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BESIEGED BY SIOUX- {Z'che of Some Black I .Jrleg the Gold Fever 0! '7 . “in the surmer of 76, when the Black Hills' excitement first began in real ear- nes:," said Mr. Coats. to a reporter of the Chicago Tunes, “ I wm the owner of a fine farm in northwestern Nebraska and ‘in addition was doing a good business as a sur veyor. One of my neighbors, named Bell, was an old California miner. He at once became infatuated with the idea of going to the new E‘. Dorado. and I. too, soon caught I tha fever. Against the advice of my wife and friends, and even against my own better judgment, l determined to seek a fortune in the hills. Hastily arranging my afiairs I set out, accompanied by 8:11. We made our way by steamboat to Fort Pierre, where we joined a heavily armed company of forty gold hunters. "The journey to the foothills was without incident. although the country was alive with murderous Sioux. We reached a camp on Spring creek in the southern bills the 20 h of July, where we found fifty others already ahead of us. The first comers had staked out claims and built a very strong fortress upon a rocky knoll. They were so harassed by the Indians that they scarcely dared venture outside their fort. Being re- inforced by our company they felt able to defy the redskins and determined to begin active mining operations. Yet so pressinv was the danger that the entire company was divided into four equal parts which were to alternate week about in the various labors. The first division was to hunt at a safe dis- tance from the fort. This was an important duty, for our only provisions were the game brought in by the hunters. Only a email supply of food had been brought from civili- zation, and of course there were no means of getting more. “ The second division did garrison duty at the fort ; the remaining half of the party worked the mines ; that is, one-half of the squad acted as sentinels while the others plied pick and shovel. It was very slow, very hard work. In the hills all the places mines are in dry gulches instead of beside the streams, as in California. All the “pay- dirt " had to be wheeled a quarter of a mile to get to water. Our best exertions only yielded $4 or $5 per man per day. Divide this amount with the three others who were guarding or hunting for the miner and you can see that no one had much prospect of getting rich. “ Bell and I were thoroughly disgusted in less than a week. We had come to make money and not to tell and it .rve for a pit- tance that a sectionâ€"hand would scorn. Wonderful stories were told of the richness of the mines on French creek, twolve miles south. There we determined to go, though We were told it would be equiValent to walking into our graves. In all that com- pany of fearless pioneers not one would entertain the idea of accompanying us for a moment. “ Nothing would daunt us, however, and waiting for a dark night, so as to escape observation by prowling Indians, we placed the soautiest of outfits on a mule and set out, after having secured careful directions from an old scout who was thoroughly ac- quainted with the country. “is reached French creek safely at day- break after an exhausting march in the darkness and over the fearfully rough hills. After ascanty breakfast we moved up the creek ashort distance and came to a place Bell said had a good appearance. I mounted guard while Bell sank a prospect bole. He found bed rock at a depth of two feet. Scrapin up a panful of dirt he took it to the cree , and to our infinite delight it yielded at least $5 in very coarse gold. You can judge the value of our find when I tell you that dirt that will yield 3 cents to the pan, under ordinary circumstances, is worth working. Throwing prudence to the winds we both began to dig and wash, never stop- ping until dark. We were utterly exhaust- ed by that time and were glad to roll our- selves in our blankets and go to sleep with- out a morsel of supper. Next morning while Bell hurried out to shoot something for breakfast, I examined our surroundings. We had stopped just be- low a point where the creek burst through a narrow cleft in the mountains and made a sheer descent of some twenty feet. At the base of the ledge and almost directly under- neath the waterfall I noticed a hole in the rocks that seemed partially lighted from the roar. I could readily enter it by crawling on my hands and knees. I found the hole was the entrance to a passage about twelve feet in length that, after an abrupt turn, ended in an irregular chamber 10x20 feet initsgreat- est measurements. It was clean and fairly lighted beside the creek above the falls. It was a splendid stronghold, furnished right to our hands. One man could have held it against 100 “When Bell returned we moved our few efi'ect into the cave and considered ourselves secure. For aweek we worked hard together, not even taking ordinary precautions against surprise. so greedy were we for the yellow dust. Looking back at it now it seems nothing less than miraculous that we were not surprised and killed and I can not com- prehend how we could