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Tales of Town and Trail ss ss ss Angels was indeed in her glory. Every other business establish- ment was a saloon which did not suffer from want of patronage. From these issued the notes of various-voiced nickelodeons and- occasionally some generous old timer could be heard declaring Drink's on me, at which call every bar fly within two blocks would come running. The general merchandise stores had a healthy trade as did the two blacksmith shops and three hotels. A dusty haze, caused b'y the con- stant movement of plodding oxen, hung over the street. The assayer's oflice also was the scene of a continual flow of humanity all day. Having purchased the required screen and a few groceries, Mrs. Blair turned her unhurrying footsteps towards home. She noticed a cloud of smoke hanging low and decided the judson's had returned, but she couldn't account for such a large fire. She hurried a little faster now, becoming a bit anxious about her camp. As she topped the hill an icy chill went through her with the speed and effect of a streak of lightning. A sob broke from her lips as she stumbled forward to a smoldering pile of ashes that now repre- sented her all. Eventually the Judson's returned and took Mrs. Blair into their care. They all concluded that some careless passerby had dropped a match into the dry grass, thus starting a fire which swept everything in its path. When she fully recovered from the shock, Mrs. Blair set about with a pick and shovel to clear away the debris in order that she might put up her new lodgings. As she shoveled ashes, bitterness filled her heart. Had she suffered agonies on that terrible stretch of dry plains on the way out--for this? Why hadn't she pitched over the side of the trail down into one of those terrible yawning chasms of the Rockies if she was coming to-just thisl She stood staring dumbly at the place where she had uncon- sciously dug a small hole during her meditations. Dimly, as if trying to pierce a thick veil, little shiny gleams of yellow light stretched up to her wondering eyes. At last their meaning struck her. Could it be- yes it was! It was! Gold! Hers-all hers! Although she was beside herself with joy she didn't shout Eureka, in fact she didn't shout at all-she just dropped down on her knees and thanked God-and cried. Thus it took hope and despair, success and failure to conquer this West of ours where the weak were trampled under and only the strong- est survived! -JOYCE KURTZ '34. ...gf 31 tp.-
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.4 44 44 'Tales of Town and Trail Mrs. Pioneer News of the California gold rush had reached the little eastern town of Laneville. Every day strings of covered Wagons carrying the sole possessions of their owners-eager, grim-faced men and women -rolled down the dusty little main street with the lead oxen pointing their noses westward. One of these schooners, drawn by four strong mules was driven by a slight, pale woman. Mrs. Blair had sold her small, non-paying farm, and leaving her two small children with relatives, had joined the mad throng and traveled toward that illustrious land filled with hopes and aspirations. Several months later found a vastly different Mrs. Blair. Sun and wind burned, her face deeply lined by pain and suffering, but still with hope ftrue, not such high hopes as formerlyj she worked day in and day out on the little claim she had staked on Angels Creek. The whole creek was fairly bristling with claims. People in all walks of life were to be seen panning or busy with pick and shovel. The rich were there endeavoring to gain more wealth, the poor were there because of necessity. Young and old, rich and poor, weak and strong, they all throbbed- with the lust for the precious metal. Mrs. Blair had just about given up all hopes of ever finding pay dirt on her claim. Oh, she had found some, but only enough to urge her on. Too, she must remember her children back home. They were her big reasons for this struggle. All this was running through her mind as she washed a panful of gravel one morning. Suddenly she heard raised voices coming from the claim above her. The owner had hit a small lead yesterday-perhaps someone had offered to buy it. For a moment all was still and then a gun was fired. The quiet became ominous. A man had been killed, but the West just shrugged its huge shoulders and went on prospecting. What was one man's life when there were so many to replace it? Mrs. Blair straightened up very slowly. She was tired but she must stick. She just had to. She gathered her tools and mounted the little hill to the spot where her tent was pitched. just across the divi- sion line a family by the name of Judson had their camp. This prox- imity afforded Mrs. Blair company and protection. , She noticed that the Judson outfit was silent, and guessed they had gone into Angels for supplies. She needed a new piece of screen for her sluice box, and after a hasty look around to see that everything was all right she started for the town that had grown so famous in such a short time. ...Er 36 jg..-
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