Some miners’ wives take in washing and.... : Quote by John McPhee

“ Some miners’ wives take in washing and make more money than their husbands do. In every gold rush from this one to the Klondike, the suppliers and service industries will gather up the dust while ninety-nine per cent of the miners go home with empty pokes. ”

John McPhee
  • From : Assembling California
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