Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-31

field Butte the Occur dAlene, and many
other sections. The practice prevailed to a
greater or less extent in the larger towns
Everybody has money in the early days OF 0NI
mining camp w
1t was an era of speculation The coun- "a
try had not been proven" and hence a u
find in section resulted in great
rush to that locality. Property changed
hands at fabulous prices overnight. The
ragged prospector of today might be roll
ing in wealth tomorrow 1t has happened
SO many times.
When there is money to throw at the
BIRDS the gamblers, like SO many vultures,
assemble at the point to which it is being cast
by the thoughtless and improvdent possessors
Games were played where the stakes ran into
the millions. man wealthy In the morning
sometimes had to borrow money to avoid going
tC bed hungry at night
stocknan in Colorado sat into poker
game in Denver, and by midnight had not only
lost all the cash he had with him, but had ex
hausted large bank balance.
He owned the range in Colorado, the neu-
trail strip Ono Mans Land" extreme west
ern Okahoma), and in Texas ten thousand head
OF cattle, worth twenty dollars head. total
| Of 5000 900.
He possessed land in three states and hand
some residence in Denver He made a bet of
thousand steers-worth twenty thousand dollars
and lost He continued this until the herd of
man. Day dawned, and he still playing
Breakfast sent in from a restaurant main
tanned at the end OF the gambling hall for just
such people.
Now" he said to the who had his
sattle, you have the critters but no place to
keep them. / will play you my Texas ranch.
He lost that Then followed the Colorado
ranch, finally the residence in Denver, together
with the furniture, his horses his watch and
chain. At eight o'clock at night-twentyfour
hours later-he was penniless and started for
the Rio Grande country of Texas, where he found
employment hauling logs to sawmill He had
lest more than quarter of million dollars in
twenty-four hours!
will you oblige me by taking OK your shoes?'
asked road agent politely, while he held re-
volver menacingly in the face of passenger
VINO stood up in line with others
The hold-up had stopped the stage going
into Leadville to collect toll" He had just pur
shased the road he said, and needed the money.
He passed down the line and by means of a
passenger whom he forced into service, gathered
UP all the money and jewelry, until he to
the last man in the line Then he asked the man
TO take on his shoes He found four thousand
dpllars under the inner soles!
Several nights later the man who had been out
witted by the hold-up man was sitting in the
dealers chair of faro game in the CLOUD City,
as Leadville is called. Before him sat
who lost money steadily. The gambler "raked
m the money careessly and with the utmost
concern The player lost something like five
thousand dollars and then pushed back his chair
"AN in? asked the gambler arching his
brows
'*Yep-you've cleaned me out"
Then we are even for that little incident the
other night, when you collected your road tax
hom me-"
YES, you!"
The hold-up man knocked down half dozen
Loft IN u ic Ych ~ tho
A welknown mining man. who was noted for
his Judgment in knowing hole in the ground
when he looked into It, had just made purchase
in Cripple Creek. He had money and he was will
| ing to spend it for anything that looked good.
After having tramped over the hills all Of one
day he sat into" poker game in the lobby
of the principal hotel that night. and engaged in
friendly game with number of acquaintance.
They playing for twenty-five cents cor
ner. While the game was in progress a ragged
prospector appeared and attempted to inject him.
self into the company. The mining man explain
ed that it was simply private game between
friends-outsiders, and particularly strangers,
were not wanted.
Il have money that has never been spent"
I'VE don't know you"
| oh that's it, Then let me introduce my
self"
! There no way to get rid of him appar
emily. Then, like an inspiration, and in an an
noyed manner, the operator said:
How much money have your"
Eight hundred dollars"
"sit down, and II show you how to play
poker"
In less than fifteen minutes the prospector
withdrew
Shortly after he returned with thousand dol
lars more. This was interesting He lost it
Then he lost diamond pin, following 1t with a
watch and his "cayuse"
When he pushed back his chair the operator
Rsked:
Are you broke now?"
Il have claim over on the hill"
What do you value 1t att"
zone hundred thousand dollars"
| This staggered ths mining man for moment