The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-28

had the best the market Affords.
We have received a number OF the
Great Family Weekly, but 1t is very
hard to get any kind of mail in this
country. P~ostoffice facilities are not
so good as in Red Cloud; have stood in
line for four hours to get mail and then
not get any and 90 the next day and
get two or three letters that had been
there for q week, but that is always the
same in any mining camp. Hear that
1t has been very dry there this summer;
same here; everything is Is a drink, so
IL is dry here. We bave all had good
health and passed a very nice summer.
Geo. Lindsey got cold feet very soon
after we got here and went home; the
rest Of us had to stay as we were all
broke and had to make money enough
to get out.
The fact Of George Lindsey getting
home In advance, he may make some
statements that may require further
explanation. George once init
mated any disposition to e home I'M.
til the last drop OF the liquor We had
was gone, and then like q lightniuK
fash and thunder clap In . clear sky
he staggered the crowd by the start.
ling announcement that he must 60
home and cut his alfalfa. Now VI all
realized that his alfalfa would need
cutting, but naturally wondered why
he had not made some arrangements
to have 1t cut IL he should be unable to
return in time, and more remarkable
still he did not mention alfalfa as long
as there was a drop Of liquor in camp.
As soon as that was gone he was
restless in his SAUNDERS and would in
his sleep mutter something about gin,
dill pickles, Besse, John, and the next
day he star lied us by announcing that
he must go home and cut the alfalfa.
Goble went with him up town to buy a
ticket, and could not then understand
why he was determined to go on the
"Garone" but after he had bought his
ticket and the boys had taken him cut
to the "Garone" we noticed in the
Nome paper that the "Garone" had on
board go, 900 worth Of imported liquor
and that a u. s. officer had taken
charge of her ana would take her to
st. Michael as a smuggler. Then for
the first time it dawned on III why the
alfalfa required attention SO suddenly,
ami why the Garone was the only ship
to reach it in. George evidently had
a bunch, for as Goble said, l noticed
when he went to buy his ticket the
ship agent noticed the charm on
Georges watch chain, asked him il he
was a Mason and George said he was.
noticed the man leaned back, filled
his lungs full of Alaska air, struck
himself on the breast three times and
!, pointed to his brain with the little I'm
ger of the left hand, and George said,
81 want a ticket on your boat, | don't
care what 1t costs" or course they
did not notice that | noticed these
signs, but l observe a few things, The
man meant by swelling up as he did
f, go with us and we will keep you full
the three strokes meant we will b,
q three weeks to Seattle and the point
, ing to the head meant of the stuff tina,
, tickles the brain. It's all clear to mt
now, but | could not catch on JUS
, then. Now George may deny this blu,
, l will prove it when | come home il
can find a witness. George is a goot
fellow but the next time We bring hin
. along we mast bring more liquor. u
course George being an old miner ant
o the only miner in the crowd, we natu
rally relied on him to locate the goll
a bearing ground and when George sale
q there was nothing OF course we took /
for granted and did not investigate
y but n claim on Sidney creek that w
went up to prospect and left withou
r going a foot in the ground, has sine
ID been prospected and a pay streak IN
u covered at a depth OF from two I
three feet that runs on an average 2
cents to the pan. OF curse that
not as good as Anvil that run som
- times from $50 to $50 to the pan, but
"a is pretty good. A man a do qui,
-. a business at 30 cents a shovel full
sand, but we did not strike it, and Il
indications are we will not strike an
20 thing, but the stuff is here or othe
would not strike il.
-, TIE BOYS.