The herald., 1894-12-27
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.


up the Gargoyle as very much of lady's
man, but last evening as he stood under
one of the arc lights in the Wss.m!Ssse
foyer his rather neat and faultless attire,
clsanly shaven face, his spotless linen
and ell that, aided and abetted by the
kid gloves carried in his left hand and
the very latest thing in walking sticks
twirling through the fingers OF the right
hand, seemed to almost compensate for
the painful plsinness. not to say ugli-
ness, OF his face and figure.
He was meditative.
I've been noticing the ladies Of Los
Angeles today" he said. Then he
paused, as though anticipating the ex-
clamations of surprise that came from
those who heard his remark.
well. it's true" he went on. "And
why not? l didn't ogle them like you
young fellows do. merely observed
them from an esthetic and artistic
point of view.
"Yos. 1 have arrived ct some conclu :
sions as a result. l used to think only
she San Francisco women were beautiful.
Now know my mistake. But Los An.
geles has changed in five years. When
l was here last time there were not 90
many good looking women to be seen ON
the streets here as in the Bay city. Now
it's different.
walk along Spring street in the after.
noon and early evening and notice the
women who pass by, as l did today.
Do 1t carefully and couscientiously ~
did it. You will find the women Of this
city more beautiful. ss rule, than those
you see on Market and Kearnsy streets.
And what ia even more to the point,
they are better dressed. In TACT, they
are not dressed-that's the beauty of it.
They are clothed tastily and even hand
somely, but always quietly, so that you
can tell one woman from another at q
single glance-something that cannot be
done in the streets of San Francisco.
"Good women are not scarce in San
Francisco-but its hard to tell most of
them from those that are not, when you
see them on the street together.
''Did someone yawn? Well, maybe
that's all stale news to you; but every
thing lie new to n traveller. There was
one other thing l thought OF today. Let
-me-think. Oh, yes; bought an
imported German razor today; the kind
l always used. 1t cost me 1925. l
paid s2.75 for precisely the same kind of
razor in San Francisco six months ago. !"
The Gargoyle signed as he thought OF
that lost four bits.
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Perhaps it was this thought that
furnished the connecting link with the
next uttersnce of the Gargoyle.
''Ive seen a man with q silver plated
forehead, gentlemen" he said.
"You find that hard to believe? Well.
come with me up to the United States
hotel and will introduce you to gen.
tleman who has big silver plato GOV.
ering an opening that communicates
directly with the wheels in his head.
That last is meant for joke, gentlemen.
Jack Mahara has no wheels In his head
He is the advance agent for Mahara's
minstrels that are to open at the Los
Angeles theatsr on the 1st OF the month
and play till the Sd.
x~x
Slack was on tho Missouri Pacific
train that was held up by the Cook
gang, near Carretta, in the indian terri.
tory, last October. He was shot in the
middle OF the forehead and the bone
shattered. The only way they could
save his life was by covering up the
hole with this silver plate. Its oousid.
cred in the nature OF very wonderful
operation by the surgical fraternity.
Speaking Of silver reminds me that
have enough of it left to pay for the
cocktails, gentlemen"
s*x
rived here last evening from Salton and
took rooms at the United States hotel.
Both are interested in new mining prop.
critics near Salton and both are we'll
satisfied that there is pay ore in paying
quantities in the mountains back OF
SaltoE.
Mr.. Hendech'a errsnd is to attend the
preliminary meeting OF the stockhold-
era of the Champion Gold Mining COM
pany, and he will probably remain here
till the last Of January.
"Ws are not seeking any no.oriety for
cur new properties" said he last even-
ing, "ior we have nothing to unload on
the public. We are capable and willing
to operate cur own claims, and at all
events are determined to confine our
operations to the limits OF our own re-
BOulCes. Dut IL you dsk m0 ioI
my candid belief about these
mines l will tell you that after
25 yeara OF prospecting in this and other
states, believe that at last | heve the
one mining property that l have been
searching for all my life. The new
mines lie well up in the mountsins,
about on the divide. should think.
where the slope is toward the Colorado
river. There has been but little eaid
about this new region for the reason
that those who have claims there are
not anxious to enlist outside capital.
They know they have q good thing and
are perfectly willing to go slow and
keep the profits for themselves.
PERSONAL MENTION.
W. L. Hastings, Q prominent mining
man of Deer Park, is in the city.
Thomas H. Brown of Prescott, Ariz.
was located at the Hotel Ramona.
Judge Richard Egan OF Capistauo was