The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-04


him the tall redwcodss nodded Familiarity and
nsepiiy, the brmble BEES bpzsed, and the rocks
esee9 elumorous accompaniment.
suen was me golden simmer Of Roaring Camp.
1htm. Ths 'clains- la welded erormoas.
me camp was Jealous rof its priv.
Hges. and looked suspiciouslv on strsngers-
90 announcement vas given to Immigration, and
either side Of the mountyin wall that surrounded
he camp, they duly pre5mpted. This, and rem
ufatlon for sing llsr proficiency with the revolver.
|. sept The reserve Of Roaring Camp iuvioIate. The
surrounding werld-sosaetmes told wonderful
stories OF the camp. ny would say. They've a
steet up there In Roaring that wonld lay over snv
street. m Red Dog. They've got vines and flowers
round their houses, and they wash themselyes
twice Jay. But they = mighty rough on strange
err and II ey worship GIl InRin beby.r
With the ? rosperit5 os the camp came a desire
for further iLaRIosemeet 1t vas proposed 10
build hotei In he follofng spring. and to invite
one or two deceas familfs to reside there for the
sake Of "the Lnck''-wko might perhaps profit by
female companion6h Up. The sacrifice that this
concession to the sex opt these men, who were
herceIy skeptieal in e5ard to its general virtue
and usefuness, can onlyfre accounted for By their
affection for Tommy. A few still held ont. Bat
the resolve could not be carried into effect for
three month";. and the minority meekly yielded
In the hope that somethng might turn up to pre-
vent II. And IL aid.
The winter Ct ISL WHY long be remembered IN
the foothills. The sno5 lay deep ON the Sierras,
and every mountain cjeek became a river, and
every river lake. Ealh gorge and gulch was
transformed into . tunkhltuous wster.course that
deecended the hill sideS tearing down giant trees
and scattering ts drift Ind debris along the plain
heo Dog had beentwick under water, and Roar
ing Camp had been folswarnsd "water put the
gold into them sulchesf' said Stumpy, "it's been
here once and VIII lgs here sgainlr And that
night the North Fork suddenly leaped over its
banks, and swept uli the triangular valley Of
Roaring Camp.
10 the confusion OK rushing water, crushing
trees and cracking timber, and the darkness
which seemed TO fiow With the water and blot out
the fair valley, but little could be done to collect
the scattered camp. When the morning broke,
the cabin OF stumpy dearest the river bank was
gone. Higher up the ,;ulch they found the body
Of its uDlucky owner, but the pride, the hope the
Joy, the Luck Of Roarieg Camp had disappeared.
they were returning with sad hearts when shout
rom the bank recalled them.
II was relief boat from down the river. They
had picked up, they said, man and an infant,
nearly exhausted, about two miles below. Did
anybody know them, and did they belong herel
IL needed but glance TO show them Kentuck
ying there. cruelty crushed and bruised, but still
holding the Luck Of Roaring Camp In his arms.
As they bent oyer the, assorted pair they
Jaw that the child was cold and pulseless. "He
q dead" fsid one. iKentuck opened his eyes.
'Dead!n be repeated ieebly. Eyes, my man, and
7ou are DYING too.n "a smile lit the eyes ofthe ex-
bring Kentnck. "Dyinglr he repeated, "he's
aking me with him; sel the boys I've got the
luck with me now" snd the strong man. clinging
O the fran babe ~ . drowning man Is sad 20
ling to Q straw, drifsed away into the shadowy
liver that flows forever TO the unknown sea.