Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-10

opened mouth yawued deep and
cark,ing at feet" where since ID
river winding like u yellow thread.
a messed and silver stream instead
aud trout that leuped its rippled tide
have turned upon thIir rides and
died"
The Sacramento valley looked
dream like in the distance, and be-
yund was just Visible the blue. din
outlines Of tie Coast Range, where
" The sun is rolled on wheels OF gold
BY hazy SUBMITS gray and old.
And all along. from fold to fold.
Like barges 81 AN Eastern prince
The clouds ride in maguIticence.
And nearer the active. busy miners,
with their hopes and their fears, tn, ir
trials and their triu nphs are before
US.
-rhat is u day to dream Of,
That IL II life they led;
Bleeding the VEINS Oi the III mntains,
Draining the %trrreni's bed,
~ 70 III hAuFhN u Obrs
Tracking the path,ess glen
And, alas. there was
The knife.the shout and the struggle
With savage beasts and men
Far away in the mountains, where
they sought the precious dust, h
young man lay stricken with rlint fell
scourge OF the early times, mountain
fever. No house. no tent to shield
HIM from the MONDAY sun. but pros.
rate beneath the sonbre signing
pines to toss and moan. No mothers
Land to southe an aching brow, no
Kind sister. or perhaps "a dearer
ienI. to rpeak words uf comfort III
this hour Of ceed. but rough ami
bearded men instead. An.: "nat did
they? All that men coui1 nc under
the circumstances, and when the'
could do no more they turned aside
their hends to hide the falling tear.
Friendship, love and truth, fraternity
and good fellowship. "a illustrated in
California in the times that tried
mems soulf. and it is refreshing to
have seen such noble teaching prac.
ticed III the city full. on the deserts
wild, on barren mountains or storm
swept plans, ON the ocean deep.
where the wild wiD'ls play and the
waters leap, where the gathering
storm drives the vessel awreck and
hur Il III the deep many Il faintiuR
wretch; everywhere under all cir
uumstauaas where want and sorrow
reigna, it is consolnR to have wit.
messed the willing, fraternRl hand Of
the Good Samaritan extended to help
and suecor, though the prie0t and the
Lrvite may have passed by on the
other side.
Grand cid pioneers Of the Pacific
Coast, yet a little while longer Il 70 =
will linRer on this sitie III the echolt ss
shore. Int their mission in accom-.
plished and their works stand today u
beacon light all up aud down the
golden sun. set sho-p Though | did
not know it then, l have long since
learned that many OF them under
tooOd and practiced this. aud this,
and this. Certain il il. such truo
and fearless men ne those brought
order ont Of confusion, made laws
for the protection OF Pociety aud in
the midst Of many tongues and ma
tiOnalities built aud frPmed \ State
worthy Of the name which must be
maintained and defended by the
Native Sons ind Daughters who FOL.
low after. The shadows begin to
longthen and the evening mir grows
chill. Tho road to some has been
long aud dusty, but their consolation
ia moi far di Itnni, tn be tunnd in tho
silent city. ain the grove at the end
~ the lane ! seom to hear the mn.
ere knocking off call, 20, joel
echoinR from camp to camp. and it Ia
time TO quit work und turn in to reat.
to sleep, perhaps to dream Of the
good old folks at home or "tlIe girl
left behind me- To the good and
true men Of the days Of !ore, : throw
a greeting 'ncross the storms and Run.
shine ~ half u century and beg lcnye
to bill them a happy, IL reluctant,
farewell. j. JoLL,Y.
STEST, Cal, May 4, 1901.