Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-12-02
THE MINING CAMP.
A Description OF the Midwinter Ex-
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San francisco Cbr0n1cte:
Work upon the old-time mining
camp exhibit has begun. The log
wood fence was completed yesterday
and the company which has been
granted the concession has already
a great deal of the material needed
for the camp on the ground. This
company, which has incorporated,
has been granted more land at the
Exposition then the owners of any
other concession. 1t has ground
enough to establish Midway Plais-
ance in itself and intends to take
advantage of the fact. 1t has a space
of $50 feet long and $50 feet wide on
the rough land near the loot of
Strawberry Hill. 1t could not wish
for more desirable spot, and as
far as possible the ground will be as
it is. The center of attraction in
the camp will be street 45O feet
long. On either side will be the
fold time dilapidated shanties which
in the days of gold did service as
newspaper offices, saloons, hotels,
theaters and gambling houses. The
purpose of the concessionaires is to
reproduce the scenes and atmos-
phere of a mining town, typical
even to the slightest details of the
times when men dared anything in
their search for gold.
The houses therefore will be just
as they were in the days of 40.
Some of them will have peculiar
interest, for they will be linked with
"reminiscences of men who won
fabulous fortunes in the mines.
Mackey's, Perkins and Jones' cab
ms will be set up in the camp just
as they were when the millionaire
!, miners left them. The saloon will
be fitted up as saloous were when
men were quite as likely to shoot the
barkeeper as to take drink. The
only difference will be that no in
toxicating liquors will be sold.
There will be gambling house,
and, unlike the saloon, it will be a
reality. An expert gambler will be
there to deal faro and every visitor
will be given chips to play against
him. 1t will cost no money to buy
the chips, but people who 60 there
will be given an object lesson in
gambling, They will be told that
faro in the days Of old was just as
it is to-day-robbery under the
guise of gambling. They will be
, given chips to play and will be told
to see for themselves how the game
is worked. The dealer will be Ru-
dolph Chinn, an old time reformed
gambler, who has written a book on
the tricks of gamblers, but who
knows how to deal faro yet.
One of the other shanties will be
barber shop, where customers may
: indulge their inclination and have
their whiskers either shot off or
shaved off, If one does not like the
style he may 60 elsewhere. The
Postoffice will be as postoffices were
when letters came enthusiastically
at best. The newspaper Office will
be rude and rough, but it will have
contributions from men who have
won fame with their pens.
At the further end of the village
will be an Indian camp, with in
habitants just as they were when
they bought fire water from the
miners, and very frequently gave
hot lead in exchange.
One of the chief attractions of the
village will be its theater, with an
tiquated properties. The footlights
will be candles, but beneath them
there will be electric lights. Some
of the old-time actors and actresses
will take part and give a new gener-
alton the performances which
amused the previous,
A mining camp without private
graveyard would be a misnomer,
: and as far as few headstones are
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