The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-28


High Prices.
WASHINGTON, April IS special. jus
tiee Field, the famous jurist who will In a
few months beat all records for length of
service upon the supreme bench, has writ
ten, but not yet published, an account of
his early days In California. IL is an ex-
ceedingly interesting document, and have
been permitted L. quote from il at length.
Upon landing nom the steamer in san
Francisco, writes Justice Field, my bag
| gage consisted ~ two trunks, and ! had
only $40 in my pocket. l was compelled 20
pay s. TO have my trunks taken 10 a room
in an old adobe building. This room was
about 10 feet long ly ) feet wide, and had
bed in IL. For its occupation the sum Of
SIS a week was charged Two Of my fell
low passengers and myself engaged IT,
They took The bed ard took the floor l
do not think thcy had much headvant age
on the score If comfort.
A Cheap breakfast.
1.-THE next morning I started out esrly
with s. i'm my pocket. l hunted up les
taurant and ordered the cheapest breakfast
y
lar was therefore all the money i'm the
world had left, hut l was in no respect
dosTondont over ny financial condition.
As walked along the streets met great
many persons had known in New York,
and they all seemed to he in the highest
spirits. Every one in greeting me said, 1t
is glorious country, or Isn't il glori-
Gus country or Did you ever see "A more
glorious country or something to that eff
feet. In every case the word glorious
was sure 20 come out. There was some
thing infectious in the use of the word or
rather in the feeling, which made its use
natural. L had not been out many hours
that morning before l caught the infection,
and though had but a single dollar in my
pocket and no business whatever and did
not know where / was 10 get the next
meal, found myself saying TO everybody
met, 1t is a glorious country
The streets We're filled with people it
seemed 10 me, from every nation under
heaven, all wearing their peculiar cos
TUNES. All seemed TO be busily occupied
and in n state of pleasurable excitement.
Everything needed for their wants-food,
and lodging quarters, and every
thing required for transportation and min
ing-were in urgent demand and obtained
prices. Yet no one seemed to
of the charges made. There was
an apparent disdain of all attempts To
cheaper articles and reduce prices News
from the east was eagerly sought from all
newcomers. Newspapers from New York
were sold at 81 apiece. had n bundle of
them, and, seeing the price paid for such
papers, i gave them TO a fellow passenger
telling him he might have half he could
get for them. There were GA numbers, il
recollect Alright, and the third day after
our arrival TO my establishment he handed
me S32, stating that he bad sold them all |
at 81 apiece. Nearly everything else
brought similarly extrayagant price.
Hard Luck.
After breakfast followed the crowd 10 |
the courthouse ard found that Judge AL |
mond was holding what was known as |
the court Of first instance, and that IA case |
was on trial. To my establishment l saw |
two of my fellow passengers, who had |
landed the night before, sitting on the |
Jury. i waited till the case was over and |
then inquired how il happened they were |
there. They said that they had been at
tracted 10y the crowd just as | had been,
and that while looking on the proceedings
Of the court the sheriff had summoned |
them. They replied that they had only
Just arrived in the country But he said |
that fact made no difference. Nobody had
been in the country three months They
ADDED that they had received IS each for
their services. At this piece of news / |
thought of my solitary dollar and won
Tered If similar good fortune might not
happen To me. so fingered in the court
room, placing myself near the sheriff in
he hope that on another jury he might
summon me. But it was not my good
uck.
Passing down Clay street my attention
vas attracted by sign in large letters
Jonathan ID Stevenson, Gold Dust Bought
md sold Here. As l saw this inscription
exclaimed, Hello, here is good luck p for
suddenly rccollected that when left New
York my brother Dudley had handed me
tote against Stevenson for $3.50 or 500,
stating that he understood the colonel had
)ecome rich I'm California, and that if such
we're the case 10 ask him To pay the note.
had put the paper in my rocketbook and
bought no more of il until the sight of
he sign brought il To my recollection and
lso reminded me of my solitary dollar.
The colonel bad known me very well in
\ew York and was apparently delighted 10
&C NE lie dt once commenced talking
bout the country. All, he continued. it
5 a glorious country / have made $780,
co. This was more than / could stand.
had already given him "A long shake of
he hand, but / could not resist the inn
Iulse TO shake his hand again, thinking
ii the time of my financial condition 80
seized his hand again and shook it Wig
rously, assuring him that was delighted
o hear Of his good luck We talked over
he matter, and in my enthusiasm shook
us hand third time, expressing my salts
action at his good fortune.
Friend Indeed.
we passed "A long time together, he d.
ating all the while upon the fine country
{ was in which 10 make money AT length
pulled out the note and presented 10 Co
i'm i shall never forget the sudden
hange from wroaths Of smiles to an elon-
'ation of physiognomy expressive of min
He'd surprise and disgust which came over
lis features on seeing that note. He took
{ I'm his hands and examined 10 carefully;
ie turned IL over and looked at its back
nd then at its face again, and then, as IL
we're, at both sides at once. At last be said
n a sharp tone, That's my signature, and
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