be so careless. Our buckskin bags filled rapidly and we were talking one morning just out side our cave of returning to Spring creek to tell of our good fortune when a score of bullets came whining from the rocks and trees around us. Bill was struck in the thigh and I received slight wounds in the leg and arm, “ We darted into our hole with the Indians yelling ri ht behind us. One savage fiend seized megby the heels and had nearly drsg~ god me back in reach of his compruions‘ tomahawks when Bell sent a bullet through his brain. Before could be caught again I was inside and out of danger. The Indians poured a perfect storm of lead into the mouth of the cave for a time. As we made no sound in reply they concluded we were killed and crowded up to st ourscalps. Three of them were good In before they could realize that we were not in soalping condition and could get out of e. Then they be their bowls and the shooting anew, at their bullets simply flattened against the angle in the wall. " Finding this useless they began to look for other means of dislodging us. They soon discovered the fissure and began shooting down it with renewed yells. Presently they tried the effect of their fusilladc by waving one of their header before the entrance on the end of a pole. As we did not shoot at it they felt certain they had finished as and crowded up to the be e again. It cost the lives of two of them to find on: their mis- take that time. After this they settled themselves for a regular siege. "We then had to time our wounds rs best we could and consider our predicament. 11¢ Thrilling Elli macr- sank utterly exhausted before we had pro- while the flesh was yet quivering. We were safe from the bullets of the savages, but we had not a mouthful of food nor a drop of water, and our wounds already be- an to make us thirsty. How we cursed our improvidence then. “'e would gladly have given all our gold for a single days's rations of food and water. Besides, it was chilly in the cave, even in that August weather, and our wounds were very painful. Oar situa- tion Was one of hourly increasing horror, while death, frightful and inevitable, loom- ed in the background. “All that day we could hear the ludians prowlin around outside, but they made no further demonstrations. I‘oward evening our sufferings from thirst became something awful. We licked the damp stones for moisture. About dark the Indians tried to smoke us out by dropping a great heap of burning wood in front of the entrance from the ledge above. The smoke went straight up, however, instead of cominginto the cave. After that they let us alone until next day noon. We were getting weak from hunger, thirst, and loss of blood, and had nearly given up hope. “it must have been about 1 o’clock when we noticed a little stream of water trickling through the crevice. We tried to about a prayer of gratizude as we licked up the pre- cious fluid, but our parched throats uttered no sound. Soon the stream increased until we were standing knee deep in cold, spring water. Then we understood that the Indi- ans had damned the creek so as to turn it in- to the cave. Cur previous suffering Were nothing to what we now had to endure. We were soon numb with cold and in our weak- ened condition it required our greatest ex~ ertions to keep from sinking down into the water and drowning. How we ever lived though that long afternoon I do not know. We determined to make a dash for our lives as soon as it became dark. “Fortune favored us in our attempt for a heavy downpour of rain began at sundown and kept up nearly all night. An hour after dark we dropped on our knees and crept out. The water so nearly filled the entrance that we almost strangled. The night was inky black and the heavy storm had driven the besiegers to shelter, so we were not dis- covered. “We followed the crack for half a mile and then started out in the direction of Spring creek. Once out of immediate dan- ger nature asserted herself and we both ceeded another mile. Luckily Bell chanced to drop down near a young rabbit which we caught and tore to pieces and damaged is revived us somewhat and after resting a while we got up and struggled on again. “About noon the next day we crawled into the camp at Spring Creek more dead than alive. Some of the men were just preparing to return to Fort Pierre and I was permitted to stretch my pain racked bones upon the top of a load and in this way reached home. I had a raging fever all the way and was delirious part of the time. I kept my bed-for six months afterward and have been disabled by rheumatism ever since. I returned to the hills five years later and have accumulated some property, but for all the wealth of the Black hills I would not again endure the horrors of those two days and nights in the cave ” Special and Annual Meeting â€"05‘ THEâ€" IlNTARIIl MUTUAL LIFE. FIVHE attendance of members of this Company at its Nineteenth Annual Meeting, in \V‘aterloc. on May 23rd, 1:89, though not quite as large as in some former years, was, as usual, both influential and re resentatlve. be President. I E Bowman. Esq , M P. having taken the chair, on motion the Secretary of the Com- pany. W II Riodell, E q, acted as Secretary of the Special and of the Annual Meeting. The provisions of the Act passed at the last session of the Dominion Parliament to amend the Company’s charter, having been explained by the chairman, on motion it was unanimously approved of, whereupon the Special Grneral meeting was dissolved. