Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-10

 dancehouses arc in full blast. The street Is thrOngcd with miners, pruspcctOrs, pro- motors, capitalists, railrnad men. stage drivers, toughs. gamblers and blacklcgs. Thcrc is not n Chinaman or an Italian in the camp
 Not allowed" said n miner to me last night, with a wicked look in his eyes which suggested n gun" 10 my imaSina- tion.
 The most popular preacher in town was formerly a cowboy. He Is still rounding up tho cattle" said n man to mo ysstcr- day The mayor of the town met in the doorway of famous gambling hOuse. and with the courtesy of n Bruadway laneur he asked us If we would not like to step up stairs and sCe n private layout The men arc paid un the 18th of each month, and befOrc next morning their money Is all blown in
 Cost of Living.
 The cOst of living here Is not high Tn best of steak Is only l5 ocnts pound; sir loin roasts. l35a cents; cEEs, lS to 3O cents. GrCcn vegetables arC plentiful, coming frOm GrcS,lcy. Canon City and FlOrCncc; plenty Of fruit frum Grand Junction, celebrated for small fruits PO- tatocs arc snld by the hundrCNi During the strike they rrsc in pricc frum S2 Ia Si hundrCd- Flour also went up. and eggs and sugar wcrr very scarcc Bccr custs ST bottle; one small glass, Is cents Coal Is sCarcc and high, wood plentiful. HCrr arc the names Of the prominent joints whcrc the miners throw away their hard earned wages; The Ranch. Clipprr, Gold Dollar, Big DO,. Black Bills, Topic, Novelty BeckcF's and DOlan's and Mike whClan's- Some of these arr roulCtrc and faro roOms, when, grNen haizcsi tables arc presided over by smooth facCSl. cold eyed gcntlCIncn- who turn the whCSsl or the cards with an imI-lohility which any sclf rCspcC;ing sphinx might do we'll tO copy In one Of th,Sc rnOms l saw q gray haircd miner in n rough brown vclyciccn coat staEE-er up tO the faro table, fling down a ! g. bill, with n laugh and n huarSc '- That $ l the way my money has tSS'n EOing for the | last 70 years '' It is nCSNll,Ss to add that | the S spCSsClily went the way of their PrS'd- ecgSSOrS-
 Iifc's Dark side.
 Many of thC>c places arc dancChollses. | The dnncchuusS' of a mining camp has a flavor all its own. Them Is q b1rroom in front, filled with loungcrs and miners Al the back. rsilCd off. is n spac,' for dancing, with n raised platform for the musicians Hcrc the poor, painted tough girls, in l tawdry fincry, go through their dances in a perfunct"ry, mechanical fashion. They get 5 cents for each customer they take tC the bar. and if they arc SD fortunate as tc get n miner to OpCn Il bottle of brcr uI stairs in one of the cubby holes callc( "boxcs'' they receive 25 cents on each bat tie opened. What becomes of these girls They eat opium and die
 Perhaps the most distinguished of thcs' rcsOrts is that of the great and only Mix Whclan- As rule, thCS, dancChOuSe prO prietOrs an very tough looking SISCimcns but Mike is sCarrely mon than stripling with n gentle. delicate face, fine eyes ana n voice like the whOOp of CumanChc In dian. Mike sinGs-nay, mon, he cXteln ! poriZcs-and fits the wurJlS of his maGri I gals to the characteristics of his variOu customers It's n Gr,at card. and his plaC' is thrOngcd nightly by men who arc anx ious to hear their fOlli,,S and those of thci friends descrilcl in this fetching manner Mike also has intrrCiuCCd In the art lsVin public of Cripple CUVk a t"EI'~irh"0I mCasurc, which hc Ter: Inc rNihu quadrillc. % for which he sings tl.e calls i the same farraching. tCrI ' .Hs,, sIcaI calliOpc voice
 A Hattie Might He Fought
 Bull Hill. whcrc the hattie would hay
 bCCn fought. d,-'s not dir'Ctly Conman
 and overlook the camp uf Cripple CrNS.I
 IL Is several miles away and is an ,'XtTa"
 dinarily impU'gnahlc T,e>itiun fur UC
 on tn" defensive II was InatDhll'Si by regular picket line. and If n t"uri,
 chanCCd tn stray near he r,rNrivcNl I,-rs'Inl
 tory warning Io k,CP of ths. a,ra>> ar
 shot The strikers carried dynHm11" d In the most OlN'n fashion. and n" ~sv-U | was made of ti,.ir intention -'Jn blsryv |. , ! deputies tO h-ll'' should they uilj, -' ssl 1 to sCalt the hill. Th,. inIPnChu,slt> We
 made of timls.r>. >tunV~. st"n,->. r~ . , | anything at hslud- IL Was naInsyl g.. DCIn by the miuVrS-Furt BlUT bN sCufTCrS
 But I du n..t b-liCVC IL wa a hlo , Then, Is nu qu,sIiu but thHt if lll'' d., , ties-many of them courageous. rNvkl.
 mcn-had lawn given the wurOl To ns-sr, r up Bull Hill tIlCrs' wuulI have tsr'n fTj -,h
 full blOSNlshSJl-
 What did you intcni tO d" with 'l deputies was question l put la
 miner
 He looked grimly at mc a> he rCPli,'
 ''Thcrc was VssyVdCr for them if Ihcy F hy the dynamite
 ? Frr~onal ExPrricnce- S Mir. Harry Weeds. n prominent citiv' of Victor. told m, of his CaptuD' by q P strikers ''ThCy >urrnundSvl the hoU>-, , lO o'clock. hs sslid. and tOld ulc I IuU r go with them l l,so&ed at thcir wi l Ar&