The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18

have vainly followed the Youkon up
into the regions Just under the Arctic
circle men who have tramped over the
Arizona hills, prOSpeCtors who three
months ago We're walking the streets
OF Johannesburg and some who have
come from Australia
Naturally the social elements at
RandSburg are somewhat mixed and
not a little crude The saloon and the
theatre, those cosmopolitan features of
civilization which are at home in every
land, have already arrived The SEQUEL
to few murders has been the organ
izatiOn Of a citizens committee. and
Judge Lynch is daily. expecting to put
in an appearance and lend the finish
ing touch TO the picture OF the ideal
mining camp
Randsburg seems to have an unusu-
ally good supply OF romance connected
with its origin. Almost every prospect
hole has its thrilling history 1t will
not do 10 doubt them. for the men who
are responsible for the stories are on
the ground. Randsburg is so new that
its history is reckOned by months and
not by years.
IN September OF last year three pros
pectors named MOoers, Bucham and
singleton were dry washing the placer
dirt in the hills, and one night. after
having been away from the camp. they
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To wait for daylight In the morning
Bucham idly struck his hammer on a
projecting quartz vein and the free
gold almost dazZled him. The three
men are now the owners of one of the
richest mines in the district and are
reckoned as prospective milliOnaires.
Then there is the story of how CIV
Drouillard located the st. Elmo. He
had been grub staked" by the sheriff's
Office al Bakersfield. He went out into
the bliStering desert and suffered un-
told agOnieS from drought and heat.
One Sunday When he had sunk half
exhausted b. a rock he struck the
boulder in a lalf-hearted fashion and
was driven half mad by the CLINT of the
good. red gold That bowlder is one
Of the attractions in Randsburg's
principal saloon today and hundreds of
prospectOrS do homage at its Shrine.
Droulllard and his partners would not
take millions for the St Elmo. al
though their shaft is not yet down 100
feet
Then there is Ramys. who owns the
Wonderful Butte mine, just across F'id-
ler's gulch from Randsburg He had
just found that there was not another
drop Of water in his canteen and that
he must turn back, when a sudden
glimmer in the broken rock gave him
strength to hammer away like a ma
Mac. In an hour ne had pounded out
$24 worth of gold in common mortar
Ramys and his partner have already
taken out a small fortune from the go
pher holes and pockets and are getting
ready TO unlock the enormous wealth
which they are sure lies below.
Next 10 Ramys is KinyOns shallow
prospect hole. out of which with moth
ing but a Windlass and bucket. he has
taken more than $4,000 in yellow dust
4 ca1-a-i11 Of his fret eI7 Fl o,,o-,aJ
gates of fortune TO him. and some Of
his dirt is said to have PANIED out 81
a pound.
These are some of the tales that are
told over tho Randsburg bars and
hich urge men to strike boldly out
across the burning sands. For miles
about the original find the desert rocks
are staked out into claims, on some of
which shovel has hardly been used;
prOspectors are talking wisely about
finding the mother lode" and the camp
is at fever heat.