The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-31
Life in a Gold-Mining Camp
By LOGAN A. OILS.

. The receipts from the bar alone aggre-
gate $4,000 day. This same man pro-
noted the Gans-Nelson prizefght and
made a record for Goldfeld. HIS in
come from gambling interests alone is
enormous, the net dividends from one
house amount to 35 cents on every
dollar invested, every month. It Is
Just such luck that makes and UNI
,of thousands to-day may be soliciting
the price of a meal Tomorrow.
But now all eyes are turned toward
treasure vaults. All Nevada is delving
for the yellow metal. and those who
wooed and lost fortunes in Golddeld
are here, not d because they love to
ing camp Is SO fascinating, but because
they have chance. to make a stake,
perhaps a fortune, In the course of a
Will take chances again. using their
best Judgment, or what they think
ought to be the best thing; to do Such
and does get rich quick sometimes; and
then in the twinkling OF an eye, loses
ALL But what is it man will not
go through to take these chances.
him? Through untold hardships l trav-
eled overland across the desert hitting
the trail through the mountains. fac
ing blizzards and binding snowstorms.
sleeping in the open. with no canopy
except the Nevada heavens, watching
the campfire, which was made of tele-
graph poles, of which we chopped down
seven to keep us warm one night.
The following day to start out alone
| on bareback horse. over mountains,
| through canons and across deserts to
make certain point. only to get
| tangled in a bunch of wild horses,
which led me out of my course many
miles. On Nevada desert you can
usually get sight of your point. but
making it Is the next question. could
see the little town across the plain,
but went on and on. hour after hour
| glided by. dark was approaching, the
storm had not abated for one minute
In the twelve long hours. had not
alighted from my horse during the
! time had not touched bite of food
Upon dismounting at the hotel I felt
like ,collapsing was was frozen oxen, ST. and
with the main requisite therein was
produced TO thaw me out and in the
course of an hour I began to get
limbered up. The experiences OF other
days were mild, yes timd. but the last
of the fourteen was hummer. !,
We started by stage equipped with
plenty of ammunition to make the
final lap Of forty miles; The oq au anId
Crow Cedar Brook" and other lead
| ing brands together With an ample
supply OF cigars. MY. side partner
was a big, jolly, 1oNal irish 1n man, "a =
yarns, talked Of Nevada's past. present
and prophesied to what her future
might be. Then we would have a
''seegare" and sip Of "ohbe joyful"
tlon was reached about 5 o'clock. after
we had stirred up a mighty good ap-
I petite by footing 1t for four miles over
the long lsun'it. Well there was as, sure Mer
Il Engl nd cook was at the nelln.
til nc
a. big fire was roaring IN the large,
| well-fed heater, and what repast was
awaiting us on the rough board ia
bic. Young Jack rabbit held the place.
OF honor on the table, and tho way
said said r ABB bones zones, was caution, IN
fortunately for me, I kind Of hit the
salad dish occasionally and he handi-
eaapped mo IN the came Mer l1ish sor pu.
king. II cost us 81 each which We
gladly paid, and drank to the health
(shps OF Western frontier life. There
Hearts for that little woman; may she
Hive as long as she wants. and never
want as long as she lives.
After leaving the relay station We
mile fter nile pnsstnE
Hight to we s resached the goal OF our am
hilton Met a number Of old timers,
who Invited me in for nip. and adj
yised me tolook for q bed fnot q rooml
O'Clock; finally found a place. A man
was putting up a big tent, but didn't
have the sides up yet. He told me
/ might have the pleasure. of rolling
lllp IN blanket and sleeping on tho
ground under his tent II I cared To-
donate 81 to his treasury. II thanked
4 him for his courtesy, and took the
4 blanket curled up like u Mala-mopt
4 dog, and slept the leep Of the IS ust..