, 1879-03-07

BY loAfers, and soguea, md vagabonds. nlthouuh
hnlorv points fu Bcv rnl N0tnb]c lnstancch ol
successful colonies founded upon ms poor bnses
at these. do not think, 81, the whole. 'ltat
any ' inalarst{op. { psnai!cs. S G sho"gs tic1 my
be, providing they aro willing to work and d.
vclop her
iMMENsy MINERAL RESOURCES.
Az iar Is Leatlylllc Is concerned, can say TINT
tllcre Is plenty Of room for willing WORKERS,
even though they do c0mc over tho Nntike on
foot md sleep In horse, hhshs. I know from
petsonal experience how difficult 1t is In gct
even comsn0n fnborers to earry OH nfy work
1.crc. Tho men who arc employed OIL tho roads
constant employment nt from 1850 to S4.5o per
day. II Is almost impossible To secure carpen-
icrs at the latter rate. a,.d people desiring 70
erect dwellings invo the Eruatcst trouble In 9ct-
always work on lie shafts tint aro being started
every day In this vicinity. Tho miners arc
naturally tealous OF green hands, nnd ciatm ttiat
this ktnd ut labor Ia too difficult to no
but ntl minere must hare had a s:artne,.pont
ut sorno period Of their llvcs an4 intntng In thc
l.oadvte district Is no harder tlnn we'll
digging III the aAin MIL loan OF ll1ino!s. ! OK
cept from tha statement the work TINT y S re.
aro In what are called "har1 carbonates." III
these drilling ind blasting arc regulate fcntros
But In most nf tic mfnes talc digging IS through
Ionntcs,i' Into which pick viii sink Of Its own
weight. j.,
While Mi kinds Of hand-workcrs arc In con-
stant requisltou, there aro
OTHER cLAssR8
who would be sadly out Of place here. refer
to clerks, bookkeepers. mud nll people wlio dc'
peud uoou tieir fcut or tllcls brains for living.
Salarirs arc about tho satno here az IN Eastern
cities, while expenses nra higher. Board tail.
not be procured for less than slo week, mud Of
poor enough quality at TINT. Tho pconle ot
gootis for proycnder. Canned meats, canned
fruits, md canned vegetables arc rn1nmon o1!
all tables. The bcefsteak is generally iean and
tough. the vegetables {n natural state) frozetl
or stale. Eggs arc worth 60 ccnts dozen, and
only about onclourth OF them flt to use At TINT.
lIcoco boarl.pTtccs aro necessarily, hlgs,.
village + , lie Tont,ne,, WHICH l,as !, :
spectators md advcnturcrs gather to dtscusa
tho lntcst find Of mineral or the chances Of sell
| inE or buying mines. 1t has much the same re.
lation to 1calville TINT the coffec-houscs 6ore tc
| ]4oudon In tho old times before tlle Eazcstcs
gossip, anil you meet there the British tourist
with Eyeglasses md n checked suit tho nervous
Snu francisco broker with glossy Int and 1l0~cr5
ucektic, ,.c broken.tlown 6ankerfiom 81. I.oult
and Chicago, at,d tho Denver merchant who hui
conu over to open branch store III tue new
| metropolis Ut tho mountains. There Is q bar
room in front, decorated With platc-glass mirror
md mahogany sidc-boards, while nudo art i
pictured lay.shly upon the walls. III The rear 1
tho dining-room. After yntnly cndeavortnE Il
pecure cup Of coffee there without mixture
Of grounds, the other day, the impatient All.
thoroughly Western waiter set down my cul
with slam, and remarked:
"Thnr, pardncr, thct's tho best drug We he
In ths ynr InaTkot tO-day."
But the Tontfne Inns 4 printed bill OF fare
mon which arc found MANY varieties Of ilsil
flesh, und fowl, aud is really crcditah!e TO til
cn1nt,. G. E. W.