The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-01-14
THE MIDWTNTER FAIR
Some of the Many Attractions
to be Seen there.
GAMBLING AS IN FoRTY-NiNE
But Brass Filings Take the Place
of the Gold Dust Of the
Fairly Days.


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Probably the most attractive feature
at the Midwinter Exposition will be the
old log cabins in the 40 mining camp,
The proprietors of this enterprise have
secured the cabin that United states
senator George C. Perkins built and
lived in at Thompson's Flat. Butte
county. The cabin now belongs to Ma
jor Frank mclaughlin, Of oroviIe, on
whose mining property it has been
standing for many years. Senator Per-
kins has given permission to exhibit
his old home, and has certified in writ
ing that he alone built and lived in the
cabin 3S years ago.
Another cabin that will certainly
catch the eye and awaken long slum-
bering memories is the one built by, and
in which lived the millionaire, John W.
Mackay, 1t was while he lived in this
cabin that Mackay made his first big
strike, He, also. has furnished a GER
tlficate that the cabin is the genuine
article
These cabins, as well as those of
Mark Twain, Major Downie, the noted
bandit Joaquin Muriatta and Alvirza
Hayward, have been turned into perfect
museums, wherein are displayed relics
of olden times when mining was In It's
primitive state, 81
The promoters of the 49 Mining Camp
have made strenuous but fruitless eff
folts to secure from the state the
cabin in which lived James w. Marshall
the discoverer of gold in California. The
cabin is located in Coloma, Eidorado
county, and the government will not
permit of its being moved. However,
the visitors to the 40 Mining Camp will
see facsimile of the cabin and the
Isabella grapevine SURROUNDINGS. All
the interesting and important ilnple-
mefits used by Marshall have been gatli-
cred ana will be exhibited in his cabin
in the mining camp. There is his sad
die, quaint, old handsewed and made
affair; then there is his level, compass,
an anvil, and a score OF other things
made by himself. This show is most
interesting.
The fort built by General Sutter,
which has been standing outside the
city of Sacramento, has been reproduced
in miniature on the grounds Of the 4S
Mining Camp. The reproduction is now
in course of construction and will, when
finished, cover an area of ten feet
square. This masterpiece will be ex-
hibited In the same old log cabin where
all the old General Sutter relics are
Most of the curios are now the prop.
erty of the Sacramento Society of II
oneer5, Among them may be cited the
only boot In existence which was once
worn by General Sutter. 1t is a clumsy
affair with thick, wooden sole. The
generals spurs and the saw with which
the logs were cut for the Sutter mil
will be displayed. Then. aSain, the lllF
cannon ever fired by General Sutter ii
California, will belch forth at sundowl
each day on the grounds of the mining
camp. These interesting relics will bt
added to considerable from the collec
ton at Sutter Fort.
It was out of the question to permi
gambling for keeps" to be carried on
still. no real mining camp was eye
| -. .,,f4l,o,,t 90 ,ohIinor r,,nninc. IN ft,l
blast. This was o point that had 10 b
circumvented and the manages G' tn
camp have done so successfully. Til
gambling hells will run with doors wild
) open. Roulette, monte, lndian poker
| chuok a-luo;E, and faro attract the may
ers. Anybody can drop in the gam
and humor his penchant II he so dc
sires. All he has to do is to procur
gold dust-brass filings--of which ther
will be plenty given away in the cam
and buy chips from the dealers. Aprc
DOS of chips, the 40 Mining Camp PEI
Die have secured the valuable ivor
chips used in the famous I'll Dorad
gambling hell, in ban Francisco In lS4
| These chips were purchased years az
by the well-known sporting man Wi
liam. or rather "Bill" Barnes, out {
whose possession they passes couT
of years ago. They are now held
Re, mon Montenegro, a gantlgmaa VIII
gathered them in as one OF the mos
valuable relics he has Of early days.
A real theatre, like those Of ephemei
al longevity. in the days Of gold, will
a striking feature. Only, this taostl
is there TO stay, running the gamdt {
,i,issitlides Transforming combination
are heir to. The mining camp theati
Is realism pure and simple, and whe
hard knocks fail 70 get around pfte
enough tine rla 1asencnt viii admin.
ter them himself. For instance, one
the triDulations that the company wi
have to go through will be the seizir
Of the costumes by hard hearted NH
ions Of the Jaw for some debt, probabl