The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-02-06

rhsa cua fisy not % 70 rfsdaoS q
Mlnsng TownL

~ 20 VIZ" A".M
script, Che mining camp % today Is
passobly ortuiy; Dff and prown5 "a
reasonable acntity. Hoid-up dQ oe-
cur now sud ihen; shooting aGfay
gun play iab place occasional
but the mtmhtfs 81 iht fonmnriiy
sec 20 IL that an order o. UISe s. tei
threatens their lives o. gtb60ks
does not obtain . fooihoids Dsnee
halls, gambling. women and drunken
ness are permitted. and these sFe vif-
ihally impossible 10 eradicate in q
mining camp But ihe busincss and
mining men who have their NOM,
invested Do moi allow maiiers like
murderand robbery oget Is
sell from sound business motives e.
from those 81 s6~lf-seeurity.
In our Requisite camp there has
been only one man shot in the last
year, although a curious shooting ar
fair did occur some week, ago. Two
prospectors got into 8 quarrel about q
claim. Presumably unarmed al the
time, theysePaIsted. sws4ringtroubie
Al eight O'Clock that evening they
came in sight Of each other on The
main street Of The ioun; one supplied
with a Winchester rifle opened fire
from the middle Of the road on the
other standing in q saloon door and
ARMED with a long-barreled Colts re-
yolver. The street was crowded at
the time, the busiest Of the evening
The men were row separated by 20
PAGES. They fired seven shots. The
extraordinary point was hat neither
bit the other, nor anyone else.
either on the street or inthes surround
ing buildings, although every place
was crowded. The bullets we're found
in saloons and storte nearby. while one
went on 80 yards down the s.reei 10 e
more distant eaminghouse Themen
were fined 500 each the next morn
ing, and il was 8 generally accepted.
doctrine that they Should have got an
other 500 each for ROT shooting
straighter.
This incident would point to the
fact that the presentda pro.pecioris
not So formidable eshot as DtatNe
Dick of 30 years ago. Indeed. the
present day pTospcctor as seen about
the streets Of Republic srpsars 10 *
more concerned with putting his claim
than in watchingh bis gun. Letuswa.k
up the street aud talk 10 enc of them
a moment. but remember. fastener.
that this sthe mosidomocratic couu-
try in the world, and that a prospector
i1es good as yuu sse and raihorbetter
for you are an e~astcrner.
We approach a hairy individual.
leaning against the Buttesaloon. lie
IS chewing tobacco with slew
dignity. lie iuprJsses "a, Is looking
resolute and dirty Whom SON Gel %
knew him better You wil find lie S
pretty good sort offtuov, with many
Of the primitive virtues and sl The
vices.
swell, how're They com.res" esl
ss we stop beside him.
"0h. They're stacking mp pretty
good. Ny partner and me was work
ing some last week up On them Bear
creek claims You know them, Cd:
Look al that, nows ,La; for pretty
rock;
lie digs a bit 81 stone out o. his
pocket and hands it to MS: Thai
runs $3.50 90 the ton. end were only
down zen feet
SCOT much Of thatTtnsk.
well, ihtresin't such a loi Of that
there stuff, hu, . good ayeraeeasssyn
, run ten dollars az Sls We've 80, 6
1 ledge four Wide. and shes goingto
be awonder Mt're gomgto haycsu-
other ie Roi ,here btioW We ga,
/ through We wovl6n'tta take $1,000
for her ss she stands. No, sl0,00O
wouldn't look 81 her
The property ouF friends spolc 81
comprised, a. knew. two fair looking
claims, with 4 little low grade ore m
sight Present value, on The chance
q Il getting better, peyhaps S5o0.
Bat 50 !, Is with many pgosptctors
There Is no more visionary man, ard
let him get any hind u showing 81
en- on his claim De straightway BE-
comes possessed oftbc that has
one q the great mines % the world.
Ills head 6lltd with thoughts Of IA,
nous mines, ke asks a hundred time.
the value ofhis claim. Somtiims,h D,
ntyermases q sslc; sometim hehold,
the claim until he gels hard nap, when
be becomes more open 10 reason and
viii often sell fer a lairpuce. 0coa-
aobslly, with an uncummcply good
claim, he does get his own iaucy fg,
urrs.
Many prospcetors have made theil
money by going al tie matter In an,