Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-22
A MINING CAMP GIRL.
sue HAS GOOD NERVE, FOR IT HAS
seEN PUT TO THE TEST.

Raised In Rough touhtfy nnu Hcc"s-
,op,cd 20 Uncou,h Scenes, Grewsomo Es-
,cricncos Rarely Phased Her-what She
pia When She Met Burglar.
Ono day not long ago, when the afternoon
,-,.D from the south stopped At Socorro,
= NJ substantial looking man Of per-
i,.s 30 years Of age helped n young and
..,farilvc woman she was not more than
atmost--to leave thecars Then charm
g.. LITTLE lassie Of 4 jumped down, and the
..-... got into the bus aud were driven 10
a.. Park House. The lady was seen 10 be
,.t and 20 attracted more attention than
e,.n good looking women usually do In
,A.sr towns At the hotel IL was learned
t.fthe man was mining expert on the
,,.r from one Of the camps IN southern
go. Mexico 20 Denver with his wife and
,.u5 Int had been obliged 20 leave tho
,.., hv the sudden illness OF his wife.
1r.,.r. made the wife comfortable (she had
. b,en ia great danger az any time), the
,..h.rd took the next train north, leaving
I.o.fe. with her little girl, 10 recover at
,..rr, Itisiutercsting 10 note that there
o.. ,.,hlrQ remarkable about that In this
l.,ry nor IS the fact less interesting
an 10 IS said that this wife, although
,.. eutirc strangers, was perfectly at
.. without self Consciousness, and pro-
~, ID oa tlcroad 10 health
g... or three days later n chance ac-
....tqecc asked her 10 go with him while
,-.fagraphcd two Of the points Of inter
.lrflc town--thc adobe wall 2iS years
~ rHt fences one side Of Death alley,
r... cottonwood tree that shades IL. Tho
,.uulcu first built served as fort for a
,.t az Sqau.ards, who were well nigh
....l ont ly the Indians, and the alley got
.-luc from the fight that then stained
Eli. ...l with blood and from the lynching
- ..aI-y bad citizens who were hanged
f-.a limb of the cottonwood.
r..rI photographs taken were Of grcwsome
IS. and tbotalk naturally ran 10 frou-
f.-.I ard experiences, especially the eX-
r.-..e.s ~ the young woman.
.u....I ever sce a man hangedY asked
g.. CHANCE acquaintance. Fancy such a
r......to allfth avenue young womanl
l.fva, proper bere
$50. exactly" she replied, "but / saw
,-. ...ne was with my husband in
,....t.r camps near Denver, and when we
,.r. .rc morning and looked out the
A r0r % the dining room, as we were
. t5 $50 down 10 breakfast, we saw n
a., r-.- from tree there on n back
,..- Itva~ Desperate, and they had
If.m o,errieht'
.s.lu.sa rcnarkable experience" said
o.. 'o.r
.U.r.v,s. | suppose so, but be was n
t .. deserved his fate, II did not
,... SCR. r.u5.kHb,e TO me But then |
..f Do t.Ik much Of what YOU would
,.r..1f' .l.o experiences until after. /
-l.r ...IE iu another camp near that
.... ... another man dead from viO-
I fused O. ride down every day quite
s.....t.e tbe p0stoflice We didn't have
.... ..r camp because il was a new one.
,.....ra. Icautcred along / saw a man
I f. down beside the tail. Ny first
f..l'Wa. that be was drunk Of course.
r.. ItIlu-lt lr might bc sick, so refined
j..i horse and spoke 20 him. But he did
.N.r,ru0yc, and so got down and
tI Lu over a great hole had been
..t through his breast There was an
..-r.. .-.u under him. He had killed
l.-t There was no one anywhere in
,.t. i.tt him there and rode on into
t. . notified the authorities and got
f.r. When gut home TO the board
s-I.... iy.l some of my friends about
. a.. t..y were worse frightened at the
rt ~ e.,.ug q dead man than ever
,.t a..jiuc But then they couldn't
4..t.t..y Dad been trained in the east"
'N.-. son ever really frightened 10y any
II.s. .......' was asked.
'N... r.-. attcrit was over was pretty
I.r... over tAl; suicide after Ia heard
D., i-.1s 'ai6 about IL awhile. Some
r.- F. always happening in a mining
t.... though. and one gets used TO all sorts
- .l...uc,s Now ! suppose that your
t.-.. tr.- would be frightened half to
t.t. % fL,y should awake TO find a man
!..,r l.',..m woke up that way once
..t.-.l4l Was in Denver. 1t was moon
,'I.... AMI when the air from an open
.v.t, me l saw "a stranger right
l.a.t.l Hcwas a thief. We had re-
Cs..a Do col. coin for trade, and be had
..tI What did do? always sleep
a.s shooter under my pillow and my
.t.'l tlerc too The moment sa"
o. pointed myrevolyer at his nose.
g.. f-.yl word and he didn't. There W.
! . g.! w.rts-just mOtions-and lac
I...''.n night avny. lie didn't stay a
i".I."
.tu a.l't totle mino camp stories no
.I.-. f.te ~ thieves and robbers rs
.ur remarked the acquaintance.
'l.-. fL,y -sy, hut every body in mine
Co.. ...- and talks in the superlative.
'.... .'. honesty of the miner is eXAgger-
t.|'..vtr ali the citizens of the camp.
..H f.s. Is another thing you'll read
wonderful chivalry OF the peo-
.t-. camps, Those stories are all true,
J.t...rrr hot true. Women are treated
w.. unusual Difference there, but there are
t't, 90 the rule. had an experience
Lt... uav too'
l.-r,, interesting as the stories them
t... v, 'h- manner Of the telling The
t..- would not have been told at all but
"n Death alley gave 20 the CON
'..'.. .a1 for questions that were asked
D. '.. chance acquaintance; but, once she
i..,. .. -s.h thugs, they were told as "a
i..ul.. Mohawk valley might tell Of be-
discontinued by snowbank while driv-
i-- l. from church or of any other
te incident.
-..f..r. % among the mine camps will
CONNECT such young women, both mar
I'D single They are generally ofwest-
g. .ra-ta.s one was Denver girl. Most
1... .tye lived in Denver at one time
-.r They have healthful forms. at
i faces. bright minds. They are
.. enthusiastic, amiable, fearless.
I sand va their heels, with their toes
''-. look tie whole world In the eye.
- ..,c the best education that their
-..I their homes afford. Theyar the
.att JOY OF every man IN the shadow
a. H. GREAT Divide. II may cheer the
gaigr1nt from the east to know
9. t.y aye bot prcjudiced against tender
'-. ,...eri-et. but against dudes only.
IL y -. A.rL SIM