The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-05-23
A L-adviIie Letter.


characteristic stylei
"This is way up place resattilng
nltitudei all kinds Of weather. Yesief-
day forenoon the thermometer stood ~
in the shade, and in the afternoon the
street sprinkler, in full blast, was caught
out in snow storm ere he could get
to his stable. From twelve to fifteen
stages, and IS many ptirate cohveyances
arrive here daily from the tsilrUadi oil
crowded with tender feet Occas.
ionally few on the driver seat known
ns Other Siders.' A tender foot is
from the East, Other Siders' are West.
ern men from the Other side Of the
Rocky Mountains. One OF the uiher
siders arrived here from Eureka with q
large valise. which was nearly empty.
He found the nearest restaurant. and set
his valiso on chair near him nt the
table. The proprietor told him il his
valise occupied chair he would Charge
him an extra dollar. All right, said
Eureka. When the proprietor went in
10 the kitchen the fellow commenced to
put everything in reach ON the table in
said valise sayins at the same time to
the valise, Eat, YOU son OF gun, 1
have to pay for you.'
BY the way, Dan de Quill old land.
lord from Meadow Lake Is here keeping
a hotel. He fires off cne barrel from q
double barrel shotgun TO call his board.
ers to meals. A tender foot asked
him why he Didn't bang off both bar
rels.' 'ob, no. said the landlord, 4
keep the other to collect with
There nre great crowds Of idlrts here.
About l5,O0g waiting to give their scnlps
to the Indians when the snow leaves
the Gunnison country. No rule Of GUS
tom here--few ont OF the whole number
ever lived in city, and never turn to
the right. The streets are blockaded
with lookers.on. ..,,
A few days since Black Crook pictures
were posted on the corners( (leg dramaI,
and there were at least fifteen hundred
countrymen' climbing over each other
to gel look Mt the pictures.' the devil
only knows what there would haYo been
done had they been real legs (O
1t was great mistake in naming this
place Leadville. 1t should have been
Joplin; there are more nice men here
from Joplin than are left there. They
are lost though when they leave their
wagons aud are on the sidewalk, and
wonder why people run against them.
One says, You bet yer life, I'm from
Joplin, Missouri, 1 am; come in boys,
all on ye, and take someihin'; my
friend from Nevadee Is settin' 'em mp.
Ali would have quite city outlook
here were 1t not that tho majority Of
the people never saw city only by
looking out OF car window as the train
stopped while passing through one.
There are five daily papers here, and
| good ones. One first.class brick Upera
house and ten other theaters, all in full
blast; Ave Of them have brass bands
playing in front every evening.
There are nlso many people hero from
the State OF Mime; all come with let.
ters of introduction from Professor
Frank Stewart. The NJ tine boys nre
all solid on the sentence OF letter her
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Two OF them wero seated at a table
in Bob Moody's restaurant few days
since, and. after eyring each other for a
few seconds. ono says to the other
Pears to mo, stranger. I've seen you
somewheros around abouts before.
Maybe you have says No. 2. What
State be you from2' I'm from the
State OF Maine. be- 'You be, be you,
SO be /. Wall, wall; IL amt glad Ia
see you Ihope to die. II there's any
soda or sarsparilla in town we'll take q
glass (He knew there was none to Ie
had; had OH his oversboes and buff,lC
ovcrcOal at the time, May z, Winter
climate.)"
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