The Prospector and His Burro - Roving and Hermit Prospectors

"There are two types of prospectors," said the prospector to his burro; "The 'roving' prospector and the 'hermit' prospector. The former is sometimes styled the 'desert rat,' and this is the class to which you and I belong to."
(1907 Salt Lake Mining Review)

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