Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-17

A Base Ranger in the Land OF
Fruits aud Fl0wers-DulI Times
In San FranciscO-He Speaks OF
Many Who Have Left Eureka, and
Tells OF what Some are Doing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. IS, 1885.
EDITOR SENTINEL: One coming down
here from our country 1.-THE Base Range)
sees, for a while, at least, many persons
and m any things that interest him. The
other day l went to the Postoffice and saw
a man getting his mail, whom l recognized
as John Morgan. You remember that for
several years he was about Eureka without
any ostensible means Of living-one Of a
numerous class of fellows to be found in
every mining camp, as we'll as in most
other towns, l presume, who live most Of
the night, and what is left to them of day,
IN the saloon. Many of these fellows who
live by their wits in various ways, and can
always catch enough from the small games
or from the girls on the back streets to live
on in q precarious, miserable way, are
better men than they seem TO be; for in
stance, John Morgan. He left Eureka
and his owlish life behind him last July,
TWO years ago, on an excursion train for
San Francisco. He is a carpenter. He
came down here, and went right to work
at his trade. He has now the manly look
Of thrift and honest toll.
l sat in the Occidental Hotel yesterday,
talking with NJ. Calisher, and saw more
Nevadans pass in review than you could
shake a stick at. Calisher, as does every
body else, finds every business in San
Francisco crowded. Trade is dull, and
profits very small. With money enough
you can get in anywhere, but with
only brains or but a few dollars, you stand
about as much show to get in az q man
who tries to board a train moving at the
rate OF Is miles an hour. He told me, for
example, that Albert Rosenheim has got
into partnership with a chemist, and the
two produce a variety Of syrups, extracts,
bitters, etc. Their business, for the want
Of capital, is small, and they find them
selves forestalled and undersold at every
turn. 1t seems that for the little fish the
only chance is TO get q country stock Of
goods and tackle the interior, but even
this, they say, is being o~verdone. So you
can see there is q restless and troubled
flow of anxious souls into and ont of the
city.
Harry Cohn and Michael formerly of
Tonkin & Michael) are prepared to begin
the wholesale liquor business in Eureka,
Humboldt county. They vent up and,
after prospecting the country about Hum
boldt Bay, returned very much pleased
with the country. They think it is the
best part Of the State for them. They are
in San Francisco, at present, waiting for
the completion of the building which they
are to occupy.
l met and had a pleasant chat yesterday
with Bob Zeile, formerly Of the Eureka
Con. works. / did not know until he
told me, that his family have always lived
in San Francisco. His two children are
dead, and he has only a wife left. Bob is
the same genial old gentleman as ever.
l couldn't tell you how many of our
people | have met. There is E. r. Gar
Der, Esq, who has hung out his shingle.
He has made up his mind to attend strictly
to his profession and make the city his
home. He is talented and can succeed if
he makes up his mind to.
/ have not seen Joe Winzell for several
days, but when l last saw him he looked
very we'll, t"right piert,") considering his
recent illness. He will spend the Winter
in the city. The change has done him
great good. He is going to come out all
right, and when he gets well he ought to
be thoroughly restored to health, for his
physician actually gives him no medicine,
preferring to leave the most OF the work Of
recuperstion to nature.
Before the Nevada Legislature convened,
| met some of the solons from our county
here 81 the Palace. Hon. M. D. Foley,
Hon. G. H. Thoms (isn't it funny to put
"Hon." for "Dr." / must say, the latter
sounds a good deal easier and BETTER and
Hon. John Godfrey. Jack looked well,
and his collar fits him handsomely. l
really believe that he had it made to order
in the prevailing style among the uptown
swells.
J. II. Mundy has q good place in the
Office OF Evans Il Co. 1t looks as though
ell Of our Nevada fellows that come down
here to stay-all those that are entitled to
success-hook on after q while. When
they do get in. they have the satisfaction
Of knowing that they are where a perman-
ent home is possible.
l thought l would drop you q line or two
this time about persons. The next time l
shall write you about things. Yours,