The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-10-08
Hope Of Getting Something for
Nothing Springs Eternal in
Human Breast.
MANY WILD SCHEMES TRIED
Story Of Romance. Hardship and vIo-
ienos. Of Adventure, Despair and
Cuilibiiity, With Sudden Trips
Abroad Made by Promoters.

Bost0n.--Ever since the beginning of
things men have been trying In one
fashion or another To achieve their
fortunes over night. to recover the
Midas touch OF the fabulst, to get
rich quick"
Sometimes they have succeeded
Sometimes they have nurtured their
hopes only 10 come back To hard re-
allts with n hard bump. Sometimes
In their haste they have been swlndled.
From the days of the sailing of
Jason upon his long quest OF the
Golden Fleece, from the times of the
alchcmlsts of the middle ages, who
pnttcred out their lives among dusty
tones, seeking with tired but hopeful
eyes for the key to The enigma of sud
den wenlth-the tombstone which
should transmute lead to gold--to the
days OF mushroom fortunes In "lntcr-
national reply coupons" Isn't such
fur cry after all, James II. Powers
writes In the Boston Globe.
II IN u story of romance and hard
ship and violence. OF adventure and
despair and sometimes absurd guilt
biilty aud sudden trips abroad made
by promoters with gripsacks stuffed
with cash.
Mad Rush for Gold.
In America the story really hegins
with the mud rush across the prnirics
and the mountains In 10 TO the gold
fields uf California. There had been
other geld hunts" before this. hut
none Of them developed such u nation.
al fever rs resulted from the announce
ment of this discovery of nuggets
''weighiug rs much nv half pound
apiece" TINT percolnted through the
Fast and started that famous nprnar.
Enthusiasm rose 10 unbelievable
heights. Families started out from
Massachusetts, New York md either
eastern seaCoast states without even
bothering Ia sell their houses. ny
horseback. fnrm wagon and by ship
the migration got under way. Parties
of prospective milllonnires chartered
srhaners and sailed all the way
around tie Horn In their excitement
! And upon The rctina OF the inner
cye of every one persisted the dream
picture of marble halls" aud
.'S,,nn." and the Imagined luxury OF
dating uothing In particular. while
oi,.iient mckeys lowered about for.
~Nrr after, like the genli of Alnddln's
Lamp, awaiting or,l,ss,
TIL. California gold rush enriched
Thousands, though NJ the price of vast
hardship and sacrifice. Thousands NJ
others II ruhued when the, became
stranded IN wilderness. a.aOo miles
f,@a settled civilization, on their ~.
fated claims The best thing about
Q, wasn't the wealth /, produced ut
all hut the fact thar II began the
definite expansion uf the United
States
Capt Kidd and the klondke.
-Snncihing for nntlling. mnny
y,arS later, drew thousands more
Americans dnwu IN The oklahoma ter
ri,nry when the government an
noun,r,l that II would permit home.
steals 10 bee rushed" ON certain
date, All m. man who wanted 10
be"on. property holder had 10 10
WIS ~ he on hand when the signal
was given.
Government officials lined Oft the
start. rs II IL were n 40 yard dash NJ
f"iay. Fences We're hullt and every
claimant Ind to he behind the hulwark
ready. Then, nj a given signal. down
went the barriers and the swarm Of
f"r,nn" hunters piled into The plains.
ls''im"u 10 stake their claims and he
rn their NO careers. and be happy
Sse. sf'er