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Company was then held The Secretarv having read the notice calling the meeting. on motion the minutes of last Annual Meeting were taken as read, and confirmed. The President then read the nmsc‘roas‘ Baron's : It affords your Directors much ple \sure. in sub. omitting the followin: statement of the affairs of our Company. to be able to report to the members that the next result of the business transacted during the year 18$ exceeds th \t of any previous vear The new assurances issued. amount to $2,518,630. under 1,205 policies, and the lotil amount in force on alst December is $12,041,911 under 0,395 policies. The regular progressive increase of the past ten years in our Premium and Interest Income has been full, maintained. Our total assets as at Slat December last amounted to $1,313,853 and our surplus over and above all lia- bilities has reached the handsome sum of $90,331.09. which Is a very satisfactory showing after the liberal annual distributions which have hitherto been made, A portion of this surplus will be held in hand as a provision against future reductions in the rate of m'erest and other contingencies. Our expense account forl&S is about 82.000 less than that of 1587, while the business transacted is considerably greater; and the ratio of expense has been reduced to 18 L5 per cent, showing a reduction of 22 per cent. as compared with the previous year. The policies in fares atthe close of the year have been valued by the oil‘ cars of the G wsinment Insur- ance Department and the rtserve required to be held has been certified as correctby the Superintendent of Its mince for the Dominion. After the regular annual Audit, the Executive Committee of the board again carefully ixamined in detail all the securities embraced In th » general statement of assets and found them correct and in proper order. The de- tailed abatement repared and dulv certified to by your Auditors ls erswith submitted for yourexamln- ation and disposal. You will be called on to elect four Directors in the wines of B. M Britten, John Marshall. Fund! C. race and J. Kerr Fisken. whose term of office his expired. but who are all eligible for re-elecflor. On behalf of the beard, Isaac Bownsx,Pres. Printed coplcs of the Financial Statement and Auditors' Report for 1883 having been distributed amoog the members, the President moved the adop- tion of the various reporti. fie congratulated the policy holders on the favorable results of the vear's operations. obtainef at a lone ratio of expenditure than in preflous years and lower than the expense ratio of any of our Can-dim competitors, with one ex- ception only; while the volume of business has been well maintained and its qualltv improved. The new business of the curent year was much in exceseof that written during the same period In any previous year, evidencing the continued popularity of the Company and wan-an the hope that the next report the Directo a may re the privilege of submitting will he the best ever exper‘euced in the history of the Company. Ile had no hesitation in stating that The Ontario was never more deserving of the support and confidence of its membersand of the patronage of the insuring public than it Is at the present time. B M Britten. 114. Q C, James Tro', 22‘]. M P. Joseph W -rd. Esq. of the wholesale firm of Messrs Ward, Carter 8: Co. Montreal, and others ably sup ports 1 the motion, wh'ch was adopted amid applause. Meier's Jackson and Ecullyhsvfngbeeure-appoioted by vote of the members present auditors for the cur- rent year, the Scrullnrcu appointed to take up the I ballots having reported the reelection of the retiring lllrectns, and the customary vote of thanks to the Board. the Officers and the Agents having been fen- dercd and responded to, the meeting was bmught to a close. The Directors met subsequently and re. elected l E Bowman, PresidrnL and under the amended charter elected C l Taylo' lot \‘ice and Robert Melvin 2nd \‘zce- President of the Company for . the ensuing year. in session throughout the entire year. > are meeting with distinguished success as book keep- ers. business mansg era. shorthand~writere. court Allans, Rae 3 Co., reporters. etc. Individuzillnetructionlsafeaturs of pale: H. A Allen Portland Boston Montreal. the m titutlon positions. IUNE‘GBAMS. An cpen questionâ€"Where's the cork screw? It's a wise champagne cork that knows its own popper. Secretaries of public meetings are some- times unable to make sixty minutes in an hour. S.mebody says a man can get roar‘ng. druglk on water. Well, so he can on Ian . War often follows peace. Especially is this so when it happens to be a piece of mince ple. There is very little profit in manufactur- ing strawberry boxes