The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-14
LAST IS THE BEST,
Mr.. Guth's Articles on Travel
Close With Interest.
THE GREAT MORMON TEMPLE
Great Scenes In The Canyon of Colo
RADIO How the Eull Frog
Mine was Discovered.


Who has not heard of Goldfeld?
This town an infant of two years had
more money tc spend on prize fight
than any city in the country. Jeffries
and Fitzsimmons contested for su-
premacy there.
Three years ago last June there was
not enough water to satisfy the thirst
of lizard. reptile that has been
scarcely seen to drink. today the great
Mohawk produces 500. 600 of gold ev-
cry day. being the richest mine in
history. Here is the story OF the
strange discovery of the Bull Frog
mine. The prospecter picked up q
piece of ore. differing very much from
the ordinary. Upon examining the
bit of quartz. on the smooth side he
found the figure of bull frog beauti-
fully done by nature in solid and bril-
liant green. This strange discovery
seemed to have some occult influence
on him. Returning TO the spot. ne
sunk his pick beneath the crust Of
exposed quartz and found the original
Bull Frog.
Possibly the scenes of the pioneer
days OF Bull Frog will never be re-
peated in this mining desert of the
southwest. which approximately con-
tains an area OF l00.00o square miles.
Freighting was then done from Las
Vegas l25 miles distant. and that long
hot way up the desert has been the
scene Of magnificent heroism. Among
the first locators were women. some
with infants in their arms. Lucky
indeed was the woman who possessed
few sacks of -four being able to sell
bread at fifty cents a loaf. II the
loaf was the size of biscuit no pne
complained for it was useless. the de-
mand greatly exceeding the supply.
Barley juice brought two dollars a
bottle. and the few eggs that came in
nearly created panic. Wage earn
ers obtained enormous prices.
Chambermaids are paid So. 50 per day
and keep: dish washers $3.50: for
eight hours work. carpenters one dol
lar an hour. and brick masons 81. 25
per hour. Long after some of the
camps were established lumber re-
tailed at $3.50 per thousand feet.
What astonishes one most is the
miners wages who perform the hard
est and dangerous work of them all.
They only receive 81. so per day and
board themselves. the minimum rate
being SIP per week. However. most
of them regard their work as tenn
porary. When the miner accumulates
enough for stake. he starts out pros
pecting. and possibly may be able
within few months to buy out the
man he previous worked for
This great desert. so pitiless in its
aspect seemed only to promise death.
yet it has given gold in untold mill
ions. it has wrought magic like the
stories one may read in fairytale
book. 1t has tripped the exhausted
his foot has uncovered the gold Of his
dreams. 1t has led the prospector
perishing from thirst to the hidden
spring. and for his last ounce of
strength and grain of courage has
bestowed ledge charged with pre-
cious metal. 1t has converted pale
face city clerks into bronzed nabobs.
Perhaps the dishwasher of today will
be the millionaire of tomorrow. With
such stories. the desert is filled.
That money flows freely | am fully
aware having been frequently request
ed to accompany the miners (termed
desert rats to the diner where the
colored man dishes out the celebrated
bottles filled with champagne for a
snug sum. For less than week S
work in merely locating claims in
Greenwater. Arthur Kunze made more
than $1,000. 600. He scarcely stuck
a pick into the ground where ne erect
ed monuments over several square
miles of the mountains of the sinister
name. for he was in one of the most
desolate spots in the desert. with NJ
water for miles and the nearest settle
ment 100 miles away. All are not
lucky who locates mines. The Quar-
tette was sold for $500 and span OF
mules. which since has turned GU,