Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-13
A Woman Miner.

A correspondent Of the ST. Ioui, D,
Dispatch writes as follows from g,l..s
Montana: Ranches can be seen on 49,, go
hand, even to the tip-top Of the ReoI'
mountains. Sunday noon we PASSED 4.
summit, with snow on every side NJ "
geese on every hill, and cattle h s,s'
valley, but the beeves are not SO ,hirL !.
In Wyoming, where cattle can be -. !.
q thousand hills and often a tbousss
cattle on hill. Mining 10 the lesiiD,
interest here, and on Sunday vas.
through magnificent Beaver Capvo0
met the famous miner, Miss Benh
Wolfe, who discovered the gold (
Lookout" Mountain, San Juan Com
ty, Colorado. She lives in Durango N
is quite rich, worth at least $4,000 n
her mines--for she now owns sewrsl.
are not ell developed.
Speaking freely Of her experience Il
her adventures, she said: "FWalm
time / worked out in Eastern cities Il
the work was hard and not at ali prof
able, so / concluded to try the We
where / was told good wages were Ok
/ came out here and did washH
and always made one hundred dollanF
month, and sometimes more. Ga
when | was pretty tired, concludes
visit lady friend near Lookout mon.
tain. There ] noticed the two gai
peaks, about 2, 600 feet high. ItOabII
friend | intended to 60 prospectingon
the high peak. She said it was madsa
that the ascent was too steep-aea|
forty-five degrees that no man bad Gel
attempted it, and that it would protl'l
be my destruction. But ! was das
mined. ] put on stout, short psititai
and started up alone. But ! prayed ~
always pray when beginning % .
dertaking. On the way up ] found ]
experienced miner prospecting
tried to persuade me to desist, but
suaded him TO go along. A consas.
BILE part of the way we crawled %
fours. He did not 60 quite oil the Y
AT last | reached the top, and ~
the precious ore cropping. oul.
called him up. He helped me sIam
claim. and had secured small IOnus
The next day the miners swarmea W
mountain and many claims were ~.
some Of which have turned out wen
ticularly the Ohio. Strangely sng
no one went up the other peak w y.
it myself, and found another
lead. No, / don't mine myseh
out shares, retaining large and some.
controlling interests. But ] am - ~
want. keep my mother well 10 go =
and have plenty of money 70 speua y.
rhatl" and she showed q roll q
bills big as ores arm. lal
money. OF course have had 'oas
battles. A man in Durango -.
something very cruel and u mr. y.
me. | noticed some people loO1s o.
ously at me and were not GU. -.
usual. asked the cause anu ~
the facts. ] took the langa
and the names of witnesses. - ~
the slanderer and be denlsa
brought suit and studied -
When time for trial calas' q
sired a jury; my attorney s Z. I'd
/ had before suspected that . Y - + 3
tampered with, and told him =
tried the case myself. ] sePa, +.
witnesses, so they did not ts q. rrs
storv-lies never fit. ! maas
speech, and the jury gave -
Ia 4 few minutes. y ,..sfis
Miss Wolf is quite chaT aa.,..@a
country; is estimated and j, 80, ~ib
alI. Railroads furnish N hom 3
passes. and the Germans, We lsosd %
ways helps, think her no. 81 i
! President ia importance. ,.Sgiag d
strong and heavy, acknos's asd -
mounds. but active, merry, 81
Is ! three hours .cOnveTsa..lD~@ osa,
once used that womans
She spoke OF duty, coura s.s ~
and judgment. She tn ~ 1vgounos
Inenf should prosecute tne 81 rriii
I fierce vigor; has studfs 80, - al
The subject. but disclaln
toward wOman's rights.