. Book of the Royal blue . THE BOOM THAT FAILED. BY LOUIS CAMPBELL. A T the beginning of the year 1897 1■^ was advised to go West for myhealth, and having decided on Arizona,eventually landed at a small settlementon the railroad which I shall callLonesome, as it was really more ap-propriate than its proper name. The only excuse a train had for stop-ping there was for water, and then theengine seemed to cough in an apologeticmanner as it drew up at the tank. The few residents of the place wererough, uneducated, and in the majority,uncouth. Oaths were used indiscrimi-nately on all occasions, wit
. Book of the Royal blue . THE BOOM THAT FAILED. BY LOUIS CAMPBELL. A T the beginning of the year 1897 1■^ was advised to go West for myhealth, and having decided on Arizona,eventually landed at a small settlementon the railroad which I shall callLonesome, as it was really more ap-propriate than its proper name. The only excuse a train had for stop-ping there was for water, and then theengine seemed to cough in an apologeticmanner as it drew up at the tank. The few residents of the place wererough, uneducated, and in the majority,uncouth. Oaths were used indiscrimi-nately on all occasions, with particularleaning toward the word Hell. I onceremonstrated with Patsy Corrigan, thestation agent, regarding his free use ofthe word, and he Irishly replied, Why,where on Earth else would I send him? Patsy was the Poo Bah of the place,being section boss, station agent andtown marshal all in one. In the capac-ity of the latter his duties were light,as the men never got drunk except onpay day, and the only permanent India
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