The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-10
LAST SUNDAYS PAMBLE.


Since Prof. Powers left our corps,
tie Northwest or Ruby basin division
OF our mining department has been tc
degree sighted. And so Sunday,
as Father Hamilton has gone to preach
to less showed under saints and oul
church is alternating, we made trac-
irg from Powers map of his NV.
route, impressed Prof. Schultz, E. NJ.
Phi. d., into service and a compass,
and then with true editorial grit
tackled the winters priming Of er-
mine, and how pure and innocent ii
lay, kissed by the warm sun, shooting
its diamond sparks square into oul
eyes and how proud the pines looked
with their teathcry burthens. We
stopped at Station No. I Of our chart,
by the lake, and always poetical OF
practical, reflected what lucre there
would be for the enterprise that would
chop out a few tons Of the frozen lake
for our next summers juleps and lem
onadcs. We next fetched up at the
Lead Chief, where the contractors are
getting along bravely with steam and
drill. We did not tarry, as the noon
day odor was honlelike and Of bacon
rather then of the fatted calf or roast
chicken. Our chart next pointed to
the Hotel De Chestnut where we an
chored safely. Here the midday
odors were perplexing and foreign to
our experience, but withal savory and
after some polite fencing Gas if an edi-
tors treasury or stomach was ever tulD
the Professor and us squared off at
the hospitable board and unraveled
some OF the aforesaid unknown odors
and found them friends. But, ah
the nance pie our eyes found time
to note the Professor and We could not
cipher out if our learned friend seemed
to admire it OF the dainty hand that
passed it the more, but feeling con-
tent and generous, we likened him to
the brave Geraint, who seeing his
Enid $50 sery;cable and sweet, felt
longing in him evcrmoTe to stoop and
kiss the tender little thumb, which
crossed the trencher as she laid it (the
fragrant mince pie) down." We then
looked over our chart and there were
the Ruby Chief, Durango, Old Mexi-
CO, Bullion King, Lee Taylor and a
round up at the Estes villa by moon
light. But We felt measurcless con-
tent, and day dreamed that the Ruby
Chief was running four daily shifts in
their rich ore, that the Durango and
Old Mexico under Col. Wilder and
his new and experienced foreman
Cherney, OF the Silvanlte, were tuYn-
ing ou. something fine from the prl-
mary formation that the Lee Taylor
would not be heard from until next
spring. We woke up to compromise
from the Professor that we should do
the Bullion King, as it was down
grade. We saw the point, that he had
secured pretty pilot, the snow queen,
to guide us thither Things at the
Bullion King generally hit cur appro
baton and were in good snip shape !;
the buildings comfortable and home
like; the shaft too deep and steep
for us to attempt, (bus we cribbed
some mighty fine ruby and brittle
when backs were turned,) and the
boarding house neat and inviting un-
der the captaincy Of Samuel Greeley
Smith (of which we made mem. for
future Sundays.) We were trifle
shocked to see the Sabbath being per
verted by log drawing and new cut
ter fitting up for wood hauling, and
with our accustomed resources, We at
once threatened Col. Boutcher and
Ropell if they didn't stop this sort OF
work, and repent by sleighing us to
our sanctur,, we would publish their
sins to the world. Backed by our
bright eyed guide we carried the day,
and sslid home proud-like and in
style. But the enterprislng Professor
got the drop on us by packing all the
girls in among himself, and the Col.
and US had to take back seat, but
We are we'll broke in to the back seat
business. Ropell we don't consider
a good coachman, as he wasn't equal