The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-08
Hope Of Getting Something for
Nothing Springs Eternal in
Human Breast.
MANY WILD SCHEMES TRIED
Story Of Romance, Hardship and vio-
ience, Of Adventure, Despair and
Gu.iibiiity, With Sudden Trips
Abroad Made by Promoters.

EoSton-Eyer since the beginning of
things iuen have been trying IN one
fashion or another to achieve their
fortunes over night. to recover the
Midas touch of the fabuli>t, TO get
rich quick.
Sometimes they have succeeded.
SOMETIMES they have nurtured their
hopes only 10 come back to hard re-
atty with hard bump. Sometimes
In tier haste they have been >windiea.
From the days of the sailin. Of
Jason upon his long quest of the
Golden Fleece from the times Of the
H!elernistS OF the middle ages who
V,litered out their lives among dusty
tonnes. seeking with tired hat hopeful
eyes for the key t" the enigma of sud
<lan wealth-the tnuchStone which
shontl transmute lead tn go!d-to the
days al mushroom fortunes in infer
national reply coupons" isn't such a
far cry AFTER all. james II. Powers
writes in the Boston Globe.
I, is ii story of romance and hard
shin and violence. of adventure aud
despair and sometimes absurd guilt
hiiity ard sudden trips abroad nude
hy promoters with .ri,,Sacks stuffed
viii, cash
n:ad Rush for Gold.
In Amtrica the story really begins
with the mad rush acr"s> the prair'e>
and l.r, u.n,lninin> in 10 TO the gold
fields Of California. There had been
Other gold hunts" l"fore this. hut
.,nn. of Them developed such II natiu,-
q, fever a. resulted from the announce
tf.,..,i nj This discovery of nugget :
'.vf;.hi..g as much is half a pound
nni.ee that percoatea through the
E,>, and started, that famous upr"ar.
Enthusiasm rose to unbelievable
heights Families started out from
Massachusetts. New York anu other
..a>tern Se.cua>t states without even
tu,;h.rnu 10 sell their houses. Ry
lunrSthack. farm wagon and by ship
III. migration got under Way. Parties
at prospective mi!ionaire> chartered
>.h,s,n.rS and sailed MI the Way
ar,m;,u! the Horn in their excitement
And ul,On the retina of the inner
s.y,. "f every one persisted rhe dream
,,;,.,usp Of ",narhIe halls" an.l Il
-.s,c,,,,' and the imagined luxury ni
s!rin. nn,hing in particular. White
s,.siicE; iackeyS lowered about for
..ss. after. like the genii of Aladdin
ta,n,,. awaitin. orders.
The California gold rush enriched
xha,S:,r,i>. though, III The price 1T vas
hnr,>hip and sacrifice. Thousands I"
snln.r> i, ruined. when They hechin'
stranded in Il wilderness. !.tAN nlt'e'
f,nu, Settled civilization. on their i'll
Sni.-t claims. The best thing about
!, wa>..i the wealth i, produced al
al t,nt the fac, that it began thu
definite expansions nf the tnil"
States.
Capt. Kidd ard the ksondike.
Something for nothing. man!
Years latter. drew thousands more
Americans down IN the nkl:. hnnH ter
rijnry when the government nm
bounced, that il would PERM, home
.i,-s,S To be "ru~hptt on II certain
date. All the man who wanted Il
h..,r.,u. :, PROPERTY holder had to ~
YVES :" no ON hand when the sigma
WAS given.
t;uyrr,l,neui officials lined nff th'
start a> il II were II 4ln yard dash /"
s.s,ay. Fences Mere built and ever.
ci:,i,oaut bad 10 hc behind The hulwarl
ready. Then NJ Il given signal. dow
v...n tie i,arrier> and The swarm ="
f"tuue hunters pi'e.I into the plains
,,.l,,l,il - stake their riaimS and he
.'n '',air new careers. and be hapP!
s,>st after.