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To: Thomas Scharf who wrote (9601)	5/13/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: High Grader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

Hi Thomas, agreed on the dates. Required joke first: Two Irish terrorists in a car and one says, "Paddy there is a bomb in the back seat!" "Well Seamus we are terrorists y'know." "Well what if it explodes Paddy?" "Ah blather ye worry too much. I have a spare one in the trunk!" ***************************************************************** The Fenian movement predated that particular Irish diaspora. Just as the Kosovo Liberation army pre-dates the present mess. There were still Fenian attempts to invade Canada as late as 1864 in British Columbia. This resulted in the construction of the Dewdney Trail from Hope to Wild Horse Creek in 1864. Wild Horse Creek had a major gold-rush in the south eastern part of B.C. (Where I own mining claims and still do some High Grading) The Wild Horse Rush, saw about 5000 Americans, mostly Irish Americans setting up business on the Canadian Side of the Border. Of course there was talk of an American take-over of the new discovery, only a short ride from the U.S. border. The crown was very alarmed. The Irish-American miners actually celebrated the Fourth of July at Wild Horse Creek, they all carried guns. Then the loyalists celebrated the Queens Birthday. Gunplay resulted and Tom Walker, the young Fenian Leader, was killed by an American named "Powder Bill" Burmeister. The result was a trail hastily constructed from the coast to the interior. The official reason was to allow trade with the coastal merchants rather than the American merchants at Fort Colville, but the real reason was to move in troops if the "Fenians" staged a revolt and tried to declare the Wild Horse as American Territory. Some say the Fenian movement still lives on and actually runs the U.S. Ever wonder why you have so many Irish names in the presidential office?