for the trade. The bottoms come too high. A thief who stole a mirror was imprison. ed for theft and fined for drunkenness. He had taken a glass too much. There are two classes of people whom a sensitive man avoidsâ€"those whom he fears he may bore and those who he knows will bore him. TA whole from Atlantic City is to be sent to \Vashington. It will not be lonelyâ€"- Washington is jsst now full of wails. Amelie Rives (Chanler) contribu tea a poem on “Love's Seasons” to Harper‘s Bh- zar. There is only two seasons to love of the Rives variety. One is red pepper, and the other is more pepper. Judging from the formidable preparations made for executing criminals by electricity in the state of New York, it seems certain that after 1 man has once tried the new way he won’t patronize any other. COMMERCIAL Ah!) SHORTIIAND EDUC a TION is a reliable acquircment for every young man and woman. Address CANADIAN Busxssss Umvsssxrv, Public Library Building, Toronto, for particulars. THOS. BENGOUGH, CHAS. H. BROOKS, President. Sec'y 8; Manager UELPII BUSINESS COLLEGE Guelph, Ont.â€"-There are no vacations, the College being Its graduates Graduates assisted in obtaining Address M MACCORMICK, Principal. AUTOMATIC SAFETY ELEVATORS Pat. hydraulic hand steam elevators. LEITCH 8t TURNBULL Canadian Elevator Works. Peter and Queen streets HAMILTON, ONT. ENGRAVING FOR ALL .1 J.L.JONES, .WOOD ENGRAVER. s‘lk'BQI'Ségilfigl‘éec \‘, ioMmeS'r'REt-z 1 EAST. ‘ PURPOSES. @TORONTO..CANADA BABKER’S. SHURTHAIIIJ SGHOIIL, 45 King Street East. Toronto, formerly for over five years Principal of the Shorthaud Institute in con- nection with the Canadian Business University. ewrltln Department under the management of Mn. GEOR E BEN GOUGH, Agent for the Remington Typewriter. Apply for Circular. Mention this paper in writing. Artificial Limbs FOR CIRCULAR ADDRESS, J. DOAN 8‘ GO , 81 Northcote Ave., Toronto. Ont Stained Glass FOR CHURCHES, DWELLINGS, AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. IIII’GAUSLAIID & SUN. 763-3111;: St. W.. Toronto. 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Foamlppts god General information inquire of your and Hal fax every Saturday to Live col. and in an m- “w.” m 'e .‘ gen“ or F l “'huncy‘oen'l “33' and mer from Quebec every Saturday toTlverpool, calling Tk ‘ Am" 5“ PM”- an' : J ’1 'li‘ci‘lu‘“ ‘ m‘ at Londouderry to land malls and passengers for m‘" 1.13"” Bl°°ki T°T°m° ; °" ‘ t Russell: 8 Scotland and Ireland ; also from Baltimore, via If all- Mum“ Temple! Londm' fax and St. John‘s, N. F., to Liverpool fortnightly during summer months. The steamers of the Glas- gow lines sail during wlntsr to and from Haliffox ; Portland, Boston and Philadelphia; and during sum- ( mer between Glasgow and Montreal weekly : Gias gow and Beston week y. and Glasgow and Phlladelp his fortnightly. Scottish. Manitoba H1 Ncrth-WcstI REAL Esrsrs 0).. Lu. W.J.Akin.llgr.,3cillcin st.,ITinnipcg - Lands In all parts of the Province. Low Prices. Easy Terms. Lists Seat and Pullout Information i‘ur- Purnished on Application. 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Pumping for Railan , “ application to When 1.5.49 CURE 1. do not mean merely ts stop them for a time, and then have them ” turn again. I MEAN A RADICAL CURE. I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESSI A life long stud . I WARRANT my remedy 0:9 Cum; the wore cases. Because others how.- falled Is no reason for not now rccelvln 'a cure. Send at once for a treatise and a ann 0'?an of m INFALLIBLE REMEDY. lec Ex rose and cat Office. It costs you nothing or 3. trial, and it will cure you. Address I u. o. 3001', n.0, 164 West Adelaide St. TORONTO, ONT. W (lNOORPORATED-) HOME OFFICE, RUDM D,ARBAIIE, - TOROIITO,GAIIADA In the Life Department this Association provides indemnity for Slcknsss and Accident and substantial assistance to the relatives of deceased members at terms available to all. In the Live Stock Department Two Thirds ln- dsmnity for loss of Live Stock of its members. Send for prospectUs. claims pnld, etc. WILLIAM JOaEs. Managing Director. AGENTS WANTED. E HAVE SOLD OVER 825 000 worth of the - If N l V 1-1 “3.1!. COOKING CROCKS In Ontario, so quietly that you have never heard of it, and the sole still no tinues. A ill and May have been the best months that we love ever had in Canada. One reason of thls increase is that we have 'just begun to reach the farming communities. For two years we have. been confined to the cities and liruer towns, where we have met with deserving suc- cess. The UNIVERSAL CROCK su ersedes all other stewlng and boiling cooking utensl s. H“ YOU “'ANT EMPLOYMENT, ur a Non-llurnmg Acid- I'roof' Kellie, send for our circular, fully explain- ing its use and construction. Remember. this is a Standard Article, not a_ novelty. TARBUX BROS, fill KING ST. W., ) (Old No. 4513 TORONTO. ONT, P S. We sell the " Triumph Self-ernglmr Maps." 3 Samples talc. Confebcration ‘JLifc 'I‘ O B O N TO. THE! HOME COMPANY. $3,000,000Wrs AND CAPITAL SIR. W. P. ROWLAND, President. WM. ELLIOT, E. HOOPER, VicB-PLISIDD’TB. [WEB 1.1. K. 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