The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

Not ALL however, have the same hap
py ending to their prospecting in the
mountains for gold. Privation and suf
fering are often the lot of the seeker at
ter riches, but the spirit of the day Is
observed by all alike. In no state in the
Union, perhaps is there more cosmo-
politan people than in Colorado From
every state and from every country the
population is recruited, the mines OF
the climate, or the government lands
which are to be had practically for the
taking, being the three great incentives
to immigration to that state. The best
germs of the best civilization with a
mingling of the others) are planted at
the crude firesides in the mountains
and the best do not seem to suffer in the
transplanting. The bowie knife, the re-
volver the shotgun, as these names
were once coupled with pioneer life in
Colorado, have disappeared.
The prospector who has lived in the
mountain Businesses for years, not with
the luck which entices others to follow
in hos steps, but pursuing his ignis ia
tuus with hope that is painful, is the
character Of the region. He lives a
hermit's life, invading mans path only
when necessity drives him to buy few
staple articles of food, usually bacon,
flour and coffee. His log cabin is a
crude affair and built to be abandoned
with hope in the hole or desire to
wander. to some new, untried spot
These men recognize various signs
which they believe portend good or bad,
long or short winters. Guided by them,
they stay in their cabin all winter. or
they draw nearer a camp or settlement
and content themselves with whatever
they can get to do until the winter has
spent it's wrath in the hills. Frequently
the trip is fruitful of 'grub-stake'' If
the prospector is disposed to share what
he strikes for the food provided When
he stays "the winter out" the prospec-
tor has in his cabin usually sheet-iron
stove and it's equipment-a fryingpan
and tin coffee pot-also tin plate and
cup, knife, fork and SPOON his little
stock of provisions on shelf high up
on the wall to thwart the designs Of
rats, squirrels or wolves, may be. In
the corner is his bed, pine boughs
mattress, and bundle of blankets
Ills StoNe oAleH SERVES lllifl lol Il tapie'
and stump OF a tree for a CHAIR. he
depends upon his gun or revolver Tor
fresh meat. Ii the weather permits ne
may have for his Christmas feast
succulent haunch Of venison, the rich
meat of the bear or the savory wild tur-
key or If worse comes to worse
Jack rabbit or cotton tail" and the
chances are that some OF these VIII pe
found suspended from the wall on the
north side or the capln OUT OF the suns
reach, II the magples are not TOO plen-
tiful ana troublesome IN the vicinity.
A good type OF this character was
man named Martin, Whom the writer
knew. Martin might have been ms
first or his last name, but by IT alone ne
was known to many people IN the south-
western mining region IN Coiofado'
Martin had mysterious find" which
he believed to be tin, and to get sam
pie of the ore assayed he came down
from the hills early one winter to the
nearest town where he could find the
proper functionary ON his return trip
to his claim-d1sappolnted, as usual put
just as hopeful-he mad tramped not
more than seven OF the one hundred
miles he had to travel when terrihc
storm came up forcing him to ask FOR
shelter at the next farmhouse. In ex-
change for the odd jobs which he could
40 ABOUT the mouse ne was slVen ms
ooaiu anu peo ~ .he nay ~. ai W.T.
ter ne couio MOI De iiiuuceu 10 fieep
VI .'ie house' II was 700 Waiiii " Sieep
an nlsnt IN a mouse tiiat hao hre ~ ~
ne saiu' a'tnousn the mercury weh. ~
low IN 'he siass some Ilsnts tiial ~
was leit 10 speculation Whetier IL regis
tered twenty or thirty peloW' II was
ave IN Aprli before ne rssuiileu ms Joai-
ney lloun,aihWHru' MARTIN was us
'oush ana uhcouth-looklng lelioW. ne
was as reticent OF MS laiilly anu ediiy
1lStcry as ne was ABOUT the iocatioll u
ais cla1n. he was loquaclous 20 an eA-
refhe on MS experiences IN tue Hiils'
'ther TWO SUBJECTS was oroacheo. ne
lao lurking lear that people Waliteu
nm TO talk IN oraer 10 ma OUT where
us treasure was lor such ne sun pe-
ieVea the hoie 10 De, from me ore oue
u when the assayer coulu ihu helther
IN, goid, SILVER nor any otner precious
metal to an appreciate extent Inc
writer asked nun WINE ne was eatihs
lis CHRISTMAS uinher pelore ire VI
racknhS LOGS now ne iiau spent MS last
1hristmas'
Il never suffered so from hunger in