Town |
send. It was a delightful surprise. !
Senator Sanders at once recognized |
her as In 1883 he joined our party |
and drove from Helena (then the end
Of the eastern section of the North |
ern Pacific railroaO to Missoula, the |
eastern end Of the western division.
we then drove In a carriage with |
four horses via Butte and Deer Lodge |
and it took four days to make the
journey. Senator Sanders travelled the |
same distance today with US In 4
pullman car IN five hours.
at Missoula we all drove In 3
bus TO the Florence house, the ladies
inside and Mark and I outside be-
side the driver. Here we saw the first
signs Of this decadence Of this horse,
. man riding a bicycle alongside the
nazx leading q horse to 8 nearby black
ggmith shop. Officers from Fort Mis-
woula, four miles out. had driven in
with anbulanees and an invitation
from Lieutenant Colonel Burt, COM
mandant, for our entire party 10 dine
ak the fort. The ladies' accepted. Mark
went TO bed and I looked after the
business
NWe had o small audience In 8 small
hall. the patrons being mainly Off
GERS OF the fort and their families.
AS most OF the ladies who marry
army Officers come from the best
eastern society, It was gathering OF
4 fker the lecture the meeting took
.Fe form of a social reception and Il
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