Hi Dave;

Phil Corless needs to lighten up on our friend, Dave Bond. Although D.B.'s rants are sometimes over-the-top, he remains the voice of those dwindling few among us who can still remember the glory days of mining in the Silver Valley. Before the gondolas and condos, there were the mines, where long-haired college kids (like me) could work their way through school. In those days, a shot of whiskey and a couple hundred dollars were a man's reward for a hard day of work.

And, Mr. Corless can rest assured that D.B. gets all the professional counsel he needs from the various and uniquely facinating people with whom he shares residence in downtown Wallace.

John Austin

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