The town is booming. The streets are choked with traffic. Ore wagons compete with wagons carrying lumber for new buildings. Burros loaded with prospecting equipment weave in and out, dodging the wagons, or balk while their cursing owners make futile attempts to remove them from the crush. Dust is everywhere.
Hotels are jammed.
Harkness' Cerrillos House and Uptegrove's Tabor House have more business than they can handle. New mineral strikes are being made every day. Established claims are expected to pay off handsomely when the new smelter opens February first. North of town, the Capital Mine is working three eight-hour shifts. George Holman, owner of the Cash Entry, hopes to obtain eastern capital to start working his mine again soon.