Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-17

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neers "rhe fever to which he referred |
Is that of treasure hunting, and Just now
II seems to be quite prevalent, although
nothing can really come up to the rushes
for the gold fields that are historic episo,ies
in the development of California and Aus
tralia. Regarding the excitement in New
South Wales n pioneerof that far of prov
ince recently said:
1T was in he beginning of July. 1850,
that we arrived at the great Snowy river
rush, and what n sight presented itself
ut aud around the spot whore now Khan.
dra stands! a complete town had been
built, and in all directions were the tents
and log cabins OF the miners and a more
heterogeneous aud what may he called
mixed lot seldom has been gathered 20
gether Stores Of course were there in
abundance, the chief one being kept by the
son OF the prime minister of tine colony
then young man much respected by the
miners and traders at the rush, and who i,
now a high government official
There was the local paper, The Alpine
Pioneer started and owned by the late Mr.
Thomas Garrett-rom Garrett. rs all
called him, not then developed into th-
astute and able politician lac afterward Dc
caiEc, a favnrite in those days as after.
u naturally kind heart, then untouched by
the asperities of political warfare. OF
public houses OF course there were num-
bers, that owned 10y IA big brawny Scotch
man, John Carmichael, being the chief
and IL was sight To see John himself and
his Yankee barmen filling the tumbers
with brandy hot the fashionable drink Of
the place. ana in true American style slid
ing them along the counter, il might be
for yards to the thirsty diggers. Then at
night there were the dancchouses. where
could be seen the gaudily attired young
ladies from sydney, waltzing with the
miners, dressed in what WIS then the
morning aud evening costume the mole
skin trousers and blue serge shirt.
the consumption Of brandy hot-a com
pound of boiling water, brandy and sugar
was enormous Ii seemed to Ire drunk
by all classes from morning till night, for
bitter Was the cold and standing in ice
cold water all day rock ing the cradle with
probably snow falling thickly around, was
no chiid's play, and the fiction prevailed
more then than even now, that to keep out
the cold yuu must dose the inside with hot
and ardent spirit.
For wild excitement. for dissipation
for fighting over the right To claims, foi
good fellowship among all classes. for mut
III tnt 80 fulitti StFtgts anu TtladA, anu, a.
has hpen said for brandy hot Kiandra wa
far and away beyond all the gold rushc
ever seen in New South Wales. OF cours'
provisions aud goods OF all kinds wer
enormous in price, for everything had Il
be packed ON horses or carried by the Chi
nese ON their bamboo sticks for the ten o
twelve miles into the town Draws coul,
not travel, and indeed lucky were you !
in drawing near the dcgings you did no
get your horse in u hog and had To talk
OFF your saddle and leave the animal to di
as IL sank deeper and deeper in the swamp
All drinks at the public house were on
shilling. and ns IL seemed everybod
shouted for everybody, il may well be sur
posed that the publicans did roarin
trade But there was gold for all thi'
gold in such abundance and easily -
though, as it turned out, lying only in
very circumscribed area-as was never G,
celled in the country
The Australian miners, according to III
above narrative. had plenty OF ''life nm
luck but encountered no such perils d
those which accompany treasure huntin
In Mexico. Adventures who have pen
trated to the Sierra AIadre mountains
Chihuahua have strange tales To tel
among Others one about mine which
said to be haunted by demon who brinI
death to every one who attempts TO tab
metal from the bowels OF the earth. Til
spirit does not attack the miners, but
causes all sorts Of accidents to occur an
always shows himself just before the 4
tality comes He has been seen by IA fe
OF the men who have escaped by what a
considered miracles. and each tells OF b
awful appearance, all accounts being e
sctly alike.