Ti. - Sun . iy find it-s reward in
‘b»Mating ’em uj. as it were, but w<»
doubt it."
Querulous folk make a sorry moss of
it at explaining. Before attempting to
v’y <;<i a H tld Hill, a little knowledge
< f the geography of the locality and
roraewhat < of ser
\ice. (»».••! Hili is a cluster of camps
comprised in a mining district of that;
rani'-, regularly organized late hist Beas
on. The French creek country, or that '
j art of it where the recent mineral finds
were made, is included within the limits
of the district.
Men who composed the winter contin
gent at Gold Hiil are by no means the
only ones who have made discoveries in
tL< district this season. Strangers have
bt en signally successful in that direc
tion. There was room for more,
prospectors who undcrst»»od the busi- j
ness. With the exception of a few not i
able claims, those that have been lo- I
cated the present season, possess as
much if not great- r value than those |
staked out when the eicitement first ,
started.
All the »•< apon through it has been
j."Fsluie foj men with capital to develop I
claitns and gain an interest in flattering
prospects on condition that they were
willing to spend their money. Neither;
t lit-editor of The Sex nor other residents
I of the Platte valley have tried to induce
■ others than people of this class to go to *
- ; Gold Hill. There were prospectors
. enough there. What was most needed
in the camp was practical mining ex '
periencc and money. No harm could Im*
_ ' done in enlisting the interest of men
possessing either one or both of these I
• qualifications.
