Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-26
THE MINING CAMP.
4 Description 81 tie MidWinter
Exhibit.

The following is taken from the
San Francisco Chronicle:
Work upon the old-tlme mining
camp exhibit has begun. The l"g-
wood tence WAS ampleted yesterday
and the company which has been
granted the concession has already "a
great deal of the materl44 ueedcu for
the camp on the ground. This COM
pany, which has Incorporated, has
been granted more land at the expo
sition than the owners of any other
concession. 1t has ground enough
to est bli-h a Midway Plaisance III
itself and intends to take advantage
of the fact. It has space of 400
feet long and $50 feet wide on the
rough land near the foot of Straw
berry Hill. 1t could not wish for a
more desirable spot, and as far as
possible the ground will be as it Is.
The center of attraction in the camp
will be a street 40 feet long. On
either side will be the old time dill
apidated 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 atmosphere of a min
ing town, typical even to the slight
est 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 a peculiar
interest, for they will be linked with
"reminiscences OF men who " on fabu-
lous fortunes in the mines. Mack
ey's, Perkins and Jon, S cabins will
be set up in the camp just as they
were when the millionaire miners
left them The saloon will be ti+ted
up as saloons were when ma Nt..
quite as likely to shoot the barkeeper
as to take a drink. The only differ
ence will be that no Intoxicating Ii
quors will be sold. There will be a
gambling house, and, unlike the sa-
loon. it will be a reality, An expert
gambler will be there to deal faro
and every visitor win be given chips
to play against him. 1t will cost no
money to buy the chips, but people
who go there will be given an object
lesson in gambling. They will be
told hat faro in the days of old was
just as it is today-robbery under
the gulse 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
Rudolph ChInn, an old time re
formed gambler, who has written a
book on the tricks of gamblers, but
who knows how to deal faro yet.
One of the other shapties 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 go elsewhere. The
Postoffice will be as postoffices were
when letters came semi occasionally
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 lnhabi-
tants 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 new gener-
ation the performances which amused
the previous.
A mining camp without private
gra eyard would be missioner, and
as lar as q few headstones are cons
cerned there will be one at the camp
of the exposition. To relieve the
monotomy of life there will be an oc-
casional lynching bee.
The camp is sure to be one of the
greatest attractions of the fair.
Within the incIosure Nevada will
erect its State building, which will