Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-08
LIFE m MINING CAMPS.
Less Danger and Less Noise In Them Thaa
ia Any Of the Large cities.

Less Danger and Less Nulsf im nem Inan
In Any Of the Large cities.
There is "a fascination about mining
lie which, once having possessed a
man. cannot easily be- shaken of. A
miner who has made a good stake by
selling his locations at first proposes tc
himself 10 travel. then 10 settle down
M hi- own original home; bur after .
little while he discover, that he him
self haas changed. tnh- old ties have
7-en broken and that l- = disappoint
"A iu L'- former a--1-iariou-. THING
40 home seem 20 have meypIicably
iwiulI-i Au almost irresistible i'm.
pulse % transferred nostalgia. long
n- for the clear brar.ng mountain ab
and the liberal ways of tue mines ther
seizes him.
It :. difficult TO content ones sch
with the mouotouous life Of the staidei
communities after having tasted
more eXhilarating one. The attraction
Of the mines is not all in the hope %
gain. though that Of course has much
70 do with IT, The friendships formed.
the freedom Of thought and custom,
the spirit Of camaraderie, and the Ell
tire absence of commercial competition
have their influence as well So mum
Sers Of men. having acquired a com
petence in mining, make their head
quarters still in the mining country al
a matter of preference, not necessity.
Such men are much in the habit oi
L ina 81 erfw r.A g. l..
met with all through the highways anG
byways Of travel. To be able TO leao
this pleasant. independent life is TIA,
dream of the less fortunate ones. Min
ers are very apt 10 disparage their call
ing while they are actively engaged IL
It; they may term il "a dogs life. " but
let them once be freed, mark how they
banker after il!
Some people suppose that a mininl
camp is an unusually dangerous sort of
place, full Of desperadoes and hold
ups where every man carries his life
IN his hand The misconception has
been handed down from rOugher wild
er times and has been kept alive by
the romancing Of tenderfoot newspa
per correspondents. 4 man is far safer
in mining camp than on Cherry Hin
aw York Tar Flat. San Francisco. on
.-r. .ra.s in amy Of our cities; much
more u.-.. Jhau in parts of London
or Paris. ~o far as robbery is con
cerued one is nor safe anywhere. In the
mountains or iu the towns
As 20 atIrays of other kinds. a man
who Is sober, mind, his own business
and does not SET up as fighter would
always Doe let alone. If he does not
carry gun" So much the better foi
him. for there 3, among the roughest
characters "a certain sense Of chivalry,
which they would call "sguareness.'
tAat prevents attack upon an unarmed
man. The practice of CARRYING arms Is
uor ar an universal iu the mountains
When pistols are worn they are kept
out of sight Indeed. there is not much
Use to "a peaceful man iu carrying arm.
at all
o. he is 'he'd ur" by the road
agents De is always at % di~advantage
being taken Unexpectedly and wheh
they have the drop ou him "a motion
toward tine dip pac6at would be To- take
large chances. IL tle custom SO far as
&C goes oI carrying we. .Uau- may some
-ime- lead ro unprecedented fatal EN-
counters. ir also ha- -ae effect of max
ing men quiet and cautious about giving
1Esuse Albert Williams Ia Engineer
Ing.