The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-03
RETURNED FROM THE WEST.
THE EXPERIENCE or 4 NEW JERSEY
MIN VINO WENT TO COLORADO.
Seeking n Fortune ON the wild, Free Plains
Wherein Gold Grows the Sage bushes
4 Mining Adventure aud Some RunchlnR.

Seeking n Fortune ON the wild, Free Plains
Wher~on Gold Grows the Sage bushes
4 Mining Adventure aud Some R"nchlng.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: My cx-
perienco may be- OF interest to some OF your
readers who contemplate going to Colorado.
Nv fever cumo on about one year ago felt
that / must 90 Wcst--to that broad region
where there Is a chance for every young man
TO make IL fortune Ny friends all advised mo
to stay at home among my friends. They said
WIS too young to leave home. But had read
Of the boys WHO had gone of and made for
tunes. Of the FREQ and wild life of the plains Of
the gold which grows on the sage brush. had
set my mind on going and nothing would keep
mo ut home. so. on or about tho first Of June.
my father gave his consent. and on tho Sth |
babe ndeu to my friends and got on n train Of
the Erie Railroad and was or for Denver. Col.
Nothing Of any particular interest occurred on
the way. and landed in Denver on the follow
ing Saturday. | registered ut hotel. This was
mistake on my part. / should have taken
board in n private family at IS or SC II week. in
stead Of paying 80 day.
The first evening was there went TO n show.
and there met n stranger. entered into con-
versaton with him. and before tho evening was
gone Wa were as II we had known each othcr
for years. Tho following evening he showed
me map OF n mino no pretended to own in
Georgetown. Col. IIo told mo he had made
slOOOJ0 out Of il. and ! could do The same by
iurcins!u NJ onc-tcnih ot u Tor tlOl, / tod MIN
would have Ne money for Inn the neNt dny.
send 800 hy Telegraph. Great chance a. make
n fortune No risk In n few hours received
the money, and started 20 look NJ my new
friend. | found him DOING in his hotsl. und
told him was ready To buy th"t one-trnth. He
handed ne some papers. took the money, and |
made arrangements To- meet him nj Grors ctOwn
| on a certain day of the following week.
On the day appointed arrived ihere with my
| claim pnpers. They were headed: The Great
Tendorfoot and Micre Mime | could find no
man and no mine.
That speculation took little nerve ont of mo.
md concluded 10 try ranching went 10 Col
orado Springs. and there managed To- procure
| a situation g. herd Sheep for ny bQard My du-
| and cook breakfast for four; make up my
lunch open the g.,ics Of the corral. aud JET my
| sheep out. Il herd of ZOO owes; water them,
| drive them OIL to pasture. slt down. watch the
Festive antelope glide oyer tlo plains. and think.
What lie Z lend! We hnrdly had time 20
| wash our clothing Quencr than once month.
| The chuck consisted 81 muddy conce. without
| my milk: beans. nnd baking powder Dr. mi,
| burnt on the outside ana raw IN the middle.
! novelty soon wor~ on. | would take my sheep
cut, and ST down and think what fool was 20
| ] soon got tirel 81 herlng. and one day
! shouldCrol my grip sack aud llt ont for civili-
| Colorado Springs was to hunt M "a hHth and
| barber shop. | STAYED Ing colorado springs
about six weeks. and tried Manii1u and Colo;
! tried II Moro. Pueblo. and all the southern
| towns with ~" -Iul' suo'0se. then went On
| Laadville Golden. Georgoiown Black Hawk.
! Boulder. and back 20 Denver. trlcdcvcry place
! OF business in all oi those -. '~ and Nruly
camc % the conclusion that ths West Is
! N"st"rn"rs. ! have offered my 'ryices for
go per week; have offered 70 work for s.;
| have begged men To- take mo for my board;
have of red 70 work for nothing in that Qurcn
| STATE ul the West hut hI 90 ~ purpose. hnd