The Mineral argus., 1883-08-30
THE FIRST WOMAN IN
A Warm Welcome I'm the Far
West.

West.
June 80 was a day of Publication at
Carbonate, Col, being the advent Of the
first wagon, the first woman, and the
first board from the mill. 1t
would have been interesting to the read
er to witness the electrifying effect on
the men in camp when word was
passed along the line that a woman was
coming. Long before she was within a
mile of the camp knots of men were
were gathered here and there watch
ing. looking in the direction from
whence the wagon was to come. As she
hove in sight, each n gathered around
his camp, as when an alarm a bee e.
sounded in a pTairle-dog town. When
within a few yards OF the outside h&bi-
tation the woman alighted and accom-
panied by her husband proceeded to
the county clerks quarters. But the
crowd which had gathered around the
office for mail receded respectfully each
side of the entrance. as she passed in,
Colonel Ferguson sernely doomed mp,
and, sailing out among the boys, agita-
ted a reception.
Seized by the inspiration, a hundred
hats were removed from heads Of noble
structure and design-siluriated some
what, perhaps-and a hundred horny
palms passed over the unkempt locks to
smooth them down; vests were pulled
down, and a hundred pair of eyes ran
down the respective ownerB' digging
Clothes" proudly inspecting he newt
able ''ball stitch" which reiOined the
1ismembered seam or held Ia place the
patch Of conspicuous Dimensions. By a
look of uummon consent the colonel was
A.. ...-a1oaNa1 - naala tho ranAnffnn
| speech. Uneasily pluming his nous
tache with carbonate stained fingers,
the colonel approached Der, ard, fol-
lowed by the uncovered heads, he mad
vertently yanked a frog from his throat
and began:
respected madam. and a hundred
heads nodded assent. Appealing again
TO his moustaehe for he needed inspira-
ton tine colonel resumed again: RE
! spected madam-the illuminating spec
tire OF this most fascinating occasion"
And a hundred heads bobbed serenely
again in ascent. PlumiDg again the
| source of inspiration, the halting colonel
staggered on: Foot prints OF Thine
which have first fallen on our carboni-
ferrous soil, we welcome thee. Mercury
in her areial flight trails through the star
~ architraves of heaven, to trail over
the siturian outcrops OF Garfield
country, which has become sacred to US
from toll, Vicissitudes, and privations.
1t is ours by right of discovery, and you
are welcome. We are %conversant with
vour sex and some of us have been VIC
timized. We have learned TO love and
cherish in memory the tiny fingers
which we're rubbed over our biscuits in
other days and we languish for the same.
The delicacy of sewing on buttons (thim-
bleless) Is our and ours toll staIned robes
hear the traces OF the silurian outcrUp.
For months we have been here sur
rounded by the beautiful crystalline
pearls of heaven, which have banked
about and around rs, and our only sol.
ace has been the chirp OF the camp bird
and the weird wailings Of the metamor.
phic blasts. We have long anticipated
the daisy, struggling through the snowy
depths TO comfort US. as the day drew
near when we laid by our snowshoes on
the limestone lodges, but this occasion Il
most sublime. undreamed OF, n un
p~recedented in the history OF our new
country. Thou hast come upon Us like
a perfume freighted breath of the gentle
springtime, and thou art the shrine to
which we bow and bring tribute, and
:, in behalf of these, my partners inMthl
, struggle, who stand before you wiz ~
covered heads, some Of them glisf I|s
like a FURNISHED disc in the A.I4tIN
sunlight, heads which have beqH ne
: of capillary traces from ineviA -
s tract, / again say, welcome
: News.
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