
I've been standing in cold creek water all week. Can you blame me if I just want a drink to take off the chill and some female companionship to lift my spirits? I'll spend
my gold dust on whisky and dancing girls, but once I hit pay dirt, I'll go home, buy a farm, and marry a nice girl.
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 Miners near Rockerville, 1889
 Sketch from miner's notebook, Lead, 1893
 Currier & Ives, The Four Seasons of Life: Middle Age/'The Season of Strength' 1868. |