The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-09
LEAVES D|SGUSTED::
WOULD COME BACK

A few weeks ago man from the
sunny south left his home land and
entered the far west for the first time,
coming straight through to Goldfield
He did not like Goldfield did not
like the vast waste of sand and sage
brush: did not like the town; did not
like the state; could not imagine why
anyone should live here.
A model OF virtue. temperate-in
short. typical, staid. well-into-the-
run, conservative business man of the
him in every way. And California?
Worse. To him a land of sunshine
and flowers. they bundled him into
q Ford car In Godfield and took him
south into Death Valley. California
in hot weather One night he slept
rolled in blanket under the stars
and another night he slept bundled
up in car. with nothing between
him and the stars but the top. But
he saw the west, a west where ma
tnre had placed vast obstacles in the
way OF the men who had conquered
her. He saw the west in her stern
est grandeur but he had no admira-
tion for her. To him it was merely
a land of drifting sand and sage
brush. a land of too great distances; :.
land where the towns were ia,
far apart: land that lacked the
green. the population, the flowing
rivers and brooks. the pleasant coun-
tryside of his sunny south.
The west hela nothing for him; he
returned east.
Now there has come from the south
two letters, one from the man and one
from his wife.
Note the change in his attitude; see
how the west has gripped him. Then
note the wife's comment.
The mans litter:
THE crowd has been eager for news
of the prospects and in telling them
of conditions | find myself overflow
ing with enthusiasm. One or two of
the boys have almost been tempted 10
buysbnrros and start west. l am Gre
ating quite lot Of interest.
Il have given one limited exhibition
of panning. with success, and have
moi failed to mention the shifting
mountain of sand assaying So in gold
which we passed on our way to Death
Valley as evidence of the probable
''existence of that ore in adjacent hills.
/ have told also of the boulders con
tanning lead found on top of the
ground in -the. country close by.
have called attention to the small as
says on the surface which led to the
strike at Goldfield and of the posi-
bilities of picking up great opportu-
mites for little or nothing.
No sooner had gotten home than
found myself longing again for the
west | findsthat a great many things
which | saw and with which. came
In contact are making a much greater
impression upon me now than they
did at the time. Their full signifi
canoe is now dawning upon me, as
details OF the great picture | think
| fully understand the spirit and the
lure Nj Lit Wt1t= diil tOnNlHNtN IN
my own mind that there are a thous-
and Goldfields still unborn. ! have
not been able fully to get back into
the traces, for the west is knocking
at my door. | am glad to have had
the opportunity to see 1t as | did"
His wife writes
This is a joint letter, as you see
because each and every one of you
shared in making his visit one never
to-be- forgotten joy. l. haven't words
at my command to express my graft
tude for all the pleasure you have
given him. 3. My prayer has truly been
answered.
HE has come back with a malig-
naRt case of enthusiasm over the pos
slbilities there that has made him
restless and so discontinued that he
finds itsa TASK to get back into har-
ness. His trip west has brought a
complete change over him.
lie complains of the air here, oul
surroundings, and even our bed. He
says he doesn't feel rested after a
nights sleep and is going to buy a
new mattress. All of these things
have been apparent to me, the bed
included, for ages, but the change,
the new scenery. the new conditions
and the new people have opened his
eyes. I am enjoying it to the fullest,
but like old Br'er Rabbit lay low
i and say nothing.
His enthusiasm has spread all
over the place and the people begin to
smile when they see him approach.
knowing the one topic of his CONVEX
sation now--the west and its great
offar To ona and ALL r-Gnldfiald