The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
A MINING CAMPS HOTEL.
WOLFE's, AT CRIPPLE CREEK, Is
LIVELY AND HAS STYLE.

A Feature of II Is the Bull Pen
Crowds whose Only Topic is Mines.
WOIfe's Hard worked Bartenders.
stock Speculation Taking the
Place of Faro and stud PoIser-An
Expert and no Mistake.
From the New York Sun.
Cripple Creek, Dec. 2S.-It is an easy
matter to get to Cripple Creek
"Facilis est descensus Cripple Creek :"
said a young college graduate just ar
rived from the east, but it is hell to stay
here"
You can leave Denver late in the even
ing and have comfortable ride either in
a narrow gauge or a standard gauge Pull
man, and arrive here in time for break
fast at Wolfe's If you get up early
enough, you can possibly get a good break
fast, but If you wait until the crowd be-
gins to descend upon Wolfe's dining
room, you may not fare so well. In the
language of the day, everything goes at
Wolfe's-for that matter everything goes
anywhere in the district The Cripple
Creeker is no respecter of persons. he is
the most Independent man of the day
VOTES hotel has been the center of
interest in Cripple Creek ever since there
was camp amid those rounded hills back
tent. Then he put up a small frame shell
with canvas partitions between the bed
rooms, and his patrons had to remove the
art and DUST of the stage ride from Flor
issant with water dipped from barrel
which stood conveniently near in the hotel
office. Wolfe has now a very comforta-
bic hotel, and, though the water barrel
has been removed, the wash basins still
remain an important feature of the decor
alton of the main Office. OF course, he
has an electric annunciator, an elaborate
~ carved office counter, bell boys, and all
other adJuncts of a modern hotel and
when he gets round to it he probably
VIII have a properly equipped wash room
for his guests.
feature Of wolfe's is the bun pen.
On one side of the wide Office room is a
capacious fireplace where great logs snap
and crack most cheerily during these cold
days This fireplace and the cane-hot-
toned rocking chairs scattered about are
for the exclusive use of those who are
registered with Wolfe, and to make this
clearly understood a large placard hangs
over the fireplace. whereupon is printed
IN plain English a warning to outsiders
that is unmistakable in its meaning Run
ming between the heavy wooden columns
supporting the ceiling of the office are
great round rods of iron which fence
off a large portion of the Office space. in
Guiding the fireplace and easy chairs
and 1t is this space which has received
the appellation of the bull pen Ia the
evening the main office at Wolfe's is a
strange sight Without the space pro-
tected BY the iron rods are massed the
stand; within the bull pen the tender
foot from the east and the Colorado in
weston. the mining expert and the rep
resentatiyes of mercantile houses stand
and sit at their ease. The Cripple Creeker
without the railing looks through the
bars and carries on his conversation with
the guests of the hotel, if he should hap
pen 10 have business with them but he
may not oyerstep the rules for Wolfe
mas an eagle eve. and does not hesitate
TO express his mind to violators of the
rules of the house.
Ihat jostling crowd without the rail-
ings IS an interesting sight to the Wis
itor- Miners come in from their work
~ prospect holes on the hills with thcir
clothing soiled by contact with the va
rlous formations OF the hills in which
they are seeking the gold-bearfng min
eral, ana discuss among themselves the
ne"s q the camp. and out of the evasiva
expressions endeavor to learn what ins
q9icatlons the day has brought forth
fleces OF mineral are exhibited examined
'unaer electric lights, and discnsss5.
plans LOT the morrow are made and = ~
v1ansements debated for leases. bonds, ana
SAFES There is a reunion going on i'm
ones Office every day. Miners from