194 THE BEEF BONANZA. 



Wherever mines are, there are they also. They believe in 

 themselves ; take an immense amount of stock in the 

 Great West; do not object to " whiskey straight;" are 

 always on hand to assist a friend in distress; and take 

 kindly to theatres and saloons. It is not a good place 

 for ladies to come who wish to keep single. There are 

 so many bachelors a young lady finds herself sur- 

 rounded at once with suitors, and some of the ap- 

 plicants will not be put off. In many parts of the 

 Territory plug hats and store clothes are still the 

 abomination of the Montanian. A buckskin rig, in 

 the mountains, is considered the height of fashion, with 

 a broad-brimmed soft hat reared back in front. 



