The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
The mining ,E,S camp; however, was gold snuff

the mining camps. however. was gold snuff
box which au old ,prospector found In Iowa
Gn raTI, itTsiGhed about S Aye ounces. and a.
double its weight in coin. but the old man
ie dug that ont Of the ddbris OF a torrent fs
ha d never Lacked Tor n gr9o,Stnss or had any
The number OF long haired rrospecto rs
tSrest to tho tourist Ono would NATURALLY
Of the inconvenience Of reaching BARRIERS or
tho Tact that hair cutting costs iifty cents
night I hay a, something to do with It. asked
when no came, 70 this camp that no would
mistake in the locating. developing. or ling
S claim y9 Snn soS for yossse" he
hs mns hs n Sne or nrst S ws 90 90 a ar
nHthoH ons ss
long aa, as he Kept thu Slirpers out Of his hair
%s as poSs f5EsG After c re dis
covered the amethyst mine over at Creede
Can't Gamp1eI one Of the three owners car
said Mrs. Campbell anehingly artcrw%ard. lie
sin'e to believe that anything but Intelligent
, n,Mo can bring luck to mine, put the lady
pplsSs 6S rrs Of
many y ride over tho, valleys and mountains
MsSn@se the think tho smile 2;
times exagscrated into tho belief that the pres
fnGe %, WI SmS.s man to ind
where this exaggerated notion prevailed. and
in that case there was no superstition about 1t.
Vent Upon BsSncl"r Monn,ain ' at rseSs
i an! built small cabin 10 had hs wife Wit,
Ing. He went early aud often: TherS was no
time wassted,,not II his vito knew OF it. She
even followed him into the woods to carry his
MONDAY meal TO him. and when he. few
nvcin. she was beside the shaft he sank hnlf
the timoto encourage him.
Some OF tho other nrosrcotors laughed nj
him: nevorthelcss the prospect brought tho
pair Slo.0U9 He said he never would! have
found the lode ut all out for the constant ella TX
NenniinEer and Haas tho. two men who dis.
believes ~, they do. They haJ intended 90.
to sr ancHrr pbbs S S wn ,hs they tsr4
tired Of itencss. and started toward Wagon
Wheel Gap, Tho prospectors let them, have
and so arrived at last on Bachelor Mountain.
where 1t was comfortable plnce TO camp.
stake the claim that brought ono man $4,000
and the other $4,000.
Peter HettiE. the stornkeeper who started
In here at Cripple Creek on u borrowed capital
OF 500 and Is now rich. is phlegmatic Ger
man who does not seem to have, much Of
either sentiment or superstition about him.
but In telling Of the hard times o. last sum-
mcr he said:
We had dirt shingles on tho roofs OF tho
stems Of weeds that grew there then. When
| saw thcm growing there SO thick. and along
| In June or July all OF thom with flowers on.
told the boys not to be downhcarted. for. all
them howsrs suro meant good luck for all of
US. And was about right. amt it,"
OF the dog Prospect. who was the ma scot of
| tho camp in those days. the story ha, BEEN
| told. He supplied the prospectors with their
| only fresh meat BY killing rabbits. uud be-
| cause near " every one in tho camp got alon z
| well dogs became tho camps idea OF a mascot
anH ,hsre mtH nov h I"s a pa
possibly no more superstitious than other
people Of sim lar attainmeuts. But il they do
as a class believe more in luck and less in
| systematic Labor for the success they hone Cor.
| they have not little reason for their not ons.
| for of all occupations in which men ohta n
| wealth. there is none whore the ignorant-the
| tender.oot SO frequently or so wcl