Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-15
Reno Gazette.

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"Ths railroad company ought to hav,
q special car for tramps on every train
Then the conductors and brakemer
would not have to spend hall their tint
looking after trsmps. You see there Il
bound TO b Just about so many peopl,
going over the road In ayesr. Thsy
will all 60 In some way or other. and Il
would be cheaper for the railroad com
psnies Just TO have Q plain tramp car
attached TO svsry train. There wouldn'l
be 20 many accidents on the road. and
the vood.piles and snow.shsds would
bs safer" This
NOVEL VIEW or TRAxP TRANSPORTATION
Was given to . Gasets reporter the other
day By an intelligent tramp. he 10 {
printer by trade, and his name 10 Arm
strong. he left his home In Tspnesses
three years ago, and has been Q wander
or ever since. Hs never stays more
than Q few weeks In any ons place. when
the demon OF unrest forces him to move
ON. II he earns o dollar II 10 at once
gambled away. Thus be Is always PEN
niless. commonly ragged, and generally
dirty. He will sit for hours and tell oil
bis experiences on the road, and Of the
ways OF tramps. "Much." hs says.
OF what has been Published about
them IL untrue" For instance.
THEY poS'r MAKE MARKS ON HOUSES
Or gates to indicate to the next n Of
their fraternity the kind OF reception
that may be expected from the inmates.
The story Is all nonsense. But 60 down
and look underneath the Y. & T. bridge.
You will and the timbers carved with
the initials Of wandering tramps. Some
OF the letters = cut with Q finish and
accuracy that would do no disoredit to
q Rravestone. You will see Boston
CHARLES name there. He is one OF the
most gentlemanly looking tramps you
ever saw. Always dresses we'll, and
when In town be wears . high linen COL.
lar. Some Of
TEE NAMES CARVED UNDER THE BRIDGE
Are known to nearly every tramp In the
United States. There arc no signs or
ways OF recognizing members OF the
known among tramps, bat
they can always tell whether Q man 10 Q
tramp or not BY his talk.
There Is O great difference among tramps.
The fellows that carry blankets strapped
to their backs arc seldom professionals.
The true tramp soorns baggage Of any
kind. Conductors and brakemen can't
bear these fellows that carry blankets.
They are called
BLANKrr srIYrs
On the road. These fellows seldom
know enough to ride q beam. but will
squat right down on the front platform
or the roof OF q car. and get put OF at
the hrst station. When . crowd Of
get together they are pretty bold.
I was once with eight others out on the
desert near Ogden. We boarded .
freight, and all sat up on the roof OF the
box car. There were two or three 70.
in the crowd, and the boys
wouldn't stand any nonsence. Pretty
soon the conductor came along and said,
swell, boys, where are you bound this
'.None OF your business" was
The answer; and be went right along and
hadn't Q word to say.
HOW TRAMPs RIDE.
Tramps commonly ride on the brake
beams In going short distances. Most
any tramp can get on any freight train
at full speed, which Ia only about
.sn or fifteen miles al hour. They grab
Tho Iron rod near the door Of q box a
md swing one foot on the end OF the
break beam. II they catch the
rod and get one foot on the beam, II 10
rery easy to swing In under the car.
Stretched out on the beam and holding
IN to the rods that support II 10 easy
to travel. OF course, " the q
the track, or the beam breaks,
. dead man. One Of the most
ways OF travelling 10
RIDING TIE ROD.
Under the truck OF all passenger q
md midway between the wheels, an iron
.od crosses horizontally. about on o level
With the axles. To ride tho rod, you get
! piece OF board about two feet long and
Il on the rod, you have q fns
Isat. You lean back, hold on the truck
,ver head, and your feet rest on the
rake beam and keep you from tumbling
,vsr backwards. It's o Hne way to ride.
,ut you can only get on the train that
way while II 10 standing still In the sta
lon. Once on the rod the tramp 10
sArr FROM OBSERVATION.
It IL almost impossible for you to see
,im unless you look before the train
'tarts. A good way to ride 10 to get Into
.he tool chest under the oaboose. It has
|, door that opens under the car and that
o often left unfastsned. Four or Ave
often get In there together. A
common way Of stealing Q ride, especial.
for long distances, 10 to get sprung
INTO Q box car. II 10 . very easy thi 9
spring . car door open. and there Is
always some one around that
will spring you in. they take . fsh
plate and pry the lower edge Of the
ioor Of the bar which holds 1t In place.
Then 1t 10 easy enough 10 spring out the
,orner far enough to lot Q man get In.
You take Q fsh plate In with you and
pry yourself out ct any place You please,
Or, II you have no 'fsh plate you
mako Q noise and they will let you out,
kick you. maybe. Sometimes two or
.hres trsmps get into AGAR together. take
supply OF water and plenty to cat and
Hide along for days a. far a. they want to
70. How about the tin
Scala ON TIE cARs2
Well, some tramps can pick them open
With Q knife aud fasten them In again,
outit takes time. As . general thing
he brakemen will let Q man ride In Q
box oar for o little coin. They tell you
o keep out Of the way Of the conductor
md II will DO all right. As q general
hing the train men treat q decent, quiet
ramp pretty we'll. ! have often had
engineers and hremsn take me In to din.
asr with them and punch their tickets
'or me after ] had been breaking coal Tor
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