Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-11-20
BEANS AND HOPE.
A Characteristic Letter from John T.. Pantlind, the Old Nevada Pioneer Some Incidents of a trip to Old fIa District, and Some "Reminiscences That Have Interest to All.

do you know Charlie Whimple: No Well, I'm that is, you ought tC be. l thought everyone knew Char lie. He Is no tender foot. but an old tnree-tIme loser. Eleven years ago VIC prospected in this country together, and plodded behind and prodded at a lame and worn-o out burro, loaded with beans and hope Charlie furnished tEC beans and l put up the hope. The beans gave out first, and hope-pure, straight hope--has little influence over a vigorous and much-abused stomach; and as further inducemenl to give up the trip we struck fresh Injun tracks one morning, smok- ing hot. Did we get out of that To- cality' Well, I should smile" In fact, our burro told another donkey quietly that he'd be |" dog goned if he ever saw worn-out prospeclors just get up and tear the ground like we two. And the burro was correct, and l shall recollect our forced, waterless foodless 45-mile tramp to safety. That is why We were not discoverers of Tombstone, for we were within ten miles of the Contention mine, travel Ing from the Dragons toward the ,r.-.,t ,c fsi.-T--.l.
 But I dIgress-more on account of your not knowing Charlie than a de- sire to tell what might have been" To use a much abused theatricai ex- pression, SD common on play-bill, we will suppose a lapse of eleven years Letween the first and second acts, which brings us both in Tucson No vember 9th, 18S0-Charlie rich and prosperous miner, with plenty of beans, and l the busted, disgustcd proSpectOr, with the same old quaEli- ty of hope, that "deferi ed maketh the heart sick" etc, but that cheered Us both Ill '69. It took the " fathers " then, ana not the boys, to prospect this country" and don't you forget it." On the morning of the 9th, Charlie met me, and after a hearty sa- lute said, " Pant, let us go out and look at Old Hat District" Agreed, |" said 1. " The name sounds sugges- tive; trot out your hearse." " In an hour we were whirllng along the road in Charities new buggy, pulled by team it for the Cliff House pike. Sixteen miles out we drew rein to wa ter the smoking team at a stock ranch, where the water is pumped up oy a steam engine, the attendant of which, from appearances, has not used water externally, internally, or eterually, since Adam was a yearllng, for he was the most soiled man l have seen in Arizona Pickett, at his worst, is a curly-headed darling in comparison. A quiet drink for the horses and two quiet drinks fot us - of widely different fluids-and we re- sumed our journey and our convera- tion, interrupted only by sandy roads and the uncorking of a bottle, the contents of which cheered, though not inebriated, the 1.-Two Orphans, who pulled lustily at its glassy throat like unto the first barn seeking the staff of life from its mothers breast, etc., or words to that effect. Sweet spirit, hear my prayer"
 The first thing we knew we were at Weldon's Camp, guests of Mir. Fowler in a snug miners cabin, presided over by those princes of good fellows and amp cooking, Andy Weston and Nate owners of the Straw Hat, Tiger and Fashion mines, that will make them both rich if they don't sell too soon-the natural consequence and the conclusion that all miners come to l who sit over a six-fOot hole waiting 1 for capital to make them suddenly ] bonanza kings; and right here it might 1 not be amiss to state that miners ex- pect too much for prospect. You must sink, prove up, dig, blast, show . up, and bid capital a hearty welcome, 1 and believe me, gentlemen for l hold . that miners are natures Genllemen6 . that capital will cAeerfully respond . when labor proves itself. As Charlie 1 owned the horses, and being naturally ! born tired, I graciOusly allowed bIm . to take care of his own team, while . laboriously looked after myselt-a of no little consequence, by the way, for I have kept, or rather tried to keep, hotels for twenty years, and my stomach, ye gods and little fskes is my only hobby. But Andy anc Nat were equal to the emergency, and . long before "harlie had seen to his cam a supper was served fit for--iit ror-well. fit for old Grlnt. The 'smenu," written on a piece of a pin box with a very dull pencil, andplaccd m the center of the table 90 that all could see, was as follows:
 HOTEL DE HUSTLE.
 HENC.
 NOVEMBER 2, 1880. yspi,on steak, dipped in 1orT and cracker
 crumbs. and fried in Mrs. Bansons sare-
 enough butter. Yum! yum!l o,. Trash biscuIL made with pure cream, la Old
 Hat.
 ire.u corn. ttswed in fresh milk. vintage isso'
 by gum!