The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-07
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..,soo n : Nisht-shc Backed
.s -....se That was Her Age
-.ss, ~Repsstea' Frequently,
rs |. ,s,,. p,skssn Got Bank Roll.
L u. often that YOU see respect
,s;ed woman playing roulette N
,e..ssrv'. said man who was = pios,
N sold years ago, as ne cna,,su
Ios - v.vtv OF friends the other n1sn''
~ - witness once OF sucn an O.
qs Tbn woman was gampiins pc
q q. rseded the money, and u mace
49, ,srter-on happy to see her STICK tne
yve!y 1'r more than It had won durins the
eeh4 ~ piram Dickson. an old miner,
nenu .-rard made fortrne in the goia-
w 49, y me far West, was the huspand
ngop. y rambler. and It was because
~ S~,,d fnck which had come to nm
~ - went one night alone to make
~ ~. u 4 csrry them on TO the gold nelds-
49, Ns "a not know Of the gambling UNI
1921 4. La sot back with the money. and
- overioyed that he could ret
80. a. mixing with such a crowd.
~ - hunting for gold in those days
80 continued the old miner. and we
~ -, having hard winter, A new
q - "A heen established near Black
~ ~ called Il Little Heaven.
S2r ss $500 had been told OF the riches to
We .'sS ,hsre. and crowds OF people came
sgs .s,r- "a air for the hidden wealth.
-. & no claims had panned out well.
~ y. axncrs got rich, but the vein was
~ I'm ~ "a hort and every particle OF the
rnrn metal IN the neighborhood was
Hs'ss Il There few claims. There was a
.. "a. .,1isre at FIRST, and this was grow
- ,ssc 4 booming town. though It was
~ reckiees place, for some Of the
+ : " ". .Ss,snters from the gold mines
.ss i q make up the population.
- pssasett's Woman Customer.
N - 1 typical mining town. A vigil
-. conmittee was organized for general
s..Ssrtjun. hut two Of the members were
ma Is trying to keep order and the
1870 cult the field. AT night the gam
! - ,1.ess we're vide open. The largest
.5.n1a.11ent was run by Jim Blodgett, a
49, eanbler. who had made double
xy,1ae ~ following the miners and every
1870 @ = ARMED money East to be bank
(. ~ ~ Il IA ~ Jayout. There was every
= = "a. ssme Known In those DAYS, and
- nee - e !. isrva force Of men to help him.
- -. ~ ..,,,ssrs around Blodrett's had given
s. s..,ss !. IA mar and few tenderfeet
s - a 4 man had to be dead game
sort. olick With the gun, II he wanted to
~ III fortune IN that shop.
zone night, / remember II well, the snow
~ failing and the weather was fierce.
~ . s.l,s vera selling hot drinks as fast
q he hsrkeepen could dish them out,
srd hrse crowd OF rough miners was
safhered at Blodgett's. All the games were
running. AT each Of these the luck was go
M with The house, as usual. and the bank
IN vera rshing IN the coin. There was the
ususl crowd Of rubber-necks, made up of
men vho were not playing because they
vere broke. but we're anxious for a chance
q nv tl,etr luck lust the same. Blodgett
made ! blr prolt that week and his money
~ & ~ ssfe waiting 10 be shipped. Tim
vas sfandfnr by 1 poker table when a
man rushed 10 nd ssid there was a woman
al the door. I.
"Now, the female population at the Little
49,. :. - s.,,.ass- ut. ,.,,.,.a
search q ND. when Jim heard that a
woman "a sanding at his door he 1,ur-
RED 10 to SCI the reason OF the visit. A
mall woman. dressed In black. and wrap.
bed IN heavy shawl. met him.
Wsr,sn Invader f,mmhIfn~ Non
.asr p,oa..t,, q. ..n - -.
r,roh n IN, srS ry,n, !, rnnnrs 20 Iaan
49, 4 80 ~. -, ,...,. az
M !, ~ c.s. ~ :" ~, re-. ~ ~. "1a -
MINI, '''1 %. - p'A' ~
.sslo;-a,. a. -. ,,.a. -,
noasesl uiu moi Know what 10 say. he
bon.s MI M ,,t.,o r,nr p'aysr IN .nr
"a -..r ~. ~ !. M. saa woa Vas % irail
( ycpvh yarh1sys avsd 20. ~. 49,
ssmeth,ns shc,,s hs, a,n,a.,sa 80 ~aS
ci,sd sh.t, ni,v yv,,,ia $3.50 M g.
the woman said she was Mrs. Dickson ana
that she and her husband were prosnect-
Ing We have had hard luck, she said.
and my husband Is too Ill To travel We
have not found ANYTHING and something
has to be done. drea med last night Of
this place. had heard OF II before and
all dsy have been thinking of II. / lust
want 10 try my luck. / haven't much to
lase. and II drop It will 20 back salts
lied
Wa. the little oman IL have to play,
that's an sad a big man who had lost
fortunes and won them in his day. and.
iady Z you lose what you have we'll make
hup and let you go back to your camp
smile crept over the woman's face
sha ner eyes sparked She had removed
sne neayy shawl and the bright color had
returned to her face. She was a nretty