, 1879-04-30
5000 MILES In A HAMMOCK.
Tho stnrs of II hfnn Who Rodo Acrnss tn
Continent Under n A1eeptrE.Car.
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Thu stnry of II Rrnn Who Rutio Acrnss tho
Continent Under n S1eeptnE.Car.
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Yesterday afternoon \ ChroncIe reporter
noticed man sitting on lumber pile near the
Consolidated Virginia works baskiug til the sun.
liz was greasy und dirty to the last degree, and
neither razor uor ratr Of shears had touched
him for ut least ycar. 1t was easy 10 sec that
he was tramp, and lad Just arrived 10 tho
country. The reporter determined to interview
,Itn, und began By asking: "When did you get
int"
Tramp-About an hour ago. !
Reportcr-Iiowi
Trnmp-Cnmc IN on the wood train,
1scpurter-I'ay your fare, -...
Trarup-No, OF cnuyso not. | ro1c q lttfa
WY behind wood p1u Oh flat.car AMI they
Kicked ua of und rot on again just rs they
started. Got OH few ears further down. At
the noxt place t!,ey stopped was booted agalp,
u,,d then GOT Oh bsatic-bea.n and came up.
The tra}c-bcam racket IL tho hest thlng yet.
You Gun ride all uycr thu United Stntes OH u
brnkc-bcam and moi pay d cent. I've rode
thousands OF miles OH brakc-beams ami I've got
80 / sortcr like It. 1'vu slept OH hraie-bcasn
all n!ght, hut eo,ao Inen full OH u.tl Ect RIM
over. That's the reason they tlnd men hero ut!i
tkero smashed III, on the track. 4 cove calne
to Reno viii. inc from T'ruckce yesterday that
ind tic boss racket. IIu had 4 regular An,n-
nlogk slunQ uuder thu slucpiug.car and rotlu
atoug aB easy Us yot please. llo said hu was
coming III th. taornlng to SEQ Virginia City,
uutl he i,nls finn, New Ilavel1. lir's slIe queer
rat cove you eyer saw, nnA Eucas ha rides 1lsst
tur fun, becal1sc ha Inns plenty of cash alI cbu
t,ay h!sway |! he wanted. Gucss hc's got sonso
kind OF n hut ui,. ....
;rhts was oil tf,e tra!np knew ubotlt tho matter
and iii Ills ulornns tic reporter watched tic mr.
rivals, 4 lew ,nnutra after tic lightning tr'hu
cams iu Il man Registered hts na,nc III tCt1arlcs
i. TrMltrtun. New Iiuveil,f nt tie lntcrnatln,l-
pprtcr presumed ts.t tlis VII. ,le man ne WAS
nftrr, ;Itlt! called at nsIru " Ills rootn. Mr.,
Teniatou is short. thlsIise little man with
rel l.r, and tti4t not show mlcll Ut the fat.ues
III travel Tlle reporter announced Ills businrss
Will, lie remark;
i" utn q newspaper niau a.il came to inter-
y;yw ruu about yotlr trip acroaa tllu continent.
Yonr nnnc ID PenIJctoIt, bellrrei"
Pcuuicton-Ycs, that Is my name, hut | have
p,tl,i,,. to coutl4llnicaa about ,uy trip.
Neu0rtpr-I}ia you 10. stds all ihu wnY III a
hnnsrk unlcr i Hlceuert
panilutuu iuuite hurpfisel-Who tho devil
tall y,u lilnti
Tllereportcr declined to bo pumped, and after
aai1 h" ind un ubircttu,I to rIyins tho ri,ylu
Imui.rr IN ttr nu,Illu j" Yin srcn ha uutd.
:. nisms ttrcr weeks ago | atartcl from Ncw
Hnycu 10 70 TO Rnn FraneIsc0 In d Iannuck.
,nnfl l,rt lfut could GO to San Frauriscu In.
sls Of tlrru weeks without riding ilt arly cur "
s,"vrvn,M. nm wilrrls. Thu nart}rs viii. wj,n,,,
mi Tic wnyur Imagined lint hn,l sums new
fnlp iul balloon viii. which lnteulr, TO make
tl,u triu .t,,I they took flIe wugcr, il nas tor
Si0UD a,ll iltu money il now deposited ln Tic
New llaycu Savings Hank. Wall, when ! told
st,,m lint ,I IlGt Ii,lrrl in r],is In n rnr hmt
Under one, they luuged a,.u saiu they would