The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-12-28
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT
(By ". p. De Wolf. Special Representa-
tive of The News.)

(By w. p. De Wolf. Special Representa-
tive of The News-)
Manhattan. New, Dec. el-The Christ
mas-New fear holidays find Manhattan
about as wsii liked with material COM
forts as any of its sister camps in the
wilderness. and absolutely free from
labor troubles or danger of their occur
renee. Scarcity of money has for so long
been our crying need The present imam
cial s~tringency and the closing OF Ne
vada banking institutions rave but In q
measure been effective in accentuating
the want. Like the philosophical Mr..
Samuel Weller we have eaten u NUT
without capers and drank our beer
without porter. enjoying both and thank
ing the god Of chance for the oppor-
tunity. Having gone for q considerable
period without Injuries our appetftes
are in fine fettle for turkey and fxins.
and so on Christmas day We gorged with
voracious avidity on the National Bird
OF Sacrifice, bought with bullion 20 re-
Gently output from our mill that the
smell of the gilt clings to II still. We
expect to eat turkey any old time We
please next year and to pay the COOK
from the Golfers Of our mineral wealth.
with two or three milling plants re-
Gently erected grinding out golden grist
with daily regularity and the third on
the verge of getting action on the buriy
dumps that dot the pay area like nies
on the cover Of q jam pot. we a~pprehend
having little dificulty in making good In
cash for any small triie We may crave
in the way of grub or gew-gaw. Next
to a full stomach. q full pocketoook 10
about the acme OF satisfaction: and we
are feeling pretty well satisfied with
ourselves, thank you. Neither are We
inclined to b. stingy. or even close In
these days Of our newly-found pros
perity. but on the other hand are dis
posed to be as prodigal with our riches
as any other bran new mining masnate.
Most of us have had q taste OF high lie
at some period in our past and having
enjoyed the rioting once are prepared
to 20 the limit again. We gladly wei
come all companionable people TO our
camp freside and once such step within
the magic circle Of the a belt the
very best il theirs at
For their edifcation and entertain
ment we can show q Mustang with gold
mounted caparison; q Stray Dog as well
aacked with gold as IL the average
va Grant dog with neas: a Turtle Dove
with FURNISHED iris Of gold; a Granny
who in the elixir Of gold has FOUND the
spirit of perpetual youth and produc-
t~iyeness; an Otero whose jewels gieam
as brightly and whose lure Is az seouc-
tive as that exerted by the
feet of the %witching dancer for whom u
was named; a Whale whose gold-ilneo
interior never knew a JONAH a uoiu
Ktne whose name Is not Midas; a Bono
uniting Annie Laurie with matters other
than bonnie braes and love trysts; a
cold Crater in which is kept a Bull
Head. a Cow Boy with chaps OF goid;
a Mineral Hill adjacent to a Gold Crest;
a Giant; a Happy Hooligan and various
other Combination which when Con-
solidated form a Merger well worth the
price For their further pleasure we
can exhibit a Hindocraft beyond the
cunning of the necromancers OF the past
and spread a Thanksgiving feast at
which every guest may have a golden
souvenir-if he can get 1t.
with a nursery filled with the glitter
Of such golden toys 1t is not particularly
.urnrisinr we of Manhattan welcomed
the Christmas visit of Santa Claus. his
Iarpess is so recent no one has as yet
vantured to break a single plaything.
puralo Chipmunk, BLU Jay, Cat Bird,
Wren. Red Bird, Elephant and various
other birds and beasts OF Noahs arm
species as yet remain intact ana are
guarded with Vigilance b a Piute man
in a White Cap. a Red Boy holding a
Jumping Jack. and Bill Johnson OF Fan
zibar. owner of an Earl estate on Litiga-
ton hill. and the man who is working on
the postmaster's job in Manhattan.
Johnson is also watching the pace OF
Dexter very closely and is inclined TO