Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-30
LETTER FROM NOME.

| oedlle mas 1eW old DurangOiteS
and II was my pleasure to run across
| Mr. VIII Longenbaugh on the dock
the night before left. All the city It
seemed was down on the docks watch.
| ing the passengers aboard northern
bound steamer. ldling among the
| crowd, watching the leave-taking, en-
| joyinF ,he cool sea breeze and the nov
el scenes, without an acquaintance
| that | knew OF, in thousand miles, IL
was pleasure to me to notice "Old
BIZ in the crowd and to go and hail
him. He was glad to see me and, as
usual, was full of talk From him
learned that NJ. p Blum was in bust
ness In Seattle, and later | had the
pleasure of calling on him. He Is the
proprietor of a first-class lodging house
and lis doing a good business his fam
lily with him, all well and hearty. Mr..
Blum has been in Nome, but has re-
| turned to Seattle and is well pleased
with his present situation.
Bud Sargent left for the klondike
Just recently ON sure tip of newly
discovered gold field. Mr. Blum ex.
poets him out in the fall with for
tune. Pyle Green, former clerk in the
Strater hotel, has been quite success
iul in the north and returned to Nome
last week, after spending the winter
IN Frisco and Seattle.
The Centennial got under way at
IL O'Clock the morning of the third. at.
Ter the usual hustle and turmoil OF
waving handkerchiets, flying flags. etc
rhe first day was very pleasant. the
waters of Puget sound being peaceful
md pacific. When we passed Cape
f'lattery. however, conditions changed
md the vessel commenced to roll hor-
ribly My sealegs had grown some
what shady from idleness and for two
days they refused TO obey orders.
was sea-sick again. much to my cha
grin, but am better now The vessel
rolls and tosses about as bad as ever.
but my appetite has returned. and
am feeling tip-top.
We have aboard several miners for
| Siberia, a crowd of railroad men and
| contractors for a new short line OF
road to be built from the coast to
some town in the interior. several
from Nome who have passed the win
ter in the south, and are now going
home. Then there is the usual crowd
of spring travellers to the Klondike.
Among the crowd, one young Colora-
doan is interesting. and at general
yarn-swapping contest In the smoking
room he contributed the following
story:
William Cody and my father came
west together in 40, and in my child.
hood. Cody was a frequent visitor at
our house. He taught me to ride and
for years | was in his company on the
range. He left the west TO organize
his Wild West show and attended
college in the east, losing track of him
for years. In the summer of 1913 | was
in Chicago. busted. when the show
came to town. lost no time in look
ing up Mr.. Cody and striking him for
cowboy. Frank Hamitt. and probably
! could get on to something. | found
iamilt just before the afternoon per
formance and told him wanted job
and wanted 1t right away He assent
ed and told me to ride In the grand
| entry. assigning me to horse called
Cyclone" | had not been riding for
some time and asked for fairly quiet
horse. The name Cyclone" made me
nervous, though ! didn't complain.
Well, sir, we had hardly entered the
ring until that horse commenced 10
pitch. and in about five minutes he
landed me on my back in the dust OF
the ring. ! limped out to slow music
| yowing vengeance on Hamitt At the
| evening performance he had repented
a little and saw | was booked for
"Jaguar"
! hunted him up See. here. Ham
it," | said, Il want Cyclone II you
don't object"
Certainly not, If you don't" and
got him.
We'll. he threw me again that night
but that was the last time, though
rode with the show the rest of the
summer"
Mr.. Kelley is going to Siberia to
prospect for gold on his own account