The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
THE FAMOUS a own IS S TILL FL g 4
PROSPEROUS


5$ OHe% reels Tue Sp0llsOl tHe d1Stitet- liz
moment he passes within its confines
and looks for the. first time upon on
prospecting hole or the magic name of Il
some fortune-making company blaz-
:oned upon the walls of al big shaft house
writes correspondent The pulse
quickens at the sight, the eyes brig hit
en-, there is "a thrill along the. spine.
The germ has entered the, blood. From
that moment until a man quits the re-
gion for good and all he lis not. safe;
his peace Of mind is in danger. The
germ works like a strange stimulant.
It allays apprehension and quickensss
every faculty until the victim loses
fear of loss and is seized with an over.
weaving confidence in his ability to f
make a speedy fortune. He has seen
men who have made fortunes in day
and he sees around him evidences of
wealth and successful ventures. For
tune-making looks easy. Yes, it is 1
easy. lH.<Why don't more men do: it? IS
he asks himself, and then adds, if he's J.
foolish. "Watch me-"
It isn't hard to guess that: one is in
the enchanted region. He breaks
through the mountains and comes upon 4
a little pocket of valley remarka BILE Z
only for the greenness4 of its grass and i
here and there a hole in the ground Z,
surrounded possibly by ring of brok- &
en- rock. AS he advances these holes 4
and rock piles become more numerous
The mountain side is thick with them. d
Each hole and pile of rock mark the I
place where some man has tried Tor
fortune and failed, and where some
other man may try again and suc-s
coed. " r,--. I'D. --~ H. s =4s
Owing to the difficulty in recognizing
valuable ore. which is less now than It
was few years ago, piles OF rock /
very rich in gold have sometimes
been thrown aside as worthless and
left for others to reduce and make for
tunes. =
History, biography, fiction, poetry,
mythology and science are all levied
On for names for the various mines and
mining companies. 5
A few of these names are worth not
ing. - ""The Arabian Nights" is one off'
the first things one thinks of on enter
ing the district Then there is the
.Apothecaries" mine, named probably
from the direction of the thoughts OF
the projectors following the considera-
ton Of the possibility Of failure. Benz
Hur is commemorated in a mine bear77f
ing his name. There is a 'tB. P. o. E.
mining company inviting the invest
ments Of the Elks: Then there are
mines called THE 4Carnation, - "The
Rose" Cleopatra, = CU1uniaI Danes =
Perhaps one of the most popular
names is: that of the Cripple Creek
Madonna" ...&.
OF course there is "Croesus," and
the fellow who had hopes of making a.
fortune, and thereby securing the hand
of some fair maiden or widow named
his prospect Cupid. p One mine is
called !"Dante.''o Just why is, not APP
parent unless the projectors had in
mind the 'sinferno' and the inscription
over. the door of the regions OF gloom,
abandon. all hopes ye who enter
here Fortune is courted by a name
in her honor and George Washington
is not forgotten. Neither is Gladstone
nor the golden calf. A mining camp
could not fail to produce a Jack. Pot.
mine, nor a ..fGold Coin" There Isl
also the comprehensive title "Klon- S.
dixie, Cripple Creek and Galena.' The
+ Last Dollar" contains the biography Of
, its owner IN nutshell. e he -puri tans
are remembered in three names, "Pur-fs
itan,'' MaydoWer" and "Pilgrims.i'
Some gambler, doubtless, named the
.tMonte Carlo. rs The Pay Car" is the
suggestive and hope Inspiring name OF Z
another. In anticipation of possible
catastrophes, another company has
named its mine the Red Cross" The
Red Umbrella PRO badly had in mind
the Impression made upon him by ]
some red umbrella Of the days of his 4
youth Some poet has named his mine i
! the Robert Burns. q Some historian
( has. called his the 6 ubicon. Z #ssa5 I
IN the Cripple Greek hotel lobbies
one meets Representatives OF every
class the district contains. If he Is
after a mine orsWants to buy claim,
the man is there who has mines and
claims to sell. It is nc: trouble at all
Ito find. a prospector Who has a claim
that he assure is full Of GOLD, cher
than ANYTHING rim the district, !, 81 He /
has taken out .sanfp les Of ore that have
assayed hundreds Of dollars to the 1
ton He carries few Samples OF |
roasted ore In his pockets and on thisi
the big beads of yellow gold stick outl5