And a shootout at the National Theater
This week’s story taken from: Mining Gold to Mining Wallets, Central City, Colorado 1859-1999 by Alan Granruth.
The early days in Central City didn’t lack for entertainment. Among the first provisions brought to mining country was a barrel of whiskey. The mining of miners was often a more profitable undertaking, and an easier one, than panning or digging for gold. Saloons began in tents, served whatever could pass for whiskey, and generally charged twenty-five cents (in gold dust) for a shot. Within a few months, gamblers, loose women, and saloons were all available to part a miner from his dust.
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