Show CLIMBING al AWAY ray ono one of tl the 0 genotis devices filed to get n back ac k pt 0 o 7 an E eagle agle city cidalia CI dalio corres borres pon delit writes to the N new ew york sim sun the panic that recently fell on oil this tin s cam camp all and the adjacent boom towns lias has well nigh ded but the movement contenul conti nuL out an and 1 I not in ali mining i operations have iva begun jn in a small I 1 vay way ant binl everybody noti engaged engage d is A preparations to moc move some of the decicca res resorted sorte 1 I to by the tile strand stranded cd iner merchants chants to get money enough lo 10 0 o take them back to civili civilization bation are original to eay say the least the two proprietors of the white star starsa saloon loon sat in their back room the oilier other night with knit borowi d b situation they had i little whisky left ant and I 1 a box anah alf of c cigars agars when times md we and they supposed the crowd had come to stay they had done busi business nessin in a reckless way and after the stam elbey ahey lound that most olt of their beir 1 debtors had vanished seve several ral 0 l days had now elapsed without a sale of any kind they the y were out of money almost oft of and entirely out of courage and hope both wanted to get away from the count diz di not k know now howa it was to bo be done if they to sold their ir liquor and cigars ci knot a rs to somo other d cal arthey would not ge get i t much 60 for 01 them alil and yet these things c comprised their sole assets after th cr studied the matter over until the hour was late they I 1 agreed upon a plan of operation and separated for the night the next morning alic they y met inet in the saloon a rough log structure with a canvas roof and busi busied edthe themselves for some time putting up ft a very diluted article cof whisky in pint flasks flacks of which they had quite a number they thinned the stuff once tasted of it and then thinned it some forne more until li it looked so palo that any one would have detected the imposition if the bottles had not been black tho the work proceeded in silence until most of the whisky had been corked and then theil ito rogers i one of tho the partners said to henry the other its a mean trick and I 1 bat hata t to da dl it I 1 dont sec see any other dav way pulling his fiott hat down art oak his hii eyes ro rogers ars sallied out and henry sitting down doyn on oil a box in the barroero barro barr oord oro looked the picture of melancholy pretty soon ono one of the well to do miners came in softly walking walling up to henry whose head lead was buried in his hands eaid said cheer up old man its hard of course but you break down that will only make a bad matter worse take rake it cool and brace brac eup up if theres that I 1 can do for you let mo me know what is it out with it well this thing struck me ine pard just at the worst time when I 1 had just remitted all my money a ind I 1 id of courso course it will be so some me time before I 1 will get much again if you could let me have a ten it would help mo ine inight mightily ily alio money was forthcoming and eoon oon the saloonkeeper was left alone again A little later in came two workingmen both with I 1 s sympathetic mpa looks and tender wor words I 1 s before turning to go 0 one of them eaid laid as if the ide idea 1 had just struck him it would be a good idea to ass assist the afflicted and get a drink fd aitho th e fa same in 0 time lets haap something henry went behind the poor old bar and setup the tile well bottle the tile men drank and paid and as they were turning S fl to go the eer called their attention to some stuff which lie biad just received bottled and which he was kellim selling for a dollar a pint this was a little more than the men had bad counted on but each of or tho men bought a bottle and sauntered out all that da day y similar scenes were enacted at tho white star such a steady string lt 0 of visitors at any saloon had not been known in eagle for weeks scores called calle d dozens drank and bought bottles of the tile freshly i imported in stuff and nil all extended to henry sincerest condolence toward night rogers returned and found the white star saloon thoroughly OU i 1 ivi cleaned called 1 out and henry awaiting 1 t him ihn liis his face wreathed in smiles it lias has paid immense pardner pard ncr said henry weve got moron enough to climb with now und it its my opinion that wo we better not lose any time about it either for nn hour they wera busy getting such traps together as abe they y coula could car carry convenient conveniently and soon afier after dark dar Z mr and mrs henry aud the shrewd shrew ro rogers ers were foo footing foothill till it to the rail railroad roa 1 the tile next da day 1 when some of tho kindly old miners called to help bury buoy mrs IT hen ry they baving eliav already dug the grave the they y found fount this note written on oil an old envelope envelop stuck estuck in alio mouth of a black glass flask fluk tho tile old woman ilie boys hut but she would if we had stay stayed ed as wo to were and come to think about it we believe we would too if we stayed now goodby good by the old amply e bamred their teeth I 1 together geiller to and walk walked F I 1 sullenly aw ay v nobody 1 ID anisa I 1 eme aysene nor 1 saya says another |