The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-08
CAMP LIFE IN ROCHESTER, New.
Salt Lake Man Enjoys Unique
Experience in Rather Cramped
Sleeping Quarters

Salt Lake Herald: IN give you my
experience out in the camp OF Rochester,
Nevada, where $500 people have fiocked
In there inside of 30 days like birds in
Spring." said a Salt Lake mining man
who has just returned from Nevada.
cts a hummer. and as busy as a great
hive eff bees. There is nothing in the
world to compare with one of these
mushroom camps which spring up OF q
night. 1t is one mad whirl of life, life.
life.
"when l got off the Southern Pacific
train at Oreana, eight miles from camp,
1 found a brand new town with ocom-
modations for 300 people. Not q sleep
ing spot three by six in town. so we
hung around the saloons all night.
"Next day we grabbed a foothold on
one of the dozen autos constantly plying
bet the railroad and camp, and
were whirled over a good road to
Rochester. Here, too. WI were unable
to procure accommodations for love or
money. 1t was the same at East Roch.
ester. Hanging around the all-night
ally one Of the big-hearted %saloonists
took pity on our sleepy-looking bunch.
Reckoning to us to follow he said ::
Dome on lads; I'll get you a bunk
HE conducted us down a long string
Of tents and fresh new houses to 81
elongated hotel tent. Here he told the
proprietor that he'd just have to make
the boys LAY over and give us a bit of
sleeping space.
1--WE were taken into the long tent
where rows of cots two and q half feet
wide stretched out before us. There
were no attempts at partitions between
the scores of what should have been
sleeping apartments.
every bunk was occupied, and 1
looked sleepy-eyed at our new.found
friend.
"'WeIl just make three of these fel.
lers move over and let you boys in
was his reply to my look.
"It seemed horrible to me to have
to turn in with an absolute stranger.
inc I protested. With an authorita-
tive wave of the hand he proceeded to
make three of the sleepers turn over.
This was after we had first gone in to
the Office and deposited a dollar each
with the smiling landlord. He would
thus get double pay for his Immensely
profitable cots.
"'But you must find me afellow that
10 all right-one who is Clean l still
protested.
"'Oh,--, we're all good fellows out
here. You'll soon get used to this our
protector declared with a grin.
when they began waking up the fell
lows and commanding them to Squeeze
MP a bit and let a pard in l almost ex.
pected o resort to guns by the sleepers.
My establishment was great when they
all took il as matter-o of fact. With q
sleepy voice one voiced the sentiment:
Come on-spoon fashion-or it won't
go. Hurry and douse that light aud get
to snorin.'
"And so we turned in and were glad
for that little ragged edge of a cot. and
were in a jify dead to the world.
''The new camp has some awful good
showings and without doubt has come
to stay. But this mushroom growth
will presently show the natural reaction.
/ believe half the people who rushed in
there haven't enough to eat on for over
three weeks. This element must starve.
be fed. or get out. They will get out of
course. Then they will begin knocking.
In spite Of the injustice of such knocks
this will more or less hurt the camp.
Yet at the same time the several proper
ties there of unquestioned merit will go
on and in time probably evolve into reg
ular producers.
MERELY as a study OF this phase of
human nature, a trip into one Of these
new camps is worth the WHILE"