Arizona republican., 1892-09-08

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 But the busy camp, the camp that is booming, is anything but quiet. At o'clock whistles blow and swarms of men begin to disappear into the earth like prairie dogs into their burrows, and hundreds of feet below the surface, by the pale light of tallow candles, they drill and blast the solid rock all day. At , they come up pale and half blinded by the sunlight, while the night shift goes down in their place to continue the work through the night.
 Once miner always a miner seems to be the rule. Perhaps it is the spice of danger ever present in the probability of an exploding cap of the giant pow der, falling rock or the falling of tim bers or machinery that lends fascina- ton to many whose nature it is to toy with danger. At any rate real miner seldom abandons his occupation, al- though he may meet with countless mishaps or lose months of pay in some dishonest company.
 The majority of gold miners are Americans. and are mostly an intelli- gent, independent and reliable class. No Italian can be induced to enter a mine where an accident has ever occur red, especially if it has been of fatal nature. Cornishmen are often employed and usually are good workmen, but their queer dialect and peculiar habits make them the butt of unmerciful ridi- cule. Foreigners just over show an amazing fear of bosses, as was shown in the case of raw Frenchman recently, who worked with such unusual dili- gence. during the visits of the superin- tendent as to rouse that officials suspi- cions.
 It was rather the habit of the men to cease their work and chat faniliarly with the boss, at the same time giving their attention to his instructions. But the poor Frenchman, who was really a good fellow anxious to hold his job, worked with such untiring energy that it seemed evident that his efforts were strained for the purpose of effect. The boss was disgusted and threatened to discharge him. A few timely hints from his fellow workmen, however, in- duced the Frenchman to desist from such extreme efforts and to sit down upon his wheelbarrow at the next visit from the official, while his uneasy and frightened appearance caused the laugh to go round.
 While the work underground has it's attractions for the prawny arm and skilled hand, that of the anxious pros- pector above, prowling among the rocks and searching every seam and crevice in search of gold, is full of alternate hope and despondency, and many man grown gray in the work has finally laid down to die broken in heart and body in the mad following of the most exas- perating will-o' -the-wisp that ever lured men on to despair. And if ever the gentle Goddessof Hope transforms her self into demon it is when she beckons with her alluring finger through noun tain fastnesses while her victim plods with weary step, ever searching step by step for that which he will never find.
 Man may be learned in mineralogy and may be able to tell at glance the nature and quality of ore. He may ex- plain to you the difference between tel luride and tellurium. He may know all the different strata and formations and be able to survey the distance through mountain to an inch. And while this learned man canters gayly along, fully equipped for successful prospecting tour, some poor tenderfoot or green hobo, plodding by abstractedly, kicks over rotten stump or digs his heels into the ground as he rests in the shade of pine; and To! the precious metal is in sight.
 The tenderfoot may or may not know that the rusty ore beneath his feet is worth $i 900 per ton. The smart man may ride along and offer him fair price for his find or hoot at the idea of its value and eventually get it all. And again, the finder may be smart enough to hold on to it. These things are just as they happen, and nature herself seems a selfish and capricious parent, pouring into the laps of her favored children vast streams of gold from her veins and cruelty withholding from others even the smallest portion of her wealth. Such is the feverish and overwrought life of the goldseeker.- World Herald,