Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-01
THE CLAIM JUMPERS
A New Years Experience
BY One of the Jumpers

ed that the entire hill was q mass Of
quartz that would pay when once they
were started. Every man in the corn
pany figured on the profits. One was
to take q trip to the sunny islands Of
the South sea; another was to remod-
ell his home: another intended to let
the old employer slide and manage
the claim. while the others figured on
jumping the entire country around
when the next first of the year arrived
New diamonds were promised when
the shipment was made. Cancellation
of debts were to take place when the
shipment was made, and when a cred
itor hunted a member of the COM
pany to his corner, he was informed
that he would have to wait until the
shipment was made.
It was a busy summer. The Judge
shed his ermine and donned overalls;
the railroad CLARK sweat OF several
pounds of avoirdupois, while the other
three believed that they had worked
up a muscle that would put them in
the light weight class when called
upon.
Finally the shipment was made
When the ore came to town the whole
company acted as an escort and &C
ccmpanied it to the depot There was
a ponorol diccucciou omouo tho oor,
pany to see who should go with the
car to Reno where the sampling was
to be done, and just how the coin was
to be brought home. One proposed to
accompany the other and see that the
company was not cheated during the
sampling and also to guard the treas
ure on the road home. 1t finally dwin-
died down to the Judge, and the heavy
weight railroad man. They even
gathered up the specimens from home
to add to the net proceeds.
The sampling was carried on before
the representatives The sample was
then cut in two, the company receiv-
ing its share and the works taking
the other half. The manager of the
sampler stated to the Judge that he
would send him the returns in a day
or two. The rest Of the company put
in number of days of uneasiness
awaiting the returns. Finally they
came, but without the Judge Eact
member received a slip OF paper
there was no coin the paper stated
that the ore was worth----; well
it wont do to tell secrets, but that the
smelter people would be willing tt
keep the ore for the trouble of samp
ling
The Judge returned: a council o
war was held: it was decided that the
company had been robbed, and befor
; they would let the ore go to the smell
ter they would pitch it into the True
kee river, and the Judge was appoint
ed committee of one to see that tn,
ore be dumped into the raging tOl
rent. He has been working overtime
ever since hauling htlohecriesddfl
ever since hauling the chlorides of as
sessnent rock to the river bank an
: throwing it in as spare time pre- sents
:. The hardest blow comes from the raj
road. They insist On being payed 70
the use of the car and the compan
! has had to declare an assessment
t meet the demand
8 This is a new year and the compan
will remain peacefully at home and ca
> dinner with its wives and let other
who are looking for experience do til
claim jumping.
n The Real Thing claim was jumpe
' from Abe Cohn, who originally bougl
- it from Bill Picker. Bill sailed
with ere from the Mayday mine ar
d sold it to Abe on the assays furnishe
C. by Sam Calvin.