Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-09

and lay up something for wet
day. Mr.. Childers Is not a man to
be discouraged and is working with
a good will, to all of whom I pre-
judge, luck ami fortune will come.
While was sitting at the spring
just below Mr.. Cs' mine, Mr.. jacob
Laycock came up from below. Mr..
Laycock is an old timer in the camp,
having come here with the first flood
of excitement. His luck has been
up ard down, but he has stuck to it.
and is going to stay, believing that
this camp is sufficient to pay any
one. Farther down the gulch l
came upon couple of young fell
lows just from Eureka Camp, who
were going to try their luck. They
have been here only a few weeks !;
but haye met with success enough
in that short time, to continue with
pick and shovel the developments
of their claim. A few yards furth-
er down l came across Uncle Dick
Johnson, another old timer in the
camps. From the claim he is now
working he takes out from three
cents to $3.50 per pan. He is drift
ing towalds the top of the west hill,
the various contacts indicating good
pay dirt. Getting a drink of water
from Uncle Dicks spring, walk
ell across the east hill and went
down to Wells gulch. Some eight
or ten miners are at work here, and
scattered for a distance of half a
mile, all confining their operations
to the bottom OF the gulch. Mr.. j.
w. Stuck is the only man whom l
learned his name, but he had a
partner and had just commenced
surface work for the sinking OF a
shaft. Mr.. Stuck is interested in
some copper claims which l will
mention in another place. About
fifty yards below | looked down in
the bottom of shallow shaft and
awakened a man up from his des-
pondency and hard luck by saying,
good morning" He seems to have
been here at work sometime and
had met with but little success, and
he was certainly the sickest man of
the outlook that l ever saw. He
has got the idea in his noggin that
because his luck is hard, that no
one else can have any luck at any
thing, and finding our business out
he says, "Well, you cant get any
subscribers around here, everybody
is to poor" We had notion to
pull our book out and read him of
the nineteen names we have taken
for the ADVOCATE in the last hour,
but bid him good day." and left
HIM alone to nurse and cultivate
his troubles. As l before stated
there are eight or ten men at work
in this gulch, and while all do not
make what, III mining parlance Is
termed "blg money" Yet the boys
are making a living and some much
more. Young Mr.. Jennison, care
lessly pulled out his leather bag
and emptied into my hand, SIX mug
gets of gold that were worth nearly
$50. Almost any of the miners can
show you gold that they are carry
ing in their pockets, because they
have much more than is necessary
for them to spend. l crossed the
dividing hill between Wells and
Grayback gulches and walked over
to the grocery store of MIR. Joseph
Fuller. Mr.. Fuller has a neat lit
tie stock of groceries and miners
supplies and helps to furnish the
residents with all kinds Of eatables
and beverages that will exhilirate.
Near his store are seven cabins oc-
cupied by miners for convenience
to the large supply of pure and
never falling water.
l learned from Mr.. Fuller which
one of the cabins Thomas Smith
hung out IN, and wended my way
up there, q distance of about Fifty
wards. | found Mr. Smith at home,
told him who l was, and was cor
daily received and bade to enter.
1t being near the hour OF the day
for dinner. L was told to wait and