The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-26

taken. These old time miners may have
spent years that have been years OF
hardship-even OF failure from a money
point of view-yet they are not lacking
in shrewdness in most ways.
Paddy Britt, an Irishman who lives
on the topmost pinnacle IL Bull Hill.
II, $50 feet above the sea level as he has
It written on his cabin door, may be
taken as an example OF mining type.
Paddy has lived here for four years
past. He can tell you thousand things
about himself, his experiences elsewhere
and In this camp. His cabin was q
rendezvous during the Bull Hill war
two years ago, and in his cabin are
three Winchesters, trophies of that
struggle. Paddy viii sit on his stool.
his elbow resting on a pine table and his
chin in his hand, talk by the hour. His
cabin IS of logs, with a gravel roof.
'Many's the hard night have 1 spent
here" says Paddy. The wind. the snow,
the cold here makes this place of living
for from desirable. Paddy IS his own
hero In many ways. He knows mining
and Is no tenderfoot. He knows veins
from dykes, mineral from non-mineral
bearing rocks. He is not an alfalfa min
er from Kansas. Then hr has had ex-
peeience in litigation Has brought law
yers to his claim and trained them as
to the facts in the case that assured
them success. "Manys the camp I've
been in" says Paddy. but this is the
worst one for perjury ever saw. Why,
sir, it's getting worse. II used to cost
s15 and expenses to hire these purjur-
ers TO swear lies IN court. Now tho
price IS So a day and expenses. Then
down in Colorado Springs there IS a set
OF patent Jurors. Every lawyer that
has mining practice has a number of
patent jurors and can almost be sure TO
get one or more on his jury, so IL he
can't win he can hang the jury. I tell
you it's the worst I ever saw. But" he
adds, Il gave them enough having.
Without a cent OF my own spent $500
and beat their money and talent from
Denver. 1 Will have them advertised
out IN a few days now. then Paddy VIII
have his patent. He VII not have all
these days Of hardship for nothing"
And with a turn OF Irish humor he will
add: "Ye red necks; I won't spake TO
yes thin
Paddy loves to talk, to tell things to
interest the wayfarer. He shows the
work he has done, pans the dirt from
and amuses himself by getting strang-
ers TO guess the distance to Pixies Peak.
He tells in great glee his conversation
with a man from Chicago concerning
the distance 10 the Peak. The Chicago
man guessed three miles and said he
could walk it in an hour and a half
Not in so many days. says Paddy,
for it's sixteen miles as the bird flies"
The northeast slope of Bull Hill with a
small intervening valley, where is sit
uated the town OF Gillett, meets the foot
slope Of the Peak and the distance IS
most deceiving-it is only down one hill
and up another. But must leave Paddy
monarch of all he surveys" rich in
that which is to come in the future.
proud Of his distinguished talent fo-
mining, thanking God Enthusiastically |
speaking) that he is not as the alfalfa |
miner from Kansas. happy in MS own |
concefL educated only by his experience |
n the world, with a nature loving the /
association Of humanity though a little !
touched with cynicism born OF contact |
with rogues. Back OF rough exterior /
and beneath the disposition 70 distrust /
beats a warm heart L ought not 20 be /
forgotten that Paddy don't drink For |
years / drank more bad liquor than any
body, but four years ago quit and have
lot taken Il since" Others would do
vel TO intimate him in this
Some Impressions concerning the ear
Y history OF the mining camp still pre-
ral, though largely based upon error
L - told again and again that this
amp * so different from others that
he experts were al fooled n il and tlac
.ssayers could not find the values fl
he ore. This IS almost wholly un-rue
'Nhi}e the telluride ore Is very refTsc-
,ory- and hard % assay. from the dan
,e- OF Ihe gold being carried away II
he fisSu-es there = 10 known example
Z an experienced aSsyer failing 70
ind the value OF the ore. The charge
hat the experts were fooled IS alnosz
Is g7ouldiess IS that about ASA yfng
: may be true that asSayers and *
serts, 50 called. not knowing their busi-
,ess. made mistakes and <athered .else
judgment But The fact remains tEz<
-cc-edise3 experts With he light before
ee-n passed good judgments upon the
amp. L IS true the Martha " sizing
on. adjoining The TadePeadeccs ard =
a. q thai properly was CONDEMNED
y me expertS aid 50 <a- as c2uoa-
fratsoa goes THAI opinion = cor-ecr- Z
ne Washington - an Idle EAzfs ard
As never shipped pay ore- TAs idea
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