Salt Lake Herald | 1891-11-29 | Page 2 | Hank Monk Was Overestimated

Hank Monk Was Overestimated Said Nevada man Hank Monk was greatly overrated as a stagedriver I havo known scores of better ones But his beter getting get-ting Horace Greeley over tho Sierras and down into Placervillo Placervie on time gave him great notoriety I was a dread ful drive and that it didnt kill the old editor was no fault ki Monks The road was slow and rough end Hank was full of tarantula juice when Ind he left Carson I was about twentysix years ago and Hank was thirty eight years old Ho died a few years ago something over fifty In the goodness of ffty Joodness Greeleys heart he presented pre-sented Hank with a gold watch which he many times pawned sold and pavned managed to get back But there were so many ridicu lous exaggerations and right up and down falsehoods told of thatride that Greeley became be-came very tired and in reply to a request of Hank some eighteen vearsago for some favor Horace wrote I would rather see you 10000 fathoms deep in hell than ever give you a crust of bread for you are the only man who ever had thoopportunity opportunity to place mo in a ridiculous light and you vii vI lainly exercised that opportunity you scampi IC1cauo Tribune