The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-10
RAFTING WITH THE TIDE.
Plenty Of Gold-Unole Wunder''
Experience in the Far West.

r,c,, Wunder had just returned
,'r, from his six months residence in
1..Iyili.. and was seated before the
)nar,,,. wood fire which, burned OH his
AVN heal,i.>:une ut Youngstown, Ohio.
III. nephcwS and his niea's were seated
IN circle round about him, and all
~.rp listening attentively to the stories
~ the Western wilsls which the old
%,n WIS e.nq.,cntly spinning.
.Tell H., dear uncle, - ''pray tell some
more beautiful anecdotes Of your life
IN the far, far West"
.Ah. dear children" sighed the
hosry.hpalc,l old rept0bate, ''you can
little imagine the wild life We led in the
rrha,a.c camp. I remember one night
N. indians rlided the hotel we were
soppug 1T. l had placed bag Of $40
~!d pieces, and my shoes, outside my
door. for / did not wish to be disturbed
inth morning hy the boOtblack asking
Gf his pay !or backing my shoes. In
,he early morning heard a bloO(l-curtl-
lin, veil. and the next instant the hall
wa filled with hali-drunken savages.
Thew were breaking in the doors and
o6Liny the guests. They were about
70 force their way into my room when
iaey discovered the hay IF gold lying
On Inc tlmr. They picked it up, exam
med it, threw it on the floor aid turned
away in disgust, aud l cOuid hear one
rhild Of the forest exclainl: HE no
god; he poor man; only pay $40 to
lN,tlAsck."
why. that was large sum to pay
ar having your DOOts BACKED, was in
Mt, dear Uncle::" asked little Jane.
Not in that country" replied the
truthful old gentleman; "you sec, in
IesdvilIe YOU are not considered rich
unless YOU are worth 500, OOO, ODO, aud
., that time only had $50, OOO, OOO,
but you were worth more before you
came away, were you not. dear uncle?''
ssked hazel-eyed Hannah, his eldest
niece
"Oh, yes. I made one rich strike
while was in Leadville, or at least !
thought it was rather y rich strike. .
answered the fond relative, "but at
rewards discovered that was develop
ingan old mine that lad been discard
d."
"What lid the mine yield your ask
ID the youngest member Of the family.
The mill run averaged $95, 600 to the
ha!flo for the first few hours and thel'
gradually increased" replied the undo
veloixd /. urnallst. but that WASN'T
the trouble; struck vein which. yield
I'd nothing but nlutilated coin and Mex
lean aud trade dollars, so / threw the
ebup in disgust and traded the mine
for halt interest in y shooting gale
r."
How did the shooting gallery turn
0ut, Uncle Wunder:"' asked little John
ny.
"Well enough for the first few days.
answered the old unadulterated prevar1
'at"r:: well enough, until rival con
rtrn started up ard commenced cutting
iatex."
'What were the ratcs:?'' was the ques
t"n asked in concert.
Our rates were three shots for $50, d
SIX for SD. The rival gallery cut dOwI
t"twO shots for SIS or ten shots for VA
and We couldn't stand it seeing that Ou
Customers would shoot at nothing les
Than Sia gold pieces"
Didn't you used to do some railroad
liz.
,"Yc>, my young man, said the uncle
Il nan - hr,nc!, road from Leadvii'e I
r!al" FIRING. Tor short time, but me
WITH nn;hin=. bat ilis.WurHgenlents W
Tan through Il t"!crahly rich gold corn
Try: ami the banks were continual.
''aylns in. You see, the heat from tn
S''er wn;s!d melt the gold, and "
couldn't run t:,st enough to prevent
nom iii.:i- up the valves of the engine
an, ~. We would have to Ivy up for repair
linen. 100, he Eastern tourists were a
ways >;,!i,in. The train to .'un'p" ont an
ri"ri l.c gold and silver pieces VIM;
.lev SAW living on either SIDE OF t:l
,fira, AMI we couldn't to 81 veO our neck
maxi good time on our road"
AZ ,hi> time the head Of the nous
'al'e.: Tie family to the sitting-rn'nI -
e'enin" Worship. AS Uncle Wund,
Passed ;;..,l,y:: The .;OOr he was seen
.sFr"w 'n"vn;s fr ON his eletier nel'ne
!" ;ay i"r his morning shave.-A"'