The morning call., 1893-11-26
BUNCO= STEERERS.
Tried to Work a Forest
Hill Doctor.
ROOTED ON GEARY STREET.
Futile Effort to Fleece an Old
Time Miner.
HE BLOCKS THEIR LITTLE GAME.
Many Complaints Are Made at the
Hotels About thef Work of
the SwindlerS.

DR.. Thomas Boyson, who has an Office
in the Phelan building, and who rooms at
the Palace, met his old friend, DIR. Ready.
of Forest Hill, Placer County, on Friday
evening, for the first time in several years.
DIR. Ready is a man who is much interested
in mining matters, as is also his friend.
DR.. Boyson.
Forest Hill is a mining camp with pop
ulation Of about 900. 1t was first opened
away back in 40, and is located twenty
two miles northeast of Auburn. the county
seat, and fifteen miles southeast OF Colfax.
the nearest railroad station.
Notwithstanding the apparent isolation
of Forest Hill from the great world out
side, it must not be inferred that its citi-
zens are not versed in worldly ways, or that
they require the services of guardian
when they wander away from the environ
ment of their little town.
Forest Hill has in its time been the scene
of great many startling events. which
from time TO time crop out on the surface
of life in booming mining town. But
this is a depression.
The two gentlemen named were seated
in the hotel discussing the latest develop
ments in mining matters, when a we'll
dressed, affable stranger, who was seated
near them. and had appeared to be an at
tentive listener to the conversation, broke
in with an apology for his so doing, and
In Producing himself as also mining man,
soon succeeded in establishing himself
upon friendly footing with his two conf
panions. As time wore on DR.. Brysun
| grew weary and retired, while DIR. Rely s
new-found friend waxed more and more
| loQuaciOus.
Ascertaining that the doctor was from
Forest Hill. the newcomer was apparently
delighted. Did the doctor know Fred
| Chappellette, the superintendent of the
MayfOwer and Live Oak mines. or M. II.
Dodge, the banker. and Rea 81 Mccormick,
the stage line proprletors? Of course the
doctor knew them all and the stranger
seemed the happiest man in the hotel.
He wanted to tell the doctor ahoCt how
near he and Chappellette came to making
a million when the first strike at BoGie
was made, and waXed eloquent in de-
scribing bay horse which lie had bought
from Rea & Mccormick year or two ago,
and which subsequently proved to be a
phenomenally fast sprinter.
DIR. Ready was naturally we'll pleased to
wait on a gentleman who was so we'll ac-
| Quainted with his fellow-townsmaD, and
when the fellow proposed TO stroll to his
| rooms where he had some valuable specl-
mems Of ore which had just been taken
from newly opened mine in Nevada, the
doctor readily acquiesced.
| No. 313 Geary street WAS the temporary
abiding place of The doctors new-fnund
friend, and as he introo uced the latter to
"a friend of his from Canada" whom ne
had "unexpectediy" found awaiting him.
he pleasantly insisted upon the doctor
being seated and making himself al
home" while he went out after his SAM
pies of mineral wealth.
Hardly had the mining expert" left the
room before the gentleman from Canada
| oipnrlariu confidential IIa
| the doctor that he was free-trade adyo-
cate and believed the doctrine OF protection
was so iniQuitous that he had gone in To
the smuggling business on a large scale
and without any compunctiOn of con-
science whatever. He started 10 show the
doctor some of his samples when the latter
gentleman stopped him. The protracted
absence of the laxative miner had awak.
ened the doctors suspicious, and when the
individual from Canada sought to detain
| him the doctor, who is q solidly built gen.
tleman of about 200 pounds weight, told
him that If he attempted 10 block the way
there might be jobdOr the Coroner in tha,
neigh borho0d.
When reporter called at 313 Geary
street last night young woman came to
the door aud in response to an inquiry
said that the two men had rented the
front parlor several days ago. but that she
didn't think they were miners. They only
occupied the room in the day ytime. she
said.
A number of complaints have been made
at the various hotels of the work of bunco
sharps about the city within the last few
days. 1t is probable that the services OF
the police will OF be required in case any
of the fellows should be discovered loiter.
ing around the Palace. MIR. Warren, The
assistant manager. has distributed lot oil
well-developed clubs at convenient points
around the corridors and the first steerer
spotted on the ground will get such a
beating as will affectually conceal his
| identity for weeks.