. To California and back; . in prospective mines which failed to give satis-factory account of themselves, if, in truth, theywere not in some instances purely mythical. Inany event the grist which had fed this sensa-tional mill ceased to arrive, and thousands whohad directly or indirectly subsisted upon it werecompelled to withdraw. So for the second timeCripple Creek relapsed into the comparativequiet of operating its mines and developing its \. - >:- -^ ^-^ best prospects. It was aliiiost unavoidable thatit should lose something of good repute in cer-tain quarters. Where many wagers are l
. To California and back; . in prospective mines which failed to give satis-factory account of themselves, if, in truth, theywere not in some instances purely mythical. Inany event the grist which had fed this sensa-tional mill ceased to arrive, and thousands whohad directly or indirectly subsisted upon it werecompelled to withdraw. So for the second timeCripple Creek relapsed into the comparativequiet of operating its mines and developing its \. - >:- -^ ^-^ best prospects. It was aliiiost unavoidable thatit should lose something of good repute in cer-tain quarters. Where many wagers are lost,however foolish, good will is apt to be lacking;and the satirist of human follies may well turn acynical eye upon the most prodigious gambling-spot of America in our generation. But afterthe disappointed or deluded have had their say,and the moralist has eased him of his epigram,let us in justice add that Cripple Creek coversone of the richest gold deposits known to theworld. At the end of June, 1S97, it had milleda total of about $28,000,000 in gold, not tospeak of the dumps which contain uncounted162 tons of low-grade ore awaiting the introductionof methods which shall reduce them cheaplyand upon a large scale. The actual output forthe first six months of 1S97 was $6,000,000. MANITOU. In the immediate neighborhood of PikesPeak is found an extraordinary group of resortswhich every year, between June and Septem-ber, attracts unnumbere
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