The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
He Lest Z 900 and had Fun Ensush fsr
Ono JambOroe.

b centre Of all stirring events In Nevada
IL ab nir9f,nita city ely. tb DurTl hnkL the war money was
carried fortunes on their PERSONS as careIessIs
was no lurking or concealment about theSblg
much Of the spare time Of cowboys and states
men ana the business man or ranch owner. who
for the Nevada City boys, albeit there was gen.
Sas's sa 4 2a5oih sa@s f IN eeo On elt y ate w fhTa l sSs6
men as william Nye. the famous New York
s sa1ltt5slss sha t5sf frS G9y Nevada { 1 With b ,he Att United
General and the other leading political minds,
S wsnS e Which he seSer 1o mb besa an VIII R]hl- q a IS Rotte5s
s Hs' man sHss WITH W. ! b sSsss h has4, Wv Who SIG Pase srf is
sess5on. ana ths blsas.eysd gambler + o sas-
The most famous gambling house In nevada
was operated by Gentry Il Crittenden. Gentry
p "a" Gsn iHaei the tss@ w e!Hl.sni e nfla',d' % ri iee oeaton
and Statesman OF Tennessee, the companion and
frlsna Of III Jdim q T@r Jones' mes once nee Gb sr e.p Of Ten
The house Of Gentry, & Crittenden took the
place Of a great hotel in yirrglaia City. The
game knew no limit. A frame house. inside q
splendid gambling palace. was, rough In ex-
One was a sleeping room. and next to that was
t st,, pGk er room for State o%ficials and their
gave dignity and a s~emi-omcial character to
this; the best and biggest gaming house Of, the
t tSe M main T stes front Of ro %irsi GhientGn isv boldly %as from Saa
room, with rough s%plendor Of Brussels carpets,
solid silver Go6lets, and rarest cut glass de-
The next room contained two faro tables and
two roulette wheels. and ut 6 p. NJ. the poker
room, whore cards of admission were needless.
"A better did not ask II There was a limit to
MS Eastern gamesters count their thousands.
~ II October, 1868. Il burly, ,ranchman, named
N St%GMis ssiss. h MSi1a s e %il' of tho s4 anne u y G tEs%
iiifffes%%s br rI5isHt coidm afdS ' 70 Tie ' So} Il MHs s{ k1Sw u
in good standing with az SEN Francisco banks
with Mackay. Flood ( oPBrien fr sb5oGS'Ioo5t. o'1
The old ranchman. with his corduroy trous-
H HFs e .nehea an an hau p" @I,6 was va, Nv woicone gaeSt;
f Pd@ss a!Hn aec and after getting tyo bottles Of
tered into the faro room.
said Timberlnke.
Grillonden, a nephew of tho "uce KnntUcky
United states Senator of that name.
the sH wo saHda"n sw TSai on T 'hs 5, eT!iiK 81 Iost ! T 5.Ste
without winning a bet. lie Swore like ouraruy
L Eu cia1 sbanss and a sot outside e anot ne o".,%.
msh was sSotgqp0 ahead Of The game. flu-ped
lncSle TO tho worshippers Mt her gilhed shrine,
The old man made u cill. with II 81 800 bill au!
picked mp $4,000. But luck failed him from
that moment. Not another gamester stake Il
dollar, such was the absorbing interest IN tho
great game.
At break OF day tho burly ranchman, without
handing in a dollar, playing u well-establishei
credit, was out Just Sal 900.
He was cross as a bear with u sore head, hut
tried to smile. One thousand on tho acc
the cattle raiser whispered neryously. II lost.
Old Timberlako rose up and without chanGiu.
u muscl" superb and magnificent in defeat. 10
said slowly, as if each word weighed u pound:
"Crittenden, | reckon I've had enough fun Tor
one jamboree,' and. after ordering n basket II
wine Tor the house, sghor as II JudgeO Ito
Supreme Court and without tasting his otn
wine, no, seated himself at Gentry's ebony
desk; and. cool as q cu.umter, drew a checs
on Nackay's bank for az. 900.
The game closed, and Timberlake betook
himselfto his New Mexico ranch In the first
train. Such games, even In, Virginia City, have
fallen. into innocuous d~esuetude, and o
Nevada gamhlera limit ls NOW 400.