The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-12-11
VIII STEWART or NEVADA.
fhse thousand Dollars In Gold Paid
fora Peep at Woman.
PioassP nays WIthOus sight Of Pet
1ieoats for Three YeaFs--NO
more Mineral Bananas.

one Of the striking frescoes on the walls
Of the capitol. It covers the wall above
the broad landing half way to the house
gallery. A party Of pioneers on tho way
to The gold digdngs has reached the crest
Of the sierras. The promised land is
spread out below. Al The highest point
on the erosttWo men are planting the dag.
Only the foremost in the caravan have
reached the top. They are standing and
gazing. Behind them their companions
are scrambling and climbing over the
rough road to reach the high ground. In
the van, with his head barred, his rife
clutched In bis hands, . youth, with an
earnest, thoughtful face, Is poised upon .
iutting rock. He spaying no attention
10 the scrambllng crowd behind or 10 the
excited guide In front. He is looking, As
II he saw . vision, upon the scenes below
him. The youths hair falls to the collar
Of his rcd shirt. His face Is smooth. The
figure, from the stout boots to the well
matched head, Is sturdy. The youth
persOni6es the line above:
westward the cOuns Of empire takes its way.
He left Yale college to join the ArgO-
nauts Of 20. He d now . United States
Senator-WiIliam Morris Stewart, Of
Nevada.
In one respect the picture is incOnsist-
- ,-sth AZ f.,k. Tshn .-4iak haa gfwar
the wagon train q complement Of the
weaker sex. When Stewart, the student,
went to California, the women were left
at home. The senator occasionally re-
lIpses into "reminiscences. One Of the
best stories be tells IL Of the arrival Of the
nrst woman In the mining camp. The
boys had toiled with pan and rocker at
washoe for three years without so much
a. . glimpse Of . sun-bonnet. Late Of
an afternoon 4 mighty shout was heard.
The cry was taken up and repeated until
Il rang from end 10 end Of the gulches:
"Petticoatsi Retticnatsp
Down went the picks and shovels.
The rod-shifted miners swarmed up the
hlllsides. An emigant wagon, "all the
Way from Pike was slowly moving along
10 4 camping place. A lone 'Puke" sat
on the seat in front. The lucky miner
who had raised the shout told how he
had seen live woman sitting beside q
man when the wagon first hove in sight.
But q soon a. be gave notice by the
warning cry, she had lodged back out Of
sight beneath the canvas cover. Piled
with Questions by the less fortunate, the
miner described in glowing detail how
the woman vas dressed and what she
looked like.
That evening, while the slices OF pork
were Skiing and the coffee pots were
bubbling, the miners discussed the great
event. The more they talked the more
they felt that they must see a woman.
somebody proposed A purse and n visit
TO the emiRrants camp. One after
another chipped in. There was 5000 in
ROld dust when the last contribution was
turned In. Then, forming in line and
looking very solemn, lust as they did
when they marched in TO see The Luck
Of Roaring Camp" these miners started
tor the Wagon Of the Misourian. BY Il
unanimous vote ''BiI' Stewart had been
selected for spokesman. He walked at
the head Of the procession and carried the
baR Of gold dust. As the column an
preached within sieht Of the little caunp
the leaders saw a futter Of drapery At The
front Of an improyised tent. Then the
fan was hastily drawn. and a the miners
auuroached thew saw only the man az
the outfit. and he eazed rather apprehen-
sivelv Al the array.
A big ring was formed: Stewart nd.
yanced 10 The eenter. He exDlsinod IN
the traveller hat the hova mani No ham
% him or his, But 4 had been three
wears since some ol them had sse1 a
woman, In fact. until the arrival that
sfl.-noo, the gnl.h.. ~ w..hoo h.S
never hen bonored With The Dre.ence n
pe,ticoats. The boya had deemed The
ooeaaioo worthy a reco0n,,ion Tbov
had made nm not sxactIv : ;acL.Do. In,
a vurse. which he vas Committeeman ~
preaent 10 tha Iadv
The MIs.ouTi.n Ii.,sDsd A ,hs it'll.
sDeeeh ue.ynd ,hs cIim.v ho a-;nnod
Wien slSw.,t bsId nm M hncLsL;n h.o
the emigT.nt,. ave. Srsw h,e III ,n,D.d
ana 1to,ted v;,b sI.ct;,v h., N. ,